YEAR 84 ~-NO. 20 50 7. Ey JGHT CRITICISMS; | "COMES IN SHOWER jonary, Imprudent--Europe Will Laugh Wim An Wealist, Vis At His Message. 2 The following are the criticisms by the press of the United Statey/ in yre- gard to the recent address of Presi- dent Wilson befpre the U. 8B. Senate: N. Y. World: *The influence which the President's address exerts upon Europe will depend In a very large measure upon the influence which it exerts 4t home, and its in- fluence st home will depend \ a very large measure upon the force that the American people still attach to those political principles whicg were once the life blood of the Re- public." of President of Humanity. There is nothing in his official duties which requires him to demand the estab- lishment of a freg snd united Poland, or to lay down to Europe the prin- ciple that all nations like Switzer- land, for example, or the Republic of Andorra, 'Ahould be accorded free outlets to the seas." N. Y. Times: "By one bold stroke President | Wilson removes the ob- stacles to world peace guaranteed by the world over which our. Peace League folks have been wrangling. The President will have the over- 'whelming support of the American people in declining to commit our Government to any guarantee of European dynastic or national ar- rangements ~ with which we could have no sympathy." Boston Globe: "What {8 toad to peace -nedds is a halfway house. President's Wilson's speech to the Senate is an attempt to build one." Providence Journal: "What single thought is there in all this cornucopia of words that was oot fully stated in an infinitely more direct and honest form by Mr. Balfour several days ago? Mr. Wilsen beckons the ing and. sail nations of the : x with his school 's cane and delivers a prize oration on millenium, while civilization and the liberty of the world are battling for life in the shambels of a hundred blogdy fields." Boston Journal: "Mr. Wilson has offered no one practical idea foward ending the present war and prevent- ing the wars of the future. Mr. Wil- gon has offered to rebuild the uni- « verse. The Senate gapes at him; Europe wil'pity him." 5 MAR Cleveland Leader: "It is impossi- ble to imagine any responsible states. man in Europe reading without a smile such valiant phrases bearing at y long range upon the curbing of tre- mendous forces and coming {rom a man with the record in International affairs which Woodrow. Wilson has written into the history of his coun- try. This is not the time for sound- ing words with nothing to give them forte and weight. It is worse than NY. SenT--TMr Wilson is not! fl sworn to execute faithfully the office | futile, because it breeds anger while it causes derision." Louisville Courier-Journal: "The President's solemnly proposing the most. radical of revolutions, not only in the government of the U. §. but in the government of the world, marks the climax of the sensational series of verbal 'performances which has characterized his administration al- most from its beginning. It is, in- deed, staggering--this formal, actual proposal of a transcendental dreamer for the instant, practical establish- ment by force of the millenium. of mankind, and the Courier-Journal has not the heart, at the moment of t impressions, to proceed Into an Iysls of its fatal inconsistencies, fantastic illusions and limitless pos- sibilities for misfortune and mis- chief." { ' v Will Startle People. st. Paul (Minn) Ploneer Press: "It will be wonderful if this remark- able address does not stir up a storm not to be confined to the United States.' The first impression is that it predicates troubles without pro- mise, that it promises a-programme which will startle without convincing the American people." Philadelphia Press: 'The Presi- dent's programme is so idealistic and revolutionary, that we fear fit will be received with even less ap- proval by the belligerents than his peace note was by the Entente Al- lles. The whole addréss is most admirable in spirit. and influential it may prove must await developments." Chicago Tribune: "Considering the sacrifices being made by the people of Europe, we can hardly fail to sympathize with the view, not in- frequently expressed abroad, that the terms of whatever peace is arriv- od in a matter strictly for those who bave paid the price, . But Mr. wil- son's, proposals, however well they square with American theories and convictions, call for a good deal of consideration. We build Utopias easily in our blessed land." Wash: Post: "It constitutes a shining ideal, seemingly unattain- able, while pasgions rule the world, but- embodying, nevertheless, the h * of nations, both large and Small." : / y A Wide Choice. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "Presi- dent Wilson's address' was amazing in its suddenness, spectacular in its setting, disquieting in ts potentiali- ties, admirable in its purpose. It is either a monumental mistake or an act that will fill glowing page in history." Boston Post: "Or the fie ethics of the President's proposal there can be no question; ator of his high-mind- ed desire to be of a large service to all the world. But as to the practica- bility of his plan--as to its desirabil- ity even from our own standpoint-- the matter ig open to wide varieties Paris, Jan, 23--The official coni- unication by the War Office , Othe as: ters. {as it fell to {brought which fell in of our speciil £uns in the direction of Amy (Oise)." ] The afternoon statement read: "The artillery fire was rather spirited between the Olse and Aisne. The night was calm over most of the front, % s "One . of . our plots yesterday J down a German aeroplane our lines near Navarin farm. in the region of Montmedy otlier German machine, subjected to machine gun fire at close range by one of 'Gur aeroplanes, was crushed the 4 within the enemy lines near Amel." jes, | emerges from the How practical |: KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1017 of opinion and careful and patroitic discussion." Wilson Doesn't Understand. N.Y. Herald: "When Mr, Wilson dreamland of his fancy and essays to deal with tire cold, hard facts of a situation which finds ' great nations pattling for a righteous peace, he ghows that a pro- per realization of the sentiments im- pelling those peoples. to sacrifice their all for liberty has no more found its way into the secluded clois- ters of the White House than has a real understanding of the sentiment of the American people." N. Y. Tribune: 'The mixing in advance ifto the details of the com- ing peace compact in Europe is high ly imprudent. ' It puts the United States in a false position and cannot but excite the resentm®nt of the European belligerents, ' from whose quarrel President Wilson, so long as it suited him to do so, insisted that we must stand rigidly Aloot." LAURIER'S OFFER T0 BE ACCEPTED Government to Allow Premier To "GoTo fogland. . > r-- OF EXTENSION OF THE TERM : TILL LATER: By the Caucuses Werg Held at Ottawa on Wednesdey Morning by Both the Governmenit Supporters and the Membérs of the Opposition. (Special to the Whig.) Ottawa, Jan. 24.--While po official announcement is made, it's under- stood that the Conservative Govern- ment supporters, after.a long caucus this morning, agreed that it would be advisable to accept Bir Wilfrid Laur- jet's proposition to vote interim sup- ply and allow Sir Robert Borden tp g0 to the Imperial Conference, This would ledve the contentious matter o fthe extension of the life of parlia- ment till later. The Liberals also held a caucus this morning, but no hint of the re "sult of the deliberations has been given. Démand For General Election, Ottawa, Jan. 24.--A demand by Hon, Frank Oliver, of Edmonton, for a general election formed the feature of yesterday's speeches during the continuation of the debate onthe ad- dress in the Commons. Messrs. E. M. Macdonald, of Picton; H. H. Stevens, of Vancouver, and "Mr. Oliver him- were the day's speakers, D. D. enzie, of North = Cape Breton, adjourning the debate. Mr. Oliver, as stated, thought Parliament should for their mandate. to the people elected under 'been {and should be succeeded by a war RUSSIAN SOLDIERS HONOR ENGLAND'S PATRON SAINT. 2 The photograph shows a group of Russian soldiers who are fighting with the Allies in Champagne lined up for review. 1 nr THE NAVAL ACTION OFF DUTCH COAST It is Persistently Reported That Many German Vessels ----L<Were Sunk: d -- (Shecial to the Whig.) ~ Landi, Jai 24.--Persistent and repeated reports from Holland to-day were that from six to ten German de- stroyers had been sunk in Monday night's engagement between the Bri- tish and German sea forces. The Berlin Statement. {Special to the Whig.) Berlin, Jan. 24--One British de- stroyer was sunk in a naval action off the Dutch coast yesterday and one of the German torpedo boats reached a Dutch harbor, The rest of the Ger- man vessels returned with slight losses, This refers to the action reported by the British Admiralty as 'having occurred in the North Sea. - A REDUCED MAJORITY. Northwest Toronto Was Wom, But Not With Advantage. (Special to the Whig.) Toronto, Jan. 24.--Northwest To- ronto makes the seventh consecutive bye-election at which the majority of government candidates has been ma- terially reduced. In avery bye-elec- tion since the gemeral election of 1914, there Thds been a reduction and in not a single ease has the gov- ernment gained ground, In Northwest Toronto the Liberals, although defeated, have done better than at any election in the same ap- proximate district for fifteen years. This satisfactory result occurred af- ter a contest in-which there wad every possible obstacle and disad- vantage for the Liberals. The reduec- tion of the government's majority in Northwest Toronto is ower 500. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS y Wilson Millenium" and "The Wash- » Were Made by the French on German | 'Lines. : (Special to the Whig.) Paris, Jan. 24.--Sucecessful French | raids on the German lines at differ-| ent points south of Chilly and in Woeyre were announced in to-day's| official statement. It also reported | great activity of the patrols in the! region of the Seilete, but calm every- | where along thé front. | Lorne W. Barclay, a Canadian by | birth, has been appointed from | amongst forty Americans to the post of Director of the Department of | Education of the Boy Scduts of Can-| ada. A ~~ EIGHT GERMAN DESTROYERS SUNK IN NAVAL FIGHT «Special to the Whig) London, Jan. 24.--Two German destroyers were sunk by the British in two destroyer en ments in the North Sea, the British Admiralty announded last night. e first fight took place ¢lose to t & "Dutch coast, and British forces destroyed one German vessel. . scattered the squadron of which this x vessel was a part. The German sea forces Were. | the King of Wurftemberg, in whi¢h | the German Emperor appealed to the {| German people, saying: | cept peace without victory." in the same sense of infliciing on from Prussian militarism that their "considerably punished," WILSON SHOULD RY / Back Important German News. HS PROFERD ADVE IS RESENTED BY THOSE FIGHT. ING FOR HUMANITY. A Pointed Out That Wilson's Ideals Are Remote From Prussian Mili- tarism--Wilson's Peace Can Only Come With Entente Victory. London, Jan. 24.--President Wil- son's speech in the Senate Monday bn participation by the United States in a league of peace maintained its posi- tion as the chief news event in the evening newspapers here, which de- vote their front 'pages to the text upder headings such as "President ington Sensation." ~ The Westminster Gdszette asks whether, it President Wilson had suffered + what the Entente Allies have, he would patiently have listen- ed to a third party telling him he nrust be content to end the war with- out winning it-and to forego penalties against the énemy who had sprung the war, torn up treaties, and com- mitted "unheard-of. crimes against humanity"; and 'says: "We see no! reply to these retorts." The Westminster Gatgette refers President Wilson for Germany's re- ply to 'Emperor William's letter to "Hold on with blood and treasure until the arrogance of our enemies is shattered by our unghakable will to victory," and the newspaper adds: "Thus, so far as we are concerned, we have no cognizance of any will- ingness on our enemy's part to ac What Is Wilson Keeping Back? » The Westminster Gazette says it} {s a reasonable inference from the President's mention of the German intentions that "he knew something that we do not know," and concludes: "Mr. Wilson has something further in view than retoric," 'and suggests that "his most practical step is to tell us what the German terms are, or if he does not know, to induce the Gerny to disclose them. We shall then able to attach a definite meaning to words and. phrases that are now quite vague, and to discover whether the suggested 'peace with- out victory' is a peace which would leave our nefessary -objects unac- complished, or/merely a peace which stops short 'crushing' the enemy him political emtinction ' which we disavow. ! ! "The. ideals which President Wil son sets before us are so remote realization carries with it extinction of German t, . His with: all Dhig int the most important element im it is} freedom from murder, and until this Goverment has taken #n effective stand to prevent tha murder of its citizens by submarines on the high seas, it makes itself an object off derision by king for the freedom | of the seas. PT erfering with life is] worse than intérfering with property. | "As for the statement, there can, be no real peace with victory; so far | as Belgium is concerned, the state-] ment stands on par with a similar statement, had there beén such after Bunker Hill and Lexington, that there could be no real peace if vie- | tory came to the forces of General | Washington." WHAT BRITAIN HAS DONE WITH TAKING CHANCES What Sir Gilbert Parker Says in Interview Regarding Her Part in War. New York, Jan. 24.--Sir Gilbert Parker, who arrived from England, talked to hewspapermen about the cause of the Allies, particularly the part that Britain, his own country, is playing, last night. Sir Gilbert, who is at the Hotel Vanderbilt, said that it was his belief that the war would end next autumn, perhaps a short time before that, and that the end will follow the economic collamge of German from within and the sma¥sy- ing of the German lines by the Anglo-French armies in the west. Sir Gilbert--said that he favored-a league to enforce peace, but added that the problem of organizing such a league was a tremendous one, the solution. of which will require much time, "Do you think that Britain will be relly to reduce her 'navy, in line) with any general disarmament pro-| gramme that may follow the war?" Sir Gilbert was asked. "Britain," he answered, "has done with taking chances; If she had not taken chances there would have been no war. If she had-trained her young men as Lord Roberts for years pegged her to do, Germany and Aus- tria would not have entered upon the war." "Do you believe in universal mili- tary training?" "Had Britain only applied the most elementary forms of military training this war would not have happened." "How long can Britain stand the financial drain of the war?" "Longer than any other nation fighting In it. In spite of the small- ness of our population we have a reservoir of Imperial strength which is greater than that of the German Empire. 'And do not forget that in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa we have four confeder- ations with unlimited resources ready to mortgage the last man and the last dollar of their possibilities. "How about the end of the war?" "1 think that the war will end this coming autumn or perhaps a Tittle before. I believe the end will come with the smashing of the German front in the west, combined with the ecopomic pressure to Which Ger- many 4s being subjected, But there will be no end of this war without victory. And I want to say that if anybody thinks that Britain wants to destroy Germany as a nation or as a people, they are wrong. That Is all utter nonsense," STOPS EMIGRATION OF ALL DOMESTICS No Woman May Leave Great Britain Without Passport From Commission. London, Jan. 24.--Compulsory Na- tional Service for women as well as for men is foreshadowed. in the new regulations which require every passport to receive the vise of the National Service Commission, which body has power to-veto any person of either six, between the ages of six- teen and sixty, leaving Great Britain. The result may be that no women fit for manual work may be allowed to proceed to Canada. Canadians domiciled will be exempt, but the regulation threatens to seriously in-] terefere with the emigration of do-T mestics to Canada. Mrs. Bowder, who intended opening a girls' club in Mointreal in the spring, expresses the opinion that 'Canada-should object to the proposal, especially as women emigrants to Canada mostly go to farms, where productive work is serl- ously hampered on account of the scarcity of female labor. Obed Smith commissioner of emigration for Can- is taking the matter up, : head of the National Service Commission is W. T. R. Preston, for- merly emigration commissi for Canada. general idea of world at a reign of law established. nationali¥es, t and small, Hving in freedom security, is such that he can only get what he 'wants if we at the same time get what we ~ "Was ; Died. (Special to the Whig) - (Toronto, Jan. Se Waiter Scott, | C.P.R. brakeman, of Erin, Ont, died this morning in the Western from terrible 'injuries recél by falling from the running board of an engine at midnight, i / Fu 2% TH PAGES 18 LAST EDITION CANADA ALONE STAYS PARTEZAN Other Countries And Dominions Discard Party: System During th Wa. GENET § GED BY E. M. MACDONALD, MEMBER FOR PICTOU, N.S. Bills Introduced in the Commons to Do Away With Capital ment and to Amend the © Code as to Bigamy. Ottawa, Jan. 24.~~In the. House yesterday afternoon Robert Bicker dike, of Montreal, introduced a bill to amend the criminal code by doing away with capital punishment. The pili, which has now figured on the order paper during three sessions, was read for the first time. ion. Dr. Pugsley introduced a bill to amend the criminal code as it ap- plies to bigamy. Dr. Pugsley declar- od that the purpose of the bill was to legalize re-marriage In a _case . where a divorce had been obtained, not only in Canada, but in a 'bona fide manner in another country, where jurisdiction existed to grant such divorce. The marriage, how- ever, should not take place until two years after the divorce, Hon. George P. Graham asked whether the Prime Minister could say when railway legislation would be brought down, The Prime Minis ter said not for some. time. E. M. Macdonald, M.P. for Pictou, resumed the debate on the: address, prefacing his remarks with a high tribute to Mr. Speaker Rifedes. The speech from the throne, he:intimat- ed, was notable mow for what it had done than for what Is did contain. He strongly favored a celebration throughout the Dominion of Canada's golden jubilee on July 1st hext. Mr. Macdonald referred to the Im- perial conference, and declared that the only thing which Canada could give the Premier was to say that the Dominion stood by the Motherland to the end of thi (Applause.) A Partizan Admipistration. The present Government, said Mr. Macdonald, was practically the only Government which throughout had preserved & purely partizan admin- istration (heéar, hear from the Op- position). Great Britain had reor- ganized several times; the Australian Government had given to the mili- tary officers the control of the army. Had Conada done anything of the sort? Moreover, patronage had been abolished and politics shut out of the Australian army. In this the Ca- nadian Premier might. Take a leal out of Premier Hughes' book. The Government hete had gone along since the' beginning of the war an- nouncing that they had the absolute right of partnership and patronage as it no war existed. Why should this be so? There was no monopoly of patrio- tism in the country. The Opposition had proved its loyalty by more than word of 'mouth behind and around him sat men--DMessrs, Oliver, Turiff, Cruise and others, Whose boys bad solved the great mystery. Their bones flay out on the battlefield of Flanders. The Opposition was here to ask that the greatest integrity, the greatest honor, should characterize the admin- {stration of the war. The elimination of graft and patronage was the best they could demand. The present Government was ve sensitive of criticism. They coni- dered any attack on them as & speech of less majesty. It would be well If the Government would study the at- tacks eo on the British Govern ment from time to time. * war. 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