' PAGE FOUR THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1917 amm-- The British Whig 84TH YEAR Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED. J. G. EIMotS ....cvveiisnnnne President Leman A. Guild ... Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. Telephones: Business Office ......... et 243 Editorial Rooms Job Offic Ps SU a RIFPTION RATES (Daily Edition) One year, delivered in city One year, if paid In advance 5.0 year, by mall to rural offices §2. 59 One One year, to United States .~...$2. (Semi-Weekly Edition) One year, by mall, cash ........ 1.0 One year, {f not pald in advance 1.659 One year, to United States ...... 1.60 Six and three months pro rata, 0 "RE PRES NT . 1006 Traders Hank Bias. NTA ATIVE F.RNorthrup, 2210 F.R Northrup, 1610 Ass'n | Bide. : Attached one "of priming offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG 1s autnegticuted by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. GERMANIC WAR TALK, After the war we shall fronted with the most gigantic tasks have ever confronted a na- he con- which tion "We shall be surrounded by ene- whom we shall not meet with loud words, but with the internal strength of the nation." "Woe to the statesman who does not recognize the signs of the time! Woe to him who, after this catastro- phe, the like of which the world has never seen, believes he can take up the work where it was interrupted." Chancellor Bethmann-Hollwesg. mies, The people of Canada saved $500, 000,000 in two years, and they will need it dg 1f the prophecies of some 'true; and these pro- not made yesterday. people come phecies were BRITAIN AND ITS BEER. The people of Britain are not going to have prohibition at present. The government party notwithstand- ing its strength and unity of purpose, ag the representatives of all classes and parties, and embracing all power during the war, will not abolish the manufacture of beer under any cir- cumstances, Compensation to the brewers is out of the question, It in- volves an expenditure of £300,000,- The controller of food is, there- fore, compelled to order a reduction in the use of grains, or the produc- tion of beer. The consumption of next year will be 10,000,000 barrels as compared with 26,000,000 barrels in 1916, and the men who are looking for the success of British arms, and to 'nothing else, say that even that means the use of sixty ships all the year, of 45,000 tons of sugar, of 20, 000 tons of maize, of 360,000 tons of barley. This, in a time of war, when thrift and economy are being so zealously preached, with the peo- ple on short rations, looks lke an outrage, The premier of Ontario will do what he can to banish booze from Ontario. He must, the better, banish booze advertising. He can make it illegal. 000, M---------------------- » WASTE OF FOODS, A citizen of ungftresfigpable earn- estness asked the Whig why the foods going into the garbage cans should be wasted. It is hard to say. The man who offered $9,000 a year for the garbage of the city, or who offered to do the sanitary service of collecting the garbage free, on con- dition that he utilized the foods that it contained, knew what he was do- ing. The Whig has heard about the bread and meat that go to the in- cinerator. It cannot understand why the couneil allows this to go on without a protest. It could have a daily inspection of the garbage cans, and it could locate where the waste "was taking place. Objection cannot "bo taken to the casting aside of food from the tables in the hotels because the guests pay for the right to select what they shall eat and reject what they do'not want. The rejected por- tion goes from the hotel, but it should not go into the incinerator if it could be fed to the hogs and the hens, The demand is growing that the council should examine into the cir- cumstances, that the inspector should and the sooner | END OF EXTRAVAGANCE. | When Sir Richard McBride, at the joud of his political career, which was | public office, or rather pushed his pre- | decessor out of it, it was felt that a serious mistake was made, British Columbia could not afford the extravagance in which it in- dulged. It could not afford the ex- pensive buildings which it erected | in London and equipped. It could] not stand the princely representation of Sir Richard McBride especially. It is proposed to change all this, to the imperial government for mil- itary purposes, to cancel by act of legislature the appointment of Sir Richard McBride, to end the improvi- dent deal which Mr, Turner, an oc- togenarian, who became a perpetual burden upon the province at $6,000. 'When the McBride appointment was made the Bowser government must have felt that it has a perpetual lease of power. When this govern- ment went under it was at once ap- that its successes had to cease. Sir Richard McBride, or Sir Dick, as he was familiarly called, may not like the sudden termination of his loardly rule but the province can stand his wrath much better than it can stand the deficits arising out of his extravagance, parent The Ontario government's reason for not taxing the Nickel Trust Com- pany is that it did not desire to keep investors out of thei province Oh, fie on that. The reason is that the government and the trust are on very friendly terms, and that but for the liberals the province would not be taxing the Nickel Trust even now ONTARI)'S GREAT MONOPOLY. in another tirade against the Electrical Development Company, vents some of his fury against a great corporation, It has some rights in business and equity. It began the power business in On- tario at a time witén the province was not disposed to launch its schemes at any cost. It*had its busi- ness going when the Hydro-Electric Commissison was formed. It had its friends in the legislature which Sir James Whitney led. That was a time when the chief organ for the conser- vative party intimated thag it would not do to crush out private enter- prise with government machinery and government power. The late Sir James Whitney, though willing enough that people Should bave elec- tric light as cheaply as candle light, was timid about some of the Beck proposals. Sir Adam has, however, fought his way, backed by munici- palities, until he represents to-day an influence and capital of a most stu- pendous character. He is now able to fight great corporations, and he Is doing it with vigor. But not much is to be gained by controversy of a bitter or personal kind. 'The pro- vince can, in the public interest, buy out the Electrical Development plant, ds he suggests. It is the object of the Commission now, and this will, it is assumed, be very shortly attained. Sir Adam Beck, United States proposes to tax wealth. Everyone earning over $100,000 a year will have to pay § per cent. upon the excess. It is esti- mated that as a result the war treas- ury will be the gainer by between two and three billions of dollars. What is the Canadian government doing about the higher taxation of excess profits? GET OUT YOUR SPADE.' The Greater Production Committee invites the co-operation of the people in the movement which, it supported as loyally as it should be, will mean their protection to some extent against a scarcity of foods in the months that are to come, Alderman Wright's committee es- timates that there are four hundred acres of arable land within the four larger wards of the city. He figures that there are two thousand plots of from one-tenth to one-fifth of an acre each, or two hundred acres more, and a total for the city of six hundred acres, exclusive of the parks, the college campus, the school and other lands which are not desirable for various reasons(and for garden- ing purposes, Some of the larger plots the city will have plowed up and put under cultivation. Some of the smaller plots will be cultivated by the own- ers, or by those to whom the owners will hand them over for the season under agreements as to use; and the possession or transfer of the land will follow at omece if there is the response that should be to the call of the committee. The advertise- ment will attract general attention, and the coupons printed In connec- tion with each issue, should be cut off, filled in ,and addressed to the chairman of the Committee. Granted that there will be a suf- the people at the end of the season,-- and that is a spook which the knock- Ler is holding up for public attention ----the men and the women and the children will find in gardening the greatest pleasure, and in the pro- pass upon the alleged waste of foods, and send to the council a report upon which it can act, cannot be too highly estimated. ducts of the garden ga benefit which | meteoric in its character, accepted al to rent the costly offices in London | ficiency of foods in Canada for aM || EDITORIAL NOTES. The food scarcity in Germany. is very great stock is running low The estimate with regard to {it was very erroneous, and is the the result government! has had to sei | what remains o {ome the peop The poultry | great spirit in | products of the year money in fowl and eggs, ast vear's crops and e's rations order to increase the There is large and there ness. A poultry farm will not run | itself, as some people imagine | emer George S. Heury, M. PP. P., is after | { W. F. Maclean, M. P They repre- sent the same constituency South | York. George scores Billy for po- litical treachery. But Billy has vet to take his innings, and when fe | does George may look like a hen that has been ducked in the pond. Good Friday, - it is - suggested, of prayer. Some- to impress the ing, of repentance, thing should be done average man with the pects of the times and prayer would surely - The German de emand | that war alliances and war declara- tions and declarations of peace shall not be made without the will and consent of the people. They demand! that the one-man power the | Kaiser shall be at an end. This is a| voice of revolution, sure to be A day of fasting | have its effects, | socialists of will be answered seen how it | PUBLIC OPINION | Russia's Saving. (Ottawa Journal-Press) Since the" Russian people, saved year $755,000,000. What run a war loan, or in peace real estate boom? Should Ace ep, (Toronto Mail) Our Western farmers wise to accept the British Govern- ment's offer for their wheat. United States gets into the war the surplus crop of that country will be| at the disposal of the Entente na- tions in Europe. United States' Aid. (Montreal Star) A New York banker is quoted as saying that the United States can "and the war' .by lending a large sum of money to the Allies. When will our cousins learn that there are quite a lot of things in the world that money will-not do? in one times a Touch of Sarcaism. (Montreal Herald) "Czar Nicholas should get credit for his abdication manifesto--it is a dignified, manly, patriotic docu- ment," says the Hamilton Herald Yes, and if he had always taken the advice of such patriotic men as wrote that document for him and shoved it forward for signature, he would not be down and out to-day. Using Public Money. (Toronto Globe) The Provincial Treasury can ford a large contribution to the Teachers' Superannuation Fund. In- deed, considering what assured Pensions will mean for the profess- fon, the province could not afford to withhold the grant. The teachers will make an equal contribution and , i fuises iciers are showing | is something to learn about the busi- | should be observed as a day of fast-| religious as-| It remains! they have cut out the vodka! place to] might be! If the af- ernor, | content of mind regarding the future will increase their efficiency. Give Him the Axe. (Windsor Resurd) At a cock figat the bird that re- to accept, battle is killed off and if his daddy can be found he is} given the axe also, so that no more "slackers" will be bred You, get ithe idea, boys. Let us fight to"the last man. Canada Jas no room for cowards. They don't deserve to be | allowed to. live and become the fa- ithers of "yellow streak' children. KINGSTON EVENTS| 25 YEARS AGO "Tom" 'McAuley's steam yacht is | the enevy of all the local yachtymen. It cost $800. { Charles Chambers, carter, sold his { horse and truck to E. McFadden and [ left for Detrecit to go as mate in a | vessel. "Nat" Greenwood - will resign the leadership of St. Andrews church | choir after the Easter services, ei | + THE EXPENDITURE IS VERY LARGE : : A sronto Weekly Sih oT he Legislature of Alberta, having [ voted to spend eleven millions during the coming year, eight and three- | quarters 'millions on revenue and | two and a half millions on capital ac- | count, weakens the claim of the pro- vince to be a farmers' common- wealth. The population of Alberta, which was, in 1911, 375,000, is prob- | ably, at present, not more than 500, i 000 If Ontario, which is thought to | ba recklessly extravagant, were to spend with the same proportion to population, its | béidget this year | would be for forty-three millions on * | revenue and twelve millions on cap- ital account, Alberta's revenue is | mainly derived from taxes which in crease the cost of production and diminish the gains of industry If we have correctly apprehended the, | motive of the farmers' agitation in lthe west, it is that the margin of | gain over production cost is so small that industry is disheartened . In- { dustry, that is, farm industry, asks, therefore, for free wheat with the | United States and free trade with the United Kingdom. Farm indus- try, it is obvious, could not gain, if | its legislature spent the gains . of | freer trade, as it now seems dis posed to do. sie |e '} GOVERNMENT WON'T QUIT OFFICE | Montreal Herald ? The Fredericton Gleaner makes | the astonishing announcement that | although defeated at the polls a month ago, the Murray Government would be lacking in patriotism if they were to resign, "It is not the intention of the loyal people of this province to abdicate at this time,' says the Gleaner. In other words, the defeated Conservative adminis- tration are quite right in defying the will of the people, as expressed at the general election! It is at a junc- ture like this that we realize the real function of the Lieutenant-Gov- The purpose of his office is to meet occasions like this and see that the will of the people ig put into effect. If a girl works hard to obtain a husband that is no sign she will work for him afterward. Random Reels "Of Shoes and Shipe and Sealing Wax, of Cabbagey and Kings." THE LUNGS The lungs are useful articles which enable man to talk and not get tired. This is also true of woman, in a small, weak way. When man wag created he was given a tongue, but until the lungs were set up he had nothing to pro- pel it with. Why is it, therefore, that people speak with so much en- thusiasm of the silver-tongued Chaun- tauqua lecturer and fail to realize that if it were not for his large, knee- acting lungs he would be as helpless as a deaf mute in a joint debate? Every summer, all over this fair land of free speech and $3 potatoes, the Chautauqua lecturer runs amuck, flourishing 5 tongue in the faces of engro audiences who forget that back of that agile implement are located two tireless, gear-driven bellows which are harder to tire out than an amateur pianist who has just come home with a silver medal. The lungs are used both for in- spiration, and expiration, and when they become thoroughly inspired they can hold a congregation speel-bound for an hour and a half without caus- ing any rise in the temperature of the collection box. During the sum- mer the lungs feed on nothing but fresh aim, in the winter they grow careless and allow the pestiferous grip germ to enter and start a sneeze factory, It ig very disappointing to a man whose bronchial tubes have always operated in a reliable, noise- less manner to wake up some morn- ing and discover that they need a new set of piston rings and a mus- tard plaster, There would be much less hay fever in this country if the bronchial tubes could be given a gen- eral overhauling every winter, like a touring car which is about to be trad- ed for anything in sight. The lungs are the main stay and sole prop of the orator and the new member of congress. Nobody ever got very far in congress without a pair of double-expansion lungs, and that is why so many of our public men have chests dike a Portland cutter, aa Rippling Rhymes me flery-eyed. where he might get! I lay and 4 ere to my couch 1 hie; I'd surely be were nigh!" 'THE SPECTRE Last night when I had gone to rest, a ghost came to my side; it was the most astounding guest that ever man espied ;it wouldn't go at my behest, but watched ghostly things of dread; toff who said he'd heard their tread, and told him But, oh, the horror of last night, | shall not soon for- kinds of sweat; that ghost, aglow with bluish light, ing fierce, you bet. How long 'twas there 1 do not know---it seemed through my soul I felt the flow of grim and ice fears; at last I saw the phantom go, back to its spheres. Then I arose and said, "By heck, no more will 1 eat pie, no more consume of shrimps a peck, Before last night I used to scoff at I laughed 10 scorn the timid get off, and where to soak his head. gazed in mortal fright and oozed all to me ten years--and misty a mental wreck, if more such ghosts Bibbys | Order Your Easter Suit Early Itwillpay ~ See Bibbys New $2.50 Soft Hats J ™ ™ See Bibbys Dainty $1.25 Shirts 'See Bibbys Classy $5.00 Shoes f ~ - ~( See Bibbys $15.00 Slip On Overcoats x J "N\ Boys' Suits Sizes 26 to 33 Blue Serge > Special Valued $7.50 L See Bibbys $15.00 Pinch Back Overcoats 1 J A See Bibbys Young Men's Suits The Pinch Back $15.00 See Bibbys $18.00 Oxford Grey Chester- field Overcoats Na me mimmem------------ ~ ~ See Bibbys $20.00 Young Men's ; Suits. Blue and Fancy Cheviots. youand itwill helpus J J { J - See Bibbys $4.75 Blue Reefers For Boys | and Girls. --- ~ See Bibbys Young Men's $18.00 Blue Suits See Bibbys $15.00 Raincoat and Overcoat Combined. 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