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EVE $1.25 per Mar; 3?.” If we In advance (Ill-cot to publisher We have no Mutton agents. WILSON 6r WILSON, THE LINDSAY POST LINDSAY, FRIDAY, JUNE The bishop of the Methodist Episâ€" copal Church in the United States re- eurtly adopted this declaration: “We live in an age in which the vast enterprises essential to the progress of the world require the asociation of men of large means under corporate management. Out of this necessity have grown ser- ious wrongs and consequent reâ€" of! of the hunger-driven millions to warrant the strongest protec- tive associations on the part of the people. The New York Outlook, in com- menting on the same, says: "We rs- caIl no utterance that states with mmecIearness, more cogency and with more moral and religious fieeling the verdict of enlightened consciences under corpor: of this necess ions wrongs sistance. acorganmd ted at the bar {or the gravest “1. Conspiring to finance prices on the staple commodities indis- pensable to the life, well-being, and progress of the people. “2. Resorting to adulteration of foods, fabrics, and material in or- der to increase profits already “4. Destroying the competition in trade through which reliefi “right he expected under normal “4. Snborning legislation, and thus robbing the people of the first orderly recourse of the weak against the strong. “These are sins against hum- anity. If'God hates any sin above another. it must be the robbery o! the poor and defenceless. Oth- erwise his love fails when it 18 most needed and might find its largest opportunity. There is no betrayal more base than that which uses the hospitality of a. house to plunder its inmates, unless it be that form of treason which so perverts the purpose and whinery of popular government as to turn its power against the people who trust and support it. This is not saying that all corâ€" porations deal treacherously with me people. There are honorable exceptions. But enough is known of the heartless greed that fattens Tickets and Fun szciaiicn (nu: try C. F; UPPER LAKES HAVIGM’ION SOs-men leave Pod: McNicol Mondays Tuesdangednudays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 4 p. m. for SAUL! 51'. MA “5.2981631'HUR and FORT WILLIAM Tue Stamer Manitoba, sailing frcm Put McNicol Wednsdays will call at Owen out)" leaving That p.int 10.30 p.m. leave Tu. ma :2 45 p. n}. on sailing days Irv-Hm: i ea! c - nation with shamus -1 P.) t McNicoll. THE CHURCH AND MODERN PROBLEMS Canadian Pacific Railway nized capital stands indic- the bar of public judgment gravest crimes against the 1 weltare. Among the in that indictment ar'e P roprietors. William St. PAGE 7. regarding the conditions created by modern industry. The questions that the Bishops refer to in this state- ment are not merely political, econ- omic, or commercial; they are moral, and, as the Bishops clearly indicate, fundamentally religious. It has been said with much truth that the churchâ€" es have been too much given to dis- cussing and debating questions of the- ology and too little given to seeking the answers to the real question of life. Hereafter those who say this will need to take into account this strong and classic utterance of the Methodist Bishops.’ ‘ prospective growth of the Dread- nought class in the British and Ger- man’n'avies as follows: In September 1912, England will have twenty,; against Germany’s ten. In September? 1920-, England will have fifty-seven, against Germany’s thirty-seven. These totals are arrived at in this way: After England will add alter- nately four and five per year, against Germany’s two and three a1- ternately. These figures are based on proposals under the new German na- val law,’ and .under provisions to be made by England to counter German increase. The late Justin McCarthy was more} eminent in letters than he was in politics. At one time he was earning from £2,500 to £3,000 ayear by his pen, but this amount sank to £400 a year when he partially abandoned his writings in order to serve as lead- er of the Home Rule party after the fall of Parnell. At one time his health so failed that death seemed to be ap- proaching and with death at , hand, he had only £30 in the bank. When ‘â€" â€".__ the facts became known a few friends made an appeal for help, and from men of all parties response came. Min- isters, ear-Ministers, friends in his own party, and "the Rothchilds, all contributed to a. fund to put him on his feet. McCarthy’s largest earnings came from his “History of Our Own Times.’ The author had arranged with a pub- lisher, but when the publisher came to the part of the works dealing with Home. Rule, he repented his bargain and paid aforfeit to get out. Mr. McCarthy took the work to another publisher and his royalties amounted to £10,000. Later on he took up an edition of a new volume, and this had to be finished by the date of the late Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Worn out in body and mind, Mr. McCarthy sat down to the grind, worked night and day for weeks in a race that was be- tween him and death. Just as the last sheet was written and when most of the proofs had been read, collapse came, and for weeks the author was at the point of death. Naval authorities compute the until Sept. 17 inclu ive, WINNIPEG RETURN, $34 00 EDMONTON RETURN, $42.00 Between all sta‘ions in Canada, Port Ar- thur and East. Good Going May 31, June 1, 2, 3, Return Limit, June 5. «Minimum Rate of 25c.) June 1:, 25, and every Second Tuesday unjl_ Sgpt. 17 includve, __...___â€" A‘- AA Proportionate late? tn'mher points Return limitflo days Through Tourht Sleeping Cars Ask nearest C. P. R. Agent“ for Home'- seekcrs’ Pamphicl." King’s Birthday LATE JUSTIN MCCAIN!“ Homeseekcxs’ Excursions GROWTH 0!" THE NAVKES I) gut. 'l'.(.NATCI-1E'IT SINGLE F A R E The warning is needed. Rapidly as the .country is growing .in population and wealth, it is to be feared that in some quarters people are going be- yond all reason in anticipating the future. The lesson of Manitoba in the eighties ought not to be forgotten. Everybody then was going vto be rich in a few years through the boom in land values and there are men of ex- cellent business ability who were so unnerved by the shock when the in- evitable crash came that they have never attempted anything similar since. Of course there are circumstances! favoring the view that the present’ buoyancy of land values will not soon come to an end. Vast amounts of capital are being expended in arailway; construction. British and American. capital is being attracted by our now[ properly appreciated resources.’ migration is streaming into our praiâ€"i rie provinces. But let it be remem-i bered that the new transcontinental railway systems are nearing comple-l tion, and construction will continue. only on branches, and that at the; first symptom of reaction or distress} the flow of capital and immigration will be diminished. Vacant farm lands cannot become scarce, as in the *Peace River Valley and the Mackenzie basin there is an unlimited supply afâ€" ter the Saskatchewan valley is ex- hausted. As.for city lo-ts, every ‘rail- way divisional point cannot become a metropolis, and local optimism must be heavily discounted. Mr. Wilkie is right, says the Han:- ilton Spectator. It maybg well to spread all sail while the skies are clear, but care should be taken to be ever ready for any sudden squall. The Montreal Star regrets that par- liament is not sitting so that it might give efiect in legislation to the views of some men and ministers in legislation. “But the leaders could get in touch with each other very quickly,” says the Star, “and a combined pronounce me'nt would put the ‘patronage’ hunt- ers to flight. Even a strong utterance by one stt of leaders would probably force the hands of the others. Public opinion is ready to back such an ut- terance very vigorously; and politi- cians ought to know that the time to lead public opinion is when it wants to be led. The sitting ministers would be great gainers by such a step. The leaders of. the opposition would be gainers in anticipation. The country would gain all along the line. No one would lose but the political ‘scavengers,’ who are always nosing around after the ‘carion’ provided by a party victory.” The theory is all right, says the Kingston Whig, but only when men are in opposition. The men who now compose the government were red hot for civil service reform. Mr. Bor- den wanted it extended to alli branch- es of the public service. In power, however, he will cling to the patron- age hunters, and ofiered‘no objection when the heads of faithful officials were being cut ofi. For a time there was a shameful trafiicing in omces, and that the patronage fiends have gone too far as evidenced by the de- nunciation of Mr. Foster. The busiâ€" ness i' v.1;mnable in his opinion, and it is all he pictured it to be. The Star would like to see the par- ties unite in a plan to have no more of it, but it kept wonderfuny quiet during the time the slaughter of ofii- cials was going on and it is moved now only because the patronage scan- dal has become intolerable. The Liberals have sufiered from the unreasonable attitude of the governâ€" ment, by the abandoning of its :cmbers to the \ crst phases of the patronage system, and they can afâ€" ford to sit still and let those who 5m LAND SPEULATION A DAMNABLE SYSTEM )jection} o Jfficialsz 8 a there! 0 offices, 2 s have 0 the de- 3 e busiâ€" . n, and 2 0 he par- 0 ’ more 2 quiet O of ofii- 3 moved a :e scan- . O om the 8 govem- o )f its]. 0 of the 3 an afâ€"I O will' quarrel over the flesh pots have it out. The govwnment has had nearly enough of it. The ehd is in sight. Hamilton“ Holt, writing in the New York Independent, says that the pop- ulation of Japan is about half that of the U.S., and the Japs exist in a country which could be planted inside the one State of California. Limited as Japan is to area, it is still more limited in the matter of productive soil, the arable land of J apanubeing not greater in extent than the area of the single State of Maryland. Not only is Japan crowded at the present time, but it promises to be vastly more crowded in the near future, as population is increasing at the rate of 500,000 a year. Two partial outlets for this 7excess of population hav been provided by the acquisition of ili‘ormosa and Korea, but Formosa is ltoo hot and Korea too cold for the leomiort of the average Jap. A sufâ€": ’ficient natural outlet for Japanese lloverilow could be had in Manchuria,: 3 which has an area equal to that of England, Germany, Holland, Belgium ,and Switzerland combined, while it {has a population of only 18,000,000 against 118,000,000 in the countries named. Not only has Manchuria a. Vast area, but it is a fertile country, resembling in this respect the State of Iowa. It is indeed, Mr. Holt says, capable of producing fabulous crops. Unfortunately for the Japasese how- ever, other countries have interests in Manchuria which may prevent the complete acquisition of that territory by Japan" The Sifton Government carried the five bye-elections in Alberta this week: This illustrates the feeting of the people in the west. When Sas- katchewan is heard from the result will afiord very little comfort to the Conservatives. The handwriting is on the wall. The hunger of the Conservatives for patronage leads the \Montreal Witness to compare them with certain un- pleasant denizens of the deep. In speaking of the recent disturbance ov- er the loot in Halifax the Witness says: “With hungry maw the sharks swarm open mouthed looking for bait. It is a horrid sight. They would tear at the very heart of their own party to obtain an easy and secure living. JAPAN'S SURPLUS POPULATWN In his recent address at the dinner of the Worshipful Company of Ship- wrights in London, Mr. Winston Churchill referred briefly to the Ti- tanic catastrophe, saying: “I cannot omit a reference to the good and seamanlike behaviour which was displayed on the occasion of the sinking of the Titanic by the officers} and seamen of the British merchant service, on whom'the Royal Navy will count so much and draw so large prejudice the findings of the Court, which is now investigating the cans- es of the catastrophe and endeavoring to assign responsibility so far as huâ€" man responsibility for it can be said to lie. But I venture to think that I am expressing the opinion and senti- ment of this distinguished gathering if I say that the story of what hap- pened alter the accident had occurred is one to which the men and women of our stock will often be content to recur. It is a. story which shows that even in these modern times, when we are asked to believe there is much decadence, our countrymen do not abandon women in danger or purâ€" sue a man in adversity.” (Cheer-s.) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOQCOOOOQQ The “Dutch treat"â€"that is every man paying for his own liquorâ€" seems booked for legal enactment. No one will view this body blow OOOOOOOOOOOOOO“ 0.00000 LIVED UP 1T0 TRADITIONS If you have any photos you _ want enlarged come in and talk it THE LEE STUDIO RUNGRY OFFICE SEEKERS THE TREATIN‘: SYSTEM aver Gregczy’: Dru: Stare ALBETA'S VERDICT LIND SAY ”POST- over with us- with more sorrow and anger than the “sponger."â€"â€"Hamilton Spectator. The Spectator seems to think that Premier Whitney’s anti-treating leg. islation will prove a. boon to the community. Even if the abolition of the treating system could be brought about it would only remove one of the effects of tho indulgence in drink. The abolition of the bar would re- move the cause of such conditions. Each and every 5 ~Pound Package of Extra Granulated Sugar contains 5 pounds full weight of Canada’s finest sugar, at its best. Ask your Grocer for the M 5 -- Pound Package. CANADA SUGAR REFINXNG co., LIMITED, MONTREAL 15 Brantford Expositor: “Mr. Borden has not yet found a chairman for the railway commission in succes- sion to the late J. P. Mabee. It’s a testing time for the new premier, be- cause he must now show whether he is a time-serving politician or a real statesman. It is to be hoped that the selection, when made. will be such as to command the confidence of the entire country.” If Mr. Borden lives up to the re- putation he has achieved since as- suming the role of premier, the chairman selected is bound to be one of the faithful. That is Mr. Bor- den's great weakness. Montreal Gazette: If a. good man like Mr. Foster condemns a thing as “damn-able" the expressions of an orhinary or a wicked person would be an incitement to violence and pos- sibly unprintable. Mr. Foster must have heard of the wholesale decapitations in the Mid- land District when he made that statement. It is a strong expression, especially for a Conservative cabinet minister to use in condemning an evil‘ of which his own party is responsi- 'tle. It is announced that Premier As- quith will attend the Liberal Nation- al demonstration in Dublin on July 19, and deliver an address. It is said that this will be the first time in history that a Britaish Prime Min- ister has addressed a meeting in Ireland during his term of office. Sure 1y it is a hopeful sign and certainly not a. sign of separation. Another hopeful sign is that outside of Ulster Ireland is united in support of the ”sent home rule measure as it was never united before. And even in Ul- ster public opinion is about evenly divided. A Chicago Judge has held that an automobilist who runs down and kills a person may be charged with an assault with a. deadly weapon. This is no joke, either, says the Kingston Whig. Perhaps the best way to put an end to this joy riding would be to convict the automobilist cr'ur- inally and at the same time confis- cate his automobile. There is some likelihood that legis- lation will be introduced at the next session of the Provincial Legislature compel-ling automobilists to pass a certain examination batons they are allowed to operate ears. Ulster sends about thirty-three mem bers to the British House of Comâ€" monsâ€"seventeen Unionists and six- teen Nationalists. The total vote of the province, however, is in favor of Home Rule. ‘ Woodstock Express. I er aSKed Whether 1 Some people in Guelph, we are ' thatin 0111' 63011 told. have begun to think seriously ‘ tions 0‘ religion of a. change in the system of civic we consider their HOPEFUL SIGNS IN IRELAND MR. MABEE'S SUCCESSOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AUTOMOBILE ACCEENTS THE PATRONAGE EVIL augural address at the beginning of the year, introduced the subject, and one of the aldermen has foliowed up the suggestion since with a proposal for the” substitution of the commis- sion system for the present method. __f_\, government. Mayor Thorpe, in his in- The Guelph Herald, commenting on the situation says that Guelph is as well endowed with council adminisâ€" tration as any other municipality in Canada; many good men have given of their time and ability at the coun- cil board; yet every year has had its quota of irremediable and costly mis- takes, some due to carelessness, but the majority the result of a system that permits of scarcely any contin- uous direction of afiairs because of the eVerlasting change in the person-i nel of the council board and the! thought which permeates the whole‘: system of the votes that may be seâ€" . cured by this or that move in the! council. The Herald concludes that .“commission government by a few ‘men, paid for their service and de- ‘voting their time to the administra- ‘ tion of civic affairs, wiil, We believe, ultimately prevail.” The question is whether the time is not already ripe and it commends the alderman who has taken the first step towards pla- cing the matter before the people in concrete form. Whether or not the commission form of government is all that its ad- vocates declare it to be, is a question in regard to which there may be room for some diflerence of opinion; the fact that there is a growing demand for it, however, may be taken as a welcome indication of a real awaken- ing of public interest in the matter . . I of municipal government. The demand‘ for the commission system is simply' a demand for efiiciency. The represen- tative system in the form of the mun- icipal council has been fully tried and even its most enthusiastic advocates? will scarcely claim that it has given? entire satisfaction. In the United States it is frankly admitted by sei- ious students of present day condi- tions that the old system has ~ com- pletely broken down. In Canada per- haps the record of failure does not stand out so conspicuously as it does among our neighbors; yet even in Canada it would probably be gener- ; ally conceded that the popular sys- tem has been marked by deplorable waste of time, of money and of ti- fort. Commission government, so far 8.53 it has been tried, is said to have! given very general satisfaction. Of i course, like all other human institu-; tions it is subject to the defects oil human nature. Mistakes may be made in the selection of commis-i sioners; mistakes may be made by the commissioners after they are selected; but, taking one thing with another, it is generally agreed that the commission system makes for efficiency. It is a business system. It seeks to place the administration of municipal afiairs on a business hasâ€"i is. The theory is that men rwho are? chosen for their special ability, who are required to devote their whole time to the public service, who are paid for their work and expected to make good, will naturally produce better results than men who are cho- sen in a hep-hazard wayâ€"often large- ly beCause of their ability to give to the public service only a portion of the time they can spare from their own business afiairs, who give their iservice gratuitously for the most ipart, and whose reward unusually consists in a small measure of honor . and a liberal installment of ’criticism. “Citizen-making” was the subject of a stimulating address at the Teachers’ convention, by Mr. G. E. Elliott, of Kingston.. “If," he said, “we can school the Dominion's boys and girls in wholesome honesty, courage and fidelity, and with consciences our to discern the right and to do it, we need not fear that the advancement of our homeland will be put upward and forward. We bare the opportun- ity to do it in this free land; we must strike hard to save our cl“ .iidrcn for the best and purest, since the prurient and vile in life, in character and in outlook is pressing hard upon us in these fitful times. Never before have we, as Canadians, had ' such forces of evil to face, to conquer or subdue; To-day and with the coming generation must the seed be . so that the conflict to be waged against these evils will be won, and brighter, happier and sweeter days He suggested the spending 0! $10,000 for five years by the Government in cial advancement. The need of moral training was set forth, and the speakâ€" er asked whether it might not happen thatin our eflorts to keep "" * h (_ ‘ -.. tions of religion and morals in that TO DEVELOP CITIZENS . we nave the oppcrtun- in this free land; we must to save our children {or purest, since the prurient Life, in character and in messing hard upon :35 11 times. 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