THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. THE. BRITISH _WHIG| 87th YEAR. THER r. Nl Publishes Pally and Semil-W by BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING = CO, LIMITED TELEPHONES: = #inens OMice cisciiverevanionnns 243 3 ftorial Rooms ...... "en Oftice 2 susad JRIPTION RATES Dally Edition) 8 yvelr, Snir: olty ... @ year, if paid in ear, by mi +: iy ut TT "Babin aiior BRd or 2 AdveEnce ... ail to rural o Fear, ta Yajied States .;. Semi. -W Selly Bat : fi ear, mail pe Sata y not gi hich Six ana to Un fod 'ni Pro rata. UT-OF, TOWN. REPRESENTATIVES Calder, 22 Bt. John St, Montreal M. Thompson, 4 40g Lumsden Bldg. 'oronto, Letters to the Editor are published (only = the actual name of the Attached is one of the best job print. ig offices In Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the B Audit Bureau of Circulations. PRA ~ Premier Drury seems to have had his ear to the ground. " Time that the aldermanic candi- dates were declaring themselves. _ Never argue for argument's sake, Uhlees you belong to a debating club. * If your criticisms are not construc- tive, keep 'em;. nobody else wants 'them. "Considering all the hamiliation it his endured, you (really blama money for getting tight. here will be a season ol great ace ty among undertakers just before © meek inherit the earth. ; It is clear that .the hates engen- dred by war don't influence the buy- in search of a Tow price. t must irritate very nice people to reflect that #0 many common people ® also descended from Adam. ne can prune a prune tree, or a pear tree, or bark a dogwood, 'he can't change a family tree. hylock preferred a pound of flesh, her than a bank roll. Evidently were packers in his day, too. a Te ------------------------------ © your Christmas shopping early do your buying yoetter,, advice, SS ----_-- vation 1s free, of course, but it 8 well to remember that the food a. have aro in Sle the old days the Canadian d of living permitted making sacks into underwear for the ren. : pnsciously or unconsciously every 1s being sized up by the assert he makes and the"wily he spends time, no's timé must be pretty well apled keeping track of the days jen he is king and the days when is not. ry SO pp Ae. | is 80 alternative : If you . your Christmas shopping ly, you must do your Christmas late. io wants boys who are guilty CY stealing. t more Vigo s punish- | this is 'required, Je ditions here are insutfer- declared Magistrate Jones, of 0 police court, Raney will he doesn't watch out. -------------- Proposed to reduce the com of {fire insurance agents. 3 "The datter Class are probe 'the harder to deal with. Ly-eight per cent, of the vot- want Constantine back. ble is expetted from the es, ab thet 18 20°KIck 1h wo t--Ottawa Journal General Raney says are servants of the gov- and as such subject to in- ) AN UNENVIABLE RECORD. "EE veto rd otCanadas in 1he-DUMs.) ber of executions for capital ocences during the year is not an enviable one. So far twenty-nine men have { been hanged in Canada during 1920, {the largest number the Dominion has | ever had in one year, and more than {double last year's total, when four- | Leen men were executed. | These figures seem to indicate that | capital crimes are on the increase, {and that life is bécoming cheaper | even in Canada. The spirit of callous- ness engendered by the war, with its huge casualty list, seems to have hardened the hearts of many of the lower types to be found in this coun- try, and to have so lessened the value of human life in their eyes that there is little compunction in the matter of committing murder. Another significant fezture of this record is brought out in a statement made by Hangman Arthur Ellis after the execution of George Jones in Brantford last week. 'Of all the ex- ecutions I have had in Canada in the past eleven yéars," he sald, "98 per cent have been foreigners. Only seven English-speaking men have paid the penalty for murder in that time." This statement shows that Canada's foreign element is responsible for most of the serious crime which is committed in this country, and this 1s a factor which must be taken into congideration in our future immigra- tion policy. The influx of large num- bers of men who have no knowledge of the English language, or of Bri- tish laws and customs, cannot be any- thing but harmful, The record of hangings gives clear proof of this. . Another statement made by Hang- man Ellis was that all executions should be carried out_in the provin- (cial penitentiaries. - This suggestion | will not meet with any favor in this community for to have the title of the "official hanging-place of On- taro," 1s by no means a desirable dis- tinction. From the point of view of expediency it may be advisable, but public sentiment must be considered, and although municipalities in which murders have taken place may be quite willing and anxious t0.have the executions carried out at Portsmouth, the question of the attitude of this district must be considered, and again, the carrying out of the execu- tion in the district in which the crime took place is more likely to have a restraining influence on others than having one central hanging station. THE COST OF ARMAMENTS. In looking over the army and navy budgets for the years 1920 and 1921, one is struck by the enormous ap- propriations provided by some of the great powers, figurés that we cannot reconcile with economical adminis tration, particularly 'a view of the colossal expenditures incurred during the late war and the burden of debt that the peoples of these nations have to carry in consequence of the part they took in that war. Only thé pro- ximity of a hostile nation or race necessitating an attitude of constant vigilance, the maintenance of fortifi- cations and an army gystem capable of instant mobilization, would seem to justify some of these budgets; but in the absence of such contingencies and the dawn of an era of peace for the world through the League of Na- tions, we fall to see the need for mi- tary programmes calling for heavy expenditures. The two budgets that strike us as callibg for special com- ment are: - Arfty Navy Japan . "$122, 000,000 $249,000,000 U. 5. ..$814,000,000 $650,000,000 In the cas¥ of Japan, We can umn- derstand the need for some show of armed authority in areas bordering giberia in order that the interests of her subjects might be respected, but in view of the efficiency of her navy, and her freedom from apprehension respecting the seciirity of her legiti- mate interests in the eastern Pacific, her naval budget would appear to call for a building programme out of all proportion to her actual require. ments. The army budget of the United States is inconsistent with the ex- pressed declaration of the people res. pecting the obligations wds sup- posed to assume as a ber of the League of Nations. She did not even accept 8 mandate, and there does not appesr to be any immediate danger threatening the Monroe Doctrine. The Mexico revolution has passed into history. Why this army budget of $814,000,000, particularly at a time trained men of Al category--more than she ever had in her Nistory-- 'available for military service within 'one week's notice? No purely defen sive 'measures appear to justify tha people in assuming such a heavy ob. ligation at the présent time, and in view of the failure to recruit the au- thorized permanent establishment up to strength the figures are all the more inexplicable. The budget of $650,000,000 for the navy might be necessary in view] of the experience gained in the late war. There were buf few capital ships in the line and she was deficient in small eraft such as destroyers, but even #0, $200,000,000 would seem to be the most called for during 1920 21 jn carrying out a conservative programme such as present world conditions allow of. There is no sea power, or combination of sea powers, that causes the United States the slightest: nervousness except possibly r | Japan. The position of the govern: + jment, places it under obligation to} * when there are more than one million | St a -- defend its Pacific island possessions, -abd-there-is.no douhi that the inhabi- | tants enjoy a freedom | a Delineator and a vous of candy anid ten yards of factory cotton and #-card-of Buttons gud-a eomb-and-- that they | parla whole lot of things that no would not under the Japanese, who 'ong like Joe Spurlin had ever pur- would completely over-run them and dispossess the natives. European. nations, while all seek- ing every possible means for relief from military burdens, are not yet able to realize their. wishes. National and racial consefousness is still a prominent factor, and it appears only to have been strengthened by the tierce fires through which they have gone, Military force alone is the ante- dote for the disease, and it is to be hoped that the League of Nations #iay be able to agree upon such dis- positions as will make it unnecessary for any of the powers to increase their budgets but possibly effect sub- stantial reductions. MUSINGS. OF THE KHAN A Precious Basket. After Joe Spurlin left me--he had come to ask me to be his best man --]1 sat far into the night asking my- self the question: "Is there such a thing as an acci- dent?" God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. I am be- ginning to believe in predestination. It looks as if this had been arranged at the beginning of Time to culmin- ate last night. ™N\ I am not going so far as to that the Lord had anything to with the fact that the Bunns and the Spurlin democrat wagons look- ed like twins. I would not dare to say that, nor that He had anything to do with the fact that the Bunns and Bpurlins had been bad friends and neighbors for ten bitter years. If there is any better land on the North American continent than the Bunn-and Spurlin farms I'd like to see it. And they were bad friends and didn't speak and wouln't trade work. . They didn't help each other to fill silos or thresh, and old Bunn would let a sick horse die where he lay rather than send acgoss to Spur. lin's for help to lift him. 1 don't know bow it started---it doesn't mat- ter--it was a line fence or some. thing like that, or else the Bunn cows got into the Spurlin oats one night and started a neighborhood feud. It was calamitous in every way, for it parted pretty little Mellssy Bunn and her old playmate, Joe Bpurlin. Old Bunn told Melissy that he would skin her alive If he ever heard of her so much as looking at a Spurlin, and so the dreary years crept along and Christmas or Easter or the Ttwenty-fourth of May, or the First of July, or Labor Day, or Thanksgiving never crossed the line fence between the Bunn and the Spurlin places! . Was it an accident that the Bunns | and the Spurlin's had democrat: ay | chased or bought. "1 know the basket," says Missus Spurlin, "It belongs the Melissy Bunn---you up"n take it to her to- night befors Ole Bunn puts you in the penitentiary." ' * Missus Bunn was tongue-threshing M'liss. "It's a pore thing," cried that dis- tressed lady, "that you can't be trust. ed alone. Blest ef I kin go every- wheres with you to take care uv you. When yer poor drudge of a father dfes I don't know what's goin' to happen to yuh and--Go to the door, James." James went to the door and there on the verandah stood Joe Spurlin and basket. : Shall I go on® ¥ may as well fin- ish it when I'm at ft. "Did I put my basket wagon, Joe?" cried Melissy. Joe, Joe!" "Come fin, Joseph, said the old lady, "an' set down." The Khan, The Wigwam, Rushdale Farm, Rockton, Dat, Walt Mason THE POET PHILOSOPHER ald in your "Qh! DECEMBER. December winds are blowing, and wearily I'm going down to the wall- ing place; the wintry clouds are fly- ing, the old gray year is dying, it fin- ishes its race. The old white year is failing and bitter winds are wail- ing its dirges as they pass; the fact they keep repeating amid the frenzied sleeting that years, like flesh, are grass. Each year, when a beginner, is sure to be a winner, that truth is understood; and all the bells are ringing and all the choirs are singing their prophecies of good. The new year seems a treasure, with prom- ises of pleasure and happiness we've lost; but when with age it totters, we swat it with our swatters, and say it was a frost. And now in drab De- cember but few of us remember how good the new year seemed; its guar- antees were thrilling, it promised the fuldlling of all the dreams we dream- ed. Décember always sees us 80 tired that naught will please us ex- cept a brand new year, wherein to try fresh measures for profits and for pleasures, to spend and profiteer, Old year, so sad and sickly, get out, and do it quickly--you've hung around too long! Old jaws are always creak- ing and musty maxims speaking; we like the young and strong! ~WALT MASON. Political Papers Passing, (Bowmanville Statesman) Recently we called attention to the passtig of the rabid political news- paper in towns and villages. This from the St. Mary's Journal-Argus hits the situation squarely in the so- lar plexus: Let the big city dailies ee enn cm -- E00 n T-- ii BIBBY"S Ulsterettes ' NECKWEAR YOUNG % Special Large flowing ends; good silk; newest designs and colorings. --$1.50-- i I On Hi i MEN'S AND BOYS WEAR Young Men's Ulsters and All new Coats this season. Extra special values See window display of these Coats. Real nobby ones; masterpieces of tailors art. The BUD .. The SAVOY MEN'S SUITS Eee $35.00 Lenni. .$45.00 BIBBY'S waggons that were almost {dentical? continue to play politics if they wish. | The Wheels, chocolate-colored wheels, but during ; h the past November you couldn't tell what color they where for mud. Marriages are made in heaven, and I am convinced that the angels made up their minds to marry pretty Me- lissy Bunn to the man; she wanted and put an end to this old line-fence dispute that had soured and dark- ened the lives of two fine families far too long. Joe Spurlin drove into Bullock's Corners last Saturday with a jag of sweet clover seed and tied his team in the shed of the Anglo-American Hotel. It's a foreign boarding house now and there is more liquor drunk in it than when the fine old place was a respectable licensed tavern. Ole Mister Bunn drove in with Me- 1lsgy-~she wanted to have a tooth fill ed---and tied his horses in the shed right next to Joe's team. Melissy had a basket full of stuff that she had 'bought, little feminine things, and she came into the hotel yard to put in her father's wagon when she spied Joe afar off. It rattied her. Bhe was afraid Joe would speak to her and her father catch him at it, 80 she dropped her basket in a black democrat wagon with muddy wheels and scurried into the street. Of course, you are wise to the plot. Shall 1 so on? Very well, here's the rest of | When Ye got ho! his mother and sister Nettie came out to get the parcels and Miss Spurlin wanted te know where he got this basket? What basket? This here basket with a pair of silk stockings into it and Bunn wagon had dull red | j Pousibly it will the Spurlin' vehicle had fhould. But why should there be Sul @ better that they ! the towns, tWO SOS of news verlastingly u get into each - others' hair. preacher, the teacher, the lawyer, the physician, the merchant, are, in the conduct of their advocations strictly non-political. Why should the editor alone, immolate himself on a part'- san altar? That political parties, societies, movements, that have mes- sages for the publie, should have ve- hicles by which they -can reach the public, 1s quite true. They should use the same medium that the merchant does, the advertising columus of the newspapers, just as the merchant does, and bay cash for the space used, as the merchant does. The universal adoption of these ideas by all pub- lishers of the country will, we feel confident, come about very quickly, and we shall have a decenter press. We cannot help thinking too, that there will be a resultant improve- ment in the feelings of the people. Fifty years ago the common idea was that a Grit and Tory could searcely break bread together. It's an idea that has been d dying a long time. The abandonment of politics by the newa- papers would furnish its coupe de grace. CASTORIA For Infants and Children "In Use For Over 30 Years The Wi, Davies Co. ld " PHONE 597 = TO CAREFUL HOUSEWIFES TAKE THIS i ' BEEF Choice Oven Roast 20¢ Choice Thick Rib > Roast 23c. CE Stewing Bee cra 15. Fronts : oy ane wa 150 YEARLING LAMB Chop ....... . .28e. Ib. Fronts. ......18¢1b. OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK-END Sweet Pickled Ham ihinn ie an an aie 20s IDs Sweet Pickled Bacon, (sliced) .~ . .38¢. 1b. Tripe ....... J2¢.1b. Wiltshire Bacon 5 Ihe, Sug at He. Ib. tea at 45c¢. and f | for .. $1.00 Prime Cheese .29¢. Ib. Choles But- sDairy Bet. Pa Corn and To- 'matoes ... 15¢. 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