PAGE FOUR The British Whig 84TH YEAR Business Office "ditorial Rooms Office A A vance. an year, mall to rural offices vy oAr, on United Les $2.50 (Semi-Weelkly Edition) Dy mall, cash .:....... JL ed mathe ig Bd three months pro Fata. \ttached is one of the best job srinting offices In Canada circulation of THE BRITISH nie Setbetitad by dhe Audit Bureau of Oirculations WAR IN WEST SIMCOE. According to the reports of meet- ings in West Simcoe the political parties are ruthless in their on- slaughts upon each other. The ef- ficiency or usefulness of the govern- ment, or the ability or usefulness of the candidates, are not under con- sideration, but bilingualism and pro- hibition, (which have been settled), pifile and personalities. ' There has not been any campaign quite so hot and offensive in many a year; and if on the day of polling there is not a war of more than words, with trains bearing Into Toronto the wounded and disabled, a result of thé con- flict, it will be surprising. Premiers may come and premiers may go in Russia~--a Goremkyn may give way to a Sturmer, and he in turn give way to a Trepoff--but the government and the war go on. An autocratic ministry may bé the best for Russia at present. AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE. Out of the contingencies which have been disturbing the city council and the city officials good will come. Every dollar of public expenditure should be regularly incurred. There are times when 'things have to be done without delay, when the usual machinery cannet be put in motion. But ft fs a rare occasion when the committee having to do with a work or transaction cannot meet and dis- cuss it. A report upon the transac- tion, with the details of cost so far as possible, should be submitted and put on record. That report, too, should give the official, in any in- stance, the power or instruction: to act, and when he follows diréctions implicitly and fully he is protected from all criticisms. There is another advantage in the written record. It contains all the facts, and they can- not be ch afterwards. In view of the safety which this routine affords to committees and officials the marvel isthat it is not invariably followed. Several cities of Ontario will peti- tion the legislature at the next ses- sion for special aots which will en- able them to tax the people for pa- triotic purposes. Can one general act not be made to cover all? A NEW GoLp Announcement has made with regard to the new federal loan which the Canadian government fs about to launch and which the wage-earners are expected to largely take. The bonds will e of small denominations, $26, $50 or $100 each. They will be sold at a discount and run for three pms feutture as soon as the war ends. The : icentral banks, effectively supported iby the savings and loan banks, caused ia very considerable return of gold to { the Bank of the Empire. | Co-operative enterprise has met {with the greatest success in the mat- iter of the issue of the second and subscription of 525 million marks, The central banks also used the means at their disposal for objects outside the proper scope of their activities, as for the provisioning of the army apd the support of measures tending to secure the food supply of the peoule. . The difference between the exploi- tations in Germans and Canada is this: That in Germany they were com- mandeered and in Canada they must be invited, It is expected that Sir Thomas White will have no difficulty in raising the amount of this loan, which is said to be $30,000,000. ---------------- EDITORIAL NOTES. Drie Ottawa Citizen requests the federal government to abolish politi- cal patronage. Too late, The evil has been carried to extremes, and all without number, The Windsor Record regards the $30,000 a year which the Lord's Day Alliance costs as a great waste of money at the present time, The churches and the moral agencies hould be obliged to save, save, save. The Journal-Press, of Ottawa, in- timated that the nationalists in the Borden government have repented of their sins. Have they? When? Some definite information upon this subject would be thankfully received. The civil servants in Ottawa are said to be excited. They are being specially registered, and those who are eligible for military service may be invited to step out and serve their country, What is there wrong about that? "Beginning with 1916, Dr. Rich- ardson asked the School Board to be careful, and he was defeated." Thus was the mayor of this year greeted when 'he visited the Board of Educa- tion on Wednesday evening. An ominous warning. Queen's University should not worry over the attendance of medical students. If they can get the edu- cation they want here at $500 or $1,- 000 less than in Toronto or in Mont- real they will come here for it. All they want is value for their money. Mr. Maclean, of the Toronto World, has been compared with Lord Northcliffe in his independent critic- ism of the government. But the ef- fects are not the same. Northcliffe makes people heed him. The claim is threatened with the displeasure of his party, The Hamilton Presbytery will vote presently upon a motion, of which notice has been given, which aims at another registration on church un- fon, the ballots being confined to members only, The adherents, ac- cording to this, will be deprived of a voice in the. matter, Would they stand for this? third Jwar loans, and attaiped to al over the country there are sore-heads THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 1917. Wace Sam : "Tightwad." | Scottish Amerjcah. reader §f this paper who dis- agrees with our recent low estimate of American generosity to war suf- ferers, is simply uninformed . as to the true facts of the case, When we place the illuminating statisitics be- fore him he will hasten to admit that our criticism was just. Take the case of Belgium, whose cries of distress have pierced our ears since the first rush and ravage of the merciless Huns. The Belgiins have suffered in every way it is pos- sible for a defenceless and downtrod- den nation to agonize under the foot of a remorseless invader, They have been starved from the start; their children and old men have been mas- sacred; while their beautiful, historic cities have been sacked and turned into shambles. The Belgians were the first war victims, and groanings will stir the conscience of the German people unto the third and fourth generation, What have we, the richest and most prosperous nation in the world, done for Belgium Our total fund 000. That looks like a big sum of gifts of the British Isles and France, and see it shrink. England and France, in the throes of a war that meant life or death, donated to Bel- gium no less than $238,000,000! But think of this! The Britons and their gold to pay cash ounce of meat and yard of cloth. And we sold the goods "at capital and Britain's and France's philanthropy--was just 000! crued to us in clear gain ag a result of this little country's disaster and tragedy, There are otler eloquent figures quotable for the information of folks who hesitate about spending much money at Chicago's forthcoming Al- lied Bazaar. Our charity to Belgium figures out, for instance, at the fdte of ten cents per capita. New Zea- land and Australia have given over $1.25 per head, notwithstanding their own many wants in a time of war and bad business. To Serbia we sent $207,000, and this looks big until we discover that France sent dom $8,000.000! Our total war pro- fits, by the way, are stated to be about two and a half billions. After comparing these figures, if any reader of the Canadian-American continues to think that Uncle Sam bas done his share for war relief, that reader is a hopeless case-- stingy must be his middle name. § -- mA FRIEND'S ADVICE TO HON. MR. KEMP Toronto Telegram. Military « advisers = who have never béen at the fromt themselves should be promptly checked up by Hon. A. E. Kemp. - The real ability that has made Mr. Kemp a success in his own business, the executive power that qualifies Mr. Kemp for his high duties, might well be ap- plied to the distribution of com- missions in the Canadian army on this side of ithe sea. The worst method of distributing commissions women have been wronged, and their their for Belgian relief reached $12,000,- money. But place it alongside the French purchased food and clothing for the poor subjects of King Albert in the United States, sending hither for every prices, and our profit out of the deal ----out of Belgtum's terrible necessity | fluences will prevent him. noble | partizan war administration charged $47,000, With the duty of winning the war over $400,000, and the United King | , | Swiss border to Rheims. right-of-way to appointments in the tion should be granted to men who enlisted in the ranks of the Cana- fan army or to officers and men who of military age who after nearly thirty months of warfare has nothing but take an officer's co is not entitled to preferential t other Canadians who have enlisted in the ranks of units on this side 6 the sea. »- SURPLUS OFFICERS . IN ENGLAND 4 Mon trea] Herald. t 'of England. have been thickly peo- pled with surplus Canadian officers retaining full rank and full pay, and created for their benefit. General surplus, either by offering the men, a chance to join the army as lieuten- ants, or disposing of them altogether. Apparently political influences have been too strong for him. Is Canada to go on maintaining a large plus of highly-paid but purely or- namental officers simply that those in office may play politics? Are all the promised reforms to go by the board? Torento appears to think so, judging by the Toronto Star, which says: "The whole situation is one that Sir Robert Borden, while in office as a party leader, will not { handle. A thousand pulls and in- A nop- | regardless of the ambitions, profits, In other words, our contribution and advantages of individuals would Hi to aid Belgium has been a little more | Savej the country than a fourth of the amount that ac-| millions during 1917 and help materially in hasten- {ing the end of the war and saving ! thousands of Canadian lives.' i |THE BRITISH HOLDING THE HEAVIEST FRONT) Gen. Maurice Issues an En- lightening Statement on | the Matter. | Loudon, | with line which the British have taken lover in France, Major-General F. B. Maurice, chief director of military operations-at the War Office, replied to the frequently uttered criticism based on the fact that Great Britain with her great arfay, holds only a comparatively small portion of the western front. 'He stated thay the ninety miles held by the British has as many Germans along its front as the 230 miles extending from the Jan. 12 In discussing "Besides thé huirbers facing us," General Mauricé continued, "it must be remembered "that both climatic and ground conditions along our front are much worse than in any other section in the west. Just now we feel this acufely, as the water is always near the surface .in Flanders, and besides the churned-up ground. on the Somme front we must con- tend with adverse weather. attached nominally to fictitious posts Hil Turner planned te do away with this Hl sur- Ho the Associated Press the new |} is the red tape méthod of assuming] y= that civilians, who have taken offi- cers' courses should be given a clear }i Canadian army, and that no promo- ||! | have fought on the battle front of | France and Flanders. A Canadian} DENT'S KNITTED GLOVES; regular 75c¢ values for . . . . 50c pair WOOLLEN UNDERWEAR; odd pieces, shirts and drawers; all sizes; regular $1.25, $1.00 values, for... .. is no secret that some portions Ji i! IH Men's Overcoat . . S0c per garment and Suit Sale Hi iH i HE 1 1 H il Hl 11 Sold outs, last ane of a kind, together with a number of samples. ll Regular $15,$16.50, $18, and $20 values, for -- suits for, . MEN'S SHIRTS, $1.00 and $1.25 values, for Special Values in Boys .. .. 69¢c each ' Suits. See our regular $5.00, $6.50, $7.50 over $93.78 i DC IT ELECTRICALLY : -- LET US WIRE YOUR HOUSE NOW _-- HOUSE and STORE LIGHTING A SPECIALTY. LARGEST STOCK OF F IXTURES IN THE CITY. SEE OUR NEW DESIGNS. Moore's "Electric Shop *. "The Shop of Quality." don Arg p-- SCHIFF'S $100,000 GIFT. Gives This to Red Cross, Two-Thirds for Allies, New York, Jan. 12.--The Ameri- can Red Cross announced that Jacob H. Schiff, who celebrated his seven- tieth birthday yesterday, had-given Random Reels "Ot Shoes and Ships sud Seallag Wax, of Cabbages and Kings" | PUBLIC oPiNiow | The Trusts at Work. (Oswego Times) Being exhorted to make New Year's resolutions, the trusts have evidently resolved to jack up prices several notches further in recogni- tion of the season, : THE PANCAKE. The pancake is a round, flat ob- ject which is used as a substitute Tor breakfast. Asfew years ago the medical pro- fession decided that people would feel better and live longer df they would go. without fast or eat some light, dainty food which would allow the stomach cake on account of its sallow com- plexion and prefer the plain flour product, which can be piled on the table to the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and then disappears with terrifying rapidity. It is a try- ing task to fry whole wheat pancakes ~ $100,000 to be applied to its relief work in" the belligerent nations Europe. It is the largest single con- tributions made to the Red Cross since the outbreak of the war in Europe. This is Mr. Schiff's letter announe- ing the gift: "I bave to-day passed to the credit of the American Red Cross the sum of $100,000. This is to form a special contribution given to the American Red Cross by me for purposes of non-militant relief in European countries engaged in the present war, and it is my wish that two thirds of the total amount be ap- plied for relief in 'Entente countries' and one-third for relief in the coun- tries of the Central Powers." Sir Sam Posted. (Montreal Herald) After Sir Sam Hughes' speech in New York last night, President Wil- son cannot complain that he is ignor- ant of the Allies peace terms. Who Will Pay? . (Montreal News) King Constantine says he can raise an army of 75,000 men. It would be interesting to know who guarantees the pay-roil. Better work to better matters than to simply hope for the best. Rp A ick ar ies---- PASTEURIZATION Kills the Germs of Septic Sore Throat, Typhoid, Tuberculosis and Scarlet Fever. All our milk is thoroughly Pasteurized and sold in sealed bottles at 9c per quart. Just Received a Fresh Lot of | Weight? Yes! bd Walt? No!