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W. E. Peirce
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lVT^vf \A.7ckCk\z n Bolsheviki Number l\€Xl W CCK The Truth About Russia The Week Published by W, E. Peirce, in the Interest ol Good Government, Temperance, Single Tax and Sane Socialism Vol. XV, No?4^-15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, April 20th, 1918 5c a copy $2.00 a year 44 HYPOCRITES M Chief Langley and the Police Department VICTORIA is far from satisfied with its Police Department. The necessity for a complete reconstruction is admitted by all competent to form an opinion. Mayor after Mayor has secured election upon a definite undertaking to give the police station a thorough cleaning) Alexander Stewart entered his period of office fully determined to go to the root of the trouble. Yet after three years of office nothing was done. Mayor Todd promised the citizens that he would undertake the task in grim earnest. Up to the present, however, the promised reconstruction has failed to materialize. The impression is widespread that so long as Chief Langley holds his present position the unsatisfactory condition of affairs will continue. Rumor credits this impression to ex-Mayor Stewart, ox-Commissioner Powell and Mayor A. E. Todd. Yet theso gentlemen have done nothing either singly or collectively. And truth to tell, whenever Chief Lang-ley's critics are pressed for something definite which can be charged against him, thoy invariably take refuge in veiled insinuations and sweeping generalizations. The Police Commissioners are beseiged by citizens who bring indefinite charges against the police from the Chief downward. What is wanted is some person or persons who will come forward prepared .to back their charges by definite proof. Chief Langley has a long record of service to his credit, and this should receive courteous treatment. To the best of our belief, ho is a man of integrity and ability. But we aro far from suggesting that these are the only qualifications necessary. To integrity must bo added zeal; and. to ability— energy. It is therefore probable that Chief Langley is not the best possible man to fill tho position he now occupies. If ho is failing to produce those results generally expected of him it may be due more to want of energy than to any other cause. But of these matters thc Police Commissioners should be the best judges and so far no Board of Commissioners—whether elected or otherwise—has found it necessary to relieve the Chief of his duties. Much of the criticism of the Police Department is due to ignorance on the part of the critics. It is not so generally recognized as it should he that most of the difficulties in carrying out the Prohibition Act are due—■ not to the apathy of the police—but to weaknesses in the Act itself. The police nre given no right to search suspects; they cannot arrest without a warrant; they ennnot obtain a warrant unless they have something very definite to act upon; they cannot secure convictions unless they can prove that the person found with liquor in his possession is holding it for sale; and so on. All these matters should receive the early attention of tho Legislature. But until such amendments arc made the police fire helpless in quite a large class of offences against the Prohibition Act. What is wanted is a Board, able and determined to place the Department on n basis of efficiency. Chief Langley should receive every consideration which his position ns an old servant of the public entitles him. If, however, after thorough investigation it is found that he lacks the energy to produce results, nothing should he allowed to stand between the Commissioners and their duty. The Chief is responsible to tho Commissioners and tlie Commissioners are responsible to the public. It would ho idle to pretend that the Commissioners are giving either satisfaction or inspiring confidence. It is for them, therefore, to determine what steps they should take to end the chaos which now reigns in the Police Department. If they net with courage and determination they will secure the wholehearted support of the public. Tf, on the contrary, they hesitate and vaccilnte they will go down to inovitnble defeat. It is n thousand pities that the policy of the department hns resulted in the loss of many of its best men. Sergt. Duncan, who left the service recently, was nn officer of long service, marked ability nnd unbounded energy. His resignation should only have been accepted nfter the most determined efforts to retain his services. And he should have been nllowed to leave with nothing but happy recollections of his associations with the city. It nppenrs that his last request wns thnt, his annual holiday be brought forward a few weeks. This would havo enabled him to receive a full month's cheque for a fortnight's duty. Even thnt modest, request was denied him. If Chief Langley was responsible for that decision, it certainly reflects on his tnct and sense of fair piny. And the snme criticism holds good if the decision wns mnde or endorsed by tho Commissioners. It is just possible that ex-Sergt. Duncan is the very man needed by the city to bring its police to a state of efficiency and that tho Commissioners will be glnd to bring him back post haste. The I. B. S. ». Petition THE CENSOR and Tins Week have both buried the hatchet. Trru Week will not quote from books that are under tlie ban— this will be left to Bishops. And the Censor will not worry the Editor—for the present at any rate. But he is still after the Bible Students. Not satisfied with putting the extinguisher on their star book, he is now nfter tlieir scalp for daring to circulate a petition to have the ban taken off it. He requests them to immediately withdraw the petition nnd assures them that it will have absolutely no effect. On another page we print his letter nnd tlie reply to it. As M m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 3nl m m m m m m m m f& The words below were not spoken by a fine society leader. They were spoken by a Man at the bottom of things—a Man Who was accustomed to hard work and privation. 1J They were not read from a pulpit with a carefully modulated intonation so as to take the sharp edges off the words. They were spoken to a crowd of listeners who were simply astonished at the fire and zeal thrown into them. tfl The Speaker was none of your namby-pamby goody-goody men. He was full of righteous indignation and He meant every word He said. He knew who He was hitting—and He hit hard. Each denunciation fell like fire from His lips and burned deep into the consciences of those He upbraided. He had some desperately hard things to say and He said them in a way that would admit of no misunderstanding. •J When He said "hypocrites," He meant it, and the hypocrites knew it. It was more than they could stand and soon afterwards they did Him to death. •I But the words could not be killed and they ring down through the ages with just as much pungency as ever. •I There are Scribes and Pharisees in Victoria today to whom the words apply. Men in our pulpits, in parliament, in the press, and in our police force, who may well read these as being directed to them personally. St. Mattheav 23: 13 to 83. ■fj But woe. unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. t[ Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (J Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. <I Woe unto ye, blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. tl Ye fools and blind: for whether i.s greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ■IJAnd, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. *4 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? <I Who therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. <I And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by all things therein. <J And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth thereon. <J Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weightier matters of law, judgment, mercy and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. * (Continued on Page Four) M m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m we have frequently stated, we nre not "Bible Students" in the sense of belonging to the I. B. S. A., though we lay claim to having done n little studying nlong that line. Tliere are some tilings in their books which we find it difficult to digest. This is neither here or there. It mny or mny not prove our digestion is at fault. Whnt we do clnim is that nny Tom, Dick or Hnrry, no matter who or what he is, nnd no matter what he thinks, lins the right to forward a petition to the Secretary of State on any subject whatever. Somo may object to the setting forward of the clock by an hour under the imagination that they are thus being deprived of sixty minutes of valuable time—but whether it is a question of setting the clock forward sixty minutes or setting it back 600 years makes no difference: they have a right to object if they want to. The securing of over 23,000 signatures in British Columbia is pretty good evidence either that there are plenty of fools still at large or that it is not sheer foolishness. The Week wants to keep within bounds in its criticism of public officials but when an attempt is made to interfere with the constitutional right of petition, not all the Bishops and Censors this side of Hades—or the other side either—will prevent ns from raising a howl. "Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom—for himself. Sometimes he has been- generous and has been willing to give freedom to a few others whom lie deemed fairly intelligent. But freedom for all: nonsense, they would cut themselves with it."— Elbert Hubbard. White Chicken and Socialism ONE of the most common objections raised against Socialism— one used by those who consider themselves a little better than the average, is that human nature is not yet fnr enough advanced—that we must wait until men and women are more highly developed mentally nnd morally before we can introduce such a change ns Socialism calls for. They are willing to acknowledge that the ideals of Socialism are all right but contend that something has to be done to human nnture before we enn go forward. By uffiat line of argument they come to this conclusion, we do not know, and we tloubt whether they know themselves. The point for us lo consider is not the necessity of human nature being better before we can establish a different order: but the necessity of establishing a different order so tlmt human nature may have a chance to be better. Human nature is all right. It mny he a long wny from perfect hut is not fhe bad thing our critics would have us believe. The most hnrdened criminal on earth has still n whole lot of good left in him. No mnn ever did wrong nt the start simply for the sake of doing wrong. The good in human nnture would predominate if only given n chnnce. The trouble is tlint with nil our paraphernalia for mnking men better we hnve nt lenst ten times ns much paraphernalia for mnking him worse. Under our present social conditions all the most diabolical tendencies nre being continually developed. For every soul wo save from eternal damnation by our religious machinery, ten nre being everlastingly ground to destruction by our commercial machinery. We are making men hnd ten limes ns fast ns wo arc mnking them good. There wns once n good lndy who kept chickens nnd her grent ambition wns to have a flock of pure white birds. With thnt object in view, she carefuly gathered the eggs from pure white liens and choose pure white hens for setting. Her disappointment wns grent when hatching time enme nnd she found that every chick had a black streak in it. She told her woes to n neighbor who hnd hnd a little more experience in poultry raising nnd wns informed tlint the only filing she could do wns to got rid of her black rooster. There is a moral in this little story. All the education, all the training, nil the praying, from now till doomsday won't ennble us to breed white chicken while wc keep n blnck rooster. And the black rooster in our social system is the money power—the power of usury. Tn spite of thousands of yenrs of effort to produce n white race, in spite of the efforts of nil thc churches, nil the charitable institutions, nil the philanthropic societies, nil the clubs nnd lodges nnd insurance companies to eliminnte poverty, this power is still nble to produce a block streak in the best of men nnd to impose misery nnd distress on n very large pnrt of the human race. The clergy, with pious hands raised to henven, sny "Tt is sin." The philanthropists snv "It is ignorance." Tlie successful financiers sny "It is idleness." The temperance fnnntics sny "It is drink." Tt is none of theso things. It is the power of usury; and the only way to get rid of lliis is by establishing n national banking system nnd abolishing interest and profit. It ii absolutely useless to try to raise white chickens while we Veep a black rooster. New Wine in Old Bottles Til K Gnllilenn knew just whnt, He wns talking nbout when He pooh-poohed llie idea of putting now wine into old bottles. If He were here todny He would sny exactly the snnie thing nnd ninety-nine out of every one hundred of those who imagine Ihey nre his followers would fnll over themselves in surprise to find whnt a long wny they nre behind him. Most of them would in nil probability tell him he was n crnnk—thnt his theories were all right (Continued on Page. Four) Page Two THE WEEK mm Saturday, April 20 LABOR AND THE NEW SOCIAL ORDER (Continued from Last Week) vert to the old-time profiteering) of the present rigid fixing, for standardized products, of maximum prices at But the sphere of immediate nationalization is not restricted to these the factory, at the warehouse of the great industries. We shall never sue- wholesale trader and in the retail ceed in putting the gigantic system of shop. This question of the retail health insurance 011 a proper fooling, prices of household commodities is or secure a clear field for the bene- emphatically the most practical of all ficent work of the Friendly Societies, political issues to the woman elector, or gain a free hand for the necessary The male politicians have too long development of the urgently called for neglected the'grievances of the small Ministry of Health and the Local household, whicli is the prey of every j£ Public Health Service, until the na- profiteering combination; and neither tion expropriates the profit-making the Liberal nor the Conservative industrial insurance companies, whicli Party promises, in this respect, any now so tyraniiously exploit the peo- amendment. This, too, is in no sense pie with their wasteful house-to- a "class" measure. It is, so the La- house industrial life assurance. Only bor Party holds, just as much the by such an expropriation of life as- function of government, and just as ances and in graduation and differ- succeed us, and of the permanent wel- enable the landlords and financiers of norance. Hence, although the pur- entiation, so as to levy the required fare of the community—emphatically the mother country to unite in con- pose of the Labor Party must, by the total sum in such a way as to make protests. One main pillar of the trolling tlie growing popular democra- law of its being, remain for all time tlie real sacrifice of all the tax-payers house that the Labor Party intends cies overseas. The autonomy of each unchanged, its policy and its proas nearly as possible equal. This to build is the future appropriation self-governing part ofthe empire must gramme will, we hope, undergo a per- would involve assessment by families of the surplus, not to the enlarge- be intact. petual development, as knowledge instead of by individual persons, so ment of any individual fortune, hut What we look for, besides a con- grows, and as new phases of the so- that the burden is alleviated in pro- to the common good. It is from this stant progress in democratic self- cial problem present themselves, in a portion to the number of persons to constantly arising surplus (to be se- government of every part of the continually finer adjustment of our be maintained. It would involve the cured, on tlie one hand, by national- Britannic alliance, and especially in measures to our ends, if law is the raising of the present unduly low izntion and municipalization and, on India, is a continuous participation mother of freedom, science, to the minimum income assessable to the the other, by the steeply graduated of the ministers of the Dominions, of Labor Party, must be the parent of tax, and the lightening of the present taxation of private income and Inda, aud eventually of other de- law. unfair burden on the great mass of riches) that will have to be found the pendencies (perhaps by means of professional and small trading classes new capital which the community their own ministers specially resident H. 0. WELLS ON "THE OOMPLI- by a new scale of graduation, rising day by day needs for the peijietual in London for this purpose) in the CATIONS OP PROPORTIONAL " 'om a penny in the pound on the improvement and increase of its va- most confidential deliberations of the smallest assessable income up to six- rious enterprises, for wliich we shall Cabinet, so far as foreign policy and teen or even nineteen shillings in tlie decline to be dependent on the usury imperial affairs are concerned; and pound on the highest income of the exacting financiers. It is from thc the annual assembly of an Imperial millionaires. It would involve bring- same source tbat has to be defrayed Council, representing all constituents ing into assessment the numerous the public provision for the sick and of the Britannic alliance and all par- windfalls of profit that now escape, infirm of all kinds (including that for ties in their REPRESENTATION" And consider just what these "complications" are of which the opponents of Proportional Represent- 'iocarregisdaiu'resrvvhich atio" chant s0 lolully'' In tluj sllnm a'!a •|usc ,')s and a further differentiation between maternity and infancy) which is still should discuss all matters of common election of today, which the politi- surance companies can we secure the necessary a part of the democratic ,„.„„„,i„„„ ,,;ff„ i ,,;.„,„ „„ :.. .. /_!„...... : <n.i..,i. *„„ ■*.„ -_4.„.. *...*. ,_i„ ■• j-.. •„ .„„i,„ „:„... „i„:.„ _:..._ n .-..-j..!. i. , . . „ „ , , ,. „ . . ,. , essentially different kinds of income, so scandalously insufficient; for tke interest, but only in order to make cians claim gives them a mandate to universal provision, free from the regulation of industry, to safeguard Th(j cx(jess pro(jts ^ ^ ^ be ^ ^ ^ pi.emntul.ely incnpn. recommendations for the siinultanc- mMk up our affail.S| the voter puts retained in an appropriate form; citated by accident or disease, now in ous consideration of the various „„ v „„„;„„, «,„ ~ ,, , ,., , , . '. ... ' ■' . „ ,, ' , , , , , , . , . . an A against nie name of the least whilst, so long as mining royalties many ways so imperfectly cared for; autonomous local legislatures of what detest.lble of lhc hvo oandidates t|int exist, the mineral rights duty ought for the education alike ot children, should increasingly take the constitu- thrust upon him Under the Pro to be increased. The steadily rising of adolescents and of adults, in which tional form of an alliance of free na- Dorjfomj Renreseutntion met! I unearned increment of urban and min- the Labor Party demands a-genuine tions. And we carry the idea further. ^ wjjj ^ j laraer constituenov eral land ought, by an appropriate di- equality of' opportunity, overcoming As regards our relations to foreign a j r ^ of candjda(es and a red taxation of land values, to be all differences of material circum- countries, we disavow and disclaim inrKel.*ilulnb0]r 0f neoole to be'elccted wholly brought into the public ex- stances; and for the organization of any desire or intention to dispossess n||d uo wyj t £ a„ajnst the mm^ ... ... , A REVOLUTION IN NATIONAL chequer. At the same time, for the public improvements of all kinds, in- or to impoverish any other state or ■ ., ,„„„,,„ ,„„„. „,,,,, . nreciation of securities and suspen- vmnttrv ■ i j *• c u V ,• *. , • .. ■ a 41 r .■ fir i ■ n i ot tlle mnn ile most wants to be 1 ' FINANCE service and redemption of the na- chiding the brightening of the lives nation. We seek no increase of ter- e|ected 2 against his second choice In taxation, also, the interests of tional debt, the death duties ought to of those now condemned to almost ritory. We disclaim all idea of "ceo- nn(] -f' he ]ik(jg h(j indulge in be regraduated, much more strictly ceaseless toil, and a great develop- nomic war.'' We ourselves object to ,„„,.].;„„ a *i,:.,d „, '. „ f ,ii collected, and greatly increased. In ment' of the means of recreation, all protective customs tariffs; but we e]10;ce jje m ', :*> b„ thinks fit - : ,,- .... „ , , this matter we need, in fact, com- From the same source must come the hold that each nation must be left „„„,,' „« ,,,„ ,'i,„i„ ■• t „t » j-' equitable conditions of employment tl,e malmal workeiu Too long has {o ^^ rf in^ased public provision free to do what it thinks best for \™ Unt k 1... II I ' compensation for any disturbance and oul. natlonai nnance beell regulated) Md (o re ^ who,e taxation - ^ Labor par -ffl insist m economic ^ft_ dates. That i all he Will have to security of tenure, in a nationally or- oontm.y to the teaching of political of inheritance from the standpoint of being made for scientific investiga- out thought of injuring others. We ^ H,„ 1,*8,'Tfl*J?U8'"™7 ganized public service for the dis- econonjyj ace01,,ing to the wishes of ^ .g fhe muimm ^^ « { ^ {a ^^ .^ m ^ ^ of the jtlod that fla tons out the charge of the steadily increasing func- (ho possessi„g classes and the pronts ..^ ■ M be .,_ k„owledge, not to say also damaged by each other's economic Zmas Whisker And »,?! tl« ions of the Government m vital sta- „f lhe Hnanciel.s. The colossal ex. ^ at ^ ^ £ for the promotion of music, literature prosperity or commercial progress; ^Hm. Jf U if vn.f .lat f^ in tist.es and social insurance. pendi.tiiM involved in the present wnr from the natiollal exchequer, which and fine art, which have been under but, on the contrary, that they are °f "g tlt Lnnens i, I „t Tf , (of which, against the protest of the should ,101.maily be the heir to all capitalism so greatly neglected, and actually themselves mutually enriched „ ' , . ,"' m „ "' ."J " Labor Party, bnly a quarter has been private lkhe% in excesg of a qlu*te upo„ which, so the Labor Party holds, thereby. We would therefore put an n()eds for ,,*; "retm.n J takes only raised by taxation, whilst three- moderate amount by way of family any real development of civilization end to the old entanglements aud ' ' quarters have been borrowed at provision. But all this will not suffice, fundamentally depends. Society, like mystifications of secret diplomacy onerous rates of interest, to be a it wjl] \,e imperative at the earliest the individual, does not live by bread and the formation of leagues against T.!° ?tmo" P?sjjl" burden on the nation's future) brings possible moment to free the nation alone—does not exist only for per- leagues. We stand for the immediate ble consumption, in is is essentia* y things to a cl.jsjs. When peace comes, **roln at any rate the greater part of petual wealth production. It is in establishment, actually as a part of a case in which the people, as a uiioie. (,.ipi|,1| wiu ,„, ]u,eded f(n. a]1 aorts .^ ^ load rf int(J1.est beai.ing debt (he pl.oposaI for thjs appropriation of the treaty of peace with which the for loans which ought to have been every surplus for the common good— present war will end, of a universal levied as taxation; and the Labor m tlie vision of its resolute use for league or society of nations, a super- Party stands for a special capital levy tiie building up of the community as national authority, with an interna- to pay off, if not the whole, a very B whole instead of for the magniflca- tional high court to try all justicia- subslantial part of lhe entire na- tion of individual fortunes—that the ble issues between nations; an inter- lioi.nl debt—a capital levy chargeable Labor Party, as the party of the pro- national legislature to enact such like the death duties on all property, ducers by hand or by brain, most dis- common laws as can be mutually burdensome toll of weekly pence, of the interests of the community as a the indispensable funeral benefit, whole, and those of all grades and sec- Nor is it in any sense a "class" meas- tions of private consumers, in the ure. Only by the assumption by a matter of prices, as it is, by the Fac-. state department of the whole busi- tory and Trade Boards Acts, to pro- ness of life assurance can the millions tect the rights of Ihe wage-earning of policy-holders of all classes be producers in the matter of wages, completely protected against the pos- hours of labor and sanitation, sibly calamitous results of the de- preci sion of bonuses which the war is causing. Only by this means can thc great staff of insurance agents find tlieir the professional and house-keeping proper place as civil servants, with classes are at one with those of In quite another sphere the Labor Party sees the key to temperance reform in taking the entire manufacture and retailing of alcoholic drink out of the hands of those who find profit in promoting the utmost possi- must deal with the licensing question in accordance with local opinion. For this purpose, localities should have conferred upon them facilities: (a) To prohibit the sale of liquor within their boundaries; (b) To reduce the number of licenses and regulate the conditions under which they may be held; and (c) If a locality decides that licenses are to be granted, to determine whether such licenses shall be under private or any form of public control. Other main industries, especially those now becoming monopolized, capital will be needed for all of social enterprises, and the sources of government will necessarily have to be vastly greater than they were before the war. Meanwhile innumerable new private fortunes are being heaped up by those who have taken advantage of the nation's needs; and the should be nationalized as opportunity fore, Such a position demands a offers. Moreover, the Labor Party holds that the municipalities should not confine their activities to the necessarily costly services of education. one-tenth of but (in order to secure approximate tinctively marks itself off from the agreed upon, and an international the population which owns nine- equality of sacrifice) with exemption older political parties, standing, as council of mediation to endeavor to tenths of the riches of the United 0f the smallest savings, and for the these do, essentially for the mainten- settle without ultimate conflict even Kingdom, far from being made rest at rates very steeply graduated, ance, unimpaired, of the perpetual those disputes^which are not justici- poorer, will find itself, in the aggre- a0 as to take only a small contribu- private mortgage upon the annual pro- able. AVe would have all the nations gate, as a result of the war, drawing tion from the little people and a very dllct of the nation that is involved in of the world most solemnly undertake in rent 'and interest and dividends a mnc], larger percentage from the mil- the individual ownership of land and and promise to make common cause lionaires. capital. ' * against any one of them that broke Over this issue of how the financial The Street of Tomorrow away from this fundamental agree- burden of the war is to be borne, and The house which the Labor Parly ment* Tlle wor'd ll»s Ts"fel'et' l™ much from war for the Labor Party lo bave any other policy than thnt larger nominal income than ever be- revolution ill national finance. How are we to discharge a public debt that may well reach the almost in- The house which the Labor Party how the necessary revenue is to be intends to build, tho four pillars of fhe fraction of your vote that he requires, and the rest of the vote goes 1 on to your Number 2. If 2 isn't in i need of it, it goes on to 3. And so on. That is the profound mathematical mystery, that is the riddle beyond the wit of Westminster, that overpowers these fine intelligences and sets them babbling of "senior wranglers." If presently there is a fresh debate on this question in the House, member after member hostile to the proposal will play the ignorant fool and pretend to be confused himself, and will try lo confuse others, by deliberately clumsy statements of these most elementary ideas. Surely if t tliere were no other argument for a change of type in the House, these ' poor knitted brows, these public perspirations of the gentry who "cannot / understand P. U.," should suffice. diblc figure of seven thousand mil- raised, the greatest political battles which have now been described, does 0£ iast;n„ peace, sanitation and police; nor yet rest jion p0unds sterling, and at the same will be fought. In this matter the not stand alone in the world. Where BRITISH COLUMBIA BOYS READY FOR FARMS j content with acquiring control of lhe local water, gas, electricity and train- ways; but that every facility should be afforded to them to acquire (easily, quickly and cheaply) all the land they require, and to extend their cn- tifne raise an annual revenue which, Labor Party claims the support of will it be in the street of tomorrow? for local as well as central govern- four-fifths of the whole nation, for the If we repudiate, on the one hand, ment, must probably reach one thous- interests of the clerk, the teacher, the the imperialism that seeks to domin- and millions a year? It is over this doctor, the minister of religion, the ate other races, or to impose our own sinning that is possesses a key to open problem of taxation that the various average retail shopkeeper and trader, will on other parts of the British em- nn |oe*(S; 0r that any policy whicli it political parties will be found to be and an the mnss of those living on pire, so we disclaim equally any con- e(m foniul]ate ^p so)Ve an tT,e prob- The Food Production Organized Line More Light—But Also More Warmth! The Lnbor Party is far from ns- There is mor.eu rgent need for food production today—this yeni—than nt any other time in the history of our ferpi'ises in housing and town plan- most sharply divided. small incomes are identical with those ception of a selfish and insular "non- '*"" J*"'",u,"lL ""' ""'"'''"' "'*,'"""■. nation. People are starving in Bel-j ning, parks, and public libraries, the Tlie Labor party stnnds f01. such a „f the artisan. The landlords, the interventionism," unregarding of our lems tBat Deset ,ls* °ul " . gerbin polnm, am, Armeni„ provision of music aud the organize- system of taxation as will yield all financial magnates, the possessors of special obligations to onr fellow- important to ourselves as well > > ' 1 tion of recreation; and also to under- tho „0Cessary .revenue to the govern- great fortunes will not, as a class, citizens overseas; of the corporate as to those who may, on the nnrt mm^ otner Quarters ot tne giODe. take, besides the retailing of coal, ment without encroaching on tlie pre- willingly forego the relative immunity duties of one nation to another; of one hand, wish to join the party, or, The people of France and Great i other services of common utility, par- scl.ibed national minimum standard of that they have hitherto enjoyed. The the moral claims upon us of the non- on the other, to take up arms against Britain .are on the verge of starva- ticularly the local supply of milk, ]j£e 0j any *>amjly whatsoever; with- present unfair subjection of the co- adult races, and of our own indebted- it, to make quite clear and definite fion, and are dependent to a certain wherever lhis is not already fully or- out hampering production or discour- operative society to an excess profits ness to the world of which we nre our aim and purpose. The Labor extent Qn ,)io p,.oductjon on the ganized by a co-operative society. ag|ng any usef„i personal effort, and tax on tho "profits" which it hns part. We look for nn ever-increasing Party wants that aim and purpose, '• ^^ Control of Capitalist Industry with Ihe nearest possible approxima- never made—specially dangerous as intercourse, a constantly developing as set forth in the preceding pages, ' _ c°" '" ' ° le , ' Meanwhile, however, we ought not lion to equality of sacrifice. We "the thin end of the ivedge" of penal exchange of commodities, a continu- with nil its might. It calls for more sr ''ous food problems. Owing to to throw away tho valuable experi- definitely repudiate all proposals for taxation of this laudable form of de- ally expanding friendly co-operation warmth in politics, for much less transportation conditions, every ton ence now gained by the Government a protective tariff, in whatever speci- mocratio enterprise—will not be aban- among all the peoples of the world, apathetic acquiescence in the miseries of food in ils assumption' of the importation ous guise they may be cloaked, as a doner! without a struggle. Every pos- With regard to that great common- that exist, for none of the cynicism worth to the of wheat, wool, metals and oilier commodities, nnd in its control of I if not he serious situation 'Soldiers of fhe Soil' stuffs grown in Cnnnd Motherland two tons device for burdening the consumer siblo effort will be made to juggle wealth of all races, all colors, all re- that saps the life of leisure. On the grown in India or four tons grown with unnecessarily enhanced prices, to with Ihe taxes, so as to place upon ligions and all degrees of civilization, other hand, the Labor Party has no in Australia, and if this country does •■miiiiing woollen, leather, clothing, the profit of the capitalist employer the shoulders of the mass of laboring that we cnll the British Empire, the belief in any of the problems of the not raise a big crop this year, not boot and shoe, milling, baking, but- or landed proprietor, who avowedly folk and upon the struggling house- Labor Party stands for its mainten- world being solved by good-will alone, only will the people of Canada suf- chcriitg nnd other industries. The expects his profit or rent to be in- holds of the professional men and mice and its progressive development Good-will without knowledge is fer, hut the Motherland nnd her Al- Labbr Party holds that, whatever may creased thereby. We shall strenuously small traders (as was done after on the lines of local autonomy and warmth without light. Especially in lies will suffer, and their military have been the shortcomings of tllis oppose any taxation, of whatever every previous war)—whether by cu's- "Home Rule All Round"; the fullest all the complexities of politics, in the power will be weakened, Government importation and control, kind, which would.Increase lhe price toms or excise duties, by industrial respect for the rights of each people, still undeveloped science of society, paralyzed. il has demonstrably prevented a lot of food or of any other necessary of monopolies, by unnecessarily high whatever its color, to nil the demo- the Lnbor Party stands for increased Realizing of "profiteering " Nor can it end life. We hold Hint indirect taxation rntes of postng'e nnd rnilwny fnres, or cratic self-government of whicli it is study, for the scientific investigation existing, the immediately on the declaration of on commodities, whether by customs by a thousand and one other ingeni- capable, and to the proceeds of its of each succeeding problem, for the Movement wns launched by the Can- peace The people will be extremely or excise, should be strictly limited to ous devices—nn unfair share of the own toil upon the resources of its deliberate organization of research, ndn Food Bonrd, nnd as a result of | foolish if they ever allow their indis- luxuries; and concentrated principally national burden. Against these ef- own territorial home; nnd lhe clos- nnd for a much more rapid disseininn- lho enlistment campaign conducted, pensable industries to slip baek into on those of which il is socially desir- forts the Labor Party will take the est possible co-operation among nil lion among the whole people of all over 25,000 older boys have enlisted i Hie nu fettered control of private oapi- ablo Hint lhe consumption should be Hrniest stnnd. the various members of whnt has be- the science that exists. And it is per- tnlisls who nre actually nt lhe in- actually discouraged. We are at one The Surplus for the Common Good come essentially not an empire in the hups specially the Labor Party thnt The formers nre now assured of this stance'of the Government itself, now with Hie manufacturer, the farmer, tn the disposal of the surplus above old sense, but a Britannic alliance, hns the duty of placing this advance- labor and in nil parts of Cnnndn will ■ rapidly combining, trade by trade, and lhe trader in objecting to taxes the standard of life, society lins faith- We desire to maintain the most in- ment of science in the forefront of undoubtedly increase their seeding | into monopolist "trusts, whicli mav interfering with production or com- erlo gone ns far wrong as in its neg- timnte relations with the Labor Par- its political programme. What the operations nnd use these boys in enr- presently become as ruthless in their merce, or hampering transport and led to secure the necessary basis ties overseas. Like them, we have Labor Patty stands for in all fields ing for and harvesting their_crops, extortion ns tho worst American ex- communications. In all these mat- of nny genuine industrial efficiency or no sympathy* with the projects of of life is, essentially, democratic compiles Standing ns it does for I lie lers-once more in contrast with lhe decent social order. We have allow- "Imperial Federation," in so fnr as operation; and co-operation involves democratic control of industry, thc other political parties, and by no ed the riches of our mines, the rental these imply the subjection to a com- a common purpose which can Labor Party would think twice be- moans in the interests of the wage- value of the lands superior to the mon imperial legislature wielding agreed to; a common plan which can for farm service nnd are ready and I fore it sanctioned any abandonment enrners alone—the Lnbor Party de- margin of cultivation, the extra pro- coercive power (including.dangerous be explained nnd discussed, and such anxious to serve their country by as- of lhe present profitable centralization mnnds that the very definite tench- fits nf thc fortunate capitalists, even facilities for coercive imperial taxa- a measure of success in the adapta- sisting in greater food production, i of purchase of raw material; of lhe ings of economic science should no the material outcome of scientific dis- tion and for enforced military ser- tion of means to ends as will ensure Employment hns already been ar- present carefully organized "ration- longer be disregarded as Ihey have covcries-which ought by now to have vice), either of the existing self- n common satisfaction. An autocratic ranged for nearly 500 boys nnd np- ing" bv joint committees of the been in tbe pnst. made this Britain of ours immune governing Dominions, whose auto- sultan may govern without science if plications are being received daily, trades concerned, of the several es- For the raising of the greater pnrt from class poverty or from any wide- nomy would be thereby invaded; or his whim is law. A plutocratic party Supervision of Boys tahlishmonts with tho materials (hey of the revenue now required the spread destitution—to be nbsorbed of the United Kingdom, whose free- may choose to ignore science, if it is The entire Province hns been di require; of the present elaborate sys- Lnbor Parly looks to lhe direct taxa- by individual proprietors; and then dom of democratic self-dovelopment heedless whether its pretended solu- vided into districts nnd capable boys tern of'"costing" and public audit tion of the'incomes above the neces- devoted very largely to thc senseless would bo thereby hampered; or of tions of social problems .that mny men, sarv cost of familv maintenance; nnd. luxury of nn idle rich class. Against India and the colonial dependencies, win political triumphs ultimately sue- —are being secured to take chnrge of for Hie requisite effort to pay off lhe this misappropriation of the wealth which would thereby run the risk of ceed or fail. But no Lnbor Party enn the supervision of the boys in ench national debt, to the direct taxation of the community, Hie Labor Party- being further exploited for the benefit hope to maintain its position unless district. In addition to these super-, of privite fortunes both during life speaking in the interests not of the of a "White Empire." We do not its proposals are, in fnct, the out- visors, n local committee will be ap- an.l nt death. The income tax and wage-earnors alone, hut of every intend, by any such "Imperial Son- come of the best politicnl science of pointed in ench centre tn keep in count once to be thor- grade nnd section of producers by ate," either to bring the plutocracy its time; or to fulfil its purpose nn- stnnt touch with Hie boys nnd their sural* nnd on the information thus oughly reformed in assessment nnd hand or by brain, not lo mention nlso of Canada and South Africa to the less that science is continually employers nnd to assist in the super- obtained (iii order never ngnin to re- collection, in abatements nnd allow- Ihose of the generations that are to aid of the British aristocracy, or to wresting new fields from human ig- vision. 1,600 Boys Enlisted in B. C. In the Province of British Colum- ] be bin about 1,500 boys have enlisted of manufacturers' accounts, stop the waste heretofore caused by tbe mechanical inefficiency of lho more backward firms; nf the presenl salutary publicity of manufacturing processes and expenses thereby en- super-lax ought Saturday, April 20 THE WEEK Page Three At Tne Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER The Editor of this sheet is a Mutt, income by judicious acceptance of I know it. Pa'm grease and that the city might He called me into the office the very well save all the expense of sal- other dny and showed me some letters aries for detectives as they were quite he had received, letters full of kind able to find their own. All these fatherly advice nbout the way to run tilings I could have told him; also a paper, that they are known to nearly every- These people know at least ten body including the Police Commis- tiines as much about literature and sioners, but that they won't do any- tho way to handle it as he does, but thing, so what's the use? he can't see it. One of theso went so far as to ad- I am a fairly pious man. I do not vise him to drop the job altogether drink, smoke nor chew, neither do I but he couldn't see that either. 1 swear except when I really mean it have known him a long time and I nnd I go to church pretty regularly, never yet knew him to follow any I should go oftener if it wasn't for advice that didn't fit in with his own the fact tliat some of the good preacli- jdeagi ers try to ram such a lot of non- I know he is a .mutt, too, because sense down my throat that it makes he insists on me trying to write some me tired, more for this column when he knows * * * very well that I am too sick to do And I want to offer a word of sym- anything but use a handkerchief. Ever pathy for our over-worked legislators since the plaguey military regulations over the Bay. came in force, I've had such a time It seems to me that they ought dodging the draft that my cold in the form a union and have a strike head has become chronic, and no man ^against working overtime. No man is fit to write while liis-nose is in who uses his brain the wny they have liquidation. to ought to work more than eight Then the way he is continually run- hours a day. The human machinery ning into trouble shows that my esti- won't stand for it. No wonder some mate of him must be right. Not con- of them collapse in the lobbies and tent with getting the Censor and Dr. that.others have to make frequent French Oliver down on him he starts trips to the basement for basins of to run foul of tbe Bishop and one or hot gruel—or something else. This two other religious dignitaries. Be- sort of thing is a serious menace to ing a Protestant, of course, they can't the health of our legislators and there bother him in the next worid, but is also a danger—though this is of they may make it hot for him in this little consequence ns compared to the ami I sometimes feel sorry for him. other—that defective work may be Now he has started in to worry turned out by them when toiling unfile heads of the Police Department, der such unfavorable conditions. If he had only come to me I could I would suggest that for the bal- have told him just what to say. I nnce of the session—as a means of could have told that it was no use avoiding any breakdowns—that a to say that they were nil a bunch branch of the government liquor store of numbskulls. Nobody would believe be located in the room behind the him. Ho should have snid thnt the spenker nnd that a suitable doctor be Police Department of Victoria was appointed to write prescriptions for far ahead of that of nny other eity the members as they feel indisposed, of Canada. That tlieir knowledge of In this way we can possibly save finance was simply colossal, that they some lives—or at least some reputa- know quite woll how to increase their tions. fact that out of the immense mass of literature which is issued under the auspices of the International Bible Students' Association, only two publications so far have been singled out as containing objectionable matter calculated to have injurious effect upon the efforts being made to prosecute the war to a successful conclusion. It is true that all of the publications of this organization have not yet been submitted to examination, but some have been and have been found on the wfaole acceptable. I note that enclosed in the circulars issued in British Columbia cities is the copy of a letter addressed to the Honourable the Secretary of State by Mr. Rutherford, President of the International Bible Students' Association. An acknowledgment to this letter was addressed to Mr. Rutherford, and it is surprising that this acknowledgment docs not appear with the letter addressed to tlie Secretary of State. I have written this fully to you in the hope that you will take prompt and immediate steps to withdraw from circulation the misleading literature which has been circulated in connection with this movement and with which your name is publicly associated, and meantime I will be much obliged if you will kindly inform me who is associated with you in the responsibility of drafting and circulating the misleading petitioii to wliich I have had tlie honor to draw your attention. I liave the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, ERNEST J. CHAMBERS, Chief Press Censor for Canada. While writing you on this matter, I would like to point out that for some time past tlio press lias been printing many vile accusations against us. I replied personally to some of these accusations which had appeared in one of the great daily papers of this Province, and was told that the Chief Censor had written them saying that they must not print any letter from us. If such is not the case, I would be glad to hear from you. I cannot believe that you would wish to d»prive us of the right of reply. I do not for a moment admit the right of any person or government to interfere with the privilege that every citizen has of petitioning the Crown for any subject whatsoever, and I feel that your letter is an attempt to do so. May I add that many thousands of people have signed the petition referred to in this letter, and very many have expressed their indignation at your action, which they believe amounts to the curtailment of the liberty of the people of Canada to worship according to the dictates of their conscience. I have the honor to be, sir,'yours in the Master's service, I. C. EDWARDS. SRRRRRRBRRARM JJS UE !fi LETTERS TO THE ffi m EDITOR S Si S (Letters to the Edilor on any subjeel of general interest will be published in these columns. They must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, which will be treated in strict confidence if so desired. Short letters arc preferred.—Edilor.) Copy of letter from Censor Chambers to Mr. Edwards:— Ottawa, Ont., March 23. Dear Sir: I notice an advertisement over your signature in one of the Victoria newspapers in connection with a certain petition to the Honorable the Secrenry of State which is being circulated in connection with action taken to prevent the possession within Canada of copies of two publications entitled, "The Finished Mys- .tery" and "The Bible Students' Monthly." I wish to draw your attention to the fnct that the'petition whicli appears in snid advertisement, copies of which have been drawn to my attention as appearing in a number nf other papers, contain distinctly fnlse and untruthful statements ns to the notion tnken to prevent the circulation of tho two books named. The statement that "Tho Bible Students' Monthly" and "The Finished Mystery" arc in no respect seditious or objectionable from a national point is untrue, nnd I will be much obliged if you will kindly inform mo how such a grossly false statement came to be made in the petition printed in conjunction with your name. Hnd yon or nny others responsible for the circulation of this petition tnken authoritative advice as to whether these publications did contain seditious or objectionnble mntter, this fnlse miss statement of fnets, calculated to be of great, injury to the reputation nf your organization, may hnve been avoided, I wish to inform you that the publications in question do contain mnttor distinctly nnd specificnlly declared to be objectionnble within the Consolidated Orders Respecting Censorship. These publications contain statements calculated or intended to cause disaffection to His Majesty, calculated or intended, to interfere with the recruiting, discipline and admin- i strut ion of His Majesty's Forces, calculated to misrepresent foreign countries and to create trouble therewith, calculated lo interfere with the successful prosecution of the war etc., etc. The petitioii states, that the possession of these books has been prohibited by the Government of Canada "through error or misrepresentation." There has been neither error or misrepresentation in connection With this ense. Action was only tnken after mature and careful consideration of tlle matter by those thoroughly familiar with conditons and the requirements of the lnw nnd national safety. As a matter of fact, the Government has considered the action taken in all its bearings and has fully decided that ..there is absolutely no reason for reversing the decision taken. The petitioii speaks of the interests of religious liberty, free speech and Hie best trnditons of British citizenship being concerned. There is no question of religious liberty or free speech connected with this ense in nny remote manlier of form, while as to Ihe best traditions of British citizenship, they are depending at the present moment absolutely upon the successful prosecution of the present war, which is described in these banned books ns being wnged for diabolical objects. I have noticed in statements made by those associated with the present agitation conducted under the auspices of tfie International Bible Students' Association that the charge is made that the Government's action has been due to clerical influence. This is an utter and cowardly falsehood, for tho action taken has been due to the discovery of the actual harmful influence of this literal ure upon recruiting, and to the complaints as to tho injurious influence of this literature from the police and other public officials as well as individuals engaged in trade and commerce from one end of Canada to Hie other. That there is no wish or idea to interfere with the religious liberty of anyone or of disputing the right of anyone to nny peculiar dogma they may wish to believe is proved by the I. B. S. A .Petition April 1,1918. Ernest J. Chambers, Esq., Chief Press Censor, for Canada, Dear Sir: • I thank you for your letter dated March 23rd in which you refer to the petitioii wliich has been circulated in connection with the action taken to prevent possession by anyone within Canada of a certain religious text book entitled "The Finished Mystery," and also a religious monthly paper called "The Bible Students' Monthly." I am, surprised, however, that you should say that these petitions "contain distinctly false and untruthful statements." I oannot for a moment admit that such is the case. Before the ban was placed on these publications, I had the privilege of reading them and found nothing of a seditious character written therein, no paragraph can be shown that is calculated to hinder conscription or to denounce recruitng. "The Finished Mystery," as a whole, is purely a commentary on certain books of tbe Bible, viz., Ezekiel, Songs of Solomon and Revelation. These Biblical prophecies when rightly understood reveal a strong indictment against commercialized religion and State religion in eevry form. The pure Gospel as taught by our Lord stands altogether apart from the world, (I would refer you to St. John 17:9 as proof of this) and ennnot be mixed, with either business or politics any more than oil nnd water can be mixed. "The Finished Mystery'' first came into Cannda during the month of June, 1917, and wns nllowed free cir- culntion for many months. Soon afterward the clergy of Canada from Pacific to Atlantic, began to denounce the book. They greatly feared the truths contained therein. Their power over the people has been waning for many years and they soon perceived that this scriptural indictment would tnke from them the Inst vestnge of authority and so they denounced this hook and nlso the Bible Students ns a whole; nnd it wns not until nfter a great deal of persecution by the clergy that you banned this book; nnd therefore I hold it to be rpiite a reasonable deduction for lis to make that tlio clergy did lo some extent at least influence you in this matter. I ennnot understand your reference to tlio paragraph in the petitioii which reads: "That in the interests of religious liberty, free speech nnd Hie best traditions of British citizenship the said ban should be lifted." You surely do not claim thnt your nction is in accord with religious liberty. Religious liberty signifies the right to worship God after the dictates of one's own heart, and also to interpret the Bible according to one's own understanding. "The Finished Mystery" contains nothing more than our interpretation of certain books of the Bible known ns Ezekiel, Songs of Solomon nnd Revelation. If you interpret these portions of Holy Writ differently, that is your privilege; but because we cannot accept your interpretation or the interpretation of fhe clergy of different denominations, but prefer that set forth in "The Finished Mystery," we feel a gross injustice has been done lo us when vou take our text books from I. B. S. A. and the War Editor The Week. Sir.—After scanning tbe columns of The Week for April 13th, I was not shocked but disappointed in your reply to the Reverend Bishop MacDonald in defence of your pacifist policy. In this'instance, Mr. Editor, you not only prove the nonsense of your policy but also that you are innocent of Hie fact tliere is a war ou. Are you aware that the people of Victoria, B.C., Canada, are as much at war with Germany as Canada's battlefro.it in Belgium? You and your clique of Bible (1) Students are akin to the ostrich, on seeing danger it buries its head, thereby foolishly falling a prey to its enemies. With your policy it is an attempt to hide behind the Bible and Chris- tionity, which unfortunately in this war has no weight whatever in deciding the issue. "Why?" you might well nsk. Simply because Germany doesn't recognize the Bible as anything more than a scrap of paper. Germany, as is well known, is a race of agnostics. And to prate about the Bible in defense of the Bible, which we arc1 all fighting for, is to prove that you are barking up Hie wrong tree; and proving again you are unaware of the war, or its possibility of reaching our city of Victoria. Which it not at all improbable, could you only muster enough sissy Bible Students to sing scripture, while the unbridled brute, force of Germany cut down not only your sons but your daughters as well, and set up lanes to suit their own military-mad fancy in your land. Lamentable as is the loss of young life nnd limb iu this upheaval and melting-pot of mankind, tho whole of life in the present generation is not so important as the issue at stake before us today. We must face /he facts as they are, not as they should be. We must not confuse facts with theory, which is the case in all-soft, slushy pacifist talk today. Germany has thrown down the gauntlet to us and declared the only way we can defeat her is by brute force. Are we going to bow down and kiss the rod witli which we started out to correct evils? Never! Mr. Editor. Better death than dishonor. Better by a thousand times we should die hy slow torture than have our children's children say we bowed down timidly to the false god of brute force to save our own skins in this generation. Truth will triumph in the end. EX-'SERGT. J. M. O'BRIEN. Sweet zephyrs came from beyond tbe world across tbe heaving waves. Each heart was unaccountably stirred as They neared the shore. And They found the shelter ready and quietly took Their places on the sands. "From childhood," sa,id Alastor, "We have dwelt together. Our knowledge of the hideousness of present- day existence has kept pace with time. Our companionship alone has made life endurable." "We have lived to see selfish and unenlightened people become fiends. We bave painfully witnessed the transformation as it developed from day to day." "Finally we perceive civilization on the brink of unspeakable calamity." "And the now mad-wolves in human form would break the tie which has supported us through these weary years of trial I" "Rather than submit to the edicts of Nightmare rule; rather than be separated by the minions of mankind's monsters, we havo come hero to depart from a ship-wrecked world." The One nearest tlie West then did speak: , "When we think of all the striving millions who will soon be in the depths of despair, we feel mournful regret at not being able to assist them." "Alas," answered Alastor, "we have tried to make them see in time, but it is hopeless. Blood-mad are the people now, and when the light of reason comes again, their souls will shrink with horror at what they have done.'' All were silent: each one fixed in contemplation of the Incoming Sea. The billowy waves rolled in with mystic rythm. The beauteous color, the seething foam nnd the heavy rise and fall, told of centuries past and tilings unutterable. Now with each succeeding heave of the vast plain of sea, Their hearts seemed rising higher, until the moment came when prisoned spirits went forth to other realms. • * • Crushing underfoot the helpless plants, men marched down the overgrown paths. "Too late I" the leader cried, as the band reached the lonely spot. And then he felt compelled to look towards the ocean. The waves seemed moving strangely and he felt that he was being drawn to be knew not where. * Breaking away from the spell, he all at once realized the gripping power of his uniform, and his spirit shrank within as from a loathsome thing. And the nevcr-to-be-execnted order burned like the touch of fire. OAYER. C. H.SMITH &CO. Photographic Supplies Pictures Picture Framing Other Things Tod t 611 Fort Street FREE TO ASTHMA SUFFERERS A New Home Cure That Anyone Can Use Without Discomfort or Loss of Time We hnve a New Method that cures Asthma, and we want you to try lt at our expense. 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Send free trial of your method to: Every farmer in the Province who will require the services of boys—■ whether it be for immediate service or later in the season—should make application now. Application forms are being sent out by the Department of Agriculture to all Farmers' Institutes, Women's Institutes, Bonrds of Trade, and Postmasters in the Province, or may be procured direct from the Department at Victoria. Arrangements have been completed with the Education Department whereby boys are permitted to go out for farm service if required, but no boy should leave school with the expectation of being placed until he is actunlly needed, nnd receives a letter to flint effect from Mr. James H. Beatty, Associate Provincial Superintendent, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. This matter hns been taken up with the railway authorities and we expect to be able to mnke definite announcement regarding specinl rates for "Soldiers of the Soil" very soon. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE is hereby given that the Jas. A. Cavanagh Finance Company Limited intends, after the expiration of one month from the first publication hereof, to apply to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies for approval of the changing of its name to The International Brokers, Limited. JAS. A. CAVANAGH, Apr6-5t Managing Director. LARS BBOISTBT AOT. Section 34 IN THE MATTER of the Northerly 60 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, Map 1220 A, Victoria District. PROOF having been flled In my Office of the loss of the Certificate of Indefeasible Tlble to the above mentioned lands, Numbered 141881 ln the name of Duncan Stewart and bearing date the 19th day of December. 1913. I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE of my intention at tho expiration of one calendar month from the flrst publication hereof to issue to the said Duncan Stewart a fresh Certificate of Indefeasible Title in lieu of such lost Certlflcate. Any person having any information with reference to such lost Certlflcate of Title Is requested to communicate with the undersigned. DATED at the Land Registry Office, Victoria, B.C.. this 10th day of April. 1918. J. C. OWTNN, Registrar General of Titles. Aprl3-Mayll LABS BBOISTBT AOT. Section 34 IN THE MATTER of part, 6.25 chains by 32 chains containing 20 acres more or less, of Section 6, Range 1 East, North Saanich District. PROOF having been flled In my Office of the loss of the Certificate of Indefeasible Title to the above mentioned lands, Numbers 4771 in the name of George G. Sayles and bearing date the 10th day of July, 1908. I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE of my Intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to Issue to the said George G. Sayles a fresh Certificate of Indefensible Title In lieu of such lost Certlflcate. Any person having any information with reference to such lost Certlflcate of Title Is requested to communicate with tho undersigned. DATED at the Land Registry Office, Victorin, B.C., this 10th day of April. 1918. J. C. GWYNN, Registrar Genernl of Titles. AprlS-Mayll Crucifixion To the Editor of The Week. The greatest catasti'ophies; the most heart-rending circumstances; Ihe crudest martyrdoms, all may come lo pass, yet no act, no sign from one whom people call God. Plunging through morasses of blunders nnd miseries; blinded by vnin ambitions nnd mesmerizing illusions, mankind surges on propelled by the vital force of animal bodies.^ Christ, it is snid, suffered crucifixion; but he communed with God. We suffer a life-long crucifixion but nil we know of God is contained in a collection of utterly incomprehensible scriptures, which read literally nre a mockery nlike to heart and Alastor glanced at thc calendar; "Today! Lot us mnke rendy." And they arose nnd took their rugs. One glnnce at the house: a sad farewell. But lo these trees beside, "Ah. what fresh, cool beauty; whnt sublimity; ench bough, ench loaf a greeny mystery. In thy holy presence modern man is indeed lhe vilest thing on earth. And Thoy walked towards the sea. THE BRITISH IN JERUSALEM "\ WHAT NEXT f SPEAKER: C. E. HEARD OF VANCOUVER PANTAGES THEATRE SUNDAY, APRIL 21 AT 7:30 P.M. AUSPICES ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS EVERYBODY WEL^ NO COLLET ADMISSION FREE! EVERYBODY COME! Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, April 20 ... Je?*ft ■ ■■'■* \ r^ Wm ^ That another public meeting for organization purposes will be held at an early date. NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLES (Continued from Page One) hut they would not work, and that it was no use trying—at all events <&,8>,&,&,8,<a<s,&,ft,.g,d§,&,&.fi, until alter the War. x n,.n pncA * ^^e Vancouver World, quoting from the Daily Telegraph, re el * ports the British Labor Minister as saying that he believed in the $$$i?$®i?1$??8?$?Sro$?3l?|? gradual evolution of a new system out of the old, but could not en- After the returned men and Pre- dorse the men who WOuld lend a for,0,'n hoPe into 110w and Un" S0TT0_V0CE BY THE HORNET sm That time is money—the only kind of money some of us have. That it costs us about $400 an hour while Parliament is sitting. That they spent three quarters of an hour on Wednesday discussing whether a member should be obliged to vote or not. That quite a bit of it is used up by our representatives "over the Bay." That at this rate the discussion cost about $300 and that nothing was decided after all. SW That some people were late at Church last Sunday. That it's fine to get to bed an hour earlier every night, but— That we tell a different tale in the morning. That there will be an appreciable difference on our light bills this month. That the B. C. Electric and Gas. Co. are growling. WTThat tlie World Debt is still mounting higher. Tliat it hns increased 111,700 million dollars since the beginning of the war. That the interest on this at 5Va% amounts to over 6,000 million dollars. That this will take some paying, and— That the debt is still increasing. SW That economy is the order of the day—both in Victoria and Ottawa. That all good patriots are expected to keep down expenses. Tbat tbis is possibly the reason why the chairman of tlie Pood Board has to be content with tho mere pittance of $7,000 a year. That it is also the reason why the members of the Senate were provided with lady's hand bags and leather purses instead of silk dresses. That the Hornet always thought that they were a lot of old women and now lie knows it. 8^ That Government Ministers in Victoria nre learning to knit socks during session. That it does one good to see them trying to do SOMETHING useful. 9tt" Tbat our Parliament at Ottawa consists of 73 Barristers 30 Farmers 23 Physicians 23 Manufacturers 22 Merchants 17 Brokers 11 Journalists 4 Military Ollicers 4 Notaries 2 Educationalists 2 Vetcrnarics 1 Land Surveyor 1 Railway Contractor 1 Plumber 1 Conveyancer 1 Rancher 1 Dentist. That nn inspection of the list ought to give the average mnn n pretty good idea of whose interests will bo looked after at Ottawa. inier Oliver got through demonstrating on the steps of the Provincial Buildings, the Times, among other things, had this to say about the Civil Service Bill: "It includes a provision for extending preferential consideration to relumed soldiers, particularly men incapacitated for outdoor work. The Act is a good one and should he tried paths. Was there ever such ridiculous piffle offered by any man supposed to possess the ordinary amount of common sense ? The World is in travail over the birth of a new order. It is right here upon us. That things can never be the same after tho war as they were before has become an accepted truism, and yet some empty heads persist in hanging on to the idea that this will be a gradual evolving of a new order from the old. Justice cannot evolve out of injustice, and no amount of evolution will bring co-operation out of competition. One is the complete forced without delay. Care should be antithesis to the other. One must die before the other can come to life, shown in the appointment of a Com- Tllis is wnat is happening today right under our eyes, and yet some niissioner who should be chosen ex- a,'e so blind that tlley cannot see if- The old order is §ivinS Plaoe clusively from the standpoint of the *° tno new—not by a gradual changing process, but by the destrue- public interest. He should be of un- tion of tho old' challenged integrity well informed ^e mon wno Pose as loaders nnd cannot see this, no matter regarding the public service, a good wllat other claims they make, are useless in tllis day and generation administrator and a man of'unbend- "nd Im,st be sw3Pt aside *or ?thers of larger vision' ing resolution." We cannot put new wine into old bottles. Allow me, Ladies and Gentlemen, _ . , _. to increase production by adding this eonchys in Vancouver sentence. And that man is the Hon. TWTORD has been received here by relatives of Conscientious T D. Pattulo, Minister of Lands, \I/ ob'eotors in Vancouver that the most hmtlil treatment is whose selection should certainly re- y Y .'' ceive the endorsement of men accus- bemg meted ont to them and tnat W. aPPear to 1,ave no totned to giving no "back talk." means of redress. We are making careful inquiries and intend to Like the school boy, I suppose I publish next week all the information we can gather, should write underneath that, that in tjje meantime we would like to call the attention of the '"this is a joke i but then agin pos- Military Authorities to the fact that the ohi'ect of the Military Service sibly it isn't. It is all according to J ... . , . the way your prejudice leans and we -™c* was *° P1'0™6 reinforcements for the army, not to punish those sure ail do lean, though the angles who on conscientious grounds refuse to take up arms. The authori- may vary. ties in the Old Country have found that no amount of punishment has been of any avail with the Conscientious Objector. It only makes , ' , . '. '. ,. ' ''.',, him the more determined in his stand. Seeing this is so, and that returned to America after two months , .,,,..!,., in England on a "prohibition drive." n0 military advantage whatever is gained thereby, it is surely high He spoke in fifty towns up and down time that the Canadian authorities woke up to the knowledge that the land, and had ample opportunity this sort of tiling does more to bring the Military into disrepute and to observe conditions in Great Britain. cl*sfavor than all the work of the I.B.S.A. and I.W.Ws. put together. m He writes in "The Congrcgationalist and Advance" that he finds the England of today very different from that of ten years ngo. Tliere is, for one thing, a change in the' people's habits, "looking towards some form of democracy. The English people still use the knife in the right hand to push food on the fork held in the left, which carries the food to the mouth. They still say 'Thank you.' They still have the same things to eat that you found on the table ten years ago. They still hover over the same diminutive fire-place and bathe in a bathroom containing a bath tub that feels as if it were carved out of ^_ a cake of ice. They still refuse to ^ introduce you to people in the family fjE circle unless you specially request it. j|= But the war has caused vital changes =j5j in other matters that are bound to bffi affect profoundly the future social jjp and religious habits of the most con- [US servative people on earth.'' Dr. Shel- jje don was impressed by the fact that jjjH tho people applauded in the churches =p on Sunday mornings, and that every an! mention of President Wilson or Amer- ^ icn brought cheers in snored precinct? |UE that had never heard such sounds for pjs centuries! "I did not fail to see |p drunken men in uniform in every one ap] of the fifty towns where I spoke dur- anl ing the two short months I wns in ^ Grent Britain," he snys. "I saw the jOg men in khaki thrown out of the 'pubs' jug in Liverpool in order to open a lane to let more in. And when our boys go over in the spring they will not be protected from the British brewer nnd his deadly poison. Wc have made m . m ^ (Continued from Page One) jjjji <$ Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. I|[ Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. ■1J Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean, also. ■If Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones and of all un- cleanness. •J Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocricy and iniquity. •J Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous. <J And say, if we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them of the blood of the prophets. *i Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. <J Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. fl Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of helU m anything more than right that our Government should say to Great Brilain that before she enn have our sons she must observe the snnie rule there Hint we hnve made here?" • « • The Stnle possibly does ils best to mnke the "punishment lit the crime" but when hundreds of ministers of religion meet together either StatesCt,'naa!,y°o!onte KJEta ^^lllll^l^^l^llfl^liSi uniform intoxicating drink. Is it ......... .... . . *$$$&$&$4**58?$$ll? that presents your aims und ambi- *)l <jjj tions. It does not matte.' in whicli $ LETTERS TO THE § Pal't °f 'he universe you are existing, $? EDITOR S J'011 en" '"id and support such a puh- j|> 3p Unction. In Canada we have "The iIt®*ttttttt$<tt*<tf Week," "Winnipeg Voice," "The B. , TO , C. Federationist" and others, that Help wanted wi]| im|)Ul.( correcJ. and tl,uthful To the Editor of The Week. events, happenings and your material This is a favorite heading of mine, interests nre protected and advanced. nt Boston or Berlin and call for death in speaking to the useful members of Follow this up by becoming a mem- and damnation on certain misguided society, through the education radical bcr of *ll'd "otively boosting the Ca- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,, nndian Federated Labor Party, which TROUBLE AT THE POLICE COURT The trouble at the Police Station has not been satisfactorily settled. The Commissioners held a meeting on Wednesday to consider the matter. At the meeting only one member of the staff was admitted, although a committee of five had been appointed. They finally decided not to yield to the requests of the men but to stand by the appointment of Scrgt. Boulton. The Week is satisfied that the Commissioners are making a grave mis take. The men undoubtedly have good grounds for complaint. They do not object to discipline. They want it, but they want to see the right men in position to enforce it. It is to be regretted that anything in the nature of a conflict should occur in the Police Department just now when there is so much need for strict order and good will to prevail. We fear that those responsible for the difficulties will regret the action which has been tnken. THE VACCINATION PERIL A timely note of warning was uttered by Mr. Edgar Saxon in a recent issue of Tlie Healthy Life, concerning the danger of disease being inflicted upon children by vaccination. He writes as follows: " 'The increasing number of un- vaccinnlcd children is a menace to the health of the country,' says the Child welfare Committee. Surely a strange statement. Is it not claimed that vaccination protects from small-pox? If that is true, how can the unvac- cinated be a danger to the vaccinated? " 'The prejudice against vaccination is very largely due to ignorance,' continues the Committee's report, 'and wc find that it can be most satisfactorily overcome by educating the mothers and showing clearly the risks to which they expose the unvacoinat- ed child.' "It is difficult to believe that the well-meaning people who are responsible for this exquisitely funny statement intend it to be taken seriously. The truth is that vaccination was conceived in credulity, brought forth in darkness, nourished on unscientific assumptions, dogmatic assertions and popular fears, and baptised and confirmed by the tyrannical power of the State. A hundred years ngo the objection which many poor people had to the injection of cow-pox into their blood nnd that of their babies was of course easily overcome by being ignored. What were human instincts compared with the assertions of a Jenner and the cynical fiats of State- aided professional experts? Always, however, there wns protest and rebellion; no doubt due to ignorance and prejudice, never to observation, reflection, common-sense or the instinct of self-preservation! The protests at length became so strong that the Government of the day was compelled to allow 'conscientious objectors' the right of bringing their babies up without the aid of eow-pox inoculation. "Those who really need education on the subject of vaccination are not the 'ignorant' mothers but the well- intentioned people who visit them. It would nt lenst be interesting to have tlieir explanation of Hie grave statements which now follow, statements which have many times been brought to the notice of the Government and the medical profession, but without result. "Owing to the investigations of Professor Wnsserniiinu (ind others. every medical man is now able quickly to diagnose cases of suspected syphilis. A minute quantity of the patient's blood, or an exudate from any affected pnrt, is subjected to the Wassermann test. If the result is a POSITIVE reaction, the patient may safely bo said to have the syphilis poison in his system; if NEGATIVE, no syphilis. The Wassermann Certificate reproduced here shows tho result of' applying the Wassermann test to a large tube of 'calf lymph' as supplied for vaccination purposes by a reliable maker, and marked 'exudate.' This was sent by a qualified medical man to tho Wassermann Institute. The result was a strong positive reaction. In' other words, the 'pure calf lymph' used for vaccinnt- ing both infants and adults ns a preventive agninst smnll-pox, introduces n poison into the system which is indistinguishable from the poison which is responsible for producing the terrible venereal disease known as syphilis. "The Wassermann test therefore supplies a striking confirmation of the contention of independent observers that the cattle disease known as eow-pox (from which 'calf-lymph' is derived) is traceable to infection from syphilitic sores on the hands of milkers. "The lato Sir J. Hutchinson, in his Archives of Surgery (January, 1890) gave evidence pointing in the same direction. He wrote: 'The final supposition is that it is possible for vaccination, independently of any syphilis, whether planted or hereditary, to evoke symptoms which have hitherto been regarded as peculiar to the latter malady.' Dr. Deanc, an American physician of good standing, asks, in Tho Crime of Vaccination, pnge 23: 'Why will the Wassermann nnd Noguchi tests show 'positive' in person recently vaccinated who have never contracted syphilis nor inherited it?' Dr. Deane brought together abnndnnt evidence pointing to the conclusion that eow-pox vaccination has a similar series of sequelae or eventual after-results as syphilis. "In the face of such evidence, whicli, even on the most cautious estimate, is sufllcient to give rise to the deepest misgivings, is it possible for vaccination to continue to receive the support of thinking people and of the more independent and courageous members of the medical profession?" THE TRUTH WHICH ALL MEN KNOW fore the House of Lordsi n 1741, on the anniversary of tho execution of Charles I. Tyranny and faction and unjust wars and persecution, by whicli the earth has been laid waste; all this has all along been carried on with prentenccs of Truth, Right nnd General Good. So it is men cannot find in their heart to join in such things without such honest words to be the bond of the union, though they know among themselves that Ihey are only words, and often though they know that everybody else knows it oo.— From a sermon by Bishop Butler be- The message with which our Lord challenges the whole Church todny is that will, wliich He begun His ministry when He faced His apostate nation, "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is nt band.''—Sherman Eddy. Mr. Dooley on Poverty Wan iv Hi' slhrangest things about life is that Hi' poor, who need Ih' money Ih' most ar-re Ih' very wans Ihat nivcr have it. exchanges of this and other climes. is assuming gigantic proportions from That it lament. sure somo Union Gov- ft if the laws mnde nre not good t ho for want of having enough j on tho job. ybor ought to sit up and take preliminary meeting of [bor Party was held in tl.e [ on Thursday. citizens, T have my opinion ns to whose priests they nre nnd whnt re- ., ... , ,. , .i_^ ligion they serve. Because ll ,s s.Vmb°llc"1 »* a corrupt Halifax to Victorin. Do your bit. We I don't suppose it would halt theso s>'ste«i, yet a symbol that on tho mo- want you. We want the Editor. We specie of ministers any if I were to ment determines whether wo have want Canada. We want you to help loll them of n certain assizes where uccess to food, clothing nnd shelter, yourself. not less than six persons were hang- tn concentrating our political aims Declare a perpetual war on Ottawa, ed of whom it was afterwords dis- and endeavors on Ottawa and the Do not smack your own face, tnke covered they were entirely innocent: Provincial benches—whereon sit at "a slam" at Ottawa. Keep pound- Nor would they see the. point in this: present the representatives of a class ing away. Be a man. You represent "Rape and murder were perpetrated in which we hnve nothing in common, labor. Help Great Britain; help New upon an unfortunate woman in Lon- which as far as we are concerned ap- Zealand; help South Africa; help Aus- dnn, and nn innocent man suffered peal's purely nnd simply to the wenr- tralin; help France; help Italy; help death for tllis complicated outrage, ing out of good pants, back sliding yourself, the wife and the kiddies, by while the real criminals assisted at from the Government to the Opposi- noting a man's part. Canada belongs his execution, heard him appeal to tion and vice versa—it resolves it- to you: Govern it I Heaven for his innocence, nnd in the self info a question of organization Are yon satisfied? Roll up! Craft character of friends embraced him mi behalf of tho workers to combnt unions, master mariners association, while be stood on the brink of etcr- Hie effects of these political accidents unorganized workers with brain or nity." of statesmen (God save us). muscle, male or female, your griev- Thcre nre tremendous considern- Since We, the Workers, desire the nnces arc ours, your fight our light, tions which ought lo mnke men pause earth nnd the fullness thereof, it Criticise by all means; teach us how. before, upon grounds necessarily un- leaves no room for nrgument, our If we are wrong, put us right. It is certain nt best, Ihey tnke nwny the work is to nceomplish this fnct. your organization. Do it nowl As life which they ennnot restore. But ..Your work of the moment is to sincerity guides my pen, let it guide whnt enn you expect from ministers withdraw your subscription from the your actions, ns a clas*s??? dnily press nnd support a journal For Sale, Cheap Small Electric Motor in Perfect Order F. HAYNES, Watchmaker 1124 Government Street Victoria, B. C. S. H. COOKE. Superior Fruit Service Dan W. Poupard Fruit Specialist Balmoral Block Douglas Street, Victoria Phone 3321
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