PAGE FOUR LG eT sx sivas see sisPresident A. Gutta ... \', Baitor and Managing- Director, sarees rare pt BR a A SL ii { year, delivered in city .. SH Joan It in advance ., .§6 One go] 4 States HY your By oekiy Edition) :2 . 1.00 Wa 1 vance His Etats pve FLED three ler ped pro aie MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE ; = Bucs Owen vo sa 2138 St, Peter St. FR rap, 128 Fifth Ave, New York ¥.R.Northrup, 1610 Ass'n BI hicago = to the for are publish Seer : one of the Dest job Canada, the actual name of Attached . printing amoss ia 10 rural offices It is expected that the final de- "bate on the housing by-law will be staged on Monday evening, Here's ~ hoping that Alderman Rodger wiil be able to out-general the opposi- tion and have it passed. ; France stands pat on the peace terms, and we do not blame her. She alone of the Allies hag much to fear from Germany, and in the light of past experiences she does not want, to take any chances. 'General French is not doing any good by his sensationhl statements regarding the early days of the 'war. In fact, iow that Mr. Asquith has retaliated, his statements are being diséredited as uitrustworthy. A Hamflfon man has Just heen _gentenced to fhree months' impri- 'sonment for the theft of a service button. The sentence is mone too severe, as the man who poses as a veteran withont the right to do so Is a despicable sort of citizen. The Toronto strike has turned out to be a failure from start to finish. The éasterners are evident: 1y not so easily led away by agl tlop as are the westerners, or @lse the Bolshevists have not so stroug a hold in old Ontario. 5 EL --------------" ~The public is far more interested In the housing by-law than some of the aldermen who represent them is time that some disposal was made of it, as many men and wo- are waiting for it to be passed order that they may build homes. A Russian diplomat has = just 'made the statement that there are ixty-two - Bolshevist societies In anada. Perhaps the strikes which ) causing $0 much trouble are the t of their searet labors, and ie eradication will be the only clive tor labor unrest. A -------------- The Present spell of warm, fine . Weather has dispelled. be gloom ch had settled- over the farming ities, ana prospects now h Detter than they did two, ago, Now is the time to pat » thodist had jumped from $309, 000 | which gives confidence or ities £0.$3,000,000 from 1913 to 1915, the hope that the Canadian govern- He suggests that this increase ment would avold the disasters ex- should be handed over to the gov-|perienced by the United States, nor ernment to help pay the war debts, jean he see that the difficulties He evidently thinks the same as we | which contributed to their failure do of the men who made fortunes [would be absent from the adminis- out of the war. {tration of Canadian' railways under like circumstances. He makes "led away. F-land spoke very favorably of THE PASSING OF AUSTRIA. The peace terms laid down by the Allies to Austria are bound to have a lasting effect on the destiny of Europe. They do away wilh principalities and powers which have existed for many centuries, and they create new states which will loom largely in the future. The disruption of the old Austria-Hun- garian Empire is complete, and in its stead there have been created a number of new nations, arranged & according to the national aspira- tions of the peoples concerned, The guarantees demanded and the re- strictions placed upon Austria are will that country occupy a leading place on the continent of Europe. The naval and military restric tions placed upon Austria by the and drastié than those placed upon Germany. The entire Austrian navy ls to. be 'surrendered to the Allies. All warships, including sub- marines in course of construction, are to hevbroken up and used only for industrial purposes. All arms and materials are to be sur- rendered, and the future ise of submarines is prohibited. In addi! tion, no Austrian citizens may' serve in the naval, military or aerial forces of any other country. and Austria is forbidden to send any military, naval or aerial mis- sion to any foreign country. These restrictions simply mean that as a exist. In the matter of territory there have been substantial changes In the map, and Austria has been re- duced to a small nation, to be known in the future as the republic of Austria. 'The new nations of Hungary, Poland, Jugo-Slavia and Czecho-Slavia have 'been constitur~ ed at her &pense, and she is forced to recognizp the mew and extended boundaries of Greece and Rumania. All territory which formerly was part of old Russia. must be return- ed, or granted full independence. The disposition of any Austrian rights in Turkey and Bulgaria is left in the hands of the Allies, which means that they are lost to Austria. The Austrian government 1s required to recognize this div, sion of her former territory, as weil as the conquest of Triest and 'Trent regions by the Ttalians. The - net result of this is that the old empire hag shrunken from a country of 240,000 square miles with a popu- lation of 52,000,000 to a. stite of about 40,000 square with a popu- lation of 6,000,000. Vienna, once the proud capital of an empire tay which held the destinies of Europe in its hands, now sinks to the I&vel of the capital of a third-rate re- public. Truly the mighty are fail- en, and the ramshackle empire which brought upon the world ths greatest war of all history has pass- With its passing there looms up in the future a brighter and @ better day for the small Ta- tions surrounding it, and a happier day for the rest of Eurdpe.. None will regret its passing, and the Al- les have In no way erred by mak- ing their terms as severe as pos3- ible. : / E. W. BEATTY AND THE RAIJL- WAY SITUATION, During the present parliamentary session the Canadian rallway situa- tion has been the subject" of miuch discussion and the government has made another step towards 'public {ownership of the Canadian rail- ways. B. W. Beatty, president df the C.P.R., speaking in. Nelson, B.C, very clearly the atti- tude of that line to the publiz ownership scheme. In his speech he 'struck a very optimistic: the future of the C.P.R. His argu- ments on the subject of govern- i: observation of railway pro- and he speaks yh a thority. He states that there Is sufficient to ensure that never again, peace. trealy are even more severe) naval! fighting power 'Austria ceases to! note, X ment ownership are the result of. Keon : much of the returning of the Am- erican gables, telephone Ines TWnd railways to their private owners, and says that the least desire for government operafion of {hese | utitities has departed from the ma- jority of American people. In sup- port of his argument he quotes the words of the director-general of {rallways in the United States: "I want to tell you that, in my judg- ment, based on a very careful study of this subject since the federal fontrol began, dhe best interests of Ithe country will be promoted, not through ©" permanent governinent control, but through return of the railways to private management." There is one point, however, that (Mr. Beatty omits. That is the re- gulations under which these rail- ways are being returned to: their private owners. They are still to be under control of the govern- ! ment, in much the same way as ihe | Canadian railways are controlled by the board of railway commis- Lstoners. Continuing, Mr. Beatty gives his reasons for favoring private owner- ship as opposed to public owner Iship. = He states that the erux of the whole matter lies in the ability ,of the government to carry on en: terprises such as this with the fame competency as private own- ers. He shrys: "The C.P.R. has now reached an efficiency in all ranks {'which' I should hope it would be easier to maintain, but it could not be developed, nor vould it be maintained without the enterprise, resourcefulness, / loyalty, initiative and esprit of fhe officers and men of the companfy. There is some- thing which gtves this spirit which comeg from within the organization itself; and I would need tp be as- sured not only that independent, non-political administration is possible , but that it Would provoke this spirit, before I would cast a vote for a. permnent policy of gov- ernment ownership and operation." The high standing of Mr. Beatty in railway matters makes his state- ments carry weight, and it is more than interesting to note what he 'has to say on the matter. Whether or not one agrees with him on the subject of public. "bwnership ot railways, it must be admitted that he presents his case very strongly. Fed U "Philadelphia Record) Berlin mobs shouted, "To the devil with Scheidemant and the Ministry!e But the devil is pd up on. such things. Way not give some of them to the ® sea? Householders' Happy Days. (Brockville Ra en) If dandelion ever comes under the ban of the Ontario Temperance Aet why shouldn't the License Depart- ment officials keep all lawns free of dandelions? A------------_T The Old Way The Best. J (London Advertiser) As the other - provinces survey Maite it is altogether probable that labor will decide that the ' ra. tional method as laid down in their time-proven constitutions 4s 'the ome by which most may be accomplished. Trouble Ahead. i (Burlington Gazette) The proposal is now peinid made to have community kitchens in Canadé. We hate to knock any bright ideas but still firmly believe that if six or eight women from one neighbor- hood are going' to start fo work to- gether dn the same kitchen, well, an- other league of mations will have to be formed. oie . Pertinent Question, (Acton Free Press) Are we as a in the last six months in purely un- selfish service to the community of which you are a member? Now, honor bright, have you? Don't all speak at once, gentlemen." i | A blow of tremendous importance was struck at the many abuses which surrounded the civil government of England when the great Reform Bill became law eighty-séyen years ago to-day. Previous to tha passi of the act, the question of the re re- arrangement of parliamentary repre- sentation had received the considera- tion of the leading thinkers of the day. The French Revolution, by causing fear of similar turmoil in England, delayed the application of any measure of reform for some years, while the advocates of the new regime had to fight against the con- servation of the old "Pory landlords. it was an ill-timed declaration of the Duke of Wellington to the effect that "parliamentary represéntation was perfect and could not be improved." That finally hastened the passage of the bill. As a result of the memor- able struggle over reform, the repre- sentation of the United Kingdom was entirely reconstructed. ~ In England 56 nomination burroughs returning 111 members were disfranchised, 30 burroughs were each deprived of one member and two constituencies that had each returned- four members were deprived of the services of two each. Means were then found for the enfranchisement of populous places, Large towns become enti- tled to more members and more even representation '#as xi%w on the ba- sis of population. The elective fran- chise was also placed on -a new ba- sis, and a $50 household suffrage re- placed the narrow and unequal suf- frages that had sprung up. By this act the legislature was brought nto more close Pelations with. the people, and became more sensitive to the pressute of popular force, of which an immediate effect was seen: the House of Commons also obtained further powers. To Lord John Rus- sel and to Earl Grey the thanks of the British people are due for the energy and the vigor with which they esnoused the cause of 'parliamentary reform i? An Empire Calendar. Reform Bill; June 7th, 1832. po NO CHANGE IN MOTHER | Charlotte Vermilye Cruser No matter how old the children may be, In the mother's heart they are al- ways young, Always the babes to which she sung The lullaby soft, or the story gay Related, to charm the pain away, Of hurt received in childish play. The hoy at her side may grow beard- ed and gray, Her girl 'the mother of children may be. My boy; and my girl, you'll hear her says The same as when babes they lay 'eon her knee-- Their griefs her riofs. their Joy! 'Het! Joy, Her love if given without alloy. No matter how old the children be- come. A welcome is sure to meet them when On a onger or shorter absence from They § Sladly return to their. mother again-- In anticipation she welcomes with Joy : The return to home pleasures, her girl or boy. V The warld may treat them with cold orn Stern fate their dearest hopes de- stroy, warm With pity, and love for girl and oy, She folds them close in her shelter- ing army And defies the world to do them harm. GIVEN WIDE PUBLICITY. Germany Circulates Peace Treaty } Among Neutrals. ; Copenhagen, Jane §.-----The Ger- man Government is circulating the full text of the peace terms throughout : the adjoining neutral countries. The volumes, carrying the text in German, English and French, are prominently displayed in Scandinavian book stores, They But the mother's 'heart is always | Kingston One Price Clothing Houke oo "Attractions iot. Rich green vicuna, special vahie} $35. 1 Nobby grey or brown worsteds, spec- Suits. Plain grey and brown chev- Special value, $28. 50. ial value, $32. 50. Swell Outing Shirts--Special value, $1.50. - Men's Wash Ties, tublar style, panel effects. Spec- ial value, 3 for $1.00. Men's Underwear--Cool as a cucumber, Special val- ues at $1.50 per suit. : Men's Luxite Hose--Pearl, gun metal, tans, blue, Palm Beach and black. Special value 75¢ per pair. Men's Bathing Suits--$1.25 one-piece style; special values, $1.50, $2.00. Wool Bathing Suits, special value, $4.50. Try Bibbys for your new hat.~ You won't be sorry. Ei Seeour Panamas ...... .. J. Succi ees lian Seeour Panamas .. .. .. . ... .. .. ic ceaiiaanr » MeClary 7s Cas Plates _ + nsw. $10,00 8.50 sa sre 9.00 sew ww