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bushels of the I“ Mimo Linduy fly ramming coma. Lhangv of soul Mum if this district an mn'cn ;. zinc-swag“ wear! wen. N“ 00" h: m can Dee. 5'" (h. M,” It hundred-of 15““ “5‘11,“ ; imalleepef. Coarse Sdt :ed Meal, Etc. L8? a (£21 ‘ets at our (3an +++ It all hidden from it"- w” designs. BAY Step L-d Cages 3‘ Horse Clip” Sf... ying your load. ,stine [alsomine +++++¢++ 'ATCHES 3’ VARIETIIB The Jawmf’ N D SAY. 3? Prism OLIVERâ€"Licensed Anon u” “‘9 mmnty of WW Eyesight Specialist, :5ucress‘ol‘ to Dr. R. R. Milne) Office and l’arlm‘s 92 Kent-st. OVer Seill's Shoe Store. Lindsay. Spnci-AI nthrntitm given to difficult to examining and treating the pmpor lenses when MMM. nypâ€"gltlsm‘s. SpectBCleg etc” Lensvfl. j ustud. mm! and mi ”muffle-9 tn 5, Saturday evening, and [.y appnmtmnnt. w €89“. eyv wit h ‘TEWAIiT O'CONKOR. Barristers No'ariea, etc. Money to loan at very lowest current rates on beat mm Office corner Kent and York-3th Lindsay T.Stew:1rt_ L. V. O'Connor. B.A. UGORE JACKSON, Barristers. «a. 503icitnrs for the County of Victuna and the Bank of Montreal. “011".“ to 1mm vn mortgages at the lnwnst current rates Office William-at . Lindguy. F ” \II-nrn Amt Jackson OBS. VEELANDS J: IRVINE, Den- tist», members of the Royal Col- lege 32 Dental Surgeons. We have di the latest methods of dentistry. Special attention will be given to Orthodonia. Crown and Bridge work. The successful extraction of teeth under gas (Vitalized Air) and the insertion of the best artificial dentures continues to be a. specialty of this office. Office nearly oppo- lité the Simpson Home - I. H. HOPKINS, Barrister, Solicit- or for the Ontario Bank. Money to 1030 at, lowest rates. Office No. 6 William-5L, south. Tele M. 3- AnpiSaP-O- on. SU‘I‘TON. Dentist. Lindsay, Honor graduate 0! Tomato U'nlvea!~ my and Royal College of Dental surgeons. All the latest unproven! methods adopted and prices moder- nta. Office over Post New Building. 3 to 10 1 31 Kent- ucL.\t'::m.I.\. I'm-ix. .‘m FULTON. Bdrm-tum, Sulirit.ors. Notaries: (W60. (form-r Kn-nt. and William mums, ourr Dominion Bank. “ml-“M3 Mum-y to luau on ml Mate. 1:..1. McLaughlin. K.c.. fumes A. Peel. A. M. Fulton. 3- LEIGH Graduate ( of Ontario n, HouseofComwns,Canada,onFmaryflth.W COLONEL SAM. HUGHES (Vic- making fins statement the m I." a. wawox, Maripona township dirk. Oakwood. Fire mam-an“ Agent, Issuer of Marriage Licence!- °°nVeyaucmg in all its town. I_ .- Hm UNDERSIGNED la pro!mod t° 1991: money on Farm, Town "1d Vulage Property at. 761'! lowelt mm of interest. Company 0“ “Jute funds. I am always mdy ‘0 buy good mortgages. I E- 'ELD3N. Solicitor, etc.. m “106‘. Lindnay. \ R, muNs’l. (must. Lindsay, Mom. {Ur Rum! College WM“ SWQGOBD. out. All madam methods In the difloratif «lvvatmént§ of dentistry B. Y. A. WALTERS, dentist, Lind- ay. Honor graduate 0! Toronto Univenflty and Royal College of Dentistry. All m but. and im- yttflefl branches of dentxsu'y nuc- mlully performed. Charges mod- nte. Office over Gregory’s Drug Store. corner Kent and William- “H'V/I‘Iur succuv’muy' pmct iced. a. wow. DENTIST. om nou- 1, oppume tha poatlamco. Spools! mention gurau to children's tooth. He-ard V. Pouua. [3,118. 14-03. William. street. dun, Kniuht fiuran 1C1 W. cor. lephone {'1 //_77 ,.‘ ‘ ‘ '..,, 1“,?“ _ ., 1.9‘ BLANCHARD {Address Deliveredbycolonelsm. m M. p”; DR. 2. .nAnn\T‘m ITNTVF‘ARSI- “(Mann 1“ pA-n-ua-A (Mun-4.. ‘hâ€" r;n.~..-...1nl. "I Special 3‘ nf Women ulh‘fl‘l‘ f “at um KUWCDL luhca‘ UWVC .‘v- v ---_- ._ __- _. at, south. I Since two years there has been -â€"--~~- --â€"---â€" great growth in the sentiment of the lie O'CONNOR. Barristers .country in favor of full partnership . etc. Money to loan atlunion among Great Britain and’her '03? current rates on bestlcolonies. The old agitation which, Ollice corner Kent andmwn at that time, had still some -. Lindsay lwarmth. looking to closer commer- m, L. V. O'Connor. BA. ;cial union with the United States. V.___--.-___fi-- ~---â€"- ~~'--- land which, could it have been suc- JACKSON, Barristers. 3oessfu1, would have cost us our au- icimrg mr the County autonomy absolutely as a free people, um‘ tho lank of Montreal. 2and would undoubtedly have resulted .) 1mm m mortgages. at lin a short time, inthc annexation of -.-sv current rates omce iCanada to the United States and the n . l.‘.ll'i.‘<’uy, Ineverance of a tie that binds us to mm: Al"? Jack-nu Ethe mother landâ€"that agitation also is a thing of the past. At that time there was another agitation, that in w. ~7. ‘,._._ .V A4.,......_.___,_ W Malawiâ€"ellmaster. So- . \nlm‘y l‘uiilil'. Reprcflent- “nor of Canada making her own “mud; mm [mumnccgtreatles We hear no more on that l.n..x~:l..,. [quivml Life A3-‘t0‘day, but all our people are con- la,” ”almnnn; Empireltcnt with the present plans which Lomswork out satisfactorily. There was 4”" Nit-4y (‘0.. of . . . .1‘ «mm- (,1- “mm,“ a; an agitation at that time for the mm..- nun-ls (,mmsne R. lestabhshing of our own Canadian 1 navy. I am satisfied that it has - â€".._ t, ldtliwngd upon th: mind‘stolf qur peoi llll,\ . .4 .i , . , pe t at a num or o l e .mperla ‘ I H I' k ! lLI‘O.\, navies owned and controlled b the 1". Salivalol‘s Notarie8.! ‘ 1'..‘ _ ' . several colonies would be an a card- ”‘ ' “' m' ““1 William lty so flat as bulldlng up the British 0W!“ Dominion Bank . . . .\., .l- ' Em ire 18 concerned. That being 1:I x; KILL: .1”? ”on Kr}?! the Iland we seek, there must .be, one \. int-1' .»\ “1;? 'Fni ' B" and only one Imperial navy. At that 4 ' “ ' uton, ‘ timeâ€"only two short years ___ _ ,there was an~agitation that t ere '---~â€"â€"â€"- Ishould so no hipzaeals at”? an: 'qu- rams cart 0' ans a o. e luv!- ,Money’ to Loan {gial committee of the Impensl Privy ‘LDON- Ma'iPOIa tOWnSDiP Council. We find that this _ tation Pakwood. Fire Insurance also has woman, by the ways: e, and "‘3" 9‘ Marriage Licencei. that theleading men illegal rpraea mag “1 “1 “8 f°m~ tice throughout Canada go . every. fi‘ “year attervyeartelao _ others to E:RSIGNED is prepared to discuss these, . . ,. . {a noun ”’3" °“ Farm. Town and courts to molybdenum 11.. the fhzgfrtytat very lowest Empim, M mem ' eres . Company or ‘ " , ’ t. ' .. wins an, funds. I am always ready w -m.“w' m ' ‘" Canal 3..“ ’ 800d mortgages. I E. V U ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ’ 5‘. Solicitor . , tc., min Lindmy. 8 O \ l Mm.- slay... ‘“ lsatisfiotm ROWERSâ€"Wo are loaning ‘the m. “‘1' v on real estate mortgages at .hm‘nww ; . . ed“ current rates_ The busi. ltmm» ~ ' one ‘1! our own oflcer and findithm lcipal and interest repaid to l- wt.» 4 H 4, , la?“ .‘my expense of remit- Cambridz enturm. T0 INVESTORS Tat money for clients on 793. also upon municipal de- " ixIlvestxznemt stocks and McLAUGHLIN a; PEEL. LUWERSâ€"We m loaning 11 real estate mortgag‘lfl 3" St current rates. The 13081? lone in our own omcer and iipal and interest repaid to mt any expense of remit- 'e also purchase mortgages Barristers, etc Hours : 8 to 2to L. etc. , Lindsay. 1 Trinity University, and Medical College for Wo- xl attention given to dis- mon and children. Hours 2 to 5 p. m. Ofloo, m.. Auctioneers 55_. CAMBRAY. om... Donustry v-nvwâ€" ---m an“ dze and Peel streets 1 He said: Mr Savannah Y; .tor 'ITORIA. CQLONEL SAM. HUGHES (Vicfi making the“ etiteinent, the question corner Kent and torn) rnoved: . ‘ » ?of, a. full .partziéifship unionfbetween , 45-35 That ~.in the opinion of thise House Great Brim? andher ”1°91“ «m ____.__..__._-â€"-I the interests of Canada and the Brit» NV“, been‘. MM to any 9?. 7“” ish Empire would be best served by' gromment 61W;- or orgamzatiorls S. YROOMKN In. full partnership union between throughout“ Canada; whlle.,to-.day, 1n {Goat Brianna 3m: solonies. all 09:. Shelia! 0,1,9b83o91_‘_9¥§'é- ‘ h ,‘l _L_--L.. '-WARDER. man‘snmm to county -_ v..â€" _.__,-wâ€"- _..l_ â€"v-qu-wâ€" bile sagid»: .Mr. Sod by t 18 mo ion, seeo 1m 3 '1). friend from East Huron, {Mr’ho'l‘ Chisholm), I need hardlysay .that' I do so without any intention of divid- ing the House. Ongthisoccasion, as on the question before hon. members at this House, and before the coLery at large, in the hope that it may as- sist in the educative process tending to bring about the desired end. Tm: Sessions ago I had the honor to pre- sent to this House a somewhat simi- lar motion. On that occasion I found that neither the House nor the country was in full sympathy with the motion, therefore, I did not press it to a division, nor shall I do'so to- day, whether the House expresses it- self in full sympathy with my mo- tion or not. However, I am ENCOURAGED BY THE GROWTH in public sentiment during the past two years, to hope that own if at present the sentiment of the House and the country is not in {nor of full partnershig union among Great Britain and er colonies and is not prepared to take steps to bring about that desired end. at all events a much greater degree of sympathy is ins". felt with that movement now than at any former time. On the occasion to â€".-= which I refer. 1' went into the mat- ” ' ter in great detail, giving the history reets D M. and W0- dis- [ours moo, ' 7‘52 ”- 0. 8) Over icult . the I inert. etc .. Klein moving 9hire Clubs; from Vanéonv'er ‘ to' 1m- iiax, you ‘findthnt‘oneiof the ’mOst . ”popular subjects. ottdehate is that of a full partnership union between Great, Britain and her colonies. I was more than delighted to read the others, my object is .tozoresent 'yords uttered by the First‘Min'ister,‘ in all seriousness, but with all pro- priety, before the University Club in the city of Toronto; I am satisfied he there represented the feelings of the people, that the First Minister stands today shoulder to shoulder with those who‘go in for a. full punts nership unionbetween‘ Great Britain and her colonies. ‘ Now, there, are various schemes presented by those who desire closer relations. My own idea, and I be- lieve it is an idea that is held by the great majority of the people .at large, is that the. present relation between Great Britain and her colo- nies is utenable and cannot continue; therefore. some solution must be found for tnat condition of affairs. Further on, I shall discuss at great- or length other propositions ; but the preposition which. to my mind. meets the requirements of the case. would be a full partnership federal union, the United Kin om forming one unit. Canada form ng another unit. Australia another unit. .ltew Zesland another unit. the South M- rienn colonies another unit. and pos- sibly India and others of the great SIMPLAY A MYTH. The Dominion of Canada would not last five years as an independent na- tion. Long and narrow, with diverse interests, it has no common bond of union except one; that which holds the Pacific and ~Atlantic Provinces to- gether and joins these and all the others into one Dominion is that which binds us to the Motherland. Remove that bond and Canada will drift into an annexation with the United States of America. Sir, both of these propositions, independence and annexation,â€"â€"I regard as mere inâ€" cidents of the past and not as ques- tions of the future. ‘ ‘ A U . forts of» the Gove migration is . cancel-god, directed alâ€" most entirely .to thegnnoouragement of British'immlgr at: to settle our and (in up our cams I took the opportunity also of showing how impossible was the thought of Canadian independence. It is not necessary that I should enter now into any further consideration of that subject. I held the view then. and T hold it to-day, that CANADIAN INDEPENDENCE IS â€"-vâ€". no 1' gives the 1 mum sitio in pa in tl have was - 78 British. vâ€"ul v-va uv-wgnv- vaav -nvâ€"uv saw. v country was in full sympathy with the motion, therefore, I did not press it to a division, nor shall I do‘so to- day, whether the House expresses it- self in full sympathy with my mo- tion or not. However, I am A ' ENCOURAGED BY THE GROWTH in public sentiment during the past :two years, to hope that eyen if at present the sentiment of the House and the country is not in favor of full partnershipK union among Great Britain and er colonies and is not prepared to take steps to bring about that desired end, at all events a much greater degree oi sympathy is felt with that movement now than at any former time. On the occasion to which I refer, I went into the mat- ter in great detail, giving the history of the several countries concerned. es- peciaii oi Canada, leading up all throne the various stages to the present condition of eiiairs. I had the honor at that time of quoting expressions of opinion as far back as the time of Joseph Howe. showing that that statesman. in his wisdom. held similar views on the great ques- tion of full partnership union among Great Britain and her colonies. I en- tered into various details to show the population. area. products and commerce. as well as means 0! war- lare and deiencc, in order to illus- trate the benefits that would result to the British Empire as a whole' from the adoption of a policy of full partnership union. It is not my in-: tention to enter into any oi these considerations to-day, the former pro- sentations oi the facts being suflioi- en_t for rny present purpose. Now, there, are various schemes presented byMthose who desire closer relations. y own idea, and I be- lieve it is an idea that is held by the great majority of the people at large, is that the. present relation between Great Britain and her colo- nies is utenable and cannot continue; therefore. some solution must be found for that condition of affairs. Further on, I shall discuss at great- er length other propositions ; but the proposition which. to my" mind. meets the requirements oi the case. would be a lull partnership» federal union, the United Ki om ‘iorming one unit. Canada form us another unit. Australia another unit. New Zealend another unit, the South Ai- rican colonies another unit. and pos- sibly India and others oi the great Crown colonies. under some other term. to compose another unit. all these units to compose the federa- tion. Each of these should retain its own present term at Government. with practically all the powers new possessed by it, with loss of no au- tonom whatever. but with the addi- tion 0 much greater prestige and power in the imperial council. To my mind. others should be ONE GREAT IMFERIAL PARLIA' MENT. over and above what we might term these minor parliaments. t M,R. BENNET. With an indemni- Y ~ . COLONEL SAM HUGH. Un- doubtedly. I am glad that the hon. member for Simeon (Mr. Bennett) al- ways looks on that side of the ques- tion. With an indemnityâ€"1 can see full 'r yw about the r' Celzlpanfl IIIII’J Bhvu- - 3:11:11: to enact... T here should be a maxi- being rnum pant! ugder the control of this 5 one Imperxal parlmrrxent as e lever to m- ’that finance the totem nations of the a o- eerth. The way this minimum _ta- t ere rxff should work out. to my mind. 811- would be as follows: The parlia- judi- Iment of Great Bntein proper rmght Privy -then. as now. allow to come in from otion tlxe various outlymg parts of the em- a“dzmre absolutel free. or otherwise. ’pmcjanyof the pro actions she chose to every .bring in ; she» ehoulgl control her own .0 to ‘tarifl, but my fomxgn country would ‘ lpay the minimum preferential duty. OTHER have the honor to state that I stand here to-day in this House as possib- ly the only man who has the cndori sation of his electors for the same indemnification for members of the House of Commons of Canada as the members of United States Congress receive. So I have no hesitation in saying frankly that I cndurse the principle of an ample payment to members of the Senate an] House of Commons in the greater imperial parliament, sufiicient to meet. all the requirements of. that .high position. ,,_ -_.. doubtedly. I am glad that the hon. member for Simeoe (Mr. Bennett) al- ways looks on that side of the ques- tion. With an indemnityâ€"1 can see no reason why any gentleman who gives up his time for the service of the empire should not receive due te- muneration therefor, such as that po- sition should carry with it. I may say in passing that I have faced this issue in the House and out of it. and 1 MENT. over and above what we might term than mlnor parliaments t N?! BENNET. With an indemni- Y .3 PROPOSITIONS BEFORE THE EMPIRE. that each or these large nt parts of the empire at a certain given vtime, a» hat to the old mother 14! bid her an afiaetimte in other words. strike out. mdenoe.~ I do not ”am one the min; 1301‘" taken by us.should be taken m on: sultation wnth the 'nther crdonws n was by their alerts as well ’8! onn that Soutig Attica was “Rep! within the, empire. and. the whim tam-mt honey. was. a clean mac .101 I-v u_.,- . The conference, while it lasts. is an extra'ordiwily important assmn- bly. Consisting as it does of re- prescntative members. usually the heads of the exocutivcs of all the self-governing states of the empire. deriving their power directly from the popular will. it may be said. that. while it sits, the people of the empire are themselves in concla.ve. During that brief period we actual- ly have what our oosely knit im- perial system so sorely ncc s. a body representative of. all tono- mous communities which owe sllcgr isnce to the Crown. The so-cslled Imperial Parliament, elected only by ‘the eople of these islands. is not such a ody. Our own ministry, xe- sponsible'only to that parliament. is not such a body, but the conlcrcncc is. No doubt it is only a consulta- tive body, though from its composi- tion it is,a peculiarly weighty one. But people must consult together before theycsn be expected to act together. It would be an immense ~step in advance if we could only es- tablish the regular practice of com. mon consultation With regard to all matters of common inter- est. and I include among mat- ters of common' interest any question arising between one state of thc‘empirc and a foreign state. 1433“ ”a? t“ i'imnfii 1"“ . or upon is very po, nes- tion of the Colonial pr Imperial ibup- foresee. Speaking of an oppo , ‘ s’vh‘ich’ Lord Milne: regrets ‘ . ‘ ed in relation to this very Mr] rater to the scttlementio! the Sol}: l. i . , w» 4' I REFER TO LORD MILNER better known to many in Canada as Sir Alfred Milner, and the speech from which I propose to quote, was delivered by that gentzeman in Man- chester. Dealing with the question of an Imperial Privy Council‘ and a consultation of the heads of the va- rious parts of the empire in regard to all these matters, and referring in particular to the coming conlerenee, he says : I A- f- ies. Having outlined the difierent propositions in relation to the im- perial council, I think I may be per- mitted to quote from the very admir- able speech recently delivered by that splendid statesman who has given the best years of his life for the uplmildâ€" ing of the empire, and .who in days gone by has been misrepresented and misunderstood throughout the length and breadth of the British no" THE EMPIRE. That scheme undoubtedlv has it:- advantaces and that scheme is in- tended by those who advocate it merely as a ste ping stone to a lull partnership un on between Great Britain and her colonies. Preferential trade within the empire would be a stepping stone to that great partner- ship union. One other proposition that is made is that we should have an Imperial Council. I heartily en- dorse that. There must be an im- perial council of some kind. I believe the Imperial or the Intercolonial Council which the right hon. First Minister and others of his cabinet hope to attend in the course of a month or two should be made the basis of such a council. This council should be merely tentative, leading up to the general preparation of a scheme of full partnership union be- tween Great Britain, and herrgolon- is: main, .. , “"u: ;‘ member-sot germinate; . when locks Nannies It reserved I iapplaase when promoted at . so- it 1min] instithtes.’ But it“" ‘ heathen one cohesive. principle that any guy:- I: ernment must possess Theu.is.-IIOJI cohesion in 'an_,emplre'-formed onithe p l.plan laid down by Sir Richard J‘ebh. h, As a very eminent German writer it points out. it" would he a house 01 1: cards which would tumble to piecesifl at the first great shock. Therelone, 11‘ [I do not believe that the people at g {the empire will encourage the plan In tl'a‘id down by Sir Richard Jebb, that e if)! allied independent nations. There r ‘lS no cohesion, there is no power of l taxation. there is no power of con- u trol'. and in any human governmmt 1there must be some central executive t control in order to make the combin- . ation a success. The history of all e nations shows that. Then there are v a few still throughout the length and ‘ ‘breadth of the landâ€"an odd One here t and thereâ€"who adhere to the old idea c of a general union of Great Britain t and her colonies on a trade basis-â€" free trade within the empireâ€"a sort of happy family within the empireâ€" and remain as we are. Well. Sir, I need not discuss the uestion of re- E maining as we are. T ere is no self- ‘ respecting Canadian who wishes that l we shoui remain as we are and let 'd the motherland hear all the burden r and expense of maintaining the da- . isnsivs force of the empire. There» -I lore. I will dismiss that as nnten- n ahle. There is another school that t has arisen. the advocates of which are just as much entitled to their i‘ views as any oi us are. and that . school believes that we should eon- it tribute men and money from the col- !. onies for uphuilding oi the ilritish h empire. That fails to the ground he- ‘ cause we have no representation in i' the British Parliament. and the prin- a eipie is dear to the heart oi every 00- . ionial that taxation carries the right , oi representation. I maintain. there- n lore. Sir. that that schema is one in which cannot be entertained. There v are others who are contented with PREPERENTIAL TRADE WITHIN 53cm I Inner ng mat.!PUTTING DOWN wwr mm. sm- 'est any arr OF MILITARISM mt st?“ which is so objectionable in many ‘ an ' lands today. In a full partnership 0' Lord union each and every part of that ant 098' great empire would be in duty bound rial 430' to look after a large share of its ’Ol’tunlty own local deienoes. and we would 13‘! P859 have a popular system or millta nutterâ€"l service from school-age to manhoo . 0 35093.31 [which system is the antithesis of mil- we .lh- litarism. Military training does 1615011: not necessarily mean militarism. imsrjpn and I do not know‘ that I it even can do hotter' thin duéte on : it_ ‘was at :n the 2136“ that point the” views of 1 very promi- nent German citizen livina" in Eur 1nd yhlm M nil“!!! train- of vessels to-day is such that distance is annihil ted on the water. Others say :‘Gh, ut in an independent coun- try like this we would never ‘ submit to be ruled by a monarch. Let me say that the limited monarchy of Great Britain is the grandest form [of republic in the world to-day : and :Sir, the most economic republic in the world to-day is the monarchy un- der which we have the honor to live. Some hon. members. Hear, hear. COLONEL SAM. HI’GIIES. The United States of America, with all respect to that grand nation and that great people. is ruled for four years by an autocrat who is as absolute gwithin his own domain as is the Czar of Russia : the only diflerence being that one is elected Jfor four years and the other until he is blown up or de- parts by some natural process to .m- ‘other shore. I don't think that the lquestion of living under a limited .monarchy such as that of Britain will ipresent mugh dificulty for any one in sCanada. Under the rule of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria the Brit- ish empire has been accepted as the {model for good government and wise :legislation throughout the world. But some may say: We can never put up with the aristocracy of Eng- landâ€"these blooming aristocrats 0! England. Well. I don't know that we need leave Canada to find artiste- crate. We have aristocrats in Eur land who are supposed to be such by birth: we have aristocrats in the United States who are supposed to be aristocrats‘ot wealth. and. Sir. A 94 AL- ¥°t$§§§é¥3fij£ét will}; that? in the full partnership union between Greet Britain and-her colonies we will have aristocrats of worth Some hon. members. Hear. near. COUONEL SAM. HUGHES. Some people may a : Your scheme will never do : we on't went to have an of this militdrism forced on us. have a gentlean in my county who is nlweys decrymg militu'iern and I naked him one dny if he could spell it. I found he conld not. , I ,L___‘_ ‘- Ill-Ia“ _v 'vâ€"â€"â€" WThe full partnetnhip ihion between Great Britain and her eolonieayould be the most elective means of to London in less time than persons who are members of this House re- uire to travel from their homes to ttawa. I believe the hon. member for Yukon (Mr. Thompson) will bear me out in the statement that a per- son can leave Australia and reach London in less time than it takes a member of this House to come from the most remote constituency in the Dominion of Canada to the city of Ottawa. Distauue. therefore i»y wat- UUWWB- UJOVDIIW. vuv-‘pwâ€"w 77., v or is more easily overcome than by land. Freizht rates are much cheaper by water thug by land: qu Ith‘e. §peed u- v wu-vâ€"- are you rein: to hold euoh an em- nlre together with the now-n MN" in: It! To-dey it in recognised the wide world over that OC‘EANS N0 TDNGER DTVIDE Ooeenl unite and no the chummt form of union. A veuel leaves Hell- !ex.'Quel>eo or Montreal. and errives at Liverpool in about the me time on it takes a train to go from Hel- uhx to Vancouver. One can so ltom the most remote pegte ol_ the empire themlthe very greatestwsicht. He favors the imperial'eoancil as spre- liminary to the settlement of the great question of a full partnership union between Great Britain and her colonies. The speech to which I have referred. and which was delivered in Hanehester. appears in the London _‘Times’ of December 16. 1-900. Then Sir, of all propositions hetero the empire, the only ones I can see areof any great weiorht are “prefer- ential trade within the empire". which is merely tentative leading to- wards greater issues. and the other. “the formation of a great imperial council". that also would he tenta- tive leading up to the full partner- ship union. In this full partnership union every good that rests with Ca- nada would oontinue to rest with Ca- nada. every good that belongs to the British empire itself Would remain with he United‘Kingdom and every mod t at nppertains to Australia to- day under the full partnership would remain with Australia. and so with every other component part of the [rest eoniederation. There Would be no injustice to any part or portion oi the British empire. . _ But. svery pm smon hss its oh- isotions. It Is on y propsr. it. is only sensible thst ssch proposition. when it is prsssntsd. should bs snslymd sud disousssd from svery Vlswpolnt having "and to Its objsctfmu us well ss Its strong points. A clnsin Is no stronger thsn Its weakest link sud ws must not {amt that thorv no thoss who ss_y3_' M; "M haw stalk or New 2 South Africa or Empire wit British or nuke when ever had a {It “luv-u Ilvv . We in Germany Ionar pince granted free education. but then we compel our men in return to serve in the army so that there is no injustice in the arrangement. He continues throughout this pam- phlet to point out the advantages 0! a military training and to criticise in sharp term: thoee who take an op- poaite View. Speaking of militarism, OUR MAGISTRATES, OUR PO- LICEMEN, OUR JUDGES. OUR JAILS. We heve 'our clemmen and our churches. ell within our own border, end whet ie the object of these 7 It in to keep the free end enlightened citizens of this greet Dominion in their proper pieces. The east of the verione orientations end institu- tion: I heve nemed is ten times ee tperheedeetheeostto this ad would be if we peid men (or men out hit shere of indebtedness of the inilitery system of the .greet British empire. What is the obJeot of keeping up magistrates end police- men end ointuit: end jeils end adminis- tretion 'jnetioe end our Wen end our churches int is not to up lift the monk of the people end keep an Item - robbing end murdering I am given to understand that a large party in England object to anythimr which recalls the glories of Enzlish histzrzv 0n the ground that it leads up to what thi-v (-111 ‘militarism.’ Th3: hatred of “mili- tarism' seems to me only an excuse for shirkinz their obvious duty. He eqntinues : _ I muss in your wnrlrms: clasr the sense of respect. cleanliness. punctu- ality and obedience which military services gives. while I see in it an inability to resist the allurements of drink which seems to me. to to ' from some grave weakness 0 temp- enment. He continues : ' ’ ,_- ‘L_‘ end. He goes on : a crest empire. We Germans are taught and trained in our schools from boyhood upwards that our country has smut claim upon us. We are taught to lory in Germany, and the noble d s of German he- roes in the pest. No German is ever permitted to forget the words of Scharnhorst. ‘without the law oi the Prussian military system, that each citizen of the state is from his birth a defender of it, the state could never have so speedily grown to -greatness'. We are told to ‘lesr God, honor the Kaiser, and serve our country.’ As we grow older those who are fit and strong are obliged to serve in the army, with- out any regard for persons or pro- perty. But to diminish the burden up- on the intellectual class. youths who can pass a certain standard of exam- inatibn are exempted with only one year's service. Now it seems to me. looking at the English schools. that the mainspring of our success is here. Our youths, like your youths, are human, and would be lazy if there were no penalty for idleness. But the fact that those who are ne- gligent and lazy at school hmc to put in an extra year of service, acts as a stimulus and compels the Ger- man boy to work where the English boy spends his time in play. We may not be so good at games as you are, but games are, .fter all. a very unimportant thirr in life. Sou ALA Union-king in all its Branch... 8 W02WW§¢MWWMM -w--_-'_ v- ._v_ - mistaking the means £4 1‘ the Conunued on pace-1°“?- lindsay Marnie Works plant for “timing and Tracing We IpeaNetq dybetterand deepen-work Gallant! cred d be- 8“ “i833“ prices fore purchasing. 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