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W. E. Peirce
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rw provincial Library. (4 tfiirliamqjj Buildings.: The Week Published by W. E. Peirce, In the Interest of Good Government, Temperance, Single Tax and Sane Socialism Victoria, B.C., Canada, February 2nd, 1918 New Police Broom THE utmost credit must be given to the new Board of Police Commissioners who, headed by the Mayor, have promised to see that the law is enforced so far as illegal Sunday trading and illicit traffic in liquor are concerned. The edict which the Commissioners have sent out regarding shoe shines, news and tobacco stands on Sundays may appear drastic if not tyrannical: but people who have been in the habit of depending upon these little Sunday conveniences would do well to remember that the closing down of the stand will give a much needed day's rest to the men and boys who have generally to put in seven days a week on the job. The Week stands for the greatest happiness, not merely for the greatest number but for everybody and believes the general public have only to think about the other fellow who is tied up at the news stands all day on Sunday to see that .the closing down order is a good thing. If the Police Commissioners would next tackle the work of sifting the police force and clearing out the undesirables, then citizens would no doubt be prepared to endorse their action still further. The Vaccination Order THE vaccination order by tlie City Health Officer has roused the indignation of many of the better class citizens with results that should compel the medical fraternity to sit up and take .notice. It would seem that hundreds of parents have claimed exemption although they were confronted with all sorts of difficulties in securing affidavit forms and in finding out how to go about it. Of the few who appear to have submitted, it is believed that most of them felt coerced into it by fear of having their children excluded from the public school. It is evident that the order has created a great deal of dissatisfaction and no end of irritation among parents and scholars alike. On top of it all, an anti-vaccination league has been formed which has already passed several strong resolutions condemning the whole scheme as useless and unscientific, and asking for the withdrawal of the order. According to statements made at a meeting of tlie League on Monday night, it is the intention of the Loaguc to work for the complete abolition of vaccination and one speaker gaily remarked "that when they got through with vaccination thoy might commence an agitation for the reform of the medical prnfcSsio'n-itsc'.f^',?^''f,^^ tion hns npponrod in the field from amongst local medical men; but judging from tho few letters appearing from his pen the medicos find themselves with a poor case; otherwise the writer referred to would not resort so much to the old discredited method of putting forward abuse in place of sound argument and respectful treatment of his opponents. Politics In the High School THE High School of Victoria publishes a magazine under the title The CamQsun. Hitherto this magazine has kept out of . party politics and has confined its attention strictly to school matters. But a break on this record has been made. In the January number there is an article under tho caption of "National Mobilization," in whicli tlio writer throws himself—or is it a lady who writes? —into tho arena of partisan politics and as boldly as tho writer dares scores the other side. This is, to say the least, an unfortunate indiscretion. Tho school authorities should look into it. The High School is a public institution. It is not. the special preserve of any political party. There nre young people in attendance who come from homes of every shade of political faith. It is not only unfair to these pupils to have their magazine used as a political instrument to glorify a brand of politics and policy to which they and their parents may bo opposed. Tlic same'article breathes a spirit, of intolerance that is wholly out of place in a public institution. Here is a fine specimen of intolerance: "The bogey of 'personal liberty,' of 'vested interest' and of petty individualism must bo unreservedly swept away and all who resist must bo dealt witli mercilessly. Strikes must bo crushed and all agitators disposed of during the war." Such foolish tirading can only be excused on the assumption that some irresponsible youth has written it; but surely the teachers who supervise these youthful effusions must have been napping when such open violation of the magazine's political neutrality was allowed to go into its pages. The Labor Party and Peace Talk IT would ho positively amusing, if it were not so tragic, to watcli tlie frantic efforts made by the public press to prove that the English Labor Party were unanimous in their endorsation of the Lloyd George ponee proposals. A press that attempts to spread all kinds of misleading statements about the present Russian Government which already has its representative in England and which is spoken of in such kindly terms by President Wilson, is doing a mean contemptible work. Unfortunately the public seem to like that kind of thing and swallow it, holus-bolus. Still, misrepresenting a thing does not alter it. The Russinn tnncle would nut-have been half so bad ns il is if the Allies had only stood by the revolutionary party from the start. The fact is that'Russia was so fnr ahead of them that they failed to s"e what she wns driving at nnd so left her to struggle alone. President Wilson recognizes them now nnd the English Lnbor Party recogi'i'es them. If the English Parliament floes not pretty soon do so—so much the worse for Westminster. The reason why the English Lnbor Party endorsed Lloyd George's wnr aim is because Lloyd George hns mnde bis terms so much nearer their own. There are still I'oints of diffci">nee between them, notably on the question of Alsace Lorraine, but in the main, so far ns ho goes, thoy are with him. The point the press fails to call attention to, and which they pretend not to see is that labor goesso much further than the British Premier that they make him look like thirty cenU in the distance. They want Alsace-Lorraine to be included in the "self determination" policy. They insist on there being no economic war after peace is declared. They demand absolute antonomy for all parts of the British Empire —India and Ireland included. They repudiate all proposals for protective tariffs, and want an opportunity to carry out the idea of the Stockholm Conference. Lloyd George has come much nearer to these aims than he has ever been before, but he has some distance to go before any one can claim that he has the whole-hearted support of Labor. He has made his peace terms broad but must make them still broader before they are entirely satisfactory. Comparisons IF any one were to suggest that there was any similarity between the "International Bible Students" and the "Industrial Workers of the World," it is more than likely that the members of both organizations would be up in arms at once. Both parties would probably consider themselves greviously insulted by' the comparison. And yet in some points at least they agree. Both organizations are absolutely and unqualifiedly opposed to taking any part in the war, though they have eome to their conclusions'by entirely different lines of argument. The Bible Students claim that they do not belong to any of tlie present kingdoms on earth; that they are members of a kingdom that is shortly to be established, which will be a spiritual kingdom and that therefore they should not take part in any earthly quarrels. THE INDEPENDENT!?) PRESS fyyJOHN SWINTON One of America's oldest and most beloved journalists was tendered a banquet by Ms fellow- editors, and surprised his hosts by the following words:— 1$ There is no such thing in America as an independent press except it be in the country towns. _H ^(mJuiQwitAniLI. kr.c>\v.it..Tflere. is Jiofcnne afe you who dare to write his honest opinions, and if you did you know before hand that it would never appear in print. fl I am paid $150 a week for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with— others of you are paid similar salaries for similar tilings—and any of you who would be so foolish as to write his honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. f The business of the New York journalist is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and to sell his race and his country for his daily bread. •J You know this and I know it^ and what folly is this to be toasting an "Independent Press." <I We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping-jacks; they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes. The Industrial Workers claim that the war is a conflict between various forms of imperialism brought about by combinations of capital on either side, and that as workers who are at tho beck and call of capital in every instance, the conflict doeB not concern them. Both parties are internationalists and in both cases their arguments are sound and well taken. Another point of similarity lies in the fact that they are both roundly and unjustly abused by press and pulpit. Very few of the abusers go to any real trouble to find ont whether such abuse is justified. It is popular just now to do so and that is sufficient, excuse. The fact that both organizations have as their object the help of their fellow men is practically lost sight of and they are roundly condemned because the means they adopt do not fit in with conventional ideas. Here the similarity between the I. B. S. A. and the T. W. W. ends. The former find expression of their desires by fitting in with "the plan of the ages," taking no active part in shaping the destiny of the world and simply meeting circumstances as they arise while the latter arc out to make things lively by becoming an active part of those circumstances, If the Nazarene, whom both parties accept as a model lender, were here today he would in all liklihood hnve n sympathetic word of commendation for both parlies; but we confess that so far as our conception of his life und message curries us, we enn more readily imagine him as an active member of the I. W. W. than of any other organization we know of. Tn fad, the chances nre he would be in prison today with some of the rest of them. Peace Without Victory ONLY n short while ngo the mnn who dared In talk about "Pence Without Victory" wns looked upon ns a poor simpleton, possibly having very good intentions, bul n litfle off in the upper story. Even today the majority nre ii[>*ninst him. Some think of him ns n comparatively harmless individual, too idealistic fnr every day life; the censor thinks lie should lie snrpressed, nnd a (vw persons (notably tlie editorial staffs of our greal dailies) regard him ns n 5c a copy $2.00 a year man of dangerous tendencies, a pro-German and an enemy of the Empire, But, as events are now shaping themselves, it seems that he was not so far off in his ideas after all. Even Lloyd George has dropped his "knockout blow" idea and is beginning to realize that "Peaee by negotiation" is a possibility. Of course neither he nor any of the heads of the belligerent governments openly acknowledge this. That would be bad policy from a military standpoint, but nevertheless this is the line they are working along right now. Lloyd George and President Wilson in their declaration of war aims are to all intents and purposes talking to Germany; and what the German Chancellor says is to all intents an purposes a reply to them. Both parties are doing their best to get a hearing from the people in the opposite countries. They are trying to shout loud enough to make them understand that they want peace and want the people to force their governments to come to some agreement. All of them are beginning to realize that the governments alone can do nothing—the people themselves must take a hand—and this is the way things are standing. It may not be direct negotiation but it ia a step in that direction and the first real step towards an acknowledgment of the impossibility of either side obtaining a military decision, and of the absolute necessity of accepting peace without Victory. The Vaccination Delusion REPUTABLE physicians the world over are warning the public against the evils of vaccination. A vaccination epidemic finds its most fruitful soil in the homes of the ignorant, the gullible and the superstitious. Where reason is dethroned, there vaccination reigns. It has been well said that an orthodox physician is a bigger fool than an orthodox parson, and it is only orthodox physicians who cling to the vaccination dogma. The sincerity of these men is not in question. They obstinately cling to their idols and should therefore be, let severely alone. They cling tenaciously to the faith of their fathers although tbat faith has long since been proven untrue, impracticable and absurd. The vaccination fetish has now been before the world for some 120 years. At its introduction it was claimed that it offered absolute immunity from smallpox contagion. It was confidently asserted that the vaccinated person could sleep without danger in the same bed as a smallpox patient. -That cjnira had to be. abandoned in the face of thft-faot-tiut-Aonaands of duly vaccinated persons perished through smallpox. The next claim was that immunity depended on the quantity of the vaccine absorbed by the system of the patient. Thousands of deaths of vaccinated persons were explained away on the pretext that they had not been sufficiently inoculated. Henceforth no mistakes were made on this head. The doctors were careful to make the dose big enough. Still the deaths of well and truly vaccinated persons continued with wearisome persistence. Then it was discovered that re-vaccination was necessary but still the deaths continued even amongst the re-vaccinated. Then re-re-vaccination was stoutly advocated as thc panacea for smallpox but tho re-re-vaccinated victims wore still inconsiderate enough to die plentifully. Ihese statements aro not expressions of opinion: they ore but the recital of unquestionable facts. Let the case of Japan be well and truly marked by the seeker after truth. Japan is one of the most completely vaccinated and re-vaccinated countries inthe world. In 1872 a law was passed making vaccination compulsory. Notwithstanding the most rigid and thorough enforcement of that law Japan suffered thousands of deaths from smallpox following vaccination. Pro-vaccinists insisted that this death roll would havo been avoided if the patients hud been re-vaccinated. The Legislative Chamber therefore in 1885 passed another and more stringent law by which re-vaccinntioii repealed every five lo seven years was made compulsory. In pursuance of this law, 25,474,370 vaccinations, re-vaccinations, and re-rc-vaccinntions were officially recorded between 188G nnd 1802. With what results? Official records show that from 188(1-1892 Japan had 38,079 deaths from smallpox, while 15(1,175 cases of smallpox were officially notified. This wns a case of fatality of nearly 25 per cent which grently exceeds the death rate from smallpox before vaccination was introduced. Erom 1892-1807 Japan hnd 142,032 enses of smallpox and 19,535 proved fatal, In the single your 1893, 41,898 cases of smallpox were notified nud 1,852 of these proved fata1. By an Act of Parliament passed in 1S90 re-vaccination at the end of every five years was mado compulsory on high nnd low, rich nnd poor, wise and ignorant. The yenr following there were 42,000 cases of smallpox. On these figures it were surely ensior to nrgue thnt vaccination is the cause of smallpox thnn thnt it operates preventatively. In the yenr 1908 Japan again suffered n severe smallpox epidemic; 18,007 of these ro-re-vaccinnted Japanese were attacked and nearly (1,000 of these never lived tn thank Jenncr for the benofieience of his wonderful panacea against smallpox. Surely » local physician wrote with bitter irony when he said "The effeel of vaccination in the stopping of epidomics is truly remarkable" The public will do well lo remember thai there nre no shorl cuts lo health nml strength. The laws of nature musl lie obeyed. The rule- of health and cleanliness enn be infringed only nt our peril. Smallpox is a disease originating in filth, ll is bred in Ihe slum of lhe underpaid, underfed, nud un- derwnshed of great cities such ns Montreal. Tn 18S5-0 the epidemic in thnl city attacked tlie dwellers in the ill-drained, ill-ventilated sections und found but few victims amongst the properly nourished, properly clothed, nml properly housed seel ions. The eure for smnll- pox is lhe removal of the cause. The priests of vaccination preach a gospel of snlvation hy filth nml they rely for its acceptance noon the simplicity of the public. Rather will we pin om* faith to hygiene, to sanitation, to fresh air, fo pure food nnd to n reconstruction of soeioty based on nobler conceptions of social justice. Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, February 2 m LETTERS TO THE H s ediior m m Tht Week tnvltei letter! from Ul rttdera on all subjecti of public Interest. Letters need not be signed by the writer but a nom de plume may be used for publication, and they must be accompanied In every case by the name snd address of the writer as a guarantee of good faith. This wilt be treated by the Editor entirely ln confidence. Tbe Editor also reserves the right to withhold publication of any tetter without having to give a reason for so doing. Congratulates The Week To the Editor of The Week. Sir:—Let me congratulate you. The Week has nt lust forsaken that rond whicli inevitably lends to incarceration or a firing squad at dawn. I am referring to your support of a genuine win the war movement evidenced by tlie publication of n Loyal Brilish Subject's letter in the issue of the 19th iilto. Permit me to recount one of my own experiences with traitors wearing the guise of win the war enthusiasts. I wns seated beside one of the former win the war orators in a Willows ' street car. We were passing a squad of conscriptionites, and T remarked to my companion: " A glorious spectacle this. Little did I think thnt I would live to sec the day when Canadians would be conscripted nnd sent to Europe to fight for our King and Mother-, land. You will pardon if tears of pride splash down my cheek." Here I employed my handkerchief, and continued tlnisly: "One can imagine His Majesty stepping out of his picture in the Fort Street cigar shop, and saying to the conscripts when they come opposite the store: 'I thank you, my loyal subjects, who have been sent from my loynl Dominion of Cnnndn to fight for me, my empire nnd European civilization. Your way lies across the channel and all I ask is for you to exhibit the same qualities wliich have been displayed by the volunteers from my Dominion of Canada.' " Having given utterance to these sentiments, I glanced at my companion. He was frowning. I felt startled. Could I be dealing with a traitor, after all. The charges made by your correspondent instantly flashed through my mind. My fears were quickly confirmed. "These men," he said severely,' "are being sent to fight to maintain Canndn's respectability in tbe world. If we did not hnve conscription wo would be falling down in our fight for civilization. We would be betraying Belgium, betraying Alsace nnd Lorraine." "Wo could no longer look other countrymen in the face. We would, in short, be outcasts in the world. Besides," he added, "if Germany won on land she would quickly destroy the British, Ilalinn. Japanese nnd American fleets and embark hundreds of thousands of men on thc shores of this country." I hud beard these traitorous argu-' menls before. I felt stifled and wns about to rise nnd leave the car when I recollected thnl we were only a few blocks from thc Willows Hotel and my destination was in the business section. Ever mindful of the government's instructions not to squander money nnd save on clothing, I could not pny ngnin fnr another tram, and if I walked I would be putting unnecessary wear on my shoes. Besides tho exercise would unduly stimulate my nppctile for lunch. Hence there wns nothing for il but to remain where I wns. He wns commencing to continue when I interrupted him. "You will pardon me, my dear —-. . but I feel constrained In say thnt T nm perfectly acquainted wilh lhe I'nllaei- ous arguments you nre nbout lo put forth in addition lo lhe misleading ones you hnve jusl uttered. Let mo nsk you n few questions " "if Hie Hun is triumphant in Europe will he not siihjugiile Spain, Norway, Sweden, Holland, nnd other coiuili'ii'S? The Allies nre fighting for those countries yet they nre nol raising a finger to help. When tho Brilish navy is disposed of. will he not subjugate Ireland even worse than Ibe Si'iiin Feiners claim that the Brilish are doing! There is no conscription in Ireland and she hns not done n till,,, ul' whnl Cnnndn lins accomplished voluntarily, yel llie Emerald Isle is iii imminent risk of invasion. The South .American Republics, with 00,- 000 000 peoplo, who hit fur more open lo attack Ihnii Oniiudn, hnve not sent u mini lo fight in Europe, nnd only n few of lhe countries Ihere hnve declared war. Even if every slnte in South Americn were lo declare wnr on Germany, thoy, wilh Iheir 00.000,000 people, would never sent one-qunrter uf the men Cnnndn hns shipped voluntarily. . , „ "Are Ibe Irishmen, Spaniards, Norwegians. Dutch, Swedes, South Americans ashamed that they have not given a parlicle of the number of men Canada has volunteered 1 And yet those countries arc far more open to nttnek l',.„,n Germany than Cnnndn is. Does the world consider them dishonored because they have not conscripted men in civilization's cause ? No, of course not, nnd nobody ever will. '' Take Japan now. She could begin sending 3,000,000 men to Europe tomorrow if she wanted to, and that great force would be less in ratio than we have given. "If Brazil did as well as Canada has done voluntarily she would have to send more than 1,000,000 men. "My point is just this. Canada has made this tremendous and unequalled sacrifice principally because she is a loyal part of the British Empire, and because she is a Dominion of our King. The South American Republics detest the Huns as much as we do, and some have declared war, but they will never do as much because they are not •FOLLOWING IN THE SHADOW OF ENGLAND.' " My listener looked so ashamed of his ignorance and so wilted that I took pity on him and slightly changed the subject. "All tbe superiority that this Dominion bas achieved has been by the voluntary system. This conscription measure caps the whole lot and puts us above the gods, so to spenk. (Of course excluding those countries actually rammed up against the fighting; it would be manifestly unfair to compare us with them..)) My compnnion hnd brightened up. "You are evidently overlooking Australia. "The Times" says she has given nine per cent and we have only given some seven per eent." I smiled sardonically, mixing in a little contempt. '.' Not at all,'' I replied. '' Australia hns no French Canadian section. Deduct Quebec's population from Canada and you will find that we have exceeded Australia. Take our own Province, British Columbia, you will see in a recent issue of The Colonist that Mr. Mcintosh says that we have given slightly over eleven per cent. That is an understatement. Nevertheless the eleven per cent is certainly higher than Australia's nine per cent. And tho eleven per cont, mind you, was raised under the volunteer plan, and the present conscripts are not included. No, we've beaten Australia all to pieces, yet she refuses conscription. I tell you, man, it's enough to drive anyone crazy." "I would advise you," I said as I rose to leave, "not to forget that it's because we 're a loyal and integral part of the British Dominions and Colonies that we've sacrificed so terribly in the recent past, and as we'll further sacrifice from now on. It's the Union Jack, King and Country that this Dominion of His Majesty rises or falls hy. Before the war's over, people who say less will receive a dose of cold lead. Watch your step." As I reached the car vestibule, I look a final look at him. He had paled perceptibly. I believe I've cured one traitorously inclined individual, and I am sure be will be a little more win-the-war after this. A LOYAL COLONIAL. said Mrs. A. Alice opened the New Testament, and read: "Let him that bath understanding count the number of the benst; for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred, threescore and six." She paused and Miss Emmons said, "He took out his pencil, and marking the numerical letters of the inscription ou his tablet, it stood 666." (Smith's "Thoughts on Daniel and Revelations.") V 5 I 1 C 100 A ' 0 R 0 I 1 V '. 5 S 0 F 0 I 1 L 50 I 1 I 1 D 500 E 0 I 1 Totnl 666 On the Pope's crown in the Vatican museum is the recognized and most used title of the Pope. VICARIVS FILII DEI (Vicar of the Son of God). The word VICARIVS is on the top of the threefold crown. The work FILII is on the second circlet: and the words nre made from dark, shining precious jewels. The word DEI is on the under part of the threefold crown and is made of 100 diamonds. "The Tiara is a bee-hive shaped, somewhat bulging head-covering, ornamented with three crowns. It is first mentioned by Pope Constnntine, in A.D. 715. It first nppears on papal coins in the reign of Sergius III, A.D. 911. At this period it was m'erely n cap of white stuff. The papal coins of the 11th century leave it doubtful whether the ornamental band at the lower edge of the tiara is intended to represent a crown or merely a decoration. It is only in representations dating from the late 13th century that the circlet appears as a regular spiked crown. The second circlet was added by Pope Boniface VIII., A.D. 1311. (Encyclopedia Britannica.) The reason for the addition of any of these crowns is uultnown, or why the Pope should have any crown nt all. The words VTCARIVS FILII DEI are, it is said, also carved over the entrance to the Vatican." Yours truly, IANTO AP DAFYDD. Best Paper in Victoria Editor, The Week. Sir.—I notice you are inviting criticism of your paper. I have a kick against it: It is not large enough! I know a man who hates it, but don't take that to heart, dear Editor, because I also know quite a number who don't hate it. It was brought to my notice in quite an unexpected manner, and it is, in spite of its size, the best pnper in Victoria. What we need most of all is truth— the whole truth—and I take it that is what you are trying to give us. You are doing good work: Go on with it. The stand you are taking in regard to the war is the right one. I believe everyone, especially women, who talk of nnd treat this terrible war so lightly should be made to realize their awful responsibility. I saw men and women voters around Ihe polling stations at the recent election, laughing, joking, talking nonsense, etc., ns though no thought even entered tlieir brains of the awful sufferings of the men on tho battlefields, or of tbe consequences to those they were by their votes sending there. I annex a few remarks taken from a letter recently received from England written by a young lndy which reveals the irresponsible state of mind thnt I wish to illustrate. Speaking of a visit to a hospital on Christmas day: "We thoroughly enjoyed our visit, went all over the hospital, heard part of a concert in the soldiers ward, AND HAD A GOOD TIME GENERALLY" ONE WHO TAKES NOTICE. DEAF PEOPLE Cured His Rupture DEAFNESS AND NOISES IN THE HEAD can now be most certainly cured by the newly dlscovsred "French Orlene." Thle new remedy goes right to the actual seat of the trouble, and effects a complete and lasting cure In & few days. 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There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing to sell, but will give full information about how you may find a complete cure without operation, lf you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Carpenter, 811D Marcellus Avenue, Manasquan, N.J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured—you may 'save a life or at least stop the mlserv of rupture and the worry and danger of an operation. nov24-mar30 NOTICE The Homo Builders Investment Company Limited intend to apply to the Registrar of Companies for a change of name to The International Investment Company Limited. Jan. 12—Feb. 9 A Sermon and Its Moral To the Editor of The Week. Sir:—The preacher of the sermon need not be specified as the reasoning advanced in this letter is intended for all who follow his methods who are occupied in diverting men's attention from real affairs "of dissipating his time energies and means over matters that afford no guidance in the perplexities of tbis sadly mismanaged world. Our preacher took for his text the passage which affirms that Jehovah created man in His own image. He dealt with the creation of living things with free will and other ' (Continued on Page Three) "Here is Wisdom" January 22, 1918. Editor, The Week. Sir;—Being somewhat of an inquiring turn of mind, I have for some long time been interested in the scripture found in Revelations 13:18: "Here is wisdom. Let him tbat hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six." I have eome across many explanations of this verse. Lately n great mnny have tried to prove that this re- lales to the Kaiser, but as all their explanations nre given in. the English lnngnnge, which was not in existence nl llie lime of the Revelntor, they luive failed to convince me; nlthough I nm quite sure thnl the Kaiser is iiiiiinnlcd by the spirit of lhe benst, if. indocd, he is nol possessed of the devil. line friend amused me very much by trying lo show thai lhe Methodist Church is meant by this verse, bemuse "The Methodisl Church" contains eighteen letters; in other words "The Mel—hoilisl Church." 6 6 6 Bul 1 hnve recently come across n pnrngrnpli in lhe book you ndvertise, "The Finished Mystery," which np- pi'ids to tne ns being n more reasonable explanation. The following extract on this point printed in The Finished Mystery, is from a work ontitlod The Reformation, bearing tho date of 1832: "Mrs. A.," said Miss Emmons. "I saw n very curious fuel lhe other dny; 1 hnve dwell upon it much, nnd will mention il. A person lately was witnessing n ceremony of lhe Romish Church. As the Pope passed him in the procession, splendid dressed in his pontifical robes, lhe gentleman's eye rested on Ihese full, blnzing letters in front of his milro (tinrn-crown): VICARIVS FILTLDET, lhe Vicnr of Ihe Son of God. His thoughts, with lhe rapidity of lightning, reverted to Rev. 13:18." "Will you turn to it? Vaccination versus Cleanliness To the Editor of the Week. Sir:—Clean-minded thinking people when first confronted with vaccination have a horror at it. There is something so revolting to the better judgment at the thought of introducing corruption into the pure blood of nn infant. "Doing evil that good may come." Medical science has its superstitions like others. May this idea of vaccination not be one of them ? Tf we began at the right end of .things we would not require vaccination for anything. One hesitates to suggest that spotless clennlines be the rule for school toilets, which nre often an offence to the nostrils. The nir in our street enrs ought to be changed nt every terminus. This would save incoming passengers the unpleasant experience of breathing in nir thnt others hnve breathed out. ' A little more vigilance on the part of Chinatown inspectors (if there are nny) would insure some pence of mind nt any rate to some of Victoria's citizens—and save them from using their handkerchiefs ns gns masks. The streets of Victoria, ns compared with other cilics quite near, nre cleaner; but there nre still n few that nre dirty nnd muddy in winter, dry nnd dusty in summer, and ou windy days llie dust and mnnui'o fly all around one infanl school in lhis cily. Need we bo surprised when measles, scarlet fever and diphtheria epidemics come? The writer visiled n neighboring city a short lime ago, ft'nd turned sick, having lo walk through the slime of expectoration nhiim thnt city's pave: inenls: and yet we build snnntoriums to cure consumption. •The working mini of lhe enrly morning e*oes along Ihose pavements cough1 ing and spluttering; he is ill clothed, ill shod, ill rested, ill fed: remedy thnt. The dainty lndy comes out. Inter to look- in the store windows and walks through that disease wilh her high stepping thirteen dollar thin kid boots. One feels Ihnnkful under Ihe circumstances thnt fashion dictates that Indies' skirts must be short. "Lot ns cease to do evil nnd lenrn lo do well." Do not allow Ihe causes of disease lo eome into being, then we will not require to resort to filthy measures to snlVtrunrd ourselves nnd children. Humnnilv hns n tendency to safe- diinI'd itself with one wrong thnt it mny avoid another, Every violation of health law is accompanied with its D'lnisbmenl, whieh is meant to bo remedial. Let us get busy. Spring in coming fast. A. T. W. The following letter speaks for itself: Amersfoort, 13-12-17. Mr. Editor-in-Chief, The Week, Victoria. Forgive me my daring in writing you these few words. I am a Belgian interned soldier and should like very much to receive, for collecting, used postage stamps, helping me to pass the longness of my captivity. I dare hope, Mr. Editor-in- Chief, you will be so kind to insert, in your esteemed paper, an advertisement for which I thank yon very much beforehand. With all my kindest regards, I remain, sir, Yours respectfully, John Corthals, Belgian Soldier interned at Amersfoort, Holland. SEALED TENDERS addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed "Tender for Wooden Freight Shed, Vancouver, B.C.," will be received at this office until 4 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 1918, for the construction of a wooden freight shed and lireproofing of grain conveyor supports, on the West side of the Government Wharf, at Vancouver, B.C. Plans and -formB of contract can bo seen and specification and forms of tender obtained at his Department and at the unices of the District Engineers, Equity Chambers, Toronto, Shaugnessy, Building, Montreal, and at the Post Office, Vancouver, B. C. Persons tendering are notified that tenders will not be considered unless made on the printed forms supplied, and signed with their actual signatures, stating their occupations and places of residence, ln the case of firms, the actual signature, the nature of the occupation, and place of residence of each member of the firm must be given. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Public Works, equal to ten per cent (10%) of the amount of the tender, which will be forfeited if the person tendering decline to enter Into a contract when called upon to do so, or fail to complete the work contracted for. If the tender be not accepted the cheque will be returned. The Department does not bind Itself to accept the lowest or any tender. NOTE.—Blue prints can be obtained at the Department of Public Works by depositing an accepted bank cheque for the sum of $60, made payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Public Works, which will be returned if the Intending bidder submit a regular bid. By order, R. C. DESROCHERS, Secretary. Department of Public Works, Ottawa, January 7, 1918. Newspapers will not be pnld for this advertisement If they Insert It without authority from the Department. Jan. 19-Feb. 2 Rheumatism A Heme Cure Given by One Who had It In tbe Bprlns of 1893 I was attacked by Muscular and Inflammatory Klieumatlnm. i Buttered bb only those wbo havo It know, for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doctor, hut such relief as I recoived wm only temporary. Finally, 1 found a remedy tbat uured me completely, and It has never returned, I bave given It to a number wbo were terribly afflicted and even bedridden with Rheumatism, and It effected a eure in every case, I want every sufferer from any form of rheumatic trouble to try this marvelous healing power. Don't Bend a cent; simply mall Sour name and address and I will send it -ee to try. After you bare used tt and It baa proven Jtielf to be that long-looked-for means of curing your Itbeuinatlnm, you may send the price of It, one dollar, but, understand I do not want your money unleis you are perfectly Bstlafled to Bend It Isn't tbat fair? Why suffer any longer when positive relief la thus offered you freer Don't delay Write today. Mark H. Jackson, No. MtBpOurney Bldg., ByracuBe, N. T. Mr. Jackson 1b responsible. Above state* ment true —Pub. LAUD REGISTRY AOT (Section 24) IN THE MATTER of part of Lot IS and all of Lots 2, S and 12, of Block 10, Nanalmo City, Map 584. Proof having been flled of the loss of Certificates of Title Noa. 8050A and 8051A, Issued to William Henry Redmond on the 20th day of June 1887 and the 38th day of June 1887, respectively, I hereby give notice of my Intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to Issue fresh Certificates of Title ln lieu thereof. DATED at the Land Registry Office, Victoria, B.C., this 27th day of November, 1917. J. C. GWTNN, Registrar-General of Title*. Deel-Dee29 OMMaom u California iuuoab oo. •mavt UI9I C. H. SMITH &CO. Photographic Supplies Pictures Picture Framing Other Things Too I 611 Fort Street GRAY HAIR Dr. Tremain'a natural Kalr RestomttTe, used ns directed, is guaranteed to reiitore gray lifiir to Its natural color or money refunded. Positively not a dye and non- injurious. Price $1.00, post-paid. Write Trtmala Supply Oo., Toronto, Out. Dimf StiOie '■"<■ -.i '* 1 w,t On sale in Victoria at Dean ft Nlaoook* WANTED. — Good, live, energetic BOYS to sell THE WEEK on Saturday ormnings in Esquimalt, Fairfield, Oak Bay, Spring Ridge, Victoria West, Saanich, and other outside points. Good openings for the right boys. Apply: 523 Sayward Block. ' LOOK for the date on the address of your paper and if your subscription has expored, just jog our memory. We are too busy to attend to it our- PUBLIC WORKS OF CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA DREDGING FLEET REPAIRS TO DREDGE No. 301 ("AJAX") SEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned until 4 p.m., on Thursday, January 24th, 1!U8, for repairs and general overhaul of the Dredge No. 301 ("Ajax". Each tender must be sent in In a sealed envelope endorsed "Tender for Repairs to Dredgo No. 301 {"Ajax"). Specifications can be seen at the office of A. F. Mitchell, Esq., Acting District Engineer, Victoria. B.C., and at the office of C. C. Worsfold, Esq., District Engineer, New Westminster, B.C., and at the office of the undersigned, 614-18 Birks Building, Vancouver, B. C. Each tender must he accompanied by an accepted cheque on a Chartered Bank, payable to the order of tho Honourable the Minister of Public Works, for the sum of $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars), whicli will be forfeited If tlio person tendering decline to enter into a contract when called upon to do so, or fail to complete the contract. If tho tender be not accepted, the cheque will bo returned. The Department does not bind Itself to accept the lowest or any tender. By Order, F. H. SHEPHERD, Superintendent of Dredges. Department of Public Works, Vancouver, B. C, January 11th, 1018. Newspapers will not he paid for this advertisement If they insert It without authority from tlie Department. PUBLIC WORKS OF CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA DREDGING FLEET REPAIRS TO DREDGE No. 301 (AJAX) DIPPER ARM AND BUCKET Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until 4 p.m. on Monday, February 4th, IMS, for Repairs to Hipper Arm and Bucket of Dredgo No. 301 ("Ajax"). Each tender must bo sent In In a sealed envelope endorsed "Tender for Repairs to Dredge 'Ajax' Dipper Arm and Bucket.' Specifications can bo seen at the office of A. F. Mitchell, Esq., Acting District Engineer, Victoria, B.C., nnd at thc office of C. C. Worsfold, Esq.. District Engineer, New Westminster, B.C.. and at tho office of the undersigned, fil 4-1S Birlts Building, Vancouver, B. C, Each tendor must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a Chartered Hank, payable to tho order of the Honourable The Minister of Public Works, for the sum of $200.00 (Two Hundred Dollars), which will be forfeited If the person tendering decllno to enter Into a contract when called upon to do so, or fall to complete the contract. If the tender bo not accepted the cheque will bo returned. The Department does not bind itself to accept the lowest or nny tender. By Order, F. H. Shepherd, Superintendent of Dredges. Department of Public Works, Vancouver, B.C., January 21st, 1918. , Title to iimi reveated la United Statea by Act of Congress datad Juna I, 1119, Two million thraa hundrad thousand acres to ba opanad for homeateads and sale. Tlmbar and Agricultural Landa. Containing eome of best land laft 1b United Statu. Now Is tha opportune tlma. Largo map ahowing landa by amotion* and dascrlptlon of aoll, climate, rainfall, elevation*, etc., postpaid, Ona Dollar. Grant Landa Locating Co., Bok 610, Portland, Oregon. INCRBAiBD PRODUCTION COMMITTEE OWNERS of vacant land ln the city who are willing to lend same for cultivation during the year 1918,are requested to notify the SECRETARY, fttcraaied Production Committee, City Hall. INOBSAMD PRODUCTION COMMZTTB1 INDIVIDUALS wishing to cultivate vacant lots In the City during the year 1918, are requested to notify the undersigned, and lf possible give definite Information as to the particular lots required; lf the lots desired are not listed, efforts wilt be made to secure tha owner's permission to use same. SECRETARY, Increased Production Committee, City Hall. SYNOPSIS OP GOAL MINING RBOU- LATIONS Coal mining rights of the Dominion In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories aud In a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one year* renewable for a further term of twenty- one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not mora than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant In person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the District ln which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must bo described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall ba staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of |6, which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable* output of tho mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least onco a year. The lease will Include tha coal mining rights only. For full Information application should be made to tha Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not ba paid for. April 2nd. _ I Saturday, February 2 THE WEEK Page Thnt LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 'I r. r-~| (Continued from Page Two) At Tke Street Corner freewill come in? Does a hungry man without a reason refuse food, an honest man steal or a truthful man de- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l.light in misleading people? Men act subjects exactly as his brethren have from the stress of necessity of habit, treated them for fifty years at least, instinct, custom, desire or impulse. For this man the studies and re- The contention that man has a free- searches of men like George Smith, will is simply destitute of meaning for Bishop Colenson, of Darwin, Tylor, man's conduct and character are as Mills, Spencer arid Bain simply count much due to causes as anything else for nothing. The modern plan of ex- that has a beginning, plaining our present surroundings as But our preachers are more concern- the outcome of causes still in action, ed with this subject in what they call of accounting for superstitious cus- its religious aspects. And it is to be toms and beliefs as survivals'from our noted that they have entirely aban- savage ancestors, finds no place in his doned the Pauline teaching upon it, philosophy. * though they still include this in the Our preacher urged that "God is "Word of God." They have given not.conceived of now a days as a be- up the teaching of Calvin, of Knox ing in human form" is true of some and of Johnathan Edwards. They * gods and of some people only. have abandoned logic likewise, for • "God is a spirit," he urged. Now they still hold by the doctrines of whnt is spirit but the intellectunl or God's Omniscience nnd Omnipotence — „,..., . BY THE LOUNGER Bin. -meb-mu-*. mm^sssm -uss-ggafg What constitutes a "workingman"1 vices rendered. His next door neigh- have a friend whose name is Smythe hor, Jones, wields the pick and shovel |-*-not Smith, mark you. The other day Both receive about the same pay, al- found myself drawn into a discus- though I fancy Jones gets more. In subjective'side of existence ns distin- which imply the Creator's foreknowl- siori with him regarding some intricate all other respects they appear to be guished from the material or objec- edge and therefore his foreordination "■conomic-problems. Recent rapid po- equal, so why should Smythe resent t*ve 9ye of things? And can any one of all tilings, tical developments in the Motherland being included in the same class as imagi„e this subjective side as exist- Let no one imagine that this letter ed to the debate. Smythe displayed Jones, ing ,,vitlio\afc its objective counterpart? is a mere exercise in dialecties. The considerable misgivings at the pros- Smythe snys he holds a "position" Can a,iyone conceive of it acting ex- practice and habit of ignoring or mis- pect of the establishment of demo- in n bank nnd receives n "snlnry." c(jpt through the objective nnd upon representing the other side or sides ntic rule. He hnd no use for work- Jones will probably say he has a *t*j Can any one imagine an intelli- and of inspiring hatred towards those |>ng men; their shortcomings and "job" worth some twenty "bucks" a gence that *s not derived, that is not who are not of our own party is Vliosynerasies more than offset any week. intelligence of something? fraught with evil consequences. It is jommonsense they possessed. I took From whatever angle the matter is Then Qur preaeher was at great incumbent upon us at all times to ascension to remind him that his rather viewed, the fact remains that both re- . ]S to e that a modern cliemjst certain what is true, otherwise how 'unfair and certainly severe strictures ceive pay for work done, both hnve with aU ^ knowjedge and appijances enn we know what is right? The pplied to himself, he, also, being a to work for their living, ther<JfOTe. is not abie to create a "living thing " e»s'om of upholding individual or working man," but he resented the ipso fneto, both are "working mon." mttm. is he ablc to creatc matter or party, right or' wrong-of enjoining ell-meant insinuation very strongly Tliat I hurt the tender susceptibilities forC8 But who ig .,. that eontends loyally to our own set regardless of -so stroiJgly, in fnct, that he turned of Smythe is certain. I suppose if I that 'gnch th; m the outeome of truth and justice which still prevails abruptly and left without the courtesy should suggest to Jones that he is a inteIli but our preacher*s own is responsible for no end of trouble. ■rt an "adieu." salaried official he would proceed , And what evidence ean he or And it is a grave misfortune for our Since then I have been turning the to convince me to the contrary by sub- they adduce to prove that these things People that those in whom it confides ncident over in my mind. jeeting me to that treatment described eyer ^ & b inni or would need a for guidance should uphold such by Smythe is employed in a bank where by Rev. Wm. Sunday as "swatting cal]se ;£ th had? their example instead of warning peo- le receives the princely remuneration between the headlights." To ascertain how mjm came by his ple of its mischievous consequences f $80 per month in return for ser- LOUNGER. ^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ consid_ should pander to lmman ig„oranee, ——————'~~i~~~7~ ' erations afford no help; but if our weakness, prejudice and passion in- ?ASTOR HADLEY AT THE ROYAL States took up the statement and teacher would take the trouble to look stead of trying to lift people out Of VICTORIA THEATRE made it still stronger: "That state- up g*r Alfred Ty'all's "Asiatic them. rae»t °f "ie English gentleman should studies," or Herbert Spencer's "Ec- ONE WHO LAMENTS. Subject: "The End of All Things Is he hung in every horn in the United desiastical Institutions,' he would be at Hand. States, for I am assured that a Chris- aWe to trace how the belief grows LOVE AND SERVICE „ , „ , „ ,. llon soldler eoM wh'P ten sinners." from its fil.st inception in the deifica- Potato Prom His Spee** WHICH MEANS THAT THE ONE ■*„„ of distinguished men. The When Beauty eometh, radiant maid! Bible students and casual observers WHO CAN FIGHT LIKE THE nscription of human qualities to Gods I tremble, yea, I am afraid, lire alike agreed that great world hap- DEVIL IS THE BEST CHRISTIAN, and of the belief in Gods is thus easily Fol'well i kl,L glorious face ' fcomngs are close nt hand The former Christendom is full of hypoensy. acoount6d for. Wi„ bri before me di e. Emphatically claim that this scripture Recently a collection of $70,000 was Qn the question of freewill, our |s being fulfilled before our eyes. made in New York for the soldiers in CT*(]e was not more illuminating. But, Oh! This lady most benign Jehovah claims the responsibility r ranee. Only $750 of this ever reach- Were he to lookup the authorities on Doth bid me all my fear resign, :or the great world-war. Not in the ed its destination, and the New York tlie snbjeet he would find that within She tells me her desire for me •ense that He is the cause of evil press condoned the wrong. cevtai„ limits pVeSCribed by condi- Ts that Imay be true nnd free. rat thnt He permits it and over-rules Every vestige of the present order ,i„ns, the belief -thnt man is free to ■t£,rgD'n- ■ .. \ i a- • ,. ^lokedisp!T\rie^vi11^ The <.So this will come to pass," I cry, The Bible is the best reading in the Kingdom of the Messiah. Those of poin* is that what man chooses in any *<For some grent cnuse, then, I must orld. It contains a faithful record us then living will witness those Pllse js determined by motives and f His dealings with man—past, pres- things whieh the angels desired to (hat these are the outcome of his lit and future. look into. Jehoval will chain Satan character nnd circumstances at the We- understand from-our text that and suppress sin and evil forever. particular time. Where, then, does he end of the "times of the gentiles" ^^^^^^^^g^^^^^^^g^^^g^ times of the gentiles" sj nt hand. The six thousand years of 'lie reign of sin nnd death is fast rawing to a close. Soon all evil will ie removed from Ihe world and the Jrillenial reign of Jesus Christ will •ring universal blessing. But before ■his happy consummation, evil will empornrily dominate. My speech will be devoted to scrip- lire exposition. If sects and religious ystems are spoken of it will he in hnrity and without attacks on peris. The right to criticise and exilic the utterances of public spenk- rs is loo well recognized to need em- ihasis. The word "Armageddon" is in daily se but is seldom used correctly. In criplure it is synonymous with storm, re, whirlwind, earthquake, Hood, etc. 'Vlso the Day of Vengeance, Day of ebovnl, etc. Armageddon will begin this Spring. t will be in three parts. (1) War; (2) evolution; (ii) Anarchy. Palestine is to be returned to the iws and Ihe Jews will return to nlestiiie. Whether this will be ns e result of the British occupation riptnro docs not sny. 1 have wntcli- 1 lhe progress of lhe British Army ilh intense interest. A glorious Qssiug will come to the children of ,",611 when Israel shall once again be stnblishgd iu power. Catholicism and Protestnutisni will iiile and be cast like a millstone into die.1 .______^__^ "Nay, you mny live nnd hnppy be 'Tis love nnd service mnkes one free." —Jonn Woodwnrd. AT LAST! TONIFOAM WILL SAVE Remove the Dandruff and the Hair Will Grow Makes a Cool. Delightful, and Refreshing Shampoo The Bible gives instruction on pros- Hit conditions if you desire to know There are many persons who do |pl desire to know the truth. That what is the mnlter with the world, lhe I ruth is never popular. We hear it asked ninny times lielher one could take life and yet be Christian. The Bible gives two nndnrds of conduct, one for tho jhi'istian and Ihe oilier for the rest If llie world. Jehovah does not ex- ct Ihe rest of the world lo be irislians. But lho Christian is expressly extorted to do good, to pray for them licit despilefully .use them, to love lit.'ir enemies, nnd in every way walk i the footsteps of Jesus. The Chris- inn is expressly forbidden lo oven I'll INK evil of another. I noticed not long from thc pen of n English' writer: "The one thing soiled in England is a revival of true ■eligion in llie nrmy among the sol- Idiers." No one would dispute that, I he goes on to say, "A Christian n much belter fighter thnn n sinner oldier." A gentleman in the United gfB; TONIFOAM NEW GUARANTEED CURE FOR Dandruff, Falling Hair, Itching Scalp, Blackheads and Pimples 50c. and $1.00 The Only W^y An Illustrated Poem of Peace By W. E. 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For Sleeping Car and Steamship reiervatiom and any further information write or call on CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 1102 Government Street Victoria B. C. MADAME KATE WEBB, M.I.S.M., PRINCIPAL DOMINION ACADEMY OF MUSIC 1146 Fort Strett (Near Linden Ave.) Instruction in Singing (Italian method), Voice production. Pianoforte, Theory o( Music. Preparation (or the Assoc. Board, R.A.M. and K.C.M. exams., London, Eng. Madame Webb offers a Singing Scholarship (one year's free tuition). For particulars apply personally at thc Academy. RES. PHONE, 3060. CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY TRANSCONTINENTAL THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PASSENGER PARES TO' EASTERN DESTINATIONS Modern Equipment—Courteous Attendance Travel Comfort Consult Our Nearest Agent or Write DISTRICT PAS3ENGER AGENT, MS HASTING* W., VANCOUVER. Telephone Seymour 2482 Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, February 2 That reports are being circulated of ANTI-VACCINATION nasty things happening at the Wil- ^j mUQ ^^ LEAGUE |*^ifiSfi^ifi| DAVID SPENCER, Lr D. WmtRSB&RRBa ttttttttttttttt | S0TT0_V0CE I £ BY THE HORNET * * * ttttttttttttttt That some of the Military Police meet strange people. That some of them are very patriotic. That they voted for conscription, but That they are doing their best to keep their boys out of sight just now. That conscription for the "other fellow" is fine, but they don't like it when it comes right home. That the Old Lady on Broad Street is great on the "round up." That she has figure^ out that there are 80000 young men^ coming of age every year who ought to be looked after. That 30.000 of them ought to become soldiers, not by choice, but by conpulsion. That this would enable some of the ■ older men who come under the act to escape the clutches of the law a little longer—perhaps altogether. That it's a great scheme—but a bit too transparent. That we recommend the Old Lady to read the insert on our front page. That having done so she will probably have to walk out and look for another job. That she will then be in good company and we shall listen to her with a good deal more patience than we do now. That the Censor has bought another blue pencil. That he is going to use it on newspapers who print information relating to the information of labor from outside of Canada. That the Hornet understood an Order in Council prohibited that sort of thing. That if that is the case he would Re to know who are the men that intend to evade that order, and Thnt the press should not be in any wnv hampered in giving the public the fnets. Thnt no doubt the Censor considers l,;™snlf n better .imtee of these matin's than the Hornet, but ""hot that does not prove he is. TW n bonk on the evils of the ,i..:..i. u„m(. wns published last, year in That one of them is to the effect that a young man died there from the effects of being left lying by the roadside when he fell out from exhaustion on a route maroh. That the Hornet is not willing to believe that any Canadian officer would permit such a thing. That a large number of American officers are there but that he would also hesitate to believe they would be guilty. That an absolute denial of this report would be the best antidote for it, and That The Week will be glad to publish such a denial if sent in by the proper authorities. •fEUlllttttttttttt SUB ROSA | I m*.ni If u.nq nllowed full circulation ■*"-*•» '-'it "".-» iw„ i<, t IW nf *r*00 on anv . .. ' .-,.;.,„ tf :,i f li oi r rtr,nqn<;cinn in tn of flinf fho TTnrnpl has .. i... „„onl II o.i In dm TMHnr i-. vnnA It. nnd Tintjeed it nn Uof It nr.i.'nl..q nn nrrnv nf fnnlq i*„,,,...-. „i.,....:„~ Knn, flin llfinnr i,„„ t..™„„.„,i n,„ Old Cnun- ;,. Un* «-n,. nffnrts. • ■ •> ..i..„ -l,„,..,, qntnn nf Uin flnn- 1 ,„..,-( -i :„,.(. rt„r nivn Pnnl- i v...„ nri nn*nincf wlien "....,„, „,.nr " • . .i. »,ri., I,„a ;„t;,„nln,l 1,1a .• ,, _jt „.:..;„„ p.ffln prtrnefs frnni ' 1. ..„..| n-nnV-. • , •, .. •" i „ ., 11wii niimbor, l .1 ll.-nn ■•■'•" "••" i.-lnrnoln.! in • ., ||,„ ,.-,. 1.., 1n!.<;„,r H.n *Mtl1( <•„ l.n,l hol'n" «l""n Min'v nr'lnvs ,..!,... ...~ -"• nnd (listributt! ...,„■) )W» Pvlnntla. $ 4* • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ # ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * «•» Some wooley headed "Hay Seed (anyway his name is Yager), back in Alberta wants the Allies to make their war aims clear to the German people. Please do not worry about the German people, Farmer Yager, but if you know of a way to bring the Kaiser and the whole family into B. C. as indentured laborers, speak up I I know a hog farm owned by a Chinaman and he wants help very badly. • • • Commenting on the indiscretion of this seemingly pro-German farmer, The Times gets in its usual little dark hints about "indignant citizens" and "summary justice" which might possibly overtake incautious citizens who open their mouths not wisely but too wide. Tell me, dear reader, what fate ought to overtake the careless newspaper writer who continually encourages the strength of numbers to do violence upon the weakness of ciphers. I have been young and am not yet very old, yet I have seen newspapers that made excuses for mobs, mobed by mobs. The daily press should use a little ice; inflammation is dangerous. • • * It might be the government of Balfour or Brewster, Lloyd George or Lenine, friend Hawthornthwaite being an Irishman is "agin it." « • • If Hanna was a joke as a Food Controller, what will Thomson be? The job calls for a man that fears no friend in fur-lined armour. I do not know Mr. Thomson but' if he is the man the job requires, lie will be fired before the first of March. • • « If any business man does me the honor to read tllis column, I would like to whisper in his ear. Did you know that "Johnnie Walker" was dead ? And that I have paid my grocery bill, increased my insurance and bought a piano; laid lino on the floor, got a new inside for the kitchen stove and promised the kids a lot of things including a good licking? Well, you ought to know these things for nearly five thousand readers of The Week are doing likewise; and here is where it concerns you: WE NATURALLY HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE BUSINESS HOUSE WHICH ADVERTISES 'IN THE WEEK. The Week is a fifteen year old paper and it is getting new readers every day. They are the "hand and brain people" of this Island nnd are worth dealing with. And another thing, Mr. Businessman, advertisements in this paper live a long time, for mother dare not light the fire with it because father (like the Censor) keeps his copy carefully for future reference. Space in The Week is limited. I have never ben allowed to spread myself in it and neither will you, but if you call up the publisher (telephone 1472) he possibly will rent you a little corner before the rates go up. And say I If you want any assistance in building your "nd" just tell tlie publisher when you leave the materials with him, nnd I will help you out. I used to be pnid good money for fooling the public but in this case T will help you tell the truth arresting- ly for nothing. • • • The B. C. E. special pleader, known as "The Buzzer," came out with another great thought this week. Here it is: "All development anil progress is founded upon capital." Now you hand and brain workers know where you get off at. You are in the fool class with Abraham Lincoln who snid: "Tt is assumed thnt lnbor is available only in connection with cnpitnl; that nobody lnbors unless some one else owning cnpitnl somehow by the use of it induces him to lnbor. Lnbor is prior lo nnd independent of capital. Cnpitnl is only the fruil of lnbor, nnd could "nt have cxislml hnd not lnbor first exist "I. Labor is thc superior of cnpi- tnl, nnd deserves much tlie higher consideration," nnd so say U AND I. In spite of the inclement weather conditions, a body of some two hundred people met in the First Baptist Church on Monday evening to hear the case against the practise of vaccination as a preventive of smallpox and to pass a resolution expressive of indignation at the action of the authorities with respect to the order for vaccination of school children. The meeting was under the auspices of the Anti-Vaccination League, the chairman being Rev. William Stevenson, president of that body. The secretary briefly outlined the action that had been taken by the League to date and referred to the resolution that had been sent to the Provincial Board of Health and other authorities concerned. The following resolution, with a recommendation that copies be sent to the Provincial Secretary, the Superintendent of the Board of Health, and the Chairman of the Civic Committee on Health and Morals, was adopted unanimously:— "Whereas on the authority of the Provincial Board of Health, the Health Officer of the city has made an order calling for the vaccination of all public schools of Victoria; "And whereas, the said order is exclusively applied to school children and not to the general public, thus discriminating against and taking an unfair advantage of the children; "And whereas, the terms of the said order employs the school law requiring the attendance of children at the public schools as a means of coercing parents into having their children vaccinated; "And whereas, the said order called for exemption affidavits on the part of objecting parents but made no provision for supplying exemption forms, thus putting objectors to great inconvenience and unnecessary expense in securing exemption affidavits; "And whereas the said order has been the cause of much irritation and unnecessary fear among parents and children and hns tended to bring the city into disrepute as a dangerous ■health centre; "Therefore, be it resolved, that this meeting of citizens expresses its indignation at the unwarranted action of the health authorities and hereby makes appeal to the Board of Health to cause the order to be withdrawn." The letter by Dr. Ernest A. Hall, which appeared in the local press, came in for much adverse criticism, particularly his unfair and sarcastic references to the personel of the league. Mr. F. E. Plummer, who has given the subject a great deal of hard study, made a convincing speech in which he quoted leading medical opinion uncompromisingly opposed to vaccination. Several new members joined the lnngne, which now claims a roll of about two hundred. February Sale of Home Furnishings PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the harbour head line in the Harbour of Victoria, B.C., beyond which wharfs, breakwaters, piers and similar structures are not permitted to be constructed, as established by Order in Council of 15th May, 1!)H, and amended by Orders in Council dated respectively 3rd December, 1915, and 5th May, 191G, has been further amended under the authority of an Order In Council passed on the 17th January, 1918. Plans and descriptions showing the amended line can be seen at the Department of Public Works, Ottawa, and at the office of the District Engineer, Victoria, B. C. By Order, • R. C. DESROCHERS, Secretary. Department of Public Works, Canada, Ottawa, January 22, 1918. Watch Our Windows Daily for Furniture Bargains Extraordinary tmRROHSIRRRR DAVID SPENCER, LTD. ilfi^BSfi^Bi^HiS "THE FINISHED MYSTERY" Advertise in The Week For Rites, Etc., apply to Room 523 Sayward Block Hi i it* m ' IUr.' i lani m FOR OVER FORTY YEARS Pastor Russell Preached and taught through every means in his power That the Present Great World War Would Commence in 1914 Mch teaching he based upon the Bible, ]Hf The Word of God jf The Finished Mystery, his last great posthumous work, throws an additional flood pf light -mii present conditions through h'- iit-rpretation of the hitherto hidden prophecies ol: Revelation and B: , I. II not only proves from Scripture the •ans id outcome of th: great world- d' war, but carries you down the i'; ,,iid reveals to you the gl * ;es of the future. rnv im K iK C 338 FA liES AND IS WELL BOUND. PRICE, SIX r CENTS ■ , is Victoria Branch Associated Bible Students, 703 Yates Street i
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