! Publis Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE Reis Willa PUBLISHING lL i Sodas President : Fait iid' Viera Editor and Managing-Direetor SUBSCRIPTION WATES Eo { One year, If paid in 08 ..:. 96. One year, by mail tg rural offices 41.50 One year to United States ........ $5.0 (Semi-Weekly Edition ! One year, by mall, cash ... ii... $1.00 One 'year, it not paid in advance 31.50 One year, to United States ......§1.60 ix and tliree months pro rata. , OUP-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES Rk, Bruce Owen, 33 St. Tona Bt. font en) ' ¥, M. Thompson, 402 Lumsden Bldg. | IR Northrup, $38 SIfEh Ave: New York F.RNOFtRIp 1510 =~ 'n Bldg.. Chicago Letters to the Editor ary published only 'over the #&ctual name of the writer. 3 Attached 1s one of the best Job printing offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC . Audit Bureau of Clrculations. Two more women prisoners have oscaped from the Toronto jail. Very soon it will be harder to get into it than it is to get out. Now let the Unionists call a na tional convention, formulate theit policy and choose their leader. That would clear the political atmosphere, and enable the voters to make an in- telligént choice. The Prince of Wales is now on the ocean en route for Canada. It is not a bit too soon tor Kingston to begin arranging the programme to be crrried out when His Royal High- ness comes to this city. Bernhardil's statement that Ger- many will have Ner war of revenge befote long sholild be sufficient wartiing to 'the whole British Em. pire to be in & state of preparedness for Whatever the future may hold. bn de dp i nti _ Great Britalsi wiil establish a con: tral authority to deal with profiteer- ing, and will increase the penalties for violation. Meanwhile the Cana- dian government do#s nothing to curb the activities of the profitesrs. Hon. Mr, Rowell 18 tar AWAY on his age fruit ranch in British Colufubia, but his ears must havé burned during the session of the Libéral convention at Ottaws, Like Russia, he kéams to have walked "out into the night." Canadian politics are to-day in a patty, | whether or not he or she is entitled will go a long way towards straight. ening out the political tangle. 3 al imi cone this is a very important matter. 3 aad SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE IS 1 before. 7 {In the city so that the citizens may '|have an opportunity of faspecting . [them and finding out whether their - | Names are on them. This has , done in previous elections, and # occasion in | HUMANE INSPECTOR NEEDED. Several cases of the gbuse of | horses brought to the attention of | the Whig of late show the need of a humane inspector. The late Police Sergeant Arniel acted in that capa ¢ity for some years, and performed valuable service, but since his pass- Ung the eity has not had an official specially designated with police pow- ers to continue the good work of protecting the dump animals. A driver who would fill the mouth of a horse with fine stone because it baulks owing to ill-treatment, or leave a horse attached to a carriage standing in 'a yard for twenty-four hours, as was done here this week, should réceive police court attention. It would be better to jail this type of person than men whose only fail- ing is their lack of strength to keep from imbibing too much liquor. A meriber of the police force who is interested in humane work would be the best one to appoint to the posi- tion of inspector. SAUCE FOR THE GANDER. The Canadian dollar to-day will buy more sterling than perhaps ever And England's financial integrity, notwithstanding the tre- mendous strains upon it, is undoubt- ed. Yet in thé face of this our friends across the border refuse to recognize our dollar as standing for more" than ninety-five cents. This refers to hand-to-hand dealings. There is no valld reason for this exs cept a'desire to make easy money, and it should be stopped. The Ca- nadian dollar is just as good any day as the American dollar, is worth as much, and will buy as much ster- ling. The way to solve this situa- tion is, first, for Canadians to spend their money at home until the Ameri- cans recede from their arrogant po- sition; and, second, for our people to refuse American money except at ten per cent, discount, until they ac- knowledge ours at par. Economy is a national necessity just now. A spell of staying at home and saving mofiey would be good policy and sound practice for Canadians until our reconstruction is accomplished. THE COMING REFERENDUM. The énumbrators are now hard at work preparing the list of those en- titled to vote in the coming referen- dum on the prohibition question. It Is absolutely imperative in the inter- ests of both sidés that this lst be as complete as possible, and that no name be left off." Roughly, those who are eititled to vote are as fol- lows: (1) All British subjects, men and women ,who are twenty-one years of age and over, and have resided in Canada for one year, and in the. elec eoral district of Kingston for three months. ' (2) All British subjects, men and 'women, who have served or are serv. ing in the forces of Great Bfitalu or Canada or any of Great Britain's do- thinlons or Allies during the war., It is not necéssiry for those in is ¢lass to be over twenty-one years of (8) Btudents residing In Kings- ton and who are not able to have their names on any other voters' list. Temporary or occasional. absence from the Kingston electoral district does not prevent a person's fame trom being entered on the list. From this classification it should he very easy for ahy person to know to vote in the referendum. It fa the duty of every one to see that his or her name {8 on 'the list. As this 1ist will probably be used in the next provincial election, 'and possibly in the coming by-élection to fill the va- vancy in the Dominfon Parliament, We would suggest that the lists be post- 6d in a number of prominent places should be done on t to 4 THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ¥ h SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1019. quarters that this narrow sectionil< ism would not prevail, but that in the last analysis liberalism would present a united front. There were many stalwart liberals who supports od union government a few years ago who did not take part in this conven- tion, and what their attitude will be remains to be seen. On the other hand the men who opposed the formation of & coalition government in order to carry on during a crisis in the his+ tory of Canada and he Empire are in control of the Liberal party today. That is not the most hopeffl sign for the future. The platform adopted by the con-~ vention is one that or the most part will commend itself, we believe, to themajority of the people of Canada, The British preference and the pro- nouncement on the labor question, as well ay on the tariff, are admirable planks in themselves, The demand of the west as voiced by Premier Oliver of British Columbia for a complete measure of free trade was voted down, the west compromising in order to bring about harmony The Whig has been the supporter of a wide mea- 'sure of free trade for long years, 'but the war has altered the situation and policies must change with chang conditions. The greatest task before} this country today and for many years to come will be meeting the bur« den imposed by the colossal war debt. Immense revenues must be.found for this purpose, and for this reagon a tariff for revenue purposes must be maintained. The concession of free trade to the farmers is class legisla- tion of a sort, going as it does far be- yond what the farmers' associations and the grain growers themselves de- manded. wiki 4 Now that the Liberal convention is| over, and its policy is declared, we be- lieve it to be the duty of Sir Robert Borden, and his government, to" call} a national convention of the Union ist party to formulate its policy and choose its leaders. This would clear the political atmosphere and enable the people to. make a choice along clear-cut lines. As to the Liberal-Unionists. Simcoe Reformer. Either the Unionist caucis decid- ed on the formation of a permanent Unionist party or it did not. Why this attempt to befog the issue?-- Toronto Globe, ; What blame for these men if they did? Deserted by such fair-weather friends ds the Globe, ignored in the attempted reorganization of the Li- beral party, were Liberal-Unionists in the House of Commons to sit quietly waiting for their funerals? What sin were they committing, in coming to an understanding with their Unionist colleagues, of Tory derivation, that, 'at the proper time, a permanent Un- jonist organization shall be formed? Because. the Globe wishes to get back into party harness, it does not follow that all Canada does. Trouble at Napanee. There is trouble in Napanee over a reward paid to Jailer Loyst by the New York authorities for the return of a criminal. The matter was lala before the Napanee council, and the town solicitor will be consulted. The prisoner was arrested by Night Cons stable Beard while burglarizing The Fair grocery, and the contention .{s that the reward should go to 'him Whatever action will be taken will depend upon the advice of the solici- tor. 1t was announced on Friday after- noon in Chicago that a decision has been reached to recall the troops, whose presence in the stock yards district was one of the alleged causes of the stock yards strike. NumBRe o Sein ---- PRIX. OU NUMERO = de wre & Fonfim mays fy opel, RETR LTE CL onus ANE re _aF Pavia wal | PUBLIC OPINION y Not Available Yet. (New York Evening Sun) it is a little early for any real p! to restore the Kaiser. He is still too subject to alterations and repairs. Knows Willy, . tWashington Post) Crown Prince Willy threatens to do away with himself, but we predict that he will have to be helped. An Excellent Reason. (London Advertiser) Bernhardl says that Germany wi have her revenge before long. That statement furnishes an excellent rea- son for the league of nations. Two Versions, S (Ottawa Journal) London judge holds that threats of suicide by a husband do not consti- tute cruelty. Perhaps he tihnks they give grounds for hope. Best War Picture. ¢ (Watertown, N.Y., Thhes) "The one war picture we'll enjoy best is that of Bill Hohenzollérn handcuffed to two Tommies and walking through London ,on the way to the Tower. Time To End It. i (Toronto Star) The censorship maintained during the war is no longer necessary, It is not the business of the Government (Brantford Expositor) The United States loves to pose as "Liberty enlightening the warld," but the race rioting at Chicago and Washington, and the unseemly pars tizanship being shown by the United States Senate in the discussion of the League of Nations issue shows that Uncle Sam has not yet come into the full enlightenment himself, LIFT OFF CORNS WITH FINGERS Doesn't .hurt a bit and costs only few cents Drop a little Freezone on an aching corn, instantly that stops hurts ing, then you lift it right out. Yes, magic! 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