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■•*4> «ar!«'-nlL* !;;■£• ft British Colombia Newspaper aid Review Vol. XV, No. Victoria, B.C., Canada, December 8th, 1917 5c. a copy $2.00 a year Religion of Chaplains and Soldiers REPORTS from chaplains and other religious workers about the religion of the soldier at the front are common stock among the religious papers, but there is a suspicion that in many cases the ordinary padre does not get the soldier's viewpoint, although he prides himself that he does. As a consequence the padre is liable to stumble into saying things that may go down all right with certain piously inclined people at home but which must sound both illogical and foolish to the ordinary common sense Tommy at the front. A recent letter from the trenches shows the soldiers' side of the question and throws some light on what he sometimes thinks of the chaplain'.s religion: "We get more and more repelled by the 'Christian service' offered to us. Tt is severely national and partakes in large measure those prejudices belonging to the military easte. Prayers are offered to the God of our side for all sorts of blessings, and it never occurs to them apparently that the men on the other side are His children, too, whoso utter destruction is necessary for the answer to their prayers. Some appeals to us predicate a fierce hatred in our hearts towards the enemy, a.mental state I rarely find. Pity and kindness towards German prisoners I have seen frequently. Men see that they are emeshed by tho same strange fate as themselves. Doubt- loss their rulers and some officers and men amongst them are a bad lot, but. it seems that the killing and maiming of thousands of innocent, men daily is a poor method by which to punish or even try to punish those who are really guilty. It seems that those of cardinal guilt are beyond tho reach of our guns and bayonets. Yet the preacher says tliis is God's law, the innocent suffering for the guilty! 'The incentive to heroism,' I heard one padre say, 'was the realisation of the love of God. Let» a soldier armed with bomb and bayonet, waiting trembling to climb over the parapet, realise the warmth and intimacy of the love of God to himself, then he can go over with firm steps ancl inexorable courage.' I imagine that such a soldier would imagine that God loved also the man he was sent to destroy. Really such an idea would bo fatal to military prowess. All such stuff as this we feel to be the very negation of the Christian religion. Compromise has ended in denial. Like many other men and things, the Churches and their representatives out here, many of whom notwithstanding have done excellent service, havo been caught in the vicious circle. AVe need a courageous push to break it and save our souls to the faith ■once delivered to the saints." Turning to the political situation, he says: "Some of us are not so sure as wo were in 1014 that our task is pure, unselfish and nobly benevolent. We feel that much has grown around the issues which to us then amounted to a fine moral idealism. Uneasy desires for fuller information hart been awakened, only to be met by blank denial. Those in high places have been 'deceitful brooks.' We ufc made aware, too, of a sinister handling of policies at home. The peace all of us yearn for is not a patched-up peace, nor a German nor nn an English peace, but ono based on genuine goodwill abroad, on sound reason and mutual respect mediated by the chosen representatives of all the peoples. Por such a peace the noblest men and women on both sides hnve sacrificed and died, and nothing short of it will register our obligations to them." The Failure of the Church WE publish in another part of this issue an article from a contributor under the above title to which wo would draw the attention of our readers as offering serious food for thought. Three years of tho most tragic opportunity for leadership have passed without finding a mnn who as an official representative of the Church founded by the Prince of Peace, is able and willing to step out with any definite plan to lend tho world back to tho precepts thoy profess to believe, and away from tho total destruction it is heading for. Three years during which the call of the Christ has been moro insistent and persistent than ever before. Three years in which His professed followers might have risen to heights of sacrifice and devotion never before dreamed of; sacrifices that would long ngo havo ended this mad holocaust, and proved to tho world that love nnd forgiveness were greater far than force and hate. A few valiant souls hnve here and there boldly stood for their convictions, but the Church of Christ as an organization has allowed national claims to take the plade of Divine ones, and under the name of patriotism has trampled the cross of Christ in the dust. The time of her testing has come and tho Church has failed—failed completely. For three years a world at war has looked to her for a saviour, nnd looked in vain. For three years humanity has stretched forth empty bleeding hnnds for help, and the Church has not responded. For three years civilization has been struggling in its death agony, and the only response the Church could make was to point to Mnrs ns the only saviour of the human race. It is tragic, but it is true. The Church has failed, and failed completely! And she has failed, not because her idenls were wrong, but because she has not lived up to them. Before the bar of eternal justice she stands condemned recreant to her duty and traitor to her Lord and King. Not all the pious prayers thnt can bo uttered between now nnd doomsday can make atonement for her neglect; not all the tears of millions of repentant souls will wnsh away her stain of infamy. It may, through tbe infinite goodness of God, some day be forgiven, but never so long as tho world stands can it be forgotten. The greatest opportunity for service that has even been offered since the morning stars sang together has been hers, and she has refused it. Never again will the Kingly Visitor comu as a suppliant to her doors. . The Prince of Peace has been refused admission, nnd once more as of old hns been compelled to make His appeal through the common people. His message from now on will be heard through the voice of labor, and pence, when it comes, will come through His influence working in the masses of humanity, outside the realm of organize! Christianity. The Churdh may still help—but she can ho longer lead. Advance—Russia IF some of Canada's writers on the war, and more especially those of our local press, wish to retain any semblance of authoritative- ness, they will do well to cease making forecasts anent the future of Russia until they can grasp with at least some measure of intelligence what aro the causes that have led up to the present condition of things. From the time of the first outbreak of the revolution the press has held to the idea that the change would only be a modification of the old order (somewhat severe, perhaps, but nevertheless, only a modification), and they have persistently upheld whichever section seemed1 least likely to upset the old commercial system. Kerensky, as a revolutionist, was a dangerous man; but Kerensky, as Premier, acting as a buffer between the old and new regime, was some one to be upheld. Korniloff, as a counter revolutionist, was heralded Do You Realize THAT the total CASUALTIES in the war up to date would form a chain of men clasping hands that would extend nearly three times round the world? THAT it would take two whole years for them to pass a given spot at the rate of one a second, traveling day and night? THAT the DEATH ROLL exceeds the total population of of Canada? THAT a funeral procession of this vast army passing at the rate of one every six seconds would take two years to go by, travelling day and night? THAT the British casualty list now shows a total of about 30,000 a week? THAT if Canada sends another 100,000 men they will only - make up the wastage of a little over three weeks? THAT the $150,000,000 Victory Loan will not cover the British war expenses for three days? THAT the casualty list is increasing—not diminishing? THAT the British arm" of 5,000,000 will be wiped out in three years at the present rate? THAT sending more men will not save those already there —men will be sacrificed by the million just as long as there are plenty to take their place? THAT ten years of this sort of thing will wipe out every available fighting man on the globe, EXCEPT THOSE RESPONSIBLE? THAT some day, out of sheer exhaustion, we shall be obliged to settle things by an appeal to reason? THAT we could get everything we claim to be fighting for now—AT ONCE—by simply being big enough to make a move in that direction? THAT a vote for the Union Government is a vote for National suicide? as the saviour of Russia. A little later, Korniloff and Kerensky together were to do the saving, and Lennine, the man who above all others represented the real Russia, the man who stood out, boldly and plainly for the totnl abolition of the old system nnd the estnblishment of tho new, wns spoken of ns the man to bo put down at all costs, and the man whose influence could not last more than a few days at the most. Time is rapidly showing thnt our wise men of tho press hove been totally wrong in their diagnosis of Russian affairs. To understand what has taken place in that much misunderstood country it is necessary to look below the surface and gather information first hand from men who have seen what is going on there. At the outbreak of the revolution, Kerensky, a comparatively young man, was placed in power. Had he been an older man it is more than likely that he would have had sufficient stability to l'Qtnin control; but even as it was, if Russia had neon left to work out her own destiny without interference from outside, there is little doubt that he would have continued in power and ultimately have led his country safely through the stormy crisis. But this was not to be. Uncle Sam decided to interfere and sent Elihu Root over to mix things up worse than they were. His message to Russia of "No fight, no money," and his eloquence no doubt convinced Kerensky that some sort of compromise between the old order and tho new was necessary. From that moment Kerensky's power as a leader was gone. As a Russian Lloy.l George lie was magnificent np to a certain point, bnt, like his English prototype, not magnificent enough to sec tho full opportunity before him. Kerensky looked back—nnd looking hack, became a pillar of salt. But Ihere was another delegation that Uncle Sam sent to Russia, one that cost the Government nothing to send blltTJne that did more than Elihu Root could over dream of doing. It wns a voluntary delegation of Russinn workers who had spent yenrs in Uncle Sam's territory and look wilh tliem terrible evidences of Ihe crimes Ihal had been commiiled in the name of Democracy. They were men who hnd come through some of tho fearful experiences in the mining camps of the West when Pinkerton thugs nnd country slierrilTs hounded the miners from plnce to plnce till life was like a hideous nightmare. These Russian peasants, ijjev<ers of wood and drawers of water, who had come West to find freedom, found conditions that made them live the life of wild beasts. Men who in their endeavor to secure what they conceived justice, found all legal, civil and military authority lined up against them, while press and pulpit stood silently by and watched them being outraged. These were the men who went through scenes that were responsible for the formation of the I. W. W. A writer in Tlie North American Review gives the answer of one of their leaders as to why they were not patriotic. He say's; "You ask me why the I. W. W. is not patriotic to thc United States. If you were a bum without a blanket; if you had left your wife and kids when you went West for a job, and had never located them since; if your job never kept you long enough in a placo to qualify you to vote; if you slept in a lousy, sour bunk-house, and ate food just as rotten as they could give it to you and get by with it; if the deputy sheriffs shot your cooking cans full of holes, and spilled your grub on the ground; if your wages were lowered on you when lhe bosses thought they had you down; if there was one law for Ford, Luhr and Mooney, and another for Harry Thaw; if every person who represented law and order and the nation beat you up, railroaded you to jail, and the good Christian people cheered and told them to go to it,' how in hell do you expect a man to be patriotic? This war is a business man's war and wo don't see why we should go out and get shot in order to save the lovely state of affairs that we now enjoy." These men went back to Russia by the hundred marked with scars and wounds and bullet holes and were listened to all over the country, giving damning evidence of the way Democracy worked under Capitalism. Elihu Root's appeals to the peasants to 'fight for Democracy might be ever so eloquent but they would be silenced by a few words from a rough man of their own class who could step on the platform and lifting his cap exhibit a scar, clear across his skull, as an exhibition of what Uncle Sam's Democracy had done for him. This is why Russia is leaving Uncle Sam to take her place in the fight, and tho sacrifice of millions of men will lie the price Uncle Sam will pay for tho injustices inflicted on these men in years gone by. Whatsoever a .man sowelh, that shall be also reap. This inexorable law holds just as good with a nation as an individual. Uncle Sam must take tho consequences of careless and selfish sowing, and the price he will have to pay will be terrible. Russia will stand for a Democracy that will be real and lasting, one that will lead all other nations into the way of universal peace. Advance: Russia! Canadian Northern Death Traps THE Canadian Northern level crossing on North Quadra Street is a veritable death-trap. At this point Canadian Northern trains are allowed to cross the road without warning to the public other than the ringing of a bell. In tho caso of auto traffic this warning is totally inadequate. The throb of tho average auto is quite sufficient to effectually drown the noise mnde by the railway engine. Last week a heavily laden auto descended the hill at this point just as a C. N. R. train rushed by. Tho driver of the auto had to choose between a collision with the train or a collision with a post at the roadside. He chose the latter. Thc car was wrecked, and the occupants of tho car only saved their lives by tho grace of providence. Had the car been in charge of a less expert driver, or had another rig been passing at the same time, it is safe to assume that another terrible fatality would have occurred. There is not the slightest reason for running such grave risks. An automatic signal could be installed which would warn the public of an approaching train. And in any case the C. N. R. should bring their trains to a standstill before attempting to cross tho road. It seems that in this as in other matters tho Mackenzie & Mann Interests have been nllowed to override the public welfare. A suitable epitaph for the gravestones of the knighted freebooters would be "Dollars First." Hysteria and War>Phobia TIIE public mind at present appears to have reverted to a condition of chaos. Passion, prejudice and wild unreason are uppermost so that few people seem able to see things in their right relation. Thc most outstanding instances of this chaotic condition is the excitement caused by tho Lansdowne letter, followed later by President Wilson's speech on American war aims. To the genernl public the Lansdowne letter wus denounced as a "national calamity" and many peoplo accepted that verdict. A few days later President Wilson delivered his message to Congress and the public was at once told that it was a "magnificent deliverance." It was warmly welcomed in London and Paris, nnd again many people accepted the verdict. No clearer case of the loss of mental balance on the part of the wnr-mad manufacturers of public opinion could lie named than this. Let anyone put the Lansdowne letter alongside of President Wilson's address and he will be surprised to find that thoy are not so widely different from each other as thc people have been led to believe. Here are the main points of the Lansdowne letter: "Lord Lansdowne contends that nn immense stimulus would probably bo given to the pence party in Germany if it were understood: (1) That thc annihilation of Germany us n grent power was not desired. (2) That wo do not seek to impose upon tho German people a form of government, nguinst their choice. (3) That, except ns a legitimate wnr measure, wc do not desire to deny to Germnny her plnce among the grent, commercial countries. (4) That we are prepared nfter the wnr, in concert with the other Powers, to examine tho international problems connected with the freedom of thc seas. (5) Thai wc aro prepared to enter into nn international pact under which ample opportunity would be afforded for tho settlement of inter- nntionnl disputes by peaceful means." Compare this with some of thc main points in President Wilson's address: "We owe it to our- J Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, December 8 selves to say that we do not wish in any way to impair or to rearrange the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is no affair of ours what they do with their own life, either industrially or politically. We do not purpose or desire to dictate to theni in any way. . . . We intend no wrong against the German Empire, no interference wjth her internal affairs. We should deem either the one or the other absolutely unjustifiable, absolutely contrary to the principles we have professed to live by and to hold most sacred through our life as a nation. . . . The people of Germany arc being told by the men >hom they now permit to deceive them and to act as their masters that they aro fighting for the very life and existence of their empire, a war of desperate self-defence against deliberate aggression. Nothing could be more grossly or wantonly false and wo must seek by the utmost openness and candor as to our real aims to convince them of its falseness." Further on President Wilson snid that under certain conditions the Germans would not be denied "free economic intercourse with other nations." And still further on he said: "The nations of the world were entitled not only to/free pathways upon the sea, but also to assured and unmolested access to those pathways." Every fair-minded reader will see that any difference between the two statements is merely a difference of words. But the average newspaper editor and the man in the street are both alike suffering from a condition of war phobia bordening on insanity. m m LETTERS TO THE ^ EDITOR enough to lead them forth in co- jjijj operative effort; waiting for one fjg touch and who shall say what cannot 5jJ be achieved. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SS So those of us who have the cour- Sii SIS aSe' elierSy a"d honesty, with a clear \s^SS&^SM3SiSIS&R j»««Ption of the right, let us join hands with those who are not afraid Th, Week Invito letter, from it. re»d«ri . =M,„1 fl,.m in Hn> fi>»« nt !..,„ •>,,,} on ill «ut>J«ct» of public lntereit. Let- t0 stantt mm lu the tace of law and ten need not bo signed by the writer command, declaring we are conscienti- but a nom de plume may be uaed for , . , . ° , . publication, and thoy muet be accom- oils objectors to war and everything panled In every case by the name snd nerlninin? thereto addreai of the writer a> a (uarantee of P0""1""1? hereto, rood faith. Thla will be treated by It is easy in the world to live after the Editor entirely ln confidence. Tho ,i,„ „„.„ij>„ • • . ... ,. Editor alio reeervea tha right to with- the w0«d s opinion; it is easy in soli- hold publication of any letter without tude to live after our own. But the having to give a reason for so doing. - . , , . , greatest amongst ns is he who in the I-ord Lansdowne midst of the crowd, keeps with per- The following letter was refused feet sweetness the independence of publication in The Colonist-Ed. solitude." „. „ „ T r. « «. vi Mnn-V religious people in our midst Sir.-Mr. B. J. Perry of the Em- today are being &roed to cry <1Can press Hotel, in a more than usually there indeed be a God to allow all didactic tone, assumes that the "ex- this?" Others are discovering that istence of the British Empire" is a the w°rld can do very well without stake in which he holds a greater in- the °rthodoJ< religio1!' lt is a Phase .,,.,-, m,. we have outgrown, just as we must terest than Lord Lansdowne. This outg]w war Bm, Ug ^^ An(J must be a mistaken idea. Lord Lans- the time is fast approaching when downe, whose utterances we are in- they will no more say lo here or lo formed, are the outcome of senility, 'here, because it will be known by has stood high in the councils of his "'? ^ty' brotherhood and univer- . ., , ,,, ... sal goodwill of man that he is of country merely through "hereditary U)e Go(,8_ T)]at he u of the spirit influence." He has been acclaimed 0( unj.TeraBi g00d, part of all we tons a great statesman, viceroy, foreign day know and speak of in terms of minister and last bnt not least a man God. And so it lies within each of of unsullied and irreproachable con- U8 to Sf into line out of mo* and duct in both private and public life, wrone toa. mo™ ?<-arless* rat1°"'>1> not forsooth by Mr. B. J. Perry but ™an tehg,m that ls to redeem ™an" by most people of any understanding *""*•• "• "• throughout the world. . .. ~ " _ Lord Lansdowne, if is true, does __ J^«». Slander, Fre«dom not need the cheap defence of news- Editor The Week, paper correspondents, but on the .^ S'r-I would esteem it a great favor other hand it is well to remind his lf J'0'1 wol,ld Pnohsa «"> following: assailants that he is not a political , f >"••? "pquamtance whose husband gambler, who speculating in war is l™ Victoria with the 88th Regiment, naturally inclined at the sight of the February 15th, 1915, has been left en- blood and tears of others to glorify it tlrely ™,taotttD suPPort' She laid her by a string of meaningless and impo- complaint before the Paymaster, Bel- tent words. mont "lidding, "at received no infor- We must now at the instigation of raation as to how aer »»PP°rt was Mr. B. J. Perry, set aside the feel- forthcoming, outside of being told that ings which may be supposed to have " Pnvate had to mako the necessary inspired a Castlereagh, Chatham or arrangements for the support of his Pitt. Such idens are antiquated to wlfe before S01nS on "■*-* 00a^ ^ere- suoh apparently keen students of men as an offlcer c°uld do as he pleased, and history. A brief examination of We wallt to know why the distinction? Lord Lansdowne's services compared We wa,lt to know how this poor wo- with those of the sad and sorry crew ™n ls S°mg to live? She is well past of professional politicians and "press 40 years a»d "ot so able to work for gangs" who work the ship of state at « ,m"S »s some ot the younger sol- the present time might be instructive. ■1"-'1's wives* She has two sons, one Those essential characteristics »■ "><■* trenches, the other—her last which went to form the greatness of and only support—has been refused an England nnd which still exist in men exemption. of the type of Lord Lansdowne, are sho™y after hearing her complaint widely removed from the political l ''ead " lct'*-*'•'» The Colonist headed, qualities of the present day. Today "wl>y l believc : s'»ould be a Union- the vigilance is as keen, interference '<" by Rev. Frederick Letts. I suf VOTE FOR STUART HENDERSON The People's Candidate Think Before You Vote Attend Meetings Before You Finally Make Up Your Mind DON'T WAIT. UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION TO THINK i What do you think of the Borden Govern t? as incessant, language bolder and will quote a part which will be suffer more insolent than it was in bet- 1o"»nt. He says: "Because I believe ter times but the impulse is gone it to be truly democratic; I believe which gave it force. A policy which P»>'ty Politics aro obsolete; I believe invites the contempt of all honorable 'bat the condition of the nation nnd statesmen seldom fails to earn a more empire demands it; I believe it stands substantial punishment. We all know f"' 'truth and liberty,' and the an- that peace without honor is not only nihilation of oppression and cruelty, a disgrace, but, except as a temporary selfishness nnd cowardice; I nm a true respite, it is a chimera, but a policy Canadian nnd truer Britisher, but a of snne moderation nnd justice is one 'quitter' never!" to which no Christian man could raise Here we have an authentic exam- nn objection, especially when look- P>» of how the church, state and press ing forward with wise and statesman- work hand in hand to deceive the peo- likc vision he sees the blessings of P'«- There is one consolation: HE pence held out to a white race grown ONLY BELIEVED ALL THESE too weak to benefit by it. A policy of THINGS! It mny be that the rev- sanitay nnd moderation, nnd n policy erent gentleman obtained his special of cowardice, thought often confounded in the angry strife of words nre in reality easily distinguished by those who do not wish to confound them. ELEANOR SIMONDS. knowledge nnd discernment through nn angelic visitation. In tho same issue the editor of The Colonist accuses some of us with slander. Those who rend the reverend gentleman's letter and analyzed its contents in the light of the conditions of tlie people, would hnve no doubt An Open Confession To the Editor of The Week. , , . , . . , . . . ., gin—We trust vou will publish left in their minds as to who is the lhis letter ns wc wish to emphasize slanderers. For my part his letter is the article appearing in 'Through the Ibe personilicntion of slander. He Women's Window." by Mice Christie, snys ho is a "quitter never!" A little in the issue of Dec. 1st of The Week, humor from "Tho Freethinker" of We wisli lo endorse it. if for no more June 24 would be rather appropriate, thnn her "open confession," ns we Here it is: think it ought to he road hy nil think- " 'If wc hnd snt still and dared i„„ women—women who nre ponder- nothing, the women and children of in" the many things in tlieir hearts, Britain would have been treated ns fearing whnl' they do not understand, Ihose in Belgium,' says the Bishop of longing fnr some ono strong nnd brave London. Yet that is precisely what the clergy have done, for they are entirely exempted from military service." " 'The war seems to have made everyone braver,' says Dr. Wynn Westcott. Always excepting the dear clergy who prefer to console the girls the soldiers have left behind." The Colonist says: '' Some folks try to get up in the world by throwing stones at men who have reached the top." This is the philosophy of an educated fool. We prefer to stand by the Christ, than the infallible agent of Bordenism. The Nazarene snid: "Woe unto ye Scribes and Pharisees, and those who live in high places." Few men reach the top but through the blood of the people by slander, deception nnd murder. We have substantial evidence of this in the world war: men on the top have fattened from the blood of the people. The men on the top have no right to control industries which are the sources of all wealth whether they be heredi- tnry or otherwise. All we ask is freedom, justice, equal rights for all and freedom of speech. There are thousands born in poverty, and misery and the press in no small way does its utmost to keep them there. Another gentleman in Sunday's issue informs us "he is not a Socialist." We would like to know what he is. Ho strongly objects to the Socialists nnd Socinl Democrats using organized labor just when it suits them to gain ends thnt would be impossible by following out their own extreme methods. What is he going to cnll this new party of his? Surely we have enough pnrties in the field already with counterfeit names. Does Mr. Day wnnt ns mnny political parties ns there nre religious pnrties? He Hocuses us of being extremists. In this he spoke truer words than he knew. There are only two pnrties, namely, the Conservative Party and the Socialist Pnrty. We recognize no counterfeit pnrties. Therefore the maigin between the Conservative Party and the Socialist Party is wide in the extreme. Brother Day brings his letter to a close by saying: "Thc people aro not, ready to make 11 o'clock 12 o'clock. There needs a lot of clearing up between those hours, deep spade work. Organized Inbor enn do it. It may take a little longer, nnd the world will bo all the better for it." We are quite aware of the fact that 11 o'clock cannot be mnde 12 o'clock, but Socialism needs a lift up behind. Brother Day thinks eventually we will get Socialism, but there is lots of time, say a few thousand years from now when the people begin to wake up. The thorough housewife, when her spring cleaning has to be done, knows the quicker the whole house is gone through the better. She doesn't put off until tomorrow whnt she can do todny. What is the use of half of anything when you can take the whole? What is organized labor but tradesunionism? Tradesunionism has long since been a back number. Why? Becnuso the labor ranrket in normal times is always overstocked, more men than there are jobs for. Mr. Day would do well to give the I. W. W. movement a consideration if he approves of tradseunionism, but, believe tne, he would hnve to move faster than ho does now. This wnr hns dono more to forwnrd Socialism thnn anything else. Lord Umsdown, to anyone who can read between the lines, sends out the alarm to the world's cnpitnlisls. 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April 2nd, Saturday, December 8 THE WEEK PageThrae THE FAILURE OF THE CHURCH (CONTRIBUTED) At Tke Street Corner When coming generations shall re- attitude would at least have been con- gard the present world war from the sistent, and it would have stood vin- dispassionate viewpoint of a remoter dieated after the war in the eyes of perspective, will not one of their the world. The ministry and self- chief causes of wonder undoubtedly sacrifice of its chaplains on the field be the illogical attitude now occupied of battle would have been the more Iffi -Mpy SSlBaZBISI "H*"-*' 53EI |,y the Christian churches throughout noble. '■a""^—— m t)ie wori,j^ But could such an appeal by the With the notable exception of the organized Christian churches of a Pope's peace note, organized Chris- belligerent nation have* failed 1 BY THE LOUNGER HI tianity, which asserts its universal Would it not have gathered such .. ■ ,W claim to be the greatest civilizing cumulative force from the support of Ta**l> -<S*g«->- -o-ii*>- -XlD! forcfl that has ever existea ,„, this Christian institutions in all countries 7 haven't an idea in my head. Have medico who stands "four-square" to planet, has so far made no attempt whether at war or neutral that its I haven t an idea in my m-au Mcintosh of Vancou- to reconcile the warring nations. gospel of peace must ere this have you? Well, then, let's talk about the ™ ^ ^^^Sat .hrnlT, An institution whose central teach- proved more irresistable than all weather. I can probably tell you intelligenoej vigioUj and breadth of ;ng js the Divine fatherhood of God man's engines of war on land, sea or something about it. I have in an un- j d of whom T ' dict raat things ilnd the universal brotherhood of man, sky. impeachable authority that it is going in tha coming years. ' has yet so little corporate faith in Will some such judgment not be to be a hard winter? My informant _o— its own doctrines that it has made no menled by the Church at the bar of is a tough toothless old crone whose I am not sorry that a certain man is organized attempt on behalf of our history? knowledge of the weather and its dead. His hns been a living death for common humanity to stay such whole- ° ..... .. . 1. '.C ..H ll.«. vnnn anil Tilt OI wlo wettiuei «m* *«" ueau. ills una uecii u living ucui.ii iu. ,..,.«-..,.. ,, « only surpassed by her years. He was a walking corpse, a sale sacrifice of the race, and the SUB ROSA I vagaries is only surpassed by ner years. He was a walking corpse, a sale sacrince oi uu> im*.,, »u« ™« knowledge of husbands and theirs. I bag of bones, an ashen-grey spectre projection of millions of souls into do not know in what manner she sue- hugging itself. It was as if Death perdition. • cessively disposed of her first three itself stalked in our midst. Always One hears much of the folly of a ».__..__* husbands. I only know that she *,e was alone, a shadowy brooding, premature peace, and most seriously '99$$'$$$$$$'*'$'$'*$ cracked her fourth over the head with melancholy figure. I'never met him minded people believe that a treaty T))(j Prugsi|m thcory of govern. a full beer bottle because he persist- but I had a stab at the heart. He of peace that left the spirit ot mill- mm^ ^.^ has led t(j the preaen(. ed in saying that it was going to be a made others besides me shiver. I saw tarism rampant might be productive oatastrophe •„ %mope> is> in effect| fine day when she had already warn- him crumple up and fall once in front of worse horrors in the near future. ^ mancnt omcials are more ef. ed him that it was not. Remembering 0f the Empress Hotel. I was one of Before peace can be consumma ed ^.^ in ^ ^ of governraent than the sad history of this poor man (I those who helped him to his feet, either in the near or remote days he re entuUve in9titutions can possi- understand he is now in a lunatic There was not a particle of flesh on desire must flrst be manifest, but the b[y be n^ m^ ^ mm,e efflcient f(jr asylum) I was in np mood to contra- his bones, which seemed to rattle as world has so far looked in vain tor ^^ purposeS) but thev are not more dict her. In fact, I edged away from he Walked. I do not know what held any attempt on the part ot the Uiurcli efflcient ^ popu)ar institut;ionB in her as quickly as I could, compatible them together, unless it were his universal to either create or roster ^ pl.eservatiol, of liberty Quite the with good manners. Her witch-like cl0thes. sometimes he would produce such desire. _ contrary. It is not prowess in arms grin and cackle and that terrible up- a small phial from his pocket and Secular organizations with inter- ^ ^ ^^ ^.^ ^^ ut ^ raised warning forefinger of hers were drink from \t . . . Now he is gone. national affiliations ot a merely mun- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ example to too much for me as they were un- This ig tbe kind of thi|1|? tut a dane character, have made determm- ^ ^ ^M .n ^ preservation o£ doubtedly too much for her martyr state Medica, Sei.viee would have re. ed efforts to find some common human g| lib husbands. They will effectually pre- movefl from our streetg_ It wn9 not ground whereon to promote ^conte.- Mass Meeting OF Labor Candidates DEO. 8-VIOTORIAWEST DEO. 10-SAANICH DEO. 1B-PMN0ESS THEATRE Speakers: A. S. WELLS, Federation Nominee J. TAYLOR, Federation Nominee Nanaimo W. E. PEIRCE, President Canadian Freedom League COMMITTEE ROOMS MONA CAFE, BROAD ST. God Save the People ,„„ --.-„ ,„„,„.. „„„ „ -. — . . „ ., The number of officials who have ent me, at least, from being her fifth a , - h(. for anvbody to see. He ences m the direction ot world peace. ^ ^^ ^.^ ^ ^ .g som(j_ husband. "Yes," said she finally, wa8) H ig trM) entire,v harmless; nor Sueh organizations far from laying ^ appalinRi and we know that| if smacking her lips; "there'll be four flid fhe boys tease or molest himj a9 elaim to anything in the nature oi experience conntg for anything, a feet of snow in January, believe me. , are g0 often tcmpted to tease Divine revelation as to Human many of ^^ w.„ try to prove Meanwhile, my man, there'll be wind, am, mo]egt anything in the shape of a brotherhood, are popularly Branded ^^ ^ ^ neCcSsary in peace. We lots of wind! Mind your hat 1" ''character": they were, I think ns having a 8^8 'n™"" le.a"lnB' confes8 i0 SOme fear of the statesmen As far ns the wind part goes, her Rh,M rf ||im n wgg a- healthy fear, And yet we must admit that judged ^ ^ ^^ nlmogt abgo,ute prophecy is correct. And I have lost m& ue Wflg blnmU indif*el.ent to them tvom the standpoint ot practical en- The renl ^^ of BrHain at as he was to everybody I am deavor to restore the worlds sanity ^ ^^ ^ ^ Cmm ^ against any unwarrantable interfer- "wy &>rm a s rong contrast to the ^^ Mnner mA ^ ^^ their ^ ence with the liberty of the individual. Christian Church, lor the Christian ^ and ^ ^ Personal freedom is a sacred and in- Church whose missionary spirit is so m ^ M prepared ,„ make sacri. violable thing. But there are times unbounded in thc piping times or ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ,et there be when such interference by some su- Peace, and whose zeal is then told in „„ mistake_we have mada the9e sacri- my hat. All day it has been lustily , . ■>_. ., • xt i i j i- . . as he was to everybody, blowing. Nature s own drastic winter . , ".,""*-'j- cleaning and purification has begun. Long ere Christmas (ye gods, and I haven't thought of presents I) the last lingering truck nnd litter of the bedraggled fall will have been swept away Victoria's Watch and Clock Repair House 1124 GOVERNMENT STREET ALL WORK GUARANTEED. JEWELLERY REPAIRS AND ENGRAVING PROMPTLY EXECUTED. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE FOR WALTHAM AND ALL THE HIGH GRADE AMERICAN AND SWISS WATCHES. F. L HAYNES lingering truck nnd litter ot tlie neo- wh(m guch interferenoc by some su- Peace, ana w now*- «.u. **> «*<.** ™'" ll0 mistake-we have made these sacn- raggled fall will have been swept away ,eme authDrity such as the State is tales of noble sell sacrifice ror nu- ^ ^ to ^ ri() of our libertieS) and the clean face of the earth made mee am1 justifiable. The State minify and formidable financial re- ^ ^ ^ them Wg do ]]o(. ™«A„ fnv thi, old ladv's four-odd feet ,,„„,,, , „ f. „ „„„.„,. ,„ Qnv ,vi,„ti,„,. ports, has during the agony nnd (lis- „„t„i.i on„rin«Po Tb-.se ready for the old lady's four-odd feet of snow. Very high nnd loud and thorough is the wind today. Hark to the music of it in the telephone ,, * , , j .- ., i ■ u. u i u t it „ 'he power it does not exercise it. wires and in tlie bare branches of the ' A trees! Aeolinn music of the gods, for which there is nothing to pay! Yea, verily, I love the wind lost my hat should have the" power to say whether ports, has during the agony and dis- J"^0 P'T™ j^iV..! ,. . , , i ,, , „ , h-noo nt wm- oven fnlleil tn evnrpBs complain of material sacrifices. These a living dead man should be allowed "ess of wai eieu tailed to expiess • , f, .. to walk the streets or not. If it has encouragement or approval of any "a> »0100'B*snry 'Zl^TJ-J? such efforts towards peace. !s over- even long after demobilization tsssssssssssmssss—— An attitude of prayerful aloofness ls eornpleted. But the sacrifices of „, A ~T , , might almost have been expected as a om' llberty w0 wlU not tolerate * To Anne.-You have come back, _,u nt „,,„„„ ininntanaa in the face ^—^i.^—^, might nlmost have been expected as a ——-» pay! Yea, to Anne.-iou nave cu„.« »», reguU of gheDr • tenca in the face minuto longer than is necessary for but I have have you? I thoughtmy last rebuff o( & wM gn ovenvbclming in itg sud. the sake of bringing the war to a -■ • Pi,npnis,nn. was final. No, Anne, I do not wear a ,, Anne, I do not wear a dennegg and go appalling in its pro- Waylays are always provocative ^£J^J*Jj^. ^^ Port^, It might -UJiave lieen that ^ ^ who propose to keep us in who lendin 1 64a Yates Street, 1009 Government Street 556 Johnson Street Best of Food and Service Economical, Absolutely Sanitary •■ a vagrant elusive hat. If you are hu man you will share in the gener laughter that accompanies your Z^ZieTZ! uIh..::*^ «f estate and liad a < W' office on ""•yig " id." The spectacle of a Government Street. I was never !to, and usually dignified banker bought by any corporation, Anne, for ■Sting aW gJclient Street I am simply priceless I take no pro- h mon,ing made mc stop and hold fits from The Week-there aren't any. mv rides It was the first time I had I* "ever was a member of the Beaver It unbend, and I have studied Club. I don t know Harry Pr.ce. seen mm uuuc , hatched anything in thc way of tockTCd y' H is ac'istomed plots in my life. I do not have an 0 a Sstopping, thoroughbred, interest in the return of Dr. Tohnie. ristoer^c walk and action that his I am not one of h.s comm.ttee. I am onpulsorv departure therefrom to- not a poitic.au. I have never fre- day annoye him dreadfully. I'm quented the lounge at the Empress and her teachings. /"" "u"u, "'" "° » ^ Organized Christianity might have P,nce when the war is over, and it will been reduced to the position of a be different, not. in the direction helpless looker on, engaging in pray- whlch. s0,nc of onr. Jl,nkew hope, but ers of intercession from its cloistered m 1"lte the opposite way. The Rus- seclusion, and still have retained sm" revolution will yet affect or in- sympathy nnd respect for its doctrines £eot «" Em,"Pe' nnt excluding Ger- and teachings many. Governments nnd their jacks But today the position of the Chris- j" "'"f must not be allowed to get tian Churches is difficult to reconcile n,l° }ne Wl,-V o£ thinking, that the with their teaching. restrictions Ihe people nre now bear- In all the so-called Christian ooun- 'ng can last a minute longer than is tries engaged in this war the priests necessary. .... ^m*m ■■• Mr. Lloyd George hijs in his tune governments. In our own the prayers of our Christian ministers and clergy are for a speedy termination of the wnr by the crushing of a barbarous ond inhuman foe. There is no place in the scheme of Iheir • several ;-, —■*, — countrv n mn'i(' '' °leiir ""'t' s0 'nr ns 'ie ..„..«„„«n^ \,n H.ill |,Qp nil his day annoyed mm uru-u.u.., --~- , . - ; "le E'"P!'^S of lhe churches preach recruiting ser- ■ 'y *f -f , afraid he will say hard things to me Hotel during afternoon tea. The Arts mong ^ &e mi{ng of thcil. savaral made man.^iiMi _ _ ^ _ f^ SJ1 tim I have to interview him and Crafts Club is unaware of my ex- TZ1 bu Tit so, I shall remind him istence, so is The Colonist . . you will t at he Ims no ense of humor, and have to try another tack, Anne. lad ul. r hat in sprinting along the mire your pertinacity. This, however Xet he not only recovered his hat is not a correspondence column I buttve a large amount of pleasure cannot answer any more of your tot but gave a iu*, , ters through this medium, nor can I ,i;S tm : undertake to answer them privately. liat was suuu-.ui,, _ ^ ^ ^e anything more to say, kindly sec the Editor: you will never want to see him again. If it's a personal interview with me you want, I ¥ The Finished Mystery HAVE YOU READ IT? It eontains a Message POR YOU I is concerned, he will use all his strength to reslore the freedom lo the people which Ihey have lost during Ihe war. Whether he knows it or not, this matter is giving thc greatest head, I was neither permitted to recover it nor to give pleasure to anybody, for it met a watery grace in the inner harbor, late at night, and icme of llieir • * ■ , , gospel or prayers for a staying of «onoe™ to those very sections of lhe the slaughter of all men made in lhe Population which, hating war, yet likeness of God vvont "lln ""8 wnr because they The pulpits of each nation at war •1,oufllt i! wns "eeessary to preserve exhibit their own people to the — ll,e llbe,'tles nf thc world' "m1 "re 1 me vou want, I ".'" ""."", r,""'""' ,»,,,:„,,, determined nol lo lose tlieir own libcr- the inner naro»r, ...» « ■»*= - , ..... ' '"ii„e t eould e"'*V ,n " 'lealoUS "'!l' revenf,fu h"W: ties in fighting for those of other there was nobody on the Causeway to must emphatically decline. 1 could tbi|g fanninB t,]e flame of hate „„d lies ngnv. g r - thus fanning the flame of hate not be sure of myself, nor could you. Rt thoiling ,he hands 0f the see* _0_ We might turn out to be old friends. cnste" The idea of a State Medical Ser- No, Anne, you will not pierce the veil vice shortW to le promulgated in the of my anonymity. I am not who you British Tstos, is not new. I got half- think I am at all. You are quite off and war people. Among such are U AND I. In our own churches the sermons and prayers are ofttimes almost Say you saw it in The Week. untisn isies, i» nut ...,,,. . ,., a-crown for it quite a few years ago. the scent. But go on "***- w»"l" it won't do vou 1 ar**^. SS/ U r "ot- ^°then: Week: it won't do^n any harm Anyhow, there was a competition in an English journal for new ideas, and I came in third with an elaborate scheme for a State Medical Service pretty much on the lines of that an- - nounced by Dr. Addison. It is not Bulgaria has decided to open nego- at all unlikely that Dr. Addison has tiations with Russia, in accordance •■that early paper of mine somewhere with her allies, and has sent a reply among his stacks of memoranda. If to this effect lo the Russian Govern- so he is welcome to it. It isn't mine ment, a Sofia dispatch says. This an- no'w anyway. I forfeited all rights nouncement was mnde in the Bnl- lo it when I gave it up for half-a- garian Parliament by Premier Rndo- slavoff. crown. , There is much to be said for a btato Medical Service. Locally one of its Men and women have an innate, strongest advocates is Dr. Ernest Hall, reasoning tendency to optimism are quite off """ ■"-•'—- —-, — _^_________^___—___ ^;^S?Vpo— IK1 GRAY HAIR telling of the power and claims of VI conquering love and frequently sung to German tunes. Religious bodies representing the Christian faith in Germany and Aus Bi. Trawl*'! »»hiral S*li BMtaimttn, med a* directed, If fuirenteed to reitore rray hair to lti natural color or money refunded. Poettlvely not a dye and non- l^lll latum mnn in ubiiiimij un-' - ■ •- tria are doubtless open to the same injurloua. Price »l.M, poit-pald. Write •**»■!* InmilT 00.. TorOBto, Oat. Tremalm Inpply Co., ToroBto, Oat »rnff ttore — v*r»- -«d nm-A «,« On tale In Victoria at Sua ll Mlaeook-p LAJTD EEOIBTBT AOT (Scrllon 24) judgment to even a greater degree And yet nn appeal emanating from a congress of the Protestant churches of the Brilish Empire to the representative Churohian churches of tho enemy countries, could hardly have INWB JUTTDB rfjijutf ,%»»$ heen disregarded Such nn nppcnl, Nnnnlmo oily. Mnn B84. even I hough open to suspicion nnd Proof Imvlnj boon nioa of tha^los^of misroprosentation, would hnve been ^{Jf™"*^ to Wlllfam Honry Bodmond consistent with ils tenets and teach- „„ the 20th day •,1.%n%e»p«oUvoly. I un- ings nt any rate. The Brilish Gov- ilSlbyglvo notloa of my Intention m ' ernment would not have felt called th._axjlratlonM^ horoof, , niripr, open to nn interpretation 0I ™K vBrB!o„'i""lffii day »t Novra kneed paoiflsm. Hnd it fnilcd in lhe |K,ri un, attempt on behalf of humanity to Begl»trM-aeS5al of 'TUH. bring nbout n peaceful settlement, it" THE PLEASURE OF TRAVEL ii fully realized in travelling on the linei of the Canadian Pacific Railway. By iti Unci can be reached all pointi in Canada and the United Statei. It operate! iti own Sleeping and Dining Cart, and hat its own Hoteli and Steamihipi. Iti magnificent Mountain Scenery and the excellence of the Dining Car Service have made the favorite route for touriiti across the American Continent For Sleeping Car and Steamship reservation! and any further information write or call on CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 1102 Goveramcnt Street Victoria B. C. strongest advocates is Dr. Ernest Hall, reasoning tendency to optimism ernment would not have felt called ti,,- '"•fnlrnHnn ,,;][, JJ^/^lwV;"' a. mnn for whom I hnve the profound- which lends them to put the best face upon to repress such an appeal as {J.JJJ certifloati" "f T"l(' '" I'"" "oj est respect. I trust that he will not upon things. They nre always readier open tn „n interpretation of wenk v "^HaV-Vibl" '5"ih day of Noi 1 k ii in his efforts for thc ameliora- to believe n glossed-over, untrue ac- i„,noJ ™in;Hiim T-Tnil it fnilcd in the ..J. tm* Hon and social betterment of man- count of conditions than a raw rev- It'nd In line with him is another elation of the terrible truth. Decl-Dec29 omaoos a oauroaau bahboab 00. SKAJtT ZAMBS Title to came revealed In United Statae by Act ot Contraia dated June I, 1116. Two million three hundred thousand acree to be opened for homeeteade and aale. Timber and Agricultural Landi. Containing eome of beat land left In United Statei. Now la the opportune time. Large map ihowlnf landa by aeo- tlone and description of eoll, climate, rainfall, elevatlone, etc., poetpald, One Dollar. Grant I.ande Locating Co., Roi 110, Portland, Oregon. Say you saw it in Thc Week. occbbaied rmODCono» OOUHTTII OWNERS of vncant land In the city who arc willing to lend same for cultivation during ttie year 191ft are requested to notify the SECRETARY, increased Production Committee, City Hall. IHCBZASZD PBODVCTIOa oonomi INDIVIDUALS wishing to cultivate vnrant lots ln the City during the year tlilfi, nre reqiiPBlcd to notify the under- riiriifil. nnd If possible give definite In- fnrmntlnn ns to tlio particular lots required; If the lots desired are not listed, efTorts will tie mnde to secure the owner's permission to use same. SECRETART, Increased Production Committee, City Hall. Page Four \ THE WEEK Saturday, December 8 * * j S0TT0_V0CE * BY THE HORNET £W That this fact alone is sufficient BT That she showed a righteous in- |^Jfl^ evidence that they DO represent dignation at "the murder of General SfD labor. Dukhoun by enraged Russian soldiers. "JI |g -. IWTliat any candidate nominated I**That she was quite right in doing UZ by lhe B. C. Federation must there- so, but— |UE fore of necessity be a labor represent- pS aMve. " WThat she had very little to say 3D about the men in the Slates who drag- anl H*f That any one who can't see that ged a cripple from his bed and hung 5fi must be dense. him to the beam of a railway culvert, and— WThnt B. J. Perry is also coming out strong as a literary man. OF That she had nothing to say in condemnation of a party of well to do ST That he is getting after Lord ruffians who seized a minister of the Lansdowne. gospel and after taking him to a secluded spot, twenty miles out of OF That he suggests "A court mar- town, stripped him and horse whipped tial and firing squad for the pacifists." him, leaving his nude and half dead. BMMmRgRB DAVID SPENCER, LTD.'ffiER! BFThat Dr. Tolmie is greatly indebted to his brother for faithful services rendered. That Sir Charles Tupper is quot- OF That omissions like these are lia- ed as saying '' that the question is ble to make people very dubious about put up to the slacker, the conscienti- the genuineness of the Old Lady's ous objector, the traitor and the cattle wrath. of all kinds. ji— OF That chickens have a babit of OF That if these two gentlemen are "coming home to roost." wise they will be a little more guard- ed in their statements. WThat one of these days the Old — Lady's hen house will be full of That it might be well for them them. to re-read the history of the French Revolution. OF That the Hornet's friend "Er- —— nest" was on the Unionist platform i SF That they will find that remarks the other night. J of this kind didn't pan out the I way they expected. OF That he read a "creed" which | — he described as noble, grand and pa- OF That the men who made them got triotic. a severe dose of their own medicine. —- IF That the snid creed might as OF That some of them lost that part easily have be^n written by a pagan ,. „ ., . „ , • of their anatomy which had led them as^a Christian minister, science to satisfy the cravings ot his , , ,, . , ,, * " to made those remarks. s '""'*■* SFThat the Doctor's convictions _—. _.".., , . OF That as a result they kept per- seem to have changed considerably OF That these words are now coming fectl iet afterwards. lately. home to roost. ■ ... . ~. ,., OF That history has a persistent OF That he is now lined up OFThat a certain newspaper editor ,, . .. ,» • , ,, , , „ ," ., ., . . way of repeating itself. men he would have scorned c on Fort Street is an enthusiastic con- ■ r . aaaaaaj scriptionist-of the other fellow. ^ ^ ^ g^ exteuds ^ sym_ m"" '" af-*°- pathy to Mr. Kinghnm. SF That no doubt be still stands firm on his conviction, but— OF That he hopes he will soon be all right again. SFThat these convictions are very — \Vobbley. OF That he would not dare to sug- gest that the accident was a dispen- », g|Q INTERESTS CABINET sation of Providence, still it MIGHT - ,,,.,. ... be a gentle hint to keep out of That he can shoot straight-with m^ ^^ * OF That without his brother's invaluable manipulation he would not have secured the Conservative nomination in this city. OF That a certain well known Liberal barrister hits the promise of a judgeship—if Tolmie wins. SFThat this accounts for his present devotion to the Tory cause. SF That the Liberal barrister question has in days past used strong words re political time-servers. OF That he once referred to a former editor of The Colonist as a man '"who "stifled the dictates of his con- with few OF That he is a single man and a slacker. OF That he is fat and strong. OF That he has all kinds of pluck— at a safe distance. Another Week of Extraordinary Suit & Overcoat Selling in Our Men's Clothing Stores *tj We are rebuilding on the corner of Douglas and View Sts. and must vacate this portion of the building within a few weeks, hence: EVERY SUIT AND OVERCOAT MUST GO <J The following REDUCED PRICES are shifting them quickly. Have YOU secured yours yet? •J It's the biggest and best sale of its kind ever attempted in Victoria, for the stocks are absolutely new and well bought. SUITS Formerly priced to $10.75, now $ 5.00 Formerly priced to $16.50, now 10.00 Formerly priced to $22.50, now 15.00 Formerly priced to $35.00, now 20.00 OVERCOATS Formerly priced to $18.00, now $12.50 Formerly priced to $25.00, now 17.50 Formerly priced to $35.00, now 22.50 See Windows for Samples —Men'B Clothing, Main Floor. mud Where Does Labor Come In / ^_^^^^^^^__=_^^^^^^_ The twenty-three men who have _., „ , , ,. ,, , t. OF That a visitor at the City Library taken it upon themselves to tell the That he firmly believes that the ... . . „ , .. /. J. ,,*.., , ,, . , could not hnd the current issue ot people who shall represent them in The Week on file. Parliament include in their numbers pen is mightier than the sword. iK^Hi^Bi^BilSS DAVID SPENCER, LTD. i^lS!filHi^lfi^!JS "That he recently announced he HH '.. „ .. T. no less than fifteen corporation law- believed in conscription of "brawn' not "brains.' The man who really loses his vote is OF That he asked for it of the Li- yerSj most of whom have represented brnrian. "Big Business" throughout their the man who votes against his own in- a^^^a^^^^^«H^^^^^^^^^Ji». . career. Of the others, Mr. Ballantyne, terest. The mnn who loses a vote SFThat R B. Bennett of Calgary, ,.T'la' !ie ^as I?'1* tliey '■""■' ^'s" Minister of Marine and Fisheries, is cast in his own interest, really .saves it is sucing the editor of "Fair Play." continued keeping it. OF That R. B. is a hot member anyway. OF That any man who can talk at the rate of 300 words a minute is liable to say more than he really thinks. OF That even the Hornet couldn't think that fast. SF That the City Council have turned down the Proportional Representation scheme. SFThnt Alderman Christie said "it was not the kind of a thing for a city council to get tangled up with." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ liead of a paint combine; Sir Edward ■ Kemp, Overseas Minister of Militia, is If a mnn is tryin SFThat the reason given was that head 0f a tinware combine; Hon. serve the good of it was "pro-German." Frank Cochrane is a hardware mer- chant and mining speculator; Hon. OF That the Hornet at once enquir- j, D Eeid> head of the Railway Deed of a member .of the Library Board partment, is a medical doctor who has whether this was official. never practised much; Senator Ro- bertson is a telegraph operator by OF That he was told emphatically profession, and Mr. Burrell is an ap- "0i * pie-grower. The great industry of BH apiculture That if the lady who made that jjon ji j± Crerar in his business to fibers, the money will come, It is bound to come; he cannot fail. , DEAF PEOPLE , , , , DEAFNESS AND NOISES IN THE is represented only by HBAD can now „, m0Jl cmtnlnly ^ .,,.,., . , Crerar. Labor has no by tha newly diacovered "French Orlena." statement will put it down m writing portfolio at all. The returned sol- This new remedy goea right to the ac- The Week will start action for libel djei. iins n0 representative in the tual *eftt oi tl,e trouble, and effects a right away. government. In fact it is a Cabinet ""^T f """I"* cu™ ln a ,e" ?**•■ °„_.TI , , ,.,., 0"« box is ample to cure any ordinary __ m, ', ■ '< , of Big Interest men whose object it 0Me, lnd haa glym aImoBt lmmed|Me OF That some one else has stated is to perpetuate Special Privilege. relief In hundreds of cases which had that within a few weeks The Week will be the only Government paper in' Victoria.' THE HALIFAX DISASTER SFThat the Hornet does not view SF That any man who would get tangled in a thing.so simple may be "T ', a good authority on shoe laces but """S9 m 1ulte so ro5y a u6ht. has no business being in the City Council. SF That there are others at present holding office in the City Hall who are equally qualified to be elected to before a magistrate. stay at home next January. OF That he was charged with writ OF That John Day has been "coming ing "Hornet" stuff, ont" in The Colonist. , — . OF That ho got "two weeks OF That the Hornet used to read his writing in one Week, letters with much interest. iwmi l , ■ , r~ -i, , ii. STthat he woke up in time to avoid OF That his .tost epistles have lost * *sollment, » their "punch." been considered "hoDeleis." Mr. D. Borthwick. of Dalbeattie, N.B., ^^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^_, writes: "Your new remedy, which I re- ceived from you eome time ago, HAS • The terrible disaster at Halifax completely cubed mt hearing, nre iciiiuit u AFTER MORE THAN TWENTY has stirred the nation to deepest years' deafness, i win be pleased , ., a,. ..... ~~ to recommend lt to all my friends." sorrow and sympathy. As we go Score, ot other ,qUaiiy good reports, a bad dream the to press a full and correct esti- m^mlXei?i%^i°\X^M mate of the loss of life and injury *£*«*%' ^fVtlLtm GtS is awaited and it is earnestly at any price. Address: That in his dream he was hauled hoped that the first reports are "ORLENE" CO., H. T. Richards, exaggerated. In any event the calamity is appalling. CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY TRANSCONTINENTAL THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PASSENGER FARES TO EASTERN DESTINATIONS Modern Equipment—Courteoui Attendance Travel Comfort Consult Our Nearest Agent or Write DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENT, 605 HASTINGS W., VANCOUVER. Telephone Seymour 2412 'That he other night. had WATLINa STREET, DARTFORD, KENT. ENGLAND. Please ma»M*« ***•- wmm» ,.m ,. i in SFThat since then be has gone to SFThat it is very difficult to follow ^ ^j^ his line of argument. British Liberals Support Lansdowne The Manchester Guardian says it for understands that a meeting of the opposition Liberal leaders, at which former Premier Asquith was present, was entirely favorable to the recent Lansdowne letter, although some of the leaders went further than others in their approval. —■* ™" . i ■ » „■!,.„ .,,«. to he ST That the Old Lady on Broad 9F That his contention seems to oe . ^ IT. ™ ii ~ „nt renr-.Bent labor— Street has made more-bad guesses on tbat Wells does not represent moor ^ D __.__ _;,.,.„,,.„„ .„ ,.,,„ lnof „;T because of Ilia stand. Industrial Democracy will make the world safe for humanity. anti-conscription t''e Russian situation in the last six days than she will be able to explain away in the next six months. BFThat according to John's letter ^^ ,,,. , bv inai iiA-ui h OF That she hits also published arti- "The British, American and tana- „ r . ,, dinn Trades Unions stand firm eles on Pacifism AGAINST conscription. and "pro-Ger- Say you saw it in The Week. Cured His Rupture I was badly ruptured while lifting which are SO vindictive that trunk several years ago. Doctors said Rheumatism k dime Cure Given by One Who hail it In tbe ■prlDg of 1893 I was attacked by Muscular and Inflammatory Rheumatism. I suffered as only tboBe wbo have It know, for over throe years. I tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, but suob relief as 1 received was only temporary. Finally, I found a remedy that cured me completely, audit has never returned. I have given lt to a number who were terribly afflicted and even bedridden with Rheumatism, and It effected a cure in every case. 1 want every sufferer from any form of rheumatic trouble to try this marvelous healing power. Don't send a cent; simply mall Sour name and address and I will send It ■ee to try. After you bave used lt and It has proven Hsolf to be that long-looked'for means of curing your Rheumatism, you may aend the price of It, one dollar, ont, understand I do not want your money unless you aro perfectly satisfied to aend lb Isn't tbat fair? Why suffer any longer when positive rjitef Is thus offered you free? Don't delay Write today. Mark B. Jackson, No. RfiSDGurney Bldg., Syracuse, K. T. Mr. Jackson Is responsible. Above statement true —Pub. ^ jiianism ii mi j. i j.1, a nn «,on nll flm my °nly ,5°Pe of cure waa nn operation. ■ lt will tnke tlie average man on tlie TrJU8ses didpme no good. Finally I (rot ■ . . _ eiiwt n Iniiff time to foreet. hold of something that quickly and com- Wtfhat it is hard to see how he street n ionH time to lorget. ^^ cured me Years hayo passed i u f...« afnrnmnnU noree an{1 t,ie rupture has never returned, al- makes these two statements agiee. am dolng hard work as ft car. . %r Thnt the Hornet WOtlld not call p(inter. There was no operation, no lost _ , - m„in;r.o Hint- lho niiv Inrlv pmipciiillv nn old ladv—a time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, fl^ Tlmt lie nlso complains that tne nn> ia«> espLciuny un iuuj bul win give full Information about how ivinnra nf flm fi C. Federation are liar., you may nnd a complete cure without Ollicers oi un. i'- ^, operation, if you write to me, Eugene nearlv all Socialists. M. Pullen, Carpenter, SllD Marcellus , , PPThut nevorllieless he does not Avenue, Manasnuan, N..T. Better cut out W-Thnt ho must acknowledge that hesitate to say that Ihe aforesaid old «£ ^'^p^a-y^u'may ^e°Xtl Z are .11 elected by the various lady is showing a most rigid war- "^ i-^jiw^e.^'VJ ™0^« labor parties. t,me ceo»omy of ttala- tion. nov24-mar30 NEW METHOD LAUNDRY IJHITED "QUAUTT LAUin)EMBS" 1015-1017 Ntrth Park Strttt Pkana M00. NOTICE! !fi S Having moved to more commodious premises (rendered necessary by the large increase in my business) I have now ample room in which to display cloths, etc. You are invited to inspect a choice selection of new Fall and Winter goods, including Donegals, Serges and Tweeds. Come — you will not be importuned to buy. H. H/BROWN Late of Jay's Oxford Circus, Society's Tailor Graduate of London Academy 730 FORT STREET TELEPHONE 1817 MADAME KATE WEBB, M.I.S.M., PRINCIPAL DOMINION ACADEMY OF MUSIC 1146 Fort Street (Near Linden Ave.) Instruction in Singing (Italian method), Voice production. Pianoforte, Theory of Music. Preparation for the Assoc. Board, R.A.M. and R.C.M. exams., London,' Eng. Madame Webb offers a Singing Scholarship (one year's free tuition). For particulars apply personally at the Academy. RES. PHONE, 3060.
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