E\ / "Sita_means well 0 They don't define to Giscover that you have $8.40 letc? . Knows enough about the Bible to ~ . the one who is irritated by the ignor- ¥ THE DAILY BRITISH WHig 7a # » wr 1 A | ] |] | | . SERS IEE Ill ond Semi-W WHIG PUBLIS LIMITED Publ by en ING Co., J. G. Elliott Leman A. Guid ..... WHERE FIGURES PALE. Estimates vary as to the loss of life in Japan. Some observers be- lieve that a bundred thousar'd, oth- ers a half million, have perished. One estimate is as futila as another to convey-to minds thousands of mil- ©s away a picture of the suffering, tke devastation, the anguish now op= pressing the brave heart of tha once sun-kissed island empire. Ope won- ders, blankly, if the smile has left the inscrutable face of this or that cordial, good-natured son of Japan one met here or there in months Or years gone hy. That the spirit of the Japanese people is unbroken in its hour of sorrow is indicated by its confident, broad-gauged effort to relieva its own distress. Here is no weakling people waiting supinely for the ar- rival of succor from afar. 'Here Is a nation proud as any, resourceful, and | reliant even in grave adversity, mar- shading its disrupted resources even before the earth hemeath its feet has 43 | ceased to quiver. The vigor with which Japanese leaders set gbout to relieve suffering by no means diminishes the neces- sa.00 | SIty for unmstinted aid from Canada OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: + Oalder, 23 St. John St, Montreal ¥. W. Thompson ....100 King 5t. W. Toronto. the Editor are published the Letters te only over the actual mame of Attached is one of the best Job Canada, printing offices ian The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of (lirculations Germany passes the buck, but re- fuses to pass over any bucks. The desire to get somewhere in a hurry gets many persons in an hospi- tal. Famous last words: "Now, madam, T'll show you which of us is boss of this household." The chief objection to the chap 1 is that he seldom Mves within his means, Correct this sentence: "Oh, how wonderful it is, "cried the small boy, "to be back in school again," If the parents blame the teacher for the child's dullness, the teacher knows where the child got it. ----e ii "Nobody: knows what a president must endure." Still, an umpire can "Venture a pretty shrewd guess. ---------- The rich and the poor all have about the same' feeling when they get up from the dinner table. Dictionaries always'make good. "social unrest," but you can find it under "envy." ls------------ That banana thing is said to be a | £60,000 tune, and this doesn't in- clude anything for wear and tear. Er -- Isn't it glortous, after paying the monthly installments on everything, ------ After all, it's fair enough. If the approaching car is running without lights, no doubt the driver is lit up. Woman hasn't been too thoroughly ' emancipated to enjoy that ancient line of hokum beginning, "I ilove you." i be-------- © The best index to a country's fu- ture is the relative number of road- Sters and seven-passenger touring cars, i An educated min is one who lines to Avo crediting the best Shakespeare, S-------------- In the old days the Prominent officiated at a house-raising. his activities are confined to it raising. 3 ---- In this great country there fs a chance for every young man except "ance and stupidity of his boss. -------------------- Superstition: belief in charms. : Mon: disbelief in charms. : getting a profit by making 1s for the superstitious. paragraplier was made fran- ¢ by the howling brats of his neigh- and every other prosperous land, That the Japanese get about so reli- antly to help themselves makes them the more deserving of help. All that all may give will be need- ed to minimize the distress that broods above the fallen cherry blos- soms. AlN that all may give will be Deeded' to clothe ang feed and shel- ter the millions who have lost their all -- all but the faith of a stout national heart. The local Red Cross is making an appeal for funds; let | us all be generous in supporting it. at ---- IRELAND AND THE LEAGUE. Mhe admission of the Irich Free State to the League of Nationsws~a partner with the other nations of the world marke the beginning of a new éra not only fér Ireland but for the whole British Empire, It is the token of the fullest Possible recogni- tion by Great Britain and by the na- tions who are in the league of the Lew and free status of the Free State, and the fact that there was perfect unanimity amongst the dele- gates on the question of admitting the new dominion shows that this new status has been also recognized all over the world, What would William Ewart Gladstone, John Red- mond and other champions of Irish home rule think if they were alive to-day to see Ireland take her place as a free nation within the British Empire, with full rights. of nation- hood in a world organization of na- tions? Never in their wildest pians for the emancipation of Ireland from British rule did these old political leaders and statesmen dream of so full a measure as Hes been granted to Ireland by, the establishment of the Irish Free State. ~~ The admission of the Free State into the League of Nations means an accession to that body of a new force in world affairs. It adds colour to that assembly which meets periodic- ally and discusses world matters, be- cause the Irish statesmen are noted for their eloquence, their champion- ing of the weak against the strong, and for a fiery celtic temperament which is quickly aroused and which leads them to go to any extremes for the cause which they are supporting. In the debates of the league, they will make themselves heard, and by their elognence they will force others to listen to them. They will not be simply echoes of the British repre- sentatives, as it has been suggested the delegates from the British do- minions are, but will undoubtedly retain an independence of thought and of action which wi'l make itself felt in all that is done by the as- sembly. It is a good thing for the Empire that Ireland has been admitted to the league. It will act as an incen- tive to the statesmen who are at the head of affairs in the Free State to make the nation worthy of the re- cognition which has been given to it. Now that they have been recognized by the nations 'of the world, they will strive to show that they deserve it, and to make a contribution to the progress of the Empire such as they are best fitted to make, and to be- came one of the happlest and most prosperous members of that great commonwealth of free nations known as the British Empire. THE VALUE OF THE CHILD, Out in Winnipeg this week there is being held a conference which is ot vital rtance to Canada and to young Cdnadians, and which a fow years ago would have been looked upon as a useless fad indulged in by a handful of people who had nothing else to do with their time. This meeting is the annual all-Canadian child welfare, conference, and it has now reached so important a status 'that it 5 attended by many of the leading medical men and social workers of the country. Since the fessionally, are Interested in It. but | | also by 'volunteer workers who have | | at heart the future physieal and mean- | | tal standards of the men and women | | of Canada. ~The child welfare conference is a | reat recognition of the value of the | | children of Cana p- The high infant mortality rate of & few years ago was | a matter of grave concern, and was | one of the reasons for an organized effort to protect 'the' young. lives upon | which the future of the nation de- pends. Jt was found that much. of the infant mortality was due to the ignorance of young mothers who | brought children {nto the world with- | out the least idea of how to care for them. In this direction, much of the child welfare work has been educa- tional. The establishment of baby clinics all over Ontario was one of the mest progressive steps in the work, and these clinics have been do- ing great work since they were open- ed. Through them it bas been con- clusively proven, the lives of scores of children have been saved, and the very fact that, wherever they exist, mothers flock to them for assistance and advice, shows that they are | worth while, The child welfare work of to-day, however, does not stop with the in- fant. It follows the hoy or girl right through the years of childhood _ and adolescence, .and, as far as possible, throws a protecting mantle around the young man or woman in the most dangerous years of lite. For in. stance, at the conference this week, tubjects such as the evils of 'child labour, agricultural apprenticeship -and education, and an organized ap: prenticeship system for trades and industries are being discussed, all with a view'to making it possibile for young men and women to go forward to the battle of life as weil equipped as can be in every way. The important factor in connection with this work is that it shows a keener interest in thé value of the children to the country. This is a sure sign of advancing civilization. In the countries where civiMzation is at a low ebb, children count for very little. As educatifn advances, and the standard of morals fis raised, then there comes a stronger realiza- tion of the fact that-the future of a nation depends on the panner in which the children of the present are reared and trained. In caring for the child life of the nation, Canada stands well in the forefront of the countries of the world, for the \con- ference which is being held in Win- nipeg is an unique event which is copied in onlffone or two countries as yet. This betokens the possibility of the next generation and those which succeed it being stronger and more thoroughly trained men and women, and the Canada of the future will reap the benefits of the efforts of the Canada of to-day. That Body of Pours By James W, Barton, M.D, Too Much Fat. Scientists who are studying our present civilization are remarking on the excessive weight of our men, and even to a greater 'extent, our women, It would appear that people past thirty are running anywhere from ten to fifty pounds over the weight considered right for their height ana bony structure. re Now what is the reason? The scientists after thorough In- 'vestigation state that it is due to two causes, ; First: --There is not the need for work of the body as there has been in past. generations. With the la- bor saving devices, the elevator ang the automobile there is really no occasion for many people to exert themselves. Second : --Many people have re- tained their appetite for food, ui food is prepared now in such a var- lety of tempting , that over- eating is the sin of our times. Now what about it? §.5F ii * - By Clarence Ludlow Brownell M LA, Fellow -Reyai Geographical Soctety, London, England. + In spite of the terrific propaganda | against Moslems that has been going | on for years, with the idea of either converting them or @ oblfterating them, it seems that some among them are ready to turn the other | cheek, to return good for evil, sud} to "love- them who despitetully wel you." At any rate, an immense stride | forward for peace on earth among | men of good will is a result of i re- | cent letter to the faithful which Sul- | tan Mohammed Shab, Aga Khan IIL, | has just published. | The Aga, who bears the title that | once belonged to the commander-in- chief of the Janizaries, the famous | fighters often called the bulwark of | the Turkish Empire, is spiritual lead- | er of millions of Mohammedauns in | India, Persia, Afghanistan, Arabia, Khorasan, Syria, Morocco, and in Central Asia. To the Moslem, he Is as important as the Bishop of Rome, the Holy Father, is to the great body represented in Catholicism. He is a member of the royal house of Persia, whose ancestors ruled in Egypt at the time of the Crusades (they were Caliphs then) and trace hack to the time of myth and legend. He may also wear the green turban, for he is a direct descendent of the Prophet, the founder of the Moham- medan Empire, He is a. Persian rrince, an Indian potentate, and a Knight Commander of the Indian F.mpire these past twenty-six years, by order of her late Mafesty, Queen Yictoria. Having the Bast in his blood, he has 'something of the West as well. and in'rare combination, fer he sees both sides, an achievement rare in- deed for ond. of the East, and impos- sible for one of the West. No Europ- ean ever understood the Fast. In all probability none ever will. On the other hand, the Westégn mind is too practical and materialistic for the Eastern mind. He cannot give it sympathy. To him it is gross But here comes one who is im- portant enough to hold the ears of both East and West. He has had the highest education that either-can af- ford, and he has travelled much amongst those of his faith, and | amongst the "Infidels" as well. He writes to all Moslems to tell them' that the accepted time is at hand; that the hour of peace will soon strike, its clang will not be a call to arms, but will sound out far over the world's surface, reverberat- ing through all lends, and the echoes will be the soft, sweet tones of bro- therly love. He assures Molhammedans that Turkey is for peace. that she wishes to be the friend of each European country; that under the new treaty, that of Lausanne, trade will return and commerce will grow abundactly. The bitterness that has existed be- tween Great Britain and Turkey will disappear, France, too is to extend the hand of cordial goodfellowsaip. India is to quiet down. The dis- content that has, been the bdte noir of all interested in the welltelng of that vast Empire is to evaporate for 4 new vpportunity has come to the faithful; they are to unite to reha- bilitate Turkey which has been quite to that threshold, to pass over which meant extinction. "It is no time for politics" declares the Shah, "All Moslems both in Io- dia and elsowhere must lay asidic political scheming and become prac- tical men of affairs. They must busy themselves with the urgent--the im- perative needs of the country-that has been so near death. They must rehabilitate Turkey. The youth of Turkey can save the state. We must teach them. We must train them in right methods. We must make them into good citizens. ------ BIBBY'S Our Display of Fall Suits Top Coats, Hats and Shirts . IS WELL WORTH COMING MILES TO SEE We are selling agents in Kingston for STANFIELD'S UNSHRINK- ABLE UNDERWEAR - BIBBY"S ! - WE CLAIM TO HAVE ~The Best $24.50 The Best $28.50 The Best $35.00 The Best $37.50 SUITS AND OVERCOATS IN CANADA Society Brand Clothes. Moore's English Hats. Stevenson Real Irish Hose cemented segments; the lower, read- ing parts of the lenses, are invisible. R. ARTHEY, RJ0. MW mT IN ONE PAIR OF GLASSES Modern Bifocal Glasses show no Let us show them to you. 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