ol Business Office .. Baitorial Rooms Job Omee .. JON RATES ition) his service, will' be given a punish ment that fits the crim$. The call is. for service, the service that pro- tects from 'want and starvation, and it should be at once answered. OPINION IN 1914 and 1917. A gentiment expressed by Fred Pardee, of Sarnia, the liberal wilip at Ottawa, calls for criticism by the Hamilton Herald, Mr. Pardee re- gards the gross partisanship, waste and extravangance in connection with the war as criminal, ad-at the dis- trict meeting in Hamilton said that to consent to the prolongation of parliament, in order that these things might be continued, would make the 'liberal party condoners 'of these crimes. The Herald realizes that the na- tional life of the Dominion House expired in October last. The liberals agreed that there should not be an appeal to the people for another year, and probably they expected, as they had a right to do, the discontinuance of that orgy of waste and extrava- gance to which reference has been made. Instead of there being less of this there appears to have been more, and now the scandals of the contract system haye become a mat- 50] ter of street gossip, Our contempor- ( year, mall, Year to Daied stat One year, to Un 2s ix and three months pro rata. " MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE Bruce Owen ..... 123 St. Peter St. TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ¥. C. Hoy, ... 1096 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STAT REPRESENTATIVE: F.R.Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R Northrup, 1610 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. } ons! d in advance The cirenintion of THE BRITISH WHIG Is authenticated by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. ----r----e---------------------- LIBERALISM 1S TRIUMPHANT. There have been several district conventions of Liberals in' Ontario. \. They. have heen held for a specific It was to bring the Liberal leaders into the .closest contact-- that held in Hamilton represented seven counties, and was attended by tive hundred -men and women vot- ers--and to instill into them the spirit that must carry the party to success later. A woman as vice- president of the Hamilton district meeting, and a woman as a speaker, and one of the liveliest, gave the new electors the pre-eminence which is certainly their due. Hon. G. P. Graham, who made with E. M. McDonald, of Pictou, a tour across the continent, presented a view of the west which was euntire- ly new. The west does not know a Tory party any more. A Tory party west of the Great Lakes is practical- ly non-existent. - The Liberals are more in touch with passing events. They are in power in all the western provinces, "The legislation of the west," sald Mr. Graham, "is radical and up-to-the-minute, and here in the east 'we shall have to keep moving and at a somewhat livelier pace, if we are to keep up with the brethren of the prairie provinces and of Bri- tish Columbia." It is cheering to learn from his col- leagues, the men who know him, that Sir Wilfrid Laurier is in perfect + health, and ready for the responsi- bilities of the session of parliament. He'is the leader who has been so honorable and consistent and worthy of admiration. He has: lived down the misrepresentation from which he suffered in the last election. He has eanrfed himselt with dignity and courage, and must, ere long, be re- stored to the favor and confidence of the people of Canada. Seed potatoes are selling at a high price; at $4.00 per bag. This repre- sents a choice article, and one that, under favorable weather, will yleld, when planted, THE CALL TO SERVICE The citizens who can till some of the vacant land about the city, and have not asked for transfers or as- signments, must become interested at once. The chairman of the agri- cultural committee, in connection with the Greater Production Move- ment, says that of the available land 'within the limits, there are still three hundred acres at the disposal of the gardeners. ' Every acre should be put. under cultivation and the committee can bé depended upon to show the willing workers every consideration. ! In St. Catharines' the council has authorized its agricultural commit. 'purpose facilities for d willing to put time in raising "see that every man is supplied w 1.00] 21, putting aside all this, or giving them no concern, calls attention to the fact that when the war broke out Hon, Mr. Rogers wanted an elec- tion, and the liberals objected. They said that an election during the con- flict was not desirable, and it was not, and is not now, Hon. Mr. Rogers, the alleged mas- ter of elections, probably saw what thé liberals did not, namely, that a party which revelled in patronage, that regarded the distribution of gifts and favors, as essential to the success of the organization, would risk anything even to the destruction of itself. And that is just what 1s taking place. Had there peen any- thing like a just appreciation of the circumstancés, and something like a national spirit prevailed, if not a ma- tional government, the position of the liberals in 1914 would have been their position today. Then the party in power having abandoned itself to its evil ways for a change of opinion which is apparent in every province of the Dominion. EDITORIAY, NOTES. The incinerator is said to be still burning up a lot of food that should never go into the garbage carts. -------------- In Berlin, in 1916, 80,000 chil- dren died of starvation. What a shock to the lovers of humanity. Of the six hundred acres of vacant land, within the city limits, three hundred acres have yet to be assign- ed to workers. Of- the 12,000 Germans who have become prisoners in the drive, the bulk of them appear to be delighted. Their capture came as a sort of God- send. It the Imperial conference does not do anything more vital and im- portant than has so far taken place the Canadian contingent may as well come home. Several large plots of land in the city have beeh transferred to syndi- cates of men or clubs, and they will be put under crop. The Greater Production Movement .is. surely de- veloping. The objection to the calling of a special meeting of the county coun- ¢il is that its members might not get their pay. At a time like this the question of pay should not be the great and moving consideration. | «The Ottawa Journal-Press sug- a" profitable hapvest. Sests that the Liberals lead in the demand for conscription, and take over the management of the militia department out of th® hands of the government?. That may follow in due course. A worker for the greater produe- tion suggests that a committee of citizens or officials be appointed to report upon the foods that are still going <to the incinerator.! A good idea. We hope it will be acted upon. It does not matter where they comie from. - " | PUBLIC OPINION | A Use For Them. | {Lofidon Advertiser) i Pacifists should make good doors} mats, Then everybody could walk: on them. Feeling the Strain. " (St. Thobmas Jornal) In the meantime father feels the strain of paying for that. Easter mil- linery. i I Sign of Pacifism. (Hamilton Herald) 'Down with England at any price!" --the sentiment of Professor Ernst Haeckel. It is almost enough to con- vince one that the venerable profess- or is not a pacifist. Cause of Surprise. . (Hamilton Times) Bethmann+Hollweg is surprised that the United States should kick up a fuss about the drowning of a few hundred U.S. citizens, when Germans | are dying"on the battlefield by the thousands, George Really Approves. (Montreal Star) 'George Bernard Shaw heartily ap- proves of the United States' action! in coming into the war. As this is! thiat Mr. Shaw has approved of any- thing, the fact is worth noting. Taking to the Farm, TY (Toronto Globe) Thirty-eight of the forty men granted leave for farming work by the London, Ont, City Council have availed themselves of the opportun- ity This is an encouraging response to the demand for greater produc- tion, Three Great Powers. {Toronto Telegram) Continent of side of the Mexican border, like ancient Gaul, is divided into three parts--the Republic of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and the monarchy of Sir Sam Hughes, K.C.B. The Men Affected. \ © (Monitreal Gazette) > 'Among those who will déplore the entry of the United States into the war will be the young men who left various parts of. Canada for fear of] being compelled to do military duty, in the event of compulsory service being resorted to. They may wish themselves back in the old home town when Uncle Sam's recruiting] officers get busy. - { AN AWFUL WASTE [ OF OUR FUNDS {| dollars is d waste by Syraduse Post-Standard. Seven hundred mill] the estimate of annual f. the American people, the exports of the Department of Agriculture. The figures. include not touch the vast losses of through improper handling and in- efficient marketing by producers-and dealers. ' 'The garbage pail gets much of this food. We throw away enough to People do not know how to utilize left-overs, and if they do they will not take the trouble to do it. In this class are stale bread, cereals, skim milk: sour milk. fat and suet am the water in whidh food has been cooked -and which contains nutri- ments desirable in soups and other dishes. We are paying the butcher and the grocer for all this. Proper care will save quantities of isrlads or combination dishes. Fruits the first time in many, many years | * | coach house North America this,atriim, taking the place of the or-|j according toy ; LOYD GEORGE WILL ANSWER only the waste in households, and do, food , German People and Government Are feed an drmy every day of our lives, | % | food which otherwise are lost. spoils because it ept uncoverad in a warm kitchen: Vegetables, needed immediately, are allowed to spoil instead of being used im soups, are stored in hot, damp and poorly ventilated bins, to wit, fernient and decay--they could be stewed and kept. | Surplus garden vegetables--where Americans are thrifty enough to have gardens--are allowed to spoil on the vines or on the ground. ¢Rats, mice} and insects are responsible for fur. ther losses. Improper cooking causes more waste. Propér cooking makes food palatable. Burned, scorched or un- depdone foods will not be "eaten. Careless paring of potatoes may send as much as 29 per cent. of the edible|} material into the waste. Inability to gauge the appetities--or rather the not {1 needs--of the family, and a conse-|}i} quent preparation of more food than is eaten, brings about loss, and also} encourages us to eat more than We ig should, to the detriment of our physi- cal systems, dey THRIFT AND HOW NOT "TO PRACTICE IT > io Toronto Star. 2 | 'When citizens are asked to practise a thrift they might be invited to exam- jj vine the expenditure on Government House--and take warningsfrom that bad example. architect visited the residences of New York millionaires. The house of Charles M. Schwab, the steel king, was examined for purposes of in- spiration. Juropean castles were visited for the same purpese, The electrical fixtures cost $165,- 000. A combined stable garage, and cost $14,000. The dinary citizen's "front hall," is es- tircated at $25,000 or $30,000. Here are a few. other items: "Donegal Rug, dining-room, 380.00. "One commode, $700.00, "60 Dining-room Chairs, $24.00. : 'Curtains for' ballroom archway, $445.00, "8 pairs rose silk eurtains for din- ing-room, $800.00. 4 '/Brass poles, $1,204.00. "Garment rods and coat hangers, $137.77. ' "Relish jars, dishes, etc., $259.85. "Kitchen utensils, $560.55, "Fire guards, grate blowers, pok- ers, etc., $337.50. : "Repairs to and supplies for bil- liard table, $175.65." Many a hard-working man with his family lives in a house the whole cost of which was only equal to that of the Donegal rug or the brass poles. All 'this for a building which serves no public purpose, and is merely a place of social entertain- ment for wealthy people. each Widely Different. London, April 12.--Joseph King, Liberal member of the House of Commons, will ask Premier Lloyd George next week whether the dif- ferentiation made by President Wil- son between the German Government and the German people in his ad- dress to Congress recommending war with Germany is endorsed by the British Government, and whether, with a view to encouraging the Ger- man people to throw off the Hohen- zollern regime, the Premier will take steps to show unmistakably British sympathy with the German people. Random Reels "Ot Shoes and Shipe and Sealing Wax, of Cabbages and Kings." APRIL April is a month which is given to man for the sole purpose of encourag- ing the good roads movement. _ In April the frost begins to come out of the ground in large chunks which can be seen froln the front seat of a touring car with perfect dis- tinctness. Instead of leaving the' coun! roads all at once the frost: works its way out in a fragmentary, hesitating manner which is very de- ceptive to a driver whe has never studied its habits. At this time of the year, all over the northern states of our country, can be seen the dis- mantled hulks of stricken touring 'cars, which have run into a patch of frost just as it was about to with- draw from its winter bed, causing them to lie flat on their stomachs and gasp for breath. April opens up with the pleasing ceremonials known as April Fool's day, which enables the practical jok- er to offerate in a smooth and urbane manner without being brained by his victims. When a sober-minded e¢iti- zen has bitten on three or four horay April fool jokes which have been in use since Lot's wife was turned into { st any extravagance |} | should be forgotten the Government M OE A A _Bibbys Spring Ove rcoats! 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It is a peculiar situ- ation which allows April Fool's day to remain on the statute books, and yet prohibits a peaceful citizen from removing it8 devotees from this'life with a 45-calibre automatic. April is one of the wettest months in the year and produces immense quantities of rainfall which could be pedi JERE Ls ERAPION 2 ERAPIO 3 un 8 ITIL WEAKNFSR BY LEADING CHEMISTS PRICE IN ENGLAND. § stamp address eoveiope, ate & for PR * on suitability in youre se. No® up' circulars LE CLERC Med. Co. HAVER sTOCK BD. N.W.. LOS hoN IXIX SRE THAT TRADE MAPKED WORD ' THERAPION® IS WRIT. GOVE STAMP APCIEER T0 ATT SEW NIRE PACTITS used to better advantage when the cofn crop is standing on one leg, with drooping head. When raih falls in April it doesn't hit anything but the country roads, which are then given a well-earned rest. Some peo- ple let the furnace fire go out in April and thus contract one of the most eager and enthusiastic models |} of grip known to materia medica. This teaches us that it is better to | Pay coal bills and live during the |} summer than run a chance of being |i cut of at the opening of the tourist |} season. A farmer suggests to a seed. and at any cost. It should give'