emg AA A RO ots ocr de a WHIG PRESS CRITICISM. Speaking before the Regina Cana- dian Club on Wednesday Hon. How- ard Ferguson, premier of Ontario 4nd minister of education, made a sweeping indlotment of the Cana- A ENE pers IF RET NE ase ed unfair criticism of public men. It is a charge that is oftem heard, but there is. not as much truth in it as one would suppose. The news- papers do not originate anything, as a rule, and the references to public men invariably arise out ot their administrative actions or the politics which they advocate. The newspapers are merely 'the vehicles through which publc opinion finds expression, and they are amenable when they transgress the legal bbunds in the publication of news, In the consideration of this sub- Ject of the responsibility of the press it must always be remembered that in giving an account of pub- He proceedings neither the writer nor the paper are responsible for the subject matter, the comment nor the criticism, but only for the ae- CEE | " Le TELEPHONE Exchange, connecting all ments canes SUBSCRIPTION RATES: RY VOR er RRR | Clanus--there isn't, is there?" | THE DAILY BRITISH ee -- Aaa suffered much in the past because | of similar revolutions, it is to be G d Di the Hob- thoped that he will continue to do se. enzollerns. By Clarence Ladiow Browne Meh Fellow Royal Geographical Society, London,. England. | What did you reply? Or did you | | laugh? | The former Crown Prince of Ger- Perhaps the kiddie who asked many has no chance whatever of was pretty wise, maybe scornful. | "coming back," end royalty in any | But the point is that he did ask. No form very little, 'is the opinion of matter how fictional he thought the {the former ambassador from the Santa Claus idea to be, the point is {American Republic to the court thai | that he showed pretty plainly that (Once Upon a time was one of the! he would like to believe in Santa Objects of exhibition in Berlin ; Claus. For he remembered how |Pamely the Honourable James W. | jolly it was when he did believe. Gerard. = It would be a pity if there were las joruer Sgn wwe no Santa Claus---that is to say, if [such 30. improssic,.. because ot re the spirit of Santa Claus di not |y;4imate accounts of the real state | exist. {of affairs in the fatherland during | That is really what makes Christ- {the years immediately preceeding | mas bright for the little ones--the the entrance of United States into | Santa Claus spirit. {the war, speaks with confidence. | Haven't you observed that small (He was in the midst of affairs in men and women, even after they [the German capital before his have out-grown the believing-in-San- |OUBtry joined the Allies, and he | "IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?™ Did you ever have a small boy or i (Daily Edition) in ety .....co0000000.87 offices, $4.00 tates . . +. $0.00 Semi-Weekly yosr, by mall, cash ". . year, to United States .. 100 King St. W.,/| to. to the Kditer arc published | the actual mame of the is ome of the best job es im Camada, ' Married folk have an advantage Christmas. Two can give as cheap- / a8 ons, 3t is risky to go out of town shop- . Stay where you can watch - husband. It is rather ' flattering to ask es for the kind of affections 'can be alienated. pell-to-do people are those who ¥ beads at the jewellers instead of p ten-cent store. ener ein, iin | for the impressions | valling public | they are incapable of | not succeed in it. Judging trom the crowds one sees, 'evidently a lot of people are doing | shopping early. { try is one of the most troubled it seems unreasonable, but the © head never begins to swell until the | & mind stops growing, L #It is announced that the mark has stable for two weeks now. In neighborhood saf zero. Ba warn _ It seems to be undisputed that | mier Baldwin has reason for not | wing where he is A Mexico, having been recognized, | | §8 resorting to another revolution | 20 make herself unrecognizable. war isn't really over until pat- 'dealers in war material get ugh frisking their government. -------- Home is a place where the towel pnceded to be clean even though visible evidence is against it. ------------ Moral courage is the quality that you from sneaking up an the first time you put on lckers. simpsons. ne work of 13th century lock- is still in existenee, but you say that about 13th century ths. great novelist is one who can his setting an atmospheres of re without using a single ch phrase, haps the Wandering Jew had wandering back and forth the quota was full each he arrived. : 4 me are natioms "that devote effort to the delicate business alning on friendly terms with Sm ln sisi this sentence: "There's more delighttul and ou by ig," he declared, "than a nice i shower before breakfast." I iis sim len a republic is new, the man Amores for liberty is a patriot; _ after years the man who of liberty is a dangerous radi- - ' George, of Greece, is com- s side of the Atlantic to farming, and ft is only fair him that a shine parlor pays certain profit, I -- ti sii. 'y person who drives on a ing will keep in- mind ine may stall, and that may bit him, there will be _Such accidents to record. | the throes | threatens to overthrow the Obregon | government, and to turn the coun- { far as to secure the recognition ot | his | rule of General Diaz, and now, un- | large extent, 50| curacy of the account. Many people fail utterly to make the proper dis- tinctions, and blame the newspaper conveyed to them concerning the principals in- volved. All papers have their own policies, i however, governing the character of | the service they will render to the! publie, and whether they stand 'or fall depends upon their reputation for integrity, their ideals and the degree of social conselence that distinguishes their service, Under the elective system pre- men must meet ta Claus stage, still hang up their | stockings? They laugh in sheepish apology for the sentiment. But that stocking {dea sort of holds a| | warm spot in their hearts. They ' like its sentiment, its Christmas, spirit. i Nearly every small boy and small | girl feels that way about it. Ask | has been back since to study sults. If he was, it will be remember- ed, who talked pack to one of the little tin kings who was the figure- | head of one of the German states. This kinglet told Mr. Gerard that | 5,000,000 Germans in the States would presently stand up and show the silly Yankees what was what. | re. criticism, but the criticism that ap- pears in the press is nothing to the | gossip that the press must sift te the bottom to avoid being exploited | by irresponsible and designing per- sons. This duty is generally well | performed because editors are ime. personal as a result of the training they have to undergo. The fears that deter "men of ability" from entering public life are traceable to extreme self-consclousness that overcoming, and with such a defect they are bet ter out of public life for they could TROUBLED MEXICO. The history of Mexico is one long succession of revolutions. The coun- in the world,.and once again*it is in of a rebellion 'which try into a shambles. The situation Is an unfortunate one, for President Obregon was making real progress towards guiding "the country te prosperity, and had even gone so governmant by the United States. The country was reaching a more settled position than it had enjoyed since the golden days of the less the revolution can be checkea, there will be a return to the days of banditry and lawlessness such as existed during the feud between Car- ranza, Huerta and Villa. The troubles of Mexico can be as- signed to two reasons. First, there is the nature of the people. De- scended from the Spaniards to a they have a natural love of guerilla warfare. and of banditry. They are exceptionally quick tempered, and when they hate, only death itself cam put an end te their desire for vengeance. Thus, al- though President Obregon was suc- cessful in restoring peace and a measure of prosperity to his coun- try, he made many enemies in do- ing so, and doubtless these enemies have been waiting for a favourable opportunity to rise in revolt against him. The significant -factor, however, in the Mexican revolutions, has been that they always came at a time when prosperity was reaching its height. Here the love of the Mex!- can for power and wealth, with an the display which that brings, comes into play. When the country is in an impoverished condition, and its public coffers are empty, there Is little desire on the part of any of its selfish leaders to take control of the government. Then comes the oppor- tunity of men like President Obre- gon, who are willing to make sacri- fices and to work hard to restore prosperity. But with the coming of prosperity, and the filling of the public treasury, the~emvy of the selfish class of leaders is aroused, and they at once begin to plot for the overthrow of the government, so that they may secure control of tha public funds for the replenishment of their own pockets. Such leaders; unfortunately for Mexico, have al- ways been able to rally around them a Jarge following of unscrupulous bandits, and in the past they have. usually had a temporary measure of _suocess, and have remained in com- them, and see. | "Hang up, you mean, 0 Kinglet; we | Maybe your youngsters have [B2Ve 5,000,000 lamp posts to heng | reached that wise age and you no | them Jo. the first Jove they] 1 make. And the little tin king onger get the chance to play Santa walked away, | Claus. You know you miss the thrill \ : i of it. Republicanism Confident | Why don't you awaken that Santa Among the reasons Mr. Gerard | Claus spirit you've got and 80 out [gives for his belief that the former | and get some fun out of it? Go out | Eniser's eldest son is out of the | and pretend you are Santa Claus. {running permanently and that "no | Take along some gifts to fill some |Hohenzollerns need apply"--at leas. strange kiddies' stockings. Maybe Defore Thes Day of Judgmer,--oze | they stil} belleve iu Santa Claus-- |18 OF especial interest Ho pdt with a starved, yearning belief that | ont on to g Tam at the onde : Crown Prince is now im Germany too often has meant disappointment | New Hats Néw Shirts BIBBY'S Trading Here \ New Hats New Shirts We're not a Bank, but you can Save quite a few Dollars by All New Goods at 'Greatly Reduced Price SEE OUR NEW OVERCOATS The Trowler, the Hartley, The Windsor The absolutely news/style Overs coats--English Chinchilla and Whitney Cloths. i NAVY BLUE $35, $40, $45 SEE OUR BIG VALUE $19.50 ULSTERS Men's and Young Men's styles. Cur $25.00 ULSTERS AND OVERCOATS are wonders at the price. Sold in many places $30.00 and $385.00. ENGLISH PYJAMAS Something very comfy. cial values-- OUR SPECIAL PRICE $25.00 SEE OUR' $35.00 IRISH OVERCOATS Made from the celebrated O'- Brien Irish Tweeds--beautiful- ly made. Sold in many places at $40.00 and $45.00. 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"But," expla.ned the secretary, "I'm not Prussian, ' I'm one of those --- Yankees," And he got what he wanted. To the Bavarian even an! American was not as bad as a Pru: sian, Still another reason for mo more iHohenzollerns is the way Wilhelm and all the military folk treated the! plain people. The uniform of a military man was sacred. To brush against it even _accidentaily was a sort of blasphemy. The officer in these sacred habiliments was a god--an old Testament sort that displayed wrath end demanded that all the people worship him. He drew his sword and cut down those who bumped into him. and the peo- ple had no redress, The perso: who was then "war lord" said the that was all 'right, even when the culprit was a cripple, Not only did the military caste which ruled Gérmany cut down com. mon folk,' they made it quite im- possible for any but the elect to hold office, or to win commissions in any branch of the military service. As formerly in Japan--and still in In. dia, the caste system settled affairs for the plain people. ~~ No matter how clever a man might be. if he was born in the ranks--if he was one of the common péopla, he could not rise--his wife could never be- come Mrs, Captain or Mrs. Colonel It was a hard {with the consent and evident appro. | on Christmas morning. {val of the present German govern- ment, {strates that the republic is confi That dent in its own strength. Were | {it not sure of itseM, it would no.! have iscued a permit for his retdtn. | Body Furthefmore, it is so sure of itself | that it declines to hearken to the, of protests of te Allles asking that the |ered over to them or sent back to | Bourg {his island. "We're not so bad, | ' [thank you," says the German re- public, "we should worry about that ,By James W, Barton, M.D, [little 'has been," - And there you | are! , Everybody seems to get one or \man states coming together again more of these during his lifetime. [ger the recent rulers is that some You know what they look like in any {of them d.slike Prussia cordially. case. Only a little over half a century There seems to be a number of [@gd--sinve the end of the 'Civil' War little sacks filed with water situat- [in United States, in favt--Bavaria | round or oval in shape. lost. Prussia seized much territory | They ate = bit sore, sometimes by 'right of conquest" and levied | itchy, and unpleasant to say the iudemnities--many millions--which | least. The watery fluid in the Httle [the thrifty citizens who had to find | sacks begins to get thicker in two money will remember. They are in | or three days, a crust gradually ng way been for any more Prussian everything is cleared up. be independent (and so would the | These cold sores, as they are Rhineland. called, are sometimes 'found when zollerns there. i you have a slight cold and fever. To illustrate the feeling in Bavar. Sometimes they seem to accom- ja when Prussia is concerned, Mr. | pany more serious infections in the Gerard tells of a trip one of hia) come in crops for a long period of time it is sometimes found that some infection in the mouth, the nose, or the caverns or sinuses ad- joining the nose are the cause of the trouble. Many high strung folks a crop of these sores very often. Some severe nervous infections also are accompanied by these sores. Some dentists are of the opinion that it is entirely due to mouth con- ditions. ceded mow that these sores reflect more frequently the condition of the digestive tract. Many people believe they can tell the particular kinds of food that bring on thir attacks. question but that an ordinary cold or an attack of bronchitis, or even pneumonia is often accompanied by these cold sores about the lips and nce. ; Now whether it is from the re. tive tract, the treatment is just the same. The intestine to first, Then cleanliness of the infected parts is most important. This is significant for it demon- fonce royal person either be deliv. Cold Sores. Another reason against the Ger- ed In a sort 'of group, being either [was at war with Prussia. Bavaria | forms, and in a week or ten days domination. Bavaria would gladly |' system. Where the sores continue to with worn out nerves seem tto have Hi ver it is more generally con- On the other hand there is no spiratory tract, or from the diges- Just gently bathing the sores with be kept clear trol long enough to secure possess- |: on of the public. money. Thus a 3 L out Na munists, the socialists and the res AN I TS RE nd wil AN: jor revolute, serfdom, i Stinnes--who through the ab:en a SotfStaries 10k ithe: early days joi amti-trust laws in Germany Jhaving the 7 owns all the newspapers and. most of a ] rage with United States because |, Disidens | controls these i " associates. ery, guns, ships, food, clothing, or the present government. . and his friends like the empeet- much: bospitality. when trav- | ondition of affairs first rate. They fe |are already At ane of the juns, at which the | ould not return to monarchy -- {mot on a bet, ¥ {away when the running was good. The race into Holland was his fin. ish. says, he hid behind the skirts of a {woman -- the Queen of {He will do well to remain there. She never looks at him. {not an atom of re:pect for {She merely allows him, through such pity as she might show for a fright- ened puppy, to secrete himself some old kennel! in the back yard. 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