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z = Britain’s Debt * to the U.S.A. 3: THE “REXALL” STORE \\ hen at last you ’.l1r1 .v your Vast " 110VV111' into the scales that great ad- dition to the cause11l'('iViliza’1i11:1 and righteousness VV as dew“. ~V1}, When! V1111 (lid act. Vou acted Vl,‘IOI‘01l$iy,; \\ holeheartele' and effectively We: are all unspe "1'blV appreciatiVe of: the part plaV ed V the l'nited St ites; in bringing the VV ar to a conclusion: it VV as some considerable time. how- ‘\ 111' alter you declared VV ar before Vour armies VV11r11 org: anized, trained and transported to France, and dur- ing that period. you could render but little help other than financial. Without vour aid the combat mls wme too ev eniv matched, eSpeciallv as one side had been preparing lur yeais and the other had not. 'lhe struggle continued till all were bled white. The financial drain upon the nations involved was. so great as to be almost unbelievable, and still were terrible was the. drain on the IIVPS of our dearest and best. Fur whom did the Allies sacrifice the lives of their men before the We do not claim that the United States should haVe entered the VV ar at its outbreak for the peOpIe had to he aVVakened. It is doubttul if the} more sulficientlv informed as to the merits of the struggle,pri(1r to the Lusitania incident. V\ hat would have happenec'l. however, if the l'nited States had intervened 11\ en then? The “31 \Vould have been shortened bv tVVo Vears. milâ€" lions of liV es and tens of billions of dollars VVould have been saV ed. the condition of the VV orld to-daV would not be VV bill it is. and the problem (1f the VV ar debts “1111111. in all probab- ilitV not haVe arisen. '(By T. B. MacAnlay, President of the Sun Life Assurance Company .of Garage, i_n the fflnglependent and From the outbreak of the war, Ca- nadians have considered that the men of Britain and of the Dominions were lighting the battles of the l'nited States, as well as of our own Empire and of our Allies. In the early days of the war I have heard many Americans express that opin- ion. 'I‘hcmgh it took some years for your people, as a whole, to recogâ€" nize that fact, it was as true in Au- gust. 1914. as it. was later when the gallant boys of both nations were fighting side by side. Germany aim- :ed at. world domination and. had she 'won the war, her pelitical and comâ€" mercial control of all Europe, all Al‘- rica, and much of Asia. would have been at once established. She would probalfdy soon have made. an alli- ance with the rest of Asia. She would have been the Colusses of the world. Her eyes were already fixed covelously on South America. and developments there would have fol; lowed rapidly. \\"ith the naval. military and financial resourees then at. her back. what would she, have cared for-the Monroe Doctrine"? The ggestion has from time to time be made in a number oi the leading urnals of the United States that Great Britain should transfer her West Indian colonies and Bermuda in part payment of her American debt. As these views are being widely quoted and canvas- sed may I ask permission, as a Cana- dian speaking to Americans, to make a few comments for the consideraton of your readers? . If there are to be cordial relations between nations, each must endeav- or to view international problems, not merely from its own standpoint, but from that of its neighbors. Pos- sibly a Canadian is in the best posi- tion to set forth the other side of this question. Canada herself has no direct interest in the British debt... As one of the nations which compose the Empire, she is united to the Mother Country by strong ties 0f sentiment. but she is also united to her great southern neighbor by strong ties of friendship, business and constant intercourse. Canadians think. therefore, that they can \'i€\V this matter impartially and in the kindliest spirit. Weeklj Review,” New? York. MACFARLANE’S DRUG STORE Thursday, April 27, £922. The suggestion has been made that even ’if the war debts he not cancelled. the United ,States nught accept from Great Britain a transfer of an equal amount of the debts owing to Britain by other Allied countries. They might be fair to Britain, but how about the others? Do Americans think that either Bri- tain or the linited States should ex- , act payment from France. which has {bled at exerx pore? \Vhat \VOllld thm think if Britain \\ ere to demand 3a transle1 ol some of the old French 1011111ies in return tor cancelling the debt of France to her? Britain will 111obablx cancel the debts owing to ' her by her Allies. without baigaining or re“ 31d. Can the U nited States af- lord to be less generous? Britons are just as proud as Am- ericans. which is but natural as they are of the same. stock. Informal suggestions have occasionally been made. as was done recently by Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna, out unless merieans are a 11110111111110.1111}. I know that the) 110 not Wish in this matter. to stand on legal technicali- ties. In coming to a decision. let them 1emembe11 the stake the\ 31:111- allx 111111 in the early \911151 111" the war. and the purpose 1011 \1 Inch the mnney was borrowed in the later years. I feel sure that they need but. in know the. facts. ll. ma3 perhaps he claimed that part of the money borrowed was used to feed the Allied troops and peoples. Can men fight. and at the same. time cultivate. their fields, or work at other regular occulmtions? We used to hear of American “Sol- 1'liers of the Soil," and were told that these men were fielding;r 21s tr11el3' as it lhe3 33e1e in France. If they had been in France there 33 ouid be no talk (it charging the Allied gm- ernments for their services. For some time after you declared war. there were, of course. very few other American soldiers in the fighting line. But the case is much stronger. The money borrowed in the United States before April, 1917, is not in question. The American government naturally did not give any credits to the Allies till after it had itself entered the war. The money advanced was chiefly for munitions with which to fight the acknowledged enemy of the United States: Had the Ameri- can armies been then in France these cannon and shells could have been used by them, but the Americans were not yet there in force. and the Allied armies used them for the ben- efit of all. In , doing this, these Franch, British and other [FOODS saved the Allied and American cause from defeat. Because. before the American tr00ps could arrive. Am- erican shells were fired by British soli'liers. (great numbers of whom gave their lives in doing so) does it not follow that. these shells must alâ€" so be paid for by British taxpayers? Do Americans really wish the Brit- ish peonle to pay for these muni- lions? -nvu -v- ~â€"â€"vâ€"-wvâ€" .If we Canadians are right in be- lieving that the linited States had as great a stake in the war before she entered it as afterwards, do you wonder why we ask ourselves whe- ther it is fair that the Allies should bear alone the crushing financial problem of those earlier years dur- ing which your people accumulated much of the wealth of the world? Surely their awful losses in life. be- fore the United States lost a single man, are enough of a handicap.“ {The .war was fought, not merely Wlth lives, but with money. The financlal burden fell chiefly on Bri- tain. Shehad to advance huge sums to her allies. Had she not done so, Germany would have achieved a speedy victory, and the turn of the United States would then have come. Much of this money was spent in Your own country. Never before 1n the history of the world did any na- tion have such a stupendous stream of wealth poured into its lap. And this money was the life blood of na- tions who were gving their all, but not for themselves alone._ _. United States entered the war, and from that date until the Ainerican troOps arrived? For all‘Vvho did not “7181] a German world, for all free peOples, including Britain, Canada. and the United States. {The .war was fought, not merely With lives, but with money. The firtancial burden fell chiefly on Bri- tain. She had to advance huge sums to her allies. Had she not done so, Germany would have achieved a speedy victory, and the turn of the United States would then have come. Much of this money was spent in your own country. Never. before in the history of the world did any naâ€" tion have such a stupendous stream of wealth poured into its lap. And this money was the life blood of na- tions who were flving their all, but not for themselves alone. . _ If we Canadians are right in be- linvinrr that Hm l'nitod States had the , United States government con: siders that the cancellation of these debts would be a reasonable part of its contribution, they Will accept nothing. They’ do not. ask that the money be written 011' as a.had debt. 11' your government conSIders that the money should be paid, I am sure that the British government will pay to the last dollar, though it be neces- sary to add still further to the taxes on her already overburdened people. and, incidently, to raise the premium on American exchange to~ such a height that they Will.b_e almost un- able to purchase American imports. In such an event the British gov- ernment would no doubt be proudly silent, but that would not mean that the {people of Britain or Canada would consider the decision to be exactly what might have been ex- pected of a great, proud and rich nation. GET YOUR C.P.R. TICKET HERE ' THEDURHAM CHRONICLE .» ' - Price $1.00 per 100. Mulliganâ€"Sure, sir. That’s What we were tryin’ to do whin the police interfered. M agistratcâ€"Gan’t this case be set- tled out or court? ° One ot'the strongest desires held by respunsible men in Canada is to do their share in drawing 'ZVOI‘ closer the bonds of i‘rimdship betweei‘i (jan- ada, the American member of the British Federation of Nations. and our great neighhnr. To this end each should have a knowledge of the other’s views and a sympathetic res- pect for the other’s rights. For this reason I have ventured to set forth. what is, I think, the Canadian atti- tude on these questions. It \\ 011111 not be litting 1011 a Cana- 1lian to Speak hele. 01 Canada 5 sacriâ€" fices 01' sen ices in the. “81'. But of all the allied nations that were in the war 1110111 the beginning ,(3111131111 alone has neither asked 1101' receiV ed 1111\11111l 11f any kind. No charge 01 selfishness can he made ' gainst 113. We. ask nething, and we. want nuth- ing. But we would protest against any settlement that \wnhl positively injure us, such as the transfer of 0111' trepieal partners 1:) another 1111- tion. There can he no transfer ex- cept by the wish of the \Ves; 111- 1ftians themselves, but if there, is to be any transfer of these colonies. do you not think that we have reason- ably a first claim? Lists of territories have been quoted, chiefly tropical, which have been as a_result of the war placed under British control. Many of these will be, for years to come, bills of expense. In any case, the Allies would gladly have given to the United States a generous share in these allotments, had she been will- ing to accept. Even at this late date it is probably not impossible for her to obtain a share in the mandates, but of course she would be expected to assume the expense and responsi- bilities of governingndefoending and developing these territorles, and not merely to share in any commermal benefits that might accrue. The prOposal, however, that Britain should ransfer the British West Inâ€" dies ~and Bermuda, is something very ditl‘erent. To transfer these ancient colonies would be to begin the dis- memberment of the Empire. Is. that to be Britain’s reward? Even if the Mother Country should be willing, which I am sure she would not, there are two further objections. I know these COlonies fairly well. They are incurably British, and would violently protest at being taken out of the British family and transferred as it‘ they were more prOperty. Fur- thermore. if there is to be any trans- ferring, Canada considers that she has a lirst claim. The commercial relations between the Dominion and these tropical colonies are already import-ant. and are becoming steadily more so. They are necessary to our future. The l'uited States is indeed fortunate in that she has, within her own bt'mndaries. vast areas of most productive land with all cli- mates from arctic to trepical. We are not so blessed. These tropical colonies of the Empire are vital to us. and certainly not at all vital to you. Surely our American friends, who are themselves so fortunately situated. do not grudge Canada this small trepical ctmnection"? 5'3 .' ‘ N W 4335? § y I ("y fr-‘p' J" “mamnmamsmmam In Robert Louis Stevenson’s jour- nal of his famous Travels with a DOnkey, appears a beautiful passage that for some reason was left out Of the book when it was published. The Englishman, Mr. William Harris Ar- nold, who owns many of Stevenson’s briginaLmanuscripts, has given it to the public along with some other choicebits. We quote: I find some prayers among the noâ€" blest reading in the world; often when I am alone I find a pleasure in making them for myself, as one would make a sonnet. As I walked beside my donkey I made a prayer or two myself, which I here offer to the reader, as I offer him any other thought that Springs up in me by the way: I “0 God, who givest us day by day the support of thy kindlycounten- ance and hopeful spirit among the manifold temptations and adventures of this life, having brought us thus far, do not, 0 God, desert us, but with thy continued favors follow us in thy path. Keep us upright and humble, and, 0 Thou who equally guidest all mankind through sun and rain, give us thy spirit of great mercy.” A Prayer for Mind and Body: “Give us peace of mind in our day, 0 Lord, and a sufficiency of bodily comfort that we be not tor- tured with changing friendships or Opinions, nor crucified by disease, but ever in strength, constancy and pleasantness walk in a fair way be- fore thy face and in the sight of men; and if it pleases the-e, O Lord, take us soon in health of mind and honor of body into thy eternal rest.” A Prayer for Friends: “God, who hast given us the love ' of women and the friendship of men , keep alive in our hearts the sense1 of old fellowship and tenderness; make Offences to be forgotten and services remembered; protect those whom we love in all things and folâ€" low them with kindnesses, so that' they may lead simple and unsuifer- ing lives and in the end die easily with quiet minds." l I ah 1U.ou 11.111. every monday, wednes- day and Friday via Sudbury and Port Arthur with standard and tour- ist sleeping cars, coaches, colonist and dining car service. 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