aily British W hig URDAY, D0 NEATH SOUTH AFRICA NOW | RS DEAT IS GIVING ANXIETY { i { a | Political Unrest Manifested by CHANGES THINGS | the Nationalists the Cause of Apprehension. KINGSTON, OSTA RIO, SAT {themse]ve prayer. The desir notning hin: they gan Y for one look at that ma and {ace,| joniy to tell by their work for Canada {But they todk them; they away the ibrance of a fa ble and kindly | in death as it had b in life. | Sir Wilfrid had the of five and forty He was not ! oa : ; present at the of this; but | £5 o& : i | the spirit of his presence was there, : vacant chair, pathetically | wm London, Feb, { the former sence that his} beef good. | away with! i 4 { remem- | t 5 3 4 ] | Gov LIVELY DEBATES | ing ot he African Bunking corpor- {TiS Controversy, Penalties tor Deseit- jation, after drawing a favorable pic- I Divorce ors, , Among Subjects. j ture of the agricultural and commer- ral of omet ing Thousands Attended the Last Rites Over + Canada's Famous Statesman. DIGNTY AND SOLEMNITY jand the took The Paiitical Situation Causes Mach Un- certainty in Various Quarters. Sn } cial position~ of South Afrfea, said ! there 'was, however, another side to I 10 SIT TIGHT: question. The political unrest { manifested sessions | open 115° by Nationalists must make all friends of the Union anx- fous, It IN THE CORTEGE AT THE CAN-'! ADIAN CAPITAL, f People Flocked to Ottawa in Thou- [quiet gr sands to Pay Their Last' Respect | to the Departed Liberal Coen tain, . gs Despateh) { Canada's cap! (Canadian Pre Ottawa, Feb. 22 tal to-day honored its great dead iu worthy fashion. There was (re mendous dignity solempity the funeral cortege of the late Wilfrid Laurier, which formed a | fitting climax to a life which would have been noble in any of the great nations of the world, ancient or modern. This dignity itself manifest, not 0 much in the fogmal 'arrangements which had Deen made | for the state funeral, but in the grand spontanety with which people flocked in thousands to pay their last tribute. Unquestionably this was the largest, grandest and lest funeral that Canada has ever seen. g Shon and in ] Sir | made noo eight o'clock this morning great numbers of specta- tors had assembled along the line of route, taking advantage of every position which would give them an unobstructed view The city had filled with visitors as if by magie over night, special trains running from distant points and 'at times congesting the large railway sta- tion. Promptly at ten o'clock the arrangements for thé departure of the cortege were completed, despite the complexity of having to make up the procession composed of horse-drawn sleighs (for the streets in Ottawa are deep in snow) and of scores of dignitaries of state, na- tional societies, returned soldiers' societies, and" political bodies, clos- ing with the vast unclassified stream of simple citizens from near- ly all, parts of the Dominion. - The funeral cortege included the following: Govérpor<Gieneral and staff, General "Owatkin, representing H. R. H. Duke of Connaught, lieuten- ant-governors, archbishops and bishops, members "of the cabinet, speaker of senate and senators, speakers and members of House of Commons, members of parliamen- tary press gallery. Prominent gentlemen acted as honorary pall- bearers. In the sanctuary were several archbishops ' and bishops, and representatives of all religious communities. A touching requiem mass, €omposed by Abbe Perosi, was rendered by the choir, and at the conclusion eloquent eulogies of the. dead were pronounced in French by Archbishop Mathieu, of Regina and in English by Rev. Father John Burke, Paulist, of To- ronto, son of the late Denis Burke, of Ottawa. After the final absolu- tion, the body was taken to its last 'resting place in Notre Dame ceme- tery. At the grave the last rites were performed by Father Lajeune, of Juniorate of the Sacred Heart. after HIS LAST AUDIENCE And the Greatest That Ever Came To See Him. Ottawa Journal (Friday), Wilktrid Laurier is holding his last--and greatest--audience within the House of Commons. The Legislators of the ~ Dominion convened for a few mo- ments yesterday afternoon, but re- tired to give him place. First they covered the harshness of the Cham- ber with beautiful flowers; they hid the floor with them, and massed them around the pillars. But one chair did they ave, where there had been hund , and but one desk. These were draped with black and the roysf purple. Then through the crowds of people which, for near- ly two hours had stood waiting before the door of the building, ofid lined the road of his coming all the way, they brought him in and throned him in the space which ordinarily divides parties. -" In this space Sir Wilfrid Laurier 'held audience, a mute audience, but eloquent. In his life he had met many g faced many mighty assemblages, but never a deputation | 80 representative, never an essem- {eloquent of him ed { National A Solemn black drap- festoons of the none of with There was [ Giher year the walls, royal purple the cheery banter mg those words uttered spoke felt in aml lowly as if who awe A WOMAN ADDRESSES GERMAN ASSEMBLY servatives When She De- nounced Junkerism. The German ssemibly yesterday heard a nr German woman * in the person-of Frau Weimar, Je speech the "assemblyman Marie Juchacz, a Social Democrat de- legate from Berlin She made a logi- cal speech on a ¢ 1etive political program and surprised the house hy a violent attack on Co adewsky-Wehner and « vative delegates, The court thea when Frau Juchac zan her speech she gained sympathy at the start by reversing the customary 1 "Gentlemen and ladies." fimeés during her speech plauded, but she aroused the servatives toward the end and Presi dent Fehrenbach had ring for order repeatedly. She praised the efforts of the gov- ernment to rule Germany and said that the women were grateful what had been done for them Fran Juchacz aroused the Conser vatives when she answered the ques- tion which Count von Posadowsky- Wehner asked several days ago. "What is to become of Junker- ism?" : Turning to the count, the speaker repeated his question, and answered it by saying: "All the world know von Pos- Conser- unt thei was erowded to K.C.J, WIN AT BELLEVILLE. And Are Now the Champions * of Edstérn Ontario. Belleville, Fob, 22.Last night on the Y.M.C.A. floor, the Kingston Col- leginte basketball feam defeated the Belleville high school team: in a jun- for O.AB.A. fixture. K.C.l. sprang a great surprise when they defeated the Belleville High School lads as they have never been able to defeat Belleville boys on their own' floor. Kingston won by 39% to 35 and are now champions of Eastern. Qntario and will meet Toronto in the semi- finals. The game opened with a great burst of speed and at end of 10 minutes the scorée was 10 to ¢ for Belleville. The King- ston boys gradually overhauled this lead and tied the score, from then to half-time first one' was ahead then the other. At half-time K.C.I. led 16 to 14." Kingston opened the second half with a great display of Speed and soon had a large lead. Belleville naltied towards the 1ast and nearly tied the score, Belleville Spored six points in one- minute to- wards the last. The game was a hummer from start to finish with Belleville showing a vast improve- ment over the game here two weeks ago when they were defeated 47 to 17. Tho teams were: Kingston-~Elis, Wilkinson, son, Paynter, Steen, Drury. Belleville--Hurley, McCabe, tog, Chute, Brown. In the last half the game was stopped for one minute the game was stopped for one minute the players standing still, and the audience wun- covering their heads and rising to their feet out of respect to ' Max Heriety of Belleville, who died the day before following an operation, and who would have been playing in the game, The C.P.R. was represented at the funeral of the late Sir 'Wilfrid Laur- ier by A. D. Mactier, vice president of Eastern Lines, and W. B. Lani- gan, freight traffic manager, G. M. Bosworth, chairman of the Canadian Pacific ocean services, represented that company. Gib- Dee- migh as that which he re 4 There is no build-| for | the i . onilyj | {She Roused the Wrath of Con=| i § i took place Canada burial i Whase whose nremory HUN MINISTERS HAVE BEEN Stor The Minister of War Dead; Tte Minister of Interior Dying. A GREAT RIOT IN MONCH FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF PREMIER EISNER. Shops Being Plundered--Communist Revolts Have Broken Out in Buda pest--~Central Empires Have 'Reign of Terror, (Canadian Press Despatch) Jsondon, Feb. ~Rogshaupter, German minister of war, And Herr Auer, secretary of the interior, were shot, yesterday. Rosshaupter is dead. Three other officials were also shot. 4s Troubles in Munich, Bavaria, took a. still more serious turn. yesterday afternoon, according to a Copenhagen despateh, © Cliurch bells began ring- ing, 10,000 workmen from subutbs marched into the centre of the city and a short time later violent firing was heard.. The mob is reported to have begup 'plundering shops. Bavarian Minister of the Interior Auer was still alive last night. He is desperately wounded, however, the bullet having grazed his heart. The assassination of Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier, caused a tre- mendous riot, Streets. adjacent to the parliamentary building were thronged with crowds during the day, and the chamber, where the Diet was in session, was invaded by the mob. Communist revolts broke out in Budapest Thursday night, says a de. spatch to the Paris Matin from Zu- rich. "9 SUPERVISED PLAYGROUN » In Connection With the Victoria Public School. Another interesting meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association of Vie toria school was held Friday after- ! | noon. the president, Mrs. Coleman, Mahood Bros. kindly loaned a Vie- | fer, all trains of that line Somth) rere THE LATE SIR WILFRID LAURIER, reveres. Government would cousider the de- | system was susgended for ome ute commencing | tawa: | ment, I : suited | about CARRY ON. i | : Fax WATCH HOW WHITE WILL i ! The Death of Sir Wilfrid May Make Union Government More Difficult is a View Expressed. Toronto, Feb. -The World has the following special from Ot- The death of Sir Wilfrid Laurier has suddenly changed the whole political situation in Canada And occurring as it did on the very threshold of the meeting of parlia when different programmes to different conditions wera to be developed on either 99 { side of the House, it has caused un { certainty | number {eers may have been checked at Ottawa on Satweday, and DEPRECATE RACIAL DIVISIONS IN WEST French-Canadians Determined Their Children Shall Learn English. Regina, Feb. 22 ---French-Can- adian school trustees, at the close of their convention here yesterday; attended by "more than 200 dele gates, passed a number of resolu- tions, as follows: ; "Phat French" OaiNiisns + are-de- termined their children shall learn English. That the natural law by which education is a sacred right of the parents should be respected by the authorities. That they regretted the campaign f naticisin which was anti-patri- wd caused raea hatred and re- ligious differences «and Wis oppos- ed to education. , They protested ' against resolu- tions passed by the Saskatchewan school trustees' convention last month heré as likely to prolong racial divisions. : They asked that French be facilitated Canadian districts. Recommended a minimum salafy for teachers and the establishment. of a pensions system. teaching of in French- lum may have more attention given | to agricultural subjects and that] the educational system of the | vince be placed uhder the control of a council of public instruction, com- posed of two sections, one Catholic and ene Prctestant, and made up mostly of men competent in educa- tional matters and independent of pélitical parties. et "GRATUITY FOR PARENTS. And 40-Hour Week Asked by Amal. gamated Engineers,' _ Quelec, Feb, 22.--A maximum of 40 hours per week on Provingial Gov- ernment works, was one of the de- mands made to Hén. L..A. Tascher- eau, Minister of Public Works ana Labor, by representatives of the Am- algamated Society of Engineers. Other demands of sthe society pres- ented to the minister were for a minimm rate on government works; amendments to the Workmen's Com- pensation Act to take in those earn- ing up to 1,800; exclusion of over- time; comfpulsory .edncation of all children up to 16 years; free schools and free text books, with a gratutty to parents whose children between the ages of 14 and 1% have attended school regularly. Also the Govern- ment was asked to inaugurate an ex- tensive building programme to re- lieve unemployment, including the erection of a number of working men's dwellings; to improve roads: build subways to relieve congestion of trafic; connect Montreal with the south shore, and other things to give work. ¢ : , © The immediate consideration of a system cof old age pensions was also asked, with financial aid against un- employment, and financial assistance to those who build up the country by raising large families. 5 Hon. Mr. Taschereau promised the Work on CO\N.R. Saspended Minute : as Tribute to Laurier. -Toronto, Feb. 22.--On the Canad- ian National Raiiw respec to the memory of Sir Wiltrid Laur- all other work throughout the the ah 14.30 am. jof the | Saskatchewan. fold. | Recommended that the ecurricu- MN pro- | ¢ in a car- when on the .way to realization, and pro spects of careers have been blighted by Sir Wilfrid's departure First of all his death lot of political currents were either under control or held back. ~The cement that held the Union government together was the fear that Sir Wilfrid might came in again It was this that made cer- tain Liberals go into the Union eabinet and made certain members supporters of the Union Govern- ment. This-Avas the case especially Unionist members from the western provinces. This governed the dction of Hon. J. A. Calder from Now that Sir Wil frid is gone the Unionists are none of them too sure of their future. Take the case of Sir Thomas White. Nobody now doubts that Sir Robert Borden had no great desire to re- turn to Canada to carry on the work of leading: the Government. and that he had practically arrang- ed to turn over the task to Sir Thomas White at the right moment, and that this was about the mo- ment. But Sir Thomas White knows mow that with the death of Sir Wilfrid the attitude of Liberals in the Union Government and Libe- ral members : supporters ef Union government may suddenly' change, and that it would be much more difficult to hold things together. Feelers are already out to it of not consternation quarters Several has set a free that get {| new Liberals into-the Government, | also feelers are being put out by Liberals. who left their party to go into Union government or to sup- port it, to get back into the Liberal Mr. Rowell had a prospect of succeeding Sir Robert Borden with Sir Wilfrid alive, but it all vanish- es with the sudden changes. Mr. Meighen, Mr. Calder and Mr. Row- ell have had an eclipse; Sir Thomas White may have the courage to at- tempt to make the great adventure of ruling Canada under present cir- cumstances, Liberals to Sit Tight, The whole spirit and purpose of the Opposition is to sit back and watch Sir Thomas White and his colleagues carry on as best they an. They will not object to Mr. Mar- tin coming down from his premiers ship in Saskatchewan, and he is on his way here, but they prefer to keep a safe position of watchful waiting... Nor will the Likeral press greatly influence them. The Globe may try and find out what they think and try to anticipate it; but they can't lead. And they can't do much, nor can the Torpnto Star do much for Mr. Rowell. The great bulk of the worry of the situation caused by Sir Wiltrid's death is on the shoulders of = Sir Thomas White and his colleagues and supporters. © Bad play by the Opposition might help them a lot, but the Opposition are inclined at this moment to sit rather tight, de- termined on one thing, not to make it any more pleasant for those of their number who went to help Sir Robert Borden out of his troubles. The death of Sir Wilfrid has made, or rather may make, Union govern- ment more difficult, La ET -- Toronto Univesity Plan. Toronto, Feb. 22.---A bureau of appointments has been established at the University of Toronto, under the alumni association which will con- cern itself for the present with as- sisting the 5.000 returning univer sity men in establishing themselves : in civil life. ; It is expected that the bureau will be permanent and that when the i task of helping the returned soldier is passed, the bureau will take up the! | seemed to him that these gentlemen did not understand the constitution under which they lived. He noticed with great satisfaction that the Union- Government had granted leave to the. delegates of the Nationalists--Gen. Hertzog and Dr. Malan, who was the leader of the Cape Nationalists--to proceed to Europe to lay their case before the Peace Congress. He was quite sute that such a decisicn was the wisest He thought it was a stroke of gen- ius for the captain of the British cruiser Minerva to offer to carry them. . It showed a sense of humor, which he believed would excite cont] plete approval in every loyal breast in South Africa, because they knew, as he knew, that nothing could be betfer than that these men should come to Kurope and be exposed SENSATIONAL STORY OF POISONOUS LIQUOR Quebec Paper Says Man Died of It--Hundred ers Barely Lived. Quebec, Feb ~--L'Evenement of this city has a sensational and al- most incredible story to-day f an alleged organization that, a cording to the paper, is doing a big business in really poisonous intoxicants that are sold to the soldiers. It appears the entire scheme has been unearthed hy the military au- thorities, who have discovered a fall-fledged organization both In Halifax and in the eastern town ships around Sherbrooke, Que. The paper says the military .have dis- covered the scheme, consisting in cutting out the bottom of bottles containing genuine liquor, emptying the palatable contents and replae- ing them with a stuff that is rea! poison. The paper states that lately a man died near Moncton, N.B., while on his way west after disembarking al Halifax, and that close to one hundred others survived, barely keeping their wits. 99 WOULD BE INCREDIBLE TREACHERY TO RUSSIA For the Allies to Treat With Bolsheviki, Says Lord Curzon. 29 _ London, Feb, 22. --During ' the course of the debate in the House of Lords yesterday on the Near East and Russia, Lord Curzon said that the Tschaikovsky Government would regard it as incredible treachery ir the ullies negotiated with the Cen- tral Government at Moscow. He de- scribed the Bolsheviki soldiers as "ruffian bandits, murdering and mas- sacring wherever they went," and declared that it was impractible to negotiate with them locally. There was plenty of food in Russia, said Lord Curzon, but the Bolshevik! utilized their control of 'aims and food to terrorize and desolate. | Dentist is Trapped. i Quebec, Feb. 22. --Georges Guil- lett, dentist at Point Gatineau, near Ottawa, charged with furnishing liquor to men in uniform, was found guilty by a court-martial sit- ting at Quebec. He will be sent- enced some time this week. Guillett furnished liquor to two men in uni- form, who turned out to be detec- tives of the militia Setting traps for bootleggers in Quebec city. Shortage of Houses, Toronto, Feb. 22.--Dr. C. J. Hast- ings, medical officer of health, tld the local board of health that 5,000 houses are needed in this city to re- lieve the present shortage. The Allies have notified Erzberger head of the German armistice com- mission that there can be no discus. sion on German prisoners of war at present, . MINIMUM WAGE BOARD, VIL. LAGES FOR SOLDIERS, : The Novitiate Incident and Defaulters Are Among the Debates to Come in the House of Commons. Ottawa, Feb. 22. Coming debates in the House of Commons cast their shadows before, in that members have filed notices of proposed resolu- tions which will renew the "titles" controversy, Wring the question of penalties for deserters under the M.S.A. to the fore, and ask for a committee of members to consider some better and cheaper method of considering apifoations for divorce than by Parliament, A resolution be presented by H. 8 Clements (Comox-Alberni) will ask that the Government elearly define its policy with regard to the internment of engmy aliens, the de- portation of undesirable persons and the treatment of soldiers. J. H. Burnham (Peterboro) will {Propose that a minfmum wage board {be established in connection with the Department of Labor and that a stan- dard of living cost should be set by such a board and maintained through- out Canada gnd no lower system of renumeration' be permitted, no mat- ter how cheap labor or labor's pro- ducts might be elsewhere, This cost, Mr. Burnham proposes, should be ré- viewed once a year to let employers know what the labor costs and to pre- vont justifiable discontent and unrest among the workers. to ---- Assisting Of Disabled.. Major H. M. Mowat (Parkdale) believes that a good way to assist disabled and other soldiers to meet the future with confidence will be for the Dominion to erect a village near some city in each province, with residences and workshops, so that these men could engage in the pro- duction of goods not hithérts made in Canada, as well as in producing ob- jects of art and fterature. This would give them a source of income beyond their pensions. Mr. Mowat's idea, as set forth in his proposed resountion, is that such communities should be self- supporting after the initial outlay, : that the occupants should have the option of purchasing their homes, and that widows and orphans of sol- diers should also find these homes available 2 Sir Sam Hughes (Vidtoria) has two resolutions. The first says: "In view of the statements made public in re- lation to the Guelph Novitiate during the month of June, 1918, and the cir- cumstances and facts concerning these and other similar charges con- cerning thé evasion by young men and the connivance of others to de- feat the gnds and aims of the Military Service "Act and other acts and orders relating to the upbuilding of the military forces of Canada, it is advis- able that a select committee of this House be appointed to inquire into the matter, with full authority to examine witnesses under oath, to pay! necessary expenses and to report to the House." Uniform Penalties On Slackers. This Sir Sam follows by another resdlation asking for a uniform sys- tem of administering the law, with uniform penalties, in relation to de- faulters, deserters, slackers, evaders and others amenable, saying that 4t is only the due of the soldiers who did go overseas. Mr. Nickle again brings forward a resolution .asking that Parllament send an address to his Majesty the King praying him "graciously to re- frain from conferring any titles upon your subjects domiciled or living In Canada." The resolution specifically states Jthat it has no reference to profes- sional or vocational appellations eon- ferred in respect to commissions is- sued to persons in military or naval service, or engaged In the adminis- tration of justice. Mr. Nickle it Is also who asks for & committee to consider léss expen- sive procedure for the granting of divorce, J The Minister of Railways and Canals ' {will move in Committee of the Whole that $200,000 per annum should be paid for ten consecutive years from April 1st next to aid actual .con- struction work for the protection, safety and convenience of the publie at evel highway ¢rossings of rafl- Ways, ' > | "NEAR BEER" PERMITTED. 3 ity | Restrictions on Use of Grain Are Re- : moved,