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- ‘rwuluu( |\'II V'l the worth of the government. Last SQPSSlOll Mr. Crerar had an inexperi- enced following and was able to make the Prairie Progressivesâ€"the other PrOgressives are government. supporters at. heartâ€"a sovenment auxiliary force. Wlith the experi- Ann- Al |--A M'ith the departure 3! Hon. '1‘. A. Urerar, the Prairie Progressives have come to a better realization of Hon. A. B. tlopp. repi'eseiitatiw t'or Westmorelancl. is being bomâ€" harcled with telegrams and resolu- tions. He promised patronage. rail- way and othenvise, and now is seek- ing refuge 0n the Bench from irate oll'ice seekers. This is the chief isâ€" sue in our National Assembly. It is an elevating spectacle to see Na-‘ tional representatives. even cabinet ministers. fighting for the Spoils et' ntl'ice while our people are heini‘: expatriated by thousands owing to unemployment due to governmental instability and incapacity. The crav- ing for patronage has even infected the Progressives and most of the Ontario members of that party have Joined in the chorus of the head- hunting pack. .er. served notice that he would have to move after the elections, but the same postmasters are on the job and laughing.' at the Liberal politicians. It is gall and wormwood. The Lib- erals are desperate to get rid of the Civil Service Commission, and if they don‘t succeed, Quebec will split up in the next federal contest. Take an example: The. postmaster in 'I‘errebenne is a Conservative and worked against the Hon. Athanase David. The people cannot under- stand why Liberals should permit this to go on. and don't apw‘eciate explanations about the Civil Service lIHmmissien." Does this” not. suggest. that. the: government is mere anxious to improve its election machine than to elevate the Civil Service? The same conditions obtain even in a greater degree in the Maritime l’rovinres. There political patron- age is one of the. chief industries. In .‘lnnrlnn there is a serious Uprising.r against the governn‘ient. .-\l'ler all, the election pledges by Premier King and Messrs. Mardunald. Logan and llepp that. the lnlereolonial wuultl revel‘l to the golden days when passes were more numerous than tickets and the political asso- ‘ riations ol' the dominant party were l the employment. agencies for the 1 government railway. the Canadian ‘ National has begun to centralize the 9 audit departments in Montreal, forc- 1 ing nearly four hundred people to I leave Meneton for the railway liead- 0 quarters. ' V "\\'hat makes the matter \vurse is that it is feared the result will af- t'm't the federal situatiun. the people having t'uiinil that the Liberal party is nut divinely pmtertml. It is being realizml that the pimple are waking tip in the tart that Laurier is «lead. What. hits the Liberals fmterallyâ€"~ and it played its part in the provin- cial elections in a minor wayâ€"is tho- fart that there aro- no) jobs. Lil)- wr'its \vliu' knuvv things say that it‘ the tlrvil Servici- (Lemmissiun cen- tinues nn the job as nnw the Liber- 331 will «and little chance in Que- ho't‘ in the federal elections. There has to he patronage. In 1921 the Liberals in every village where. there was a Conservative postmast- Ottawn. March 5.-â€"'lt is a serious reflection on the government that within fifteen months of oflice the chief issue in parliament is patron- tge. When Canada is confronted with so many serious problems for the government to give precede-nee tad prtlminence tn such an issue cannot he considered hut a reprnneti on the government's intent and va- paeity. With seriuns emigration and decreasing ininngrutinn. with} contracted mil-ken anil sinking urn-i auction. the government is dewting more. time to securing the spoils of «Mice than [u conserving our own Dimple and Hur own markets. The government's strength is ehiellyi from Quebec and the Maritime t’reV- i inces. and among those representa- tives there is complete unanimity that Ull'n'e without patronage is not desirable. Writing on the Quebec electieiis. a well-int‘nrniml and shrewd observer exnlains the east- ern ileninnit for a return to the spoils system. Speaking of the Que- Vhec verihi't. he says : i Thursday, larch I, 1923. OTTAWA NEWS AND VIEWS The Primary duty 8! in this country and in e Moiglicn. In Montreal recently Pre-' mier King enunciated this lmporial‘ policy : "If the community of the British Empire is to be' maintained it can only he elfcctively maintained by each or the parts realizing that it has control of its own afl‘airs, and that differences which may arise with respect to other parts can con- cern other parts only to the extent to which it can be shown to have a direct and immediate interest in them." According to Mr. King we are to lenjoy the protection of the whole Empire, but only to participate in the protection of the Empire if we are attacked ourselves. Mr. Meighen, in speaking to the Ottawa Patriotic Society, which in- cludes the survivors of the famous Princess Pat’s Battalion, stated Ilia conection of the Empire, our duty to - it and what ‘itmeans‘toul‘. .' .~ Sovereign Flour ........ . ........ $3.60 Eclipse Flour ................... 3.30 White 'Lin Pastry Flour ........ 3.20 Bran ........................ 1.40 Shorts ......................... 1.50 Feed Flour (middlings) .......... 2.00 Mixed Chop .................... 1.75 Oat Cho ....................... 1.50 CrimgeJJ Oats ................... 1 50 Blatc ford’s Calf Meal .......... 1.10 Custom Chopping, per 100 lbs . .07 OUR FLOUR IS GUARANTEED nae Prices are at the Mill, and Strictly Cash According to Mr. King we are to enjoy the protection of the whole Empire, but only to participate in the protection of the Empire if we are attacked ourselves. l "If the community of the British Empire is to he' maintained it can only he en'ectively maintained by each 0! the parts realizing that it has control of its own afiairs, and that difl‘erences which may arise with respect to other parts can con- cern other parts only to the extent. to which it can be shown to have a direct and immediate interest in them." Rncent ovnnts pm'mit of a com- parismi of the Empire policy of the two leaders. Premier King and Mr. Mnighen. In Montreal recently Pre- mier King enunciated this Imperial pohcy: it. Two or three other ministers would also rvlirn if the going was good. but they are intvrvstud in tho cabinet until the political horizon gives promise of butter thing's for lllw Liboral party. In parliamvnt a scoroi of n‘wmhvrs am“ seeking pal- ronago for tlwir constituonts. 01‘. failing this. jobs for tlmnwelvus. I! is :m intorosting situation whore thosv that. aru in office cannot, got out and (home who would take tlwir placvs cannot. trust to a popular vnx‘dict Hn lht‘il‘ mo'I‘its 01' the de- mvrits of tho govt-rnmont. (Jahinet reorganization is desired hy the government. but here again lhrl‘o' is lhe same hesitation and fear. l’rrmier King.r would like to dispense with ilon. Charles Murphy. hut is frightri‘ieil to make the sug- gestion in tho irascihle postmastew general. Hon. D. D. McKenzie is willing lo retire to the Bench but, here again there is fearful hesita-‘ tion owing to uncertainty in the po- litical temperament of the Cape Breton periple. Hun. A. B. Copp would also seek a safe refuge from the wrath of tho Inlercolonial em- ployees at Monrton; Premier King would rheerfully strengthen his po- silion in New Brunswick but hesi- tates to test. public opinion in West- morelaml so that Mr. Copp must rontinue in an office he does not want nor his oolleagues want him in " Parliamentary experience has taught the Prairie Progressives the ' ditl'erence between promise and per- formance. The majority of the Prairie Progressives are sincere. They are wrong in attempting to ad- opt the country to their theories instead of their theories to condi- tions. but they are honest. in their etl‘orts. Most of them are realizing that the. taritt‘ is not the great. na- tional problem and are now in a poâ€" sition to judge more candidly of1 the merits ot' the two parties. They find the Conservatives are progress- ive and consistent while the term liberal is applied to reactionaries ‘and pledge-breakers. The depriva- 'tion of Johnston, of Moose Jaw. of his constituency on a charge that would probably embarass two- thirds of members of parliament, and the springing of the by-eleetion during the rigorous western winter has not made for more friendly re- lations between the men of the prairie and the Quebec administra- tion in power at Ottawa. In the next parliament what. is left of the Pro. gressive party will be from the three Prairie Provinces and will be distinctly hostile to any party con- taining: the leaders of the present wwernment. limputliation of his party's platform and his support. of the head-hunting prnpaganda has weakened him greatly in their estimation. Premier Kim; never had the confidence of the Progressives. not even Mr. Zrerar, who. strum: partisan as. he was. could not blind himself to the weak- ness and inmgmsistencies 0f the Lib-, eral leader. I TIIIIIIII has III-on a marked change. ~"-IIII \\'II:IIIIIII PIIIgI'IIssiVIIs openly IsI III] III IIIII gIIVIII'IImIIIII, pal-Iv and ,' IIIIVII IIIsI IniIII IIVIIII in MI‘.P FiIIIIIing 'IIIIIV :IIII IIII IIInuIII' VVhIIn IIIOV see :I‘_\\I‘l‘ IIIIV IIIIIIIV exigencies giVen ’IIII‘I IIIIIIIII II IIVIIII national demands. “IIIIIy IIIIIIIIZII IIIat public Ownership IIIIII part} IIIII‘IIIIagII are incompat- IIIIII rInII VIIIVV VVith alarm the at- II-IIIIII III nIakII IIIII. national railways a IIIIII} III IIIIIinII and the Civil Ser- VIII- [Ial'ly sIIIIiIs. \II‘. Fielding was IIIIIIZI-II b} IIIII gIIVIIIInmIInI to hold IIIII I’IIIIgIIIIssiV'IIS in leash, but his ers from the prairie are giving him an undivided support although Messrs. McConica, Jnhnston and Warner are Liberals baton" Hwy are Progressives and theirs is the loyal- ty of fear lint of principlv. 'lh11, (7011311113 ati311 party in 11m- testing N01th ilssox 33111111 fighting f11a1fui odds. it is a cnnstitunncy 11111ti1111ia1‘ly 51131 11pt1hl11 to govern- 11111111 influvncv. ha3i11g 13111111, indust- 11i11s t'nst111‘111t h3 the tariff and its ag1i111lt11ral [HUdUCiS all 1'11qui1'11 11111111100011. Mr. Fi11l1iing‘s tariff 1111-; 3isi1m has not 311i h1111n 111111111 and 'this years budget 33”! he before palliamunt in a f1133 33110118. MP. 1 i111 U111: 331111t tn \Vindsor and 1111- 11111111111! “111 111111111 wt 11 g113111‘11n11111t, suppmtvi'. What i11flu11111111 111'111i1i this 111111111? With his tariti’ chaiig‘ovs' almmst h11t'm'11 pariiarmmi, his par- ticipation i11 th11 campaign \3‘115 111:)- n. h. m'nnmly \vmi Nurth Essvx by 7.200 majority, and nnw in a by-nl- wiinn with all the power of the gnvm‘umoni this was l‘i‘dllcmi to 1.100, 01‘ :1 i055 0f 6.000 to thv gov- (‘I‘nnlmlL .\HI‘UI lissox was a disusmms vic- tm‘y for Hm King: (’inwrnnlnnt. A similar i'mlnrtimi in majurity in Ontario) constitllvncivs wnuld IPaVP Prnmii-r King with only «me supportâ€" vr from that. prnvinvo. vwn lw him- self would [)0 dufvatmi. In Hm gi-n- vral ole-ctinn uf 1921 tho. lati- Hon. W. (I. Kmmmly \mn Nni'th Essvx by 7.200 majority, and now in a bv-nl- Which police wduld any self. ruspm'ung citizen suppm‘t‘.’ In conclusion Mr. Meighcn said separatism for Canada did not mean indepemlenee. Seperation means merely changing from the. Mother- land to another nation. Independ- ence would mean that Canada would swing from the orbit of the Empire into the orbit of another country. Mr. Meighen referred to the domin- ating influence of the American re- public with its vastly greater popu- lation, wealth and trade. There, could be no effective or ell‘ectual in- depemlence. for Canada. The Empire could not exist except as a unit. Tm.- timv was roming whon_tho nwaning of the British Common- wealth must ho driven home from rvery angle. Canada had develOpud becausv it was from] of the burdens? of defence“ and had the sheltering arm of a mighty country around us. The Empire could not be preserv- ed unless all were prepared to share in the common strength. No matter how mighty the Titan the burden had become too great. There must be a sharing of obligations or a dis- solution. The Canadian nation. through a history of one hundred and fifty years. had never consider- ed the obligation of assisting in the defence of Adstralia, and had never been obliged to come to the assist- ,ance of the Motherland. But Liana ‘ada had entered into solemn obliga-l tions to come to the assistance of Poland, (lzeeho-Slovakia, Rumania, and countries at the end of the world with no ties of kinship. Parliament took that. step because it was a step toward world peace. Canada had entered into a werld-wide obliga- tion for the peace of the world, yet some were struck with timidity and afraid to join with the Motherlamjl in the c‘lel'enee of the Empire that had sheltered Canada from birth. .\'« u‘tln Essnx was the Empire was to guard all the ties that went to perpetuate the Empire and make it strong in the world. “I say this more emphatically," Mr. MEighen stated. “because of the ten- deneies that came in the wake of the war. and certain tendencies in re- cent times. I am one of those who; believe that Canadian citizenship means very little in the end it it is not wrapped up with the title of British citizenship. Some are prone to shun the word Imperialism and assume a holy horror when the Em- pire is mentioned. They proclaim an ardent devotion to peace and seek to prove it by shrinking from the folds of Imperialism." Eclipse‘irlouiifiliiiffiIffIIIIII White 'Lin Pastry Flour ........ Bran . JEALOUS WIPE SPIES ON HUBBY â€"-â€"AND FINDS THE HIRED MAN A Bentinck woman suspected that, her husband was in the habit of kissing the hired girl and resolved to detect, him in the art. ()n Saturday night. she saw him pass quietly into the kitchen. The hired girl was Out. and the kitehen was 'dark. The jeal- «ms with tnok a few matches in her hand. and hastily placing a shawl over her headmas the girl often did ‘-â€"â€"enfered the hack deer and imme- diately she was seized and embraeed in an ardent manner. \Vith heart almost bursting, the wife prepared to administer a terrible rebuke in the faithless spouse. and, tearing herself away from her fend embrace struck a match and stood face it) fare with--the hired man!‘ i. fivon with (11090 influvncos thv g0\".¢‘lnm¢‘llt mainritvvs was rut down by 6.000.An0th01‘ such a “victmv and the King Gownnmvnt is gone. 6. Pmmisvs 0f wharfs, water- wnrks and Minor works were made unlwhalf of tlu- Dominion Govern- nwnt. 5.. lmpvrsonatiun by hirmi Amer- ican thugs \\ as practised in doubtful cih dist: icts. 4. Thousands of ballots were printod without the Consm'vatjve ('amlidatv’s namo. 3. The bootlcgging fratvrnity was organized by the whiskey ring to summrt tlu- government. A summary of the government cam.- paign shows : 1. The tariff was used to club the manufacturers and gardeners. 2. The Quebec race cry raised to influence the French Canadian vote. What. played an even more im- mortant part was the usual bogus ballot. Shortly before the election it was discovered that 2,400 ballots had been printed with only Healey’s name. omitting the name of Colonel Robinson. the Conservative candi- date. How many of these were not discovered will never be known. It is known that there was the most flagrant ballot stuffing. Imperson- ation by Detroit thugs was rampantw Another important. influential and discreditable influence mobolized was the bootlegging fraternity in the Windsor district. These supplies are drawn chiefly from the Province of Quebec and it. was vote and sup- port Healey. the Liberal candidate, or their supplies for rum running into the United States would be cut efl‘. It is not a pleasant situation for Ontario that the whiskey ring of‘ Quebec has such an influence in this prohibition province. The day be- fore the election a circular was is- sued on behalf of Henley, Liberal candidate, by one who is not even a Canadian citizen. He promised the electors a government wharf costing $85,000, and waterworks to cost $25,- 000. In addition he gave the prom- ise of a free industry if Healey was elected. Messrs. Boivin and Mercier. Que- bec members, conducted a race war in rural districts. Appeals rival‘ling those made in Quebec in 1917 wer" made to the rural French Canadian electors. It was a most. yiciOus ra- cial campaign. and one that does not reflect credit on the Liberal party xwho are carrying their Quebec methods into Ontario. They are still making the war and conscrip- tion an issue in the country while in Parliament these gentlemen as- sume the position that they “won the war." Every elfort was made to influence the French Canadian elec- tors against Mr. Meighen as the au- thor of conscription. tice to the manufacturers and mar- ket gardeners to support the. gov- enmrent or take chancets on tariff changes. HENDERSON ’S Broken promises, disaflection. al- ienation, estrangement between pm- ple and people and provincv and province.â€"â€"thrse things are nuthiug‘ tn the» Premier of Canada. Whvn they or their effects are brought. tn his attontiun, he simply sits back in the seats Hf the mightyâ€"41nd laughs! I That answer. too. is the answer as to why Mr. (now premier) King, dur- ing his campaign before the last. gen- eral election. stimulated and then featured every possible racial and religious difference he could trump as existing between the English and the French in this country: Why he sowed seeds in our national con- sciousness of an especially noxious growth. We‘ll need a weed eradi- cator one day, stronger than any on the farms to get that post out of our constitution. And equally, at coursv. fiohndy but a lot at pig-hoaded. non-protection- ists and pro-troo-tradm-s wautmi them to do it. But why, then. did Mr. King say he was to (hi this thing? Why? To get the votes of that particular “lot” of course. Of course, the Kingitcs and Crvr- aritcs of 1919 know pcrfcctly wcll. facing as they did action by Wash- ington, which had in hand tho ox- clusion of nearly two hundrcd mil- lion worth of Canadian products from tho Unitcd States, that thoy couldn’t possibly admit l'nitod Status products into this country trim and thus incrcasc cnormonsly our unfav- . orahlc balance of tradu, drin- tho Canadian dollar down to the value of a 50-ccnt piccc. l Remember this if a new harvester. binder, plow is a necessity for noxt summer's work on the farm. Re- member it when you buy axlc grease, harness oil, gasnlinc, Spray stutl‘ and a dozen other things. the price of which Mr. King said ho was going to lower by tampering with the tariff, but thc price of all of which is status quu and in ccrtain instances even higher. um: u. muse uanadians who voted for the King Government. As for "the judicious who voted otherwise, they grieve that any Canadian should be a politician’s laughing stock. Remember every time the price your shoes and your children‘s shoes pinches your pocketbook. Mr. King said he. was going to bring the price of ‘boots and shoes down. Has he done so? ll "0 LAUGHS 1.“? (London Free Press.) To be fooled by a political party and then laughed at. Such is the fate of those Canadians who votod Henderson 5 Bread Durham is an altrartiw and heal- thy tnwn agnl L'nml armmmmlahon can lw obttuumi at ro‘asnnahlv rau's. C. H. DANARID. B. .\.. Principal. ('3. R.M_A_(j_lf; Chairman. ‘V 4 Informatinn as tn {luux'sns may be obtamnd from Uw Prim-final. ’I‘he Schml h'ls a‘m'mlilahlo rmord in the past, whivh It hupes to main- tain in the future. The School is thmwmghly equipped tn take Up the fullnwing courses : (1) Junior Matrimlatiou. (23 Entranve tn Nurmal School. (3) Senior Matriculatim. (4} Entrance tn Faculty of FAU- cation. Each member 01‘ the Stat! is a Uni- versity Graduate and experienced Teacher. ~- Intendim: puniis slmuld prepare to enter at beginning at term. Durham H igh Cave In sum. An Indiana man is mic] (0 dislocat- 0d his wifv's shuuhh-r \thn lw gum MM :1 “low tap" an ”In hru'k tho 0th- 01‘ day. l’c-rhaps if ho- had lamwd her on tho jam. hc- \muld have â€"-!brnken her wrist. Pink had: '8 nnkham's Private Text-Book “ Ailments Peculia- to Women." . - _ . OH, __:â€"_vâ€"v, Puaaua I’ll”, irregularities. tired, worn-out feedings and nervousness. This iaahown againand again by such letters as Ira. McMahon writes, as well as by one woman telling another. These women know. and are willing to tell others, what it did for them; therefore, it is surely worth your trial. Lydia EPinkham Medicine Co..Co . Ontario, for “a .f _ egpyog Lydia m_1_|_ __._ 'â€" "m.â€" v.“ m aympmmsu backncho," painful riodn, irrggqflarities. tit-3d, yarn-out Eelinn my bnby bdy . [Ind ten-ibloplin-ud and ' J. F. (Hi.â€"if\'"i‘. §5I7EIۤE§C