A. fish - PAGE FOUR The British Whig ' 83RD YEAR. *r CL nN Te homens Business Office ey . Job One year Shr advan 5 2 8 Dnited States van oe month pro 'Fata. Attached one of the best job printing moss in Canada. | The cireniation of THE BRITISH wl tie 07 Audit Bureau of Circulations "~~ WORK FOR THE SOLDIERS. Everyone welcomes the announce- ment that the returned soldiers, those who have done their bit, who are no longer qualified for military service and are still willing to work, should be given a preference whenever possible. It is not enough that some kind of registration should be kept, and that as opportunity offers they should be given public appointments. That implies a most dilatory method of giving these men employment, and unless changes in the public service take place more rapidly than usual the waiting lists may be very long. The Whig recalls what occurred in England when the veterans of the war became numerous. The govern- ment, through sowne department, called out of the public service those who could do military duty and did not enlist, and filled their places with réturned soldiers." No one saw in that proceeding a wrong or an injustice. The Canadian and the provincial governments must revise their lists, The National Service Commission, as a first act, should scan the records at Ottawa, and elsewhere, and see where they can replaee fighting men with men who have performed their part. Yes, the returning soldiers deserve the consideration of the government, and that consideration is not to be limited to a few pleasant words and promises. The wine and beer agitation has been killed. The defeat of the con- servative candidate in south-west To- ronto, with this as his programme, is enough. The minister with his ear to the ground has evidently heard some- thing. MR. DPEWART COMES BACK. When Hon. Arthur Meighen dis- cussed the nickel question in To- ronto, as the representative of the federal government and the Interna- tional Nickel Company, he made two principal points: (1) That the nickel trade, outside of Canada, was prac- tically under the control of the British Admiralty, and (2) that the London agents of the International Nickel Company, the Mertons, had been changed by the elimination of their Germans members. This was But Hartley Dewart has come back. He quoted from the cablegrams of Lord Cecil and Bonar Law (no doubt asked for), to the effect that it was £% i 3 NATIONALISTS IN EVIDENCE. There is a suggestiveness in the! Borden-Bennett party addressed Very naturally there was a large at- connection with the war, and at a time like this, is bound to be. But! was too much nationalism about it and the presence of men who, in the| election of 1911, had preached anti- militarism, had a tendency to arouse hostility. The question' flung tautingly at Mr. Patenaude had a sting in it, "Why don't you enlist?" This, with a boos and other expressions of uns friendliness, was followed by ealls for Mr. Blondin. He is the il-starred representative of the nationalist party who so far forgot himself in the elec- tion of 1911 as to say that holes a | should be shot in the British flag. He a, since the war broke out, made some attempt to explain away the ef- pe of that insulting phrase, but he has never made the umreserved ap- ology for which his offence called. The premier would have gone far towards raising his popularity had be removed from the cabinet and his councils the men who have made re- cruiting in Quebec impossible. Paten- aude and Blondin are certainly not at patriotic meetings calculated to win the applause of the people. Their re- tirement has been demanded by one public meeting in Ontario which has had the disabilities of the government under consideration. Quebec is not going to have total prohibition. It may have the aboli- tion of the bar--Rowell's policy again endorsed--and restriction of liquor to cafes and restaurants. The stand-up bar, the common menace of the times, is bound to go. NEW FARMERS' PARTY. Sir Robert Borden, who proposes with Mr. Bennett et al, to make a hurried trip across the continent, in the interest of national service, will be just in time, as they pass through the western provinces, to catch the inspiration of the new farmers' party. Its organization was effected at Win- nipeg on Wednesday, and its plan is to enter a propaganda which will have the effect of orgamzing branches of the party in every province, and in every county of every province. It is to be a greater political move- ment than the farmers have ever at- tempted, with a platform so compre- hensive that it is safe to say that no- thing like it has ever been &dvanced. The campaign in connection with it is to be conducted along independent lines, and for the reason, presuinably, that the political parties would queer it if they could, The theory is that the farmers can, if they will, control the political situation of Canada. The difficulty is to comsolidate the vote, and cast it en bloc, when farmers' in- terests are at stake. There have been farmers' move- ments, and they have not succeeded because they lacked in solidarity. Both the Grange and the Patron par- ties were well designed. They were supposed to be co-operative in their tendencies, and there is no doubt that had they been true to their objects they would have accomplished great things for their members. Untor- tunately there were those who were not true to their pledges as they were expected to be, and when elections came around they found themselves voting the old ticket as usual. Dis- integration followed. i It remains to be seen whether the riotous meeting in Montreal which the tendance, as any public meeting in| it was unfortunately staged. There| | the story that the Mertons at London, ! THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER § 1916: supply has to stand the additional cost! »f ocean freight. This is surprising. Lord Northcliffe, the British diec-| tator, the man who is largely respon- | sible for the present political condi- Ition in England, does not approve of | Canada's ni ckel policy. He has been |1argely instrumental in discrediting | the agents of the International Nickel | Company, have got rid of the Ger- man element. Changed their name. "hat o That is all. ho, -------- ay Torohto News) It will take more than a Conserva- tive majority to justify the Senate's existence, z Let Us Hope So, {Toronto Star) Frederick Palmer's annual war lec- ture is coming to be an event of im- portance, Next year, let us hope, he will be in a position to explain to us in his highly interesting way how it all ended, Remembering the Herves, (Montreal Star) Ambassador Gerard is said to be taking back with him to Berlin four tons of food delicacies, the gift of en- thusiastic friends. Four tons of rea- sons for making him the most popu- lar man in Berlin, Oh, That's It? (Mttawa Free By filling in the vacancies in the Senate the Tories are given a major- ity in that body. And, according to the time-honored custom in this country, senate reform is once more an accomplished fact. Winning, Glory. (Guelph Mercury) The Canadian soldiers at the front have won added glory. The young Press) | PUBLIC OPINION | =| day, man at home whe is stilt skulking around and dodging the issue, is win- ning an added stigma to his name every time he says no. IXINGSTON EVENTS] 25 YEARS ACO Rev. 'Mr. Mackie gave his impres- sions of his visit to Trinidad in St. Andrew's church. T. D. Minnes drew two glasses of | water from the tap in his dry goods store, and it was as dark as that found in muddy pools. Two divers of the Donnelly Wreck- ing Company are engaged adding forty-five feet on the Royal Military ! College suction pipe. THE CARE OF RETURNED VETERANS Brantford Exposjtor A deplorable oversight on the part of the militia department was brought to light at the Brantford Township Council meeting on Mon- when the local branch of the | Canadian Patriotic Fund appealed to the council to give assistance to a returned veteran, who, because of his injuries, was unable to do any | work. An effort was being made, it was reported to the council, to have his name replaced on the "casualty"" list, so that he might again draw pay. Canada expects that every re- turned soldier, invalided home through wounds, will receive such funds from the government "that there shall be no need for aid from municipal organizations of any kind. The veterans so disabled have earned the right to be adequately cared for, and it should not be necessary ° to make appeals for charitw Wounded soldiers have well. earned their pen- sions, and red-tape should be cut through speedily to meet the exigen- cies of the case. BEER Beer is a told, cheering lubricant which is getting almost as hard to find as a tooth brush in Mexico, A strong prejudice has sprung up ag- ainst beer as an uninterrupted.bev- erage, and many of our leading poli- ticians do not use it except for medi- ¢al purposes or immediately after el- ection. Some of our best politicians have weak stomachs and find that a fowl quarts 'of beer taken in a rn gr manner before breakfast te them ne Strohgth aad cour- age coupled with a velvety sostenuto hiccough, y Beer is composed of barley, a small quantity of alcohol and seven inches of sea foam. It is made in large buildings and shipped by ex- press to people. who prefer to have it come under. an assumed name. For a long time beer was sold over the bar, but in many states the sa- loon has been requested to with- draw and make way for liberty. This has been a great boon to the express companies and has also Rippling Random Reels "Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." nd helped the local merchant to get part way down the alphabet with his book accounts. Beer is a mild drink to whiskey, and 'produces a differ- ent kind of headache. There is something about the human system which prevents it from absorbing whiskey with the:eager, sponge-like enthusiasm of the trained beer drinker. The chief products of whiskey are crime, poverty and au- tomobile , accidents and nobody tries to defénd it when he is sober. The only thing whiskéyds good for is snake bite, and-spakes are get- ting scarcer every year Beer has never hurt anybody who didn't want to swinr-in it, but the trouble is that lot of people wade out too far. It ig so with to- bacco and coffee and dill pickles and pim olives. The safest way ds to fall back on buttermilk, which never yet caused a man to want to drive eighty-five miles an hour on a crook- ed turnpike or seps him home to his family without a dime in his pocket or a semsible theught in his head. ! a Rhymes compared The frosty urged to do our ended. néw party ean educate its members t try out the new platfornt, in avery di politically. The ideal is always ak, tractive until it is submitted to the test. EDITORIA NOTES. The Toronto World has it that a political crisis ison. It would not be surprising to hear that a dominion election has been ordered before the end of the year. So soon as that? Are the farmers of this county ready for the new political party which, starting in the west, is expect- od to spread and cover 'all Canada nigh. : i ------------------------------ The Kemp election in Toronto ought to be all right. Hon, Bob Rog- ers and been up. 16. tion. tail, in the face of counter attractions i with its branches? Its ideals ate very | dying. A 4 Shopping early!" Well such is life, ping early. " months away, by hopes and fears early springtime yesterday and now the fall's near But yesterday the fields were buds and birds were cheery; today we're burning gas- oline across a landscape dreary. makes me sad--- merchants in the grad, ery, 'Do your shopping early!" For it reminds me of the fact that life is swiftly flying; Time has no pity and no tact; . THE OLD SLOGAN breezes have emerged from lands where snow is dropping, and pretty soon we will be early shopping. Thus speed the husy attended; 'twas green, and The old time slogan but never sour or surly--when all the he wants to see us "Tis but an hour since Groundhog Day, when we 'were blithely skating, or when we blew our coin "away, the Fourth a-celebrating! and now we hear the Stentor loud and burley, who roars---and jars the atmosphere---"Please do your "Tis but an hour, and men and dames, and maids with tresses curly, will brace themselves against their hames,, and do their shop- y. Arthar Meighen have| . | and aft their mes-| | meric touch upon. the political situa-| I L SesBibbys _ 0 SecBibhys Nobby. $2 50 Bibbys ~---- Men's Silk Neck- wear Khaki Had- kerchiefs, -initialed, beauties 3 for 50c. Men's Gloves Grey suede, wool lined, Special value $1.50 Flowing end style, Special values Khaki 50c. Handkerchiefs : Better ones 75c ° Men's Gloves Dents Woolen Special value 75c¢. Special value 3 for 25¢. Real beauties Silk Neckscarfs for $1.00 Men's Pyjamas. Large size Special values $1.50 Silk squares See Bibbys $15 Young Men's Overcoats The Broadway Form fitting style Bandana pattern Special value $2.00 Woolen Neck- scarfs Fine, sift, knitted wool scarf; plain . colors 'with 'cfoss bar, fancy: ends. Men's Gloves Silk: lined, grey I or tan. Special values. $2.00. See Bibbys $15 Young Men's Ulsters Men's Shirts White P.K. Fronts and Cuffs Special value $1.25. See Bibbys $20 Regent Suits Young men's fa- || Special values : $1.00. See Bibbys $18 Young Men's Overcoats The Belcourt Full Back. New Scotch Cheviots. Men's Shirts Silk fronts. Spec- ial value, $1.25 vorite, English cut. See Bibbys $15 Tweed Raincoats Nobby patterns Men's Fancy Vests, Special values English cut. THE SHOP of MANY XMAS GIFTS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL SEE our new Mahogany Parlor Lamps. DALY GARAGE pie go We furnish aute ie sugpiice of all gasoline, motor oll, ete. Veg Sweeny i tr a Sans or ---- Casseroles eee -- he pierced on oval snd nd nickel : an x plated frames, x green and white linings. See our 7 just arrived. = at 90c is a solid white The . steel frame, nickle plated; gives good sat- ol: ction