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The Week A British eelnmbia Newspaper aad Review Vol. XIV, No. 50—15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, May 26th, 1917 5c. a copy $2.00 a year WJ To the Victor Belongs the Spoils 'HATEVEB of public service lias licen rendered through the exposure of the Dr. Mackenzie contribution, however great has been the purification of political life, the honor and glory lies with Mr. Cowper. His hand inflicted the blow; his tongue told tlie story that caused the withdrawal of Mr. MacDonald from the seats of the mighty. Around the brow of the sixth member from Vancouver must be bound the laurel crown of victory. The statement made by him which thrilled and startled the Legislative Assembly was in its broad outlines found fairly correct, otherwise Mr. MacDonald would not have resigned. Mr. Cowper, therefore, has the undoubted right of expecting the hero-worship which the public usually accords to a successful combatant in the political arena. Yet —must it be confessed ?—the public are not enthused. The plaudits of the multitude are not in evidence. The press do not seem to have generally burst into ecstasy over his achievement. There will be no statute erected to his fame by the grateful people of Vancouver. Yet, if he did good public service from disinterested motives, there should not be withheld from him a fitting recognition of his just claims to public confidence and esteem. Perhaps the causes for such lack of public enthusiasm are numerous and ill-defined, yet recognisable even amidst the tumult of party strife. These causes inter alia may be that the public do not approve of apparent treachery between political friends. Nor is there a love for one who becomes the recipient of spy information—as witness the celebrated Gniney case in Ontario— even though the use to whieh such information is put appears to be in the public interest. Then there is also the shrewd suspicion that Mr, Cowper did benefit in some measure from the funds contributed, even though the benefit was unsought and indirect. Then, possibly, the public mny have fancied that Mr, Cowper desired to appear in the limelight more thnn he could have done through the ordinary ' avenues of political life in the Legislative Assembly. There is also the unspoken query as to whether Mr. Cowper may have secretly aspired to Cabinet honors and became chagrined because of the non- recognition of his claims and abilities. It is certain, however, that from the Capital City to the remotest bounds of the Province, there is no insistent demand thnt a garland of roses shall adorn Mr. Cow- per's person. "Unwept, unhonored and unsung," he will have to plough his lonely furrow, although he may be joined, occasionally, by his running mate and ally, Dr. Mcintosh. The Pilot THROUGH the stress of blinding storm and bewildering fog, the Pilot of the good Ship of State has steadily kept a straight course. Abundant were the rocks on every hand, and even the harbors were marked with reefs and shoals. It would have been easy to have steered the vessel in a course where affectionate comradeship would dictate but where public good would be subordinated, Easier still to have defied the storm and trusted to blind luck on the proverbial short memories of the electorate, The truer course was taken, and Mr. Bi'ewster hns emerged from his first crucial ordeal with flying colors. When the soreness of the political probe has passed away, it will be seen that the Premier exercised a degree of patience and sngncity worthy of the highest praise. He stood by his friend, supporter and colleague, unafraid and undismayed even though the shafts of criticism came from supporters and opponents alike. When the time for resolue action arrived, he accepted the resignation of Mr. MacDonald and sounded a trumpet defiance against corporation control and influence. Hence the public generally will continue their confidence—unabated and unshaken—in the Hon. H. G, Brewster, Premier of the Province of British Columbia. The Government IT is not so easy to analyze the attitude of the public towards tlie Government of the Province. Had a similar trouble arisen when Sir Bichard McBride was Premier, tlie incident would have passed with scarcely a tre'Sior of public disapproval. The colleagues of the doughty knight in his first Cabinet wore well chosen and possessed in a considerable degree the confidence of the people. Later accessories to Cabinet honors were—to put it mildly—of doubtful calibre. The boyish erudeness of Mr. Price Ellison's transaction in Provincial dairy stock; the naive confession of Mr. Taylor as to his ignorance of vast transactions in his own Department, and the acceptance by Dr. Young of mining shares in a colliery company, were not calculated to induce admiration from the strongest supporters of the late Government. Yet these and similar known incidents did not apparently rouse public indignation, although the stifled murmurings nnd remonstrances of many might have better prepared the late Government for the deluge that awaited them at the general election. The position is, however, different in the present case. The Week does not minimize the danger of the unsettling of public confidence in the present administration, nor would it designate the matter under review in the present article ns a "storm in a teacup." On the contrary, The Week believes there is the utmost necessity for the greatest of care, foresight and zeal for the public welfare in order to counterbalance the unfavorable current of public opinion that has Bet in as a consequence of the late disclosures." It is not necessary, however, to regard the resignation of a Minister of tho Crown as a political crisis, or a proof of changed public confidence. Hysterical quondam supporters of tbe Government may call for heroic measures or suggest impracticable remedies. Babid opponents mny hail with exultant glee the discomfiture of a strong and virile Attorney-General, but, the intelligent citizens will calmly contemplate and placidly approve the changes necessary in the Cabinet, and conclude that the Government of the Province must continue in office. The Editor. The New Department of Labour THE Brewster Government has passed an act establishing a Department of Labor for the Province. If the Government had done nothing else during the session just closed it would have fujly justified its election to power. This is not to say that the net is by any means satisfactory or that, it is likely in its present form to prove of any real benefit to the section of the community whose interests it professes to seek, lint for its intention and because of the problems whicli it tackles, it is without doubt the most important, and most far-reaching piece of legislation which has passed the House. It deals with the vital question of the better organization of labor. It seeks to establish an intelligence department by means of which information can be gathered regarding the conditions of tho various industries in different parts of the Province. It aims at establishing bureaux for obtaining employment for working men. It proposes to inaugurate a system for securing better sanitary and health conditions for the workers. It also aims indirectly at improving the relations between employers and emplo3'ees. In other ways it is the intention of the act to safeguard, as well as to improve the conditions of labor generally. But having said this, it cannot be too earnestly pointed out that thc act reveals not a few very serious defects and calls for some radical amendments. From the point of view of its workability, if we are not mistaken, the new department will find that it has to handle a veritable hornets' nest of troubles", ami these mostly the creation of the act itself. From the point of view of the worker, it would be hard to recall any recent legislation anywhere on the continent thnt is calculated to produce such a crop of irritating difficulties as this act is likely to produce. As a matter of fnct, the act shows signs of too great haste in its preparation. Either that, or one is forced to the conclusion that the individual responsible for drawing it up is woefully ignorant of the problems involved in the labor questions of today. Attention may be here drawn to several features of the act which are certain to prove unsatisfactory. First, the act provides for a system of Government registration of all trades unions, federations of labor, and organizations of workers of every sort. In addition to this such registration compels information regarding rules and constitution of such societies. The defect of this section of the act ,1s that it leaves out all associations of employers of labor. It is hard to see why labor unions and all such organizations should be compelled to make known to the Government all about their aims and objects whilst nil such combinations of capital or of the employing class are allowed to go scot free. Second, the act provides for a complete registration of the workers of the Province. The full name and nationality of every worker in any kind of business shall be supplied und kept in the Government books. This provides for a perfect system of tagging the workers, and it is easy to see to what fearful abuses this information may give rise in the hands of an unscrupulous political party in power, at any time, when they may desire to use the information for political purposes. This section of the act puts n whip into the hands of the Government which it may use at any time it may think fit. It is no answer to say that the Government department may be trusted not to do anything so despicable. But hnve not the people already learned by bitter experience that Government departments nre not to be trusted excepting where their activities nre hedged about by strong legal conditions ? In order to justify this section of the act, it should go further and provide for the registration of every wage earner, every man and woman who draws a salary or who lives on dividends. That is to say, there ought to be a complete system of registration applicable to every member of the community who is earning money. I'nless the net is speedily and radically amended on this score, the workers of thc Province mny look on themselves ns on the high rond to enslavement under a system of industrial Prussinnisni without parallel outside of Germany. Third, a third section of the act provides for the establishment of labor.bnrciiux in different centres in the Province. This may be commended as n step in the right direction. But here again the net calls for drastic attention. To render such bureaux of real service to the workers ns well as tn tbe employers, lhe act must go n grent deal further. There must be provision for protecting tlio bureaux from becoming a weapon iu the hands of employers tor beating down the workers. There is no stipulation in the act that the bureaux shall not be used to assist employers in breaking down strikes or in keeping down wages. There is a vague reference to giving assistance in supplying the demand for work or labor in certain cases. Such assistance may mean anything good or bad, and to the advantage or disadvantage of the worker. It is a pity that these clauses dealing with bureaux and with thc transference of labor from one district to another had not been mado more explict. From these few instances it will be seen that the act leaves a grent deal to be desired. Its defects are glaring and it is to be hoped that the Minister of Labor will see bis way to go into tho matter of amending the act al: the next meeting of the Legislature. For this purpose he would be well advised to call for the assistance and co-operation of labor leaders who may he better informed on these knotty problems. Otherwise it is easy to foresee trouble for the Department of Labor. As was hinted at the beginning of this article, tbe intention of the act is only good. The Government undoubtedly means well, and for its attempt to deal with one of the greatest problems of modern society is to be commended, But tbe act is capable of much improvement and when so improved, and with the right kind of persons in charge of the department, it is calculated to bring about an almost revolutionary change in the conditions of labor in British Columbia. Wn.T.iAM Stevenson, The Dominion Election THEBE are not wanting signs that a Federal campaign will be fought in thc near future. The .Minister of Elections bus been unusually busy of late and tllis may be taken as an indication that the time drnweth nigh. Doubtless tlie Hon. Robert is relying on a flag-waving campaign to carry the Borden administration back to office, but that remains to be seen. Patriotism has ever been the refuge of scoundrels and Rogers sincerely hopes that it may afford him refuge, too. He hopes that enthusiasm in the national cause may cause Canadians to forget the wretched story of official connivance at gross frauds against the public resulting in huge commissions to political favorites, delayed wnr supplies, ill-equipped troops, fancy prices and a general rise in tlie cost of living. Sir Sam Hughes .himself, late Minister of Militia, states that the most ara\ml agents of the German Government could scarcely hare been more successful in holding-lip the proper ^equipment of Canadian forces than his colleagues. When the truth about the war contracts becomes fully known, as it undoubtedly will hi in the course of a parliamentary campaign, there will be such a clean-up of political grafters and tricksters as will serve as a warning to all such for a century, if not for all time. Conscription—H Protest IT is announced that a measure of conscription is to be introduced into Canada forthwith and that thc Prime Minister will announce the exact terms of the measure before the end of the week. The Week insists that before any such drastic step is taken, involving as it does a complete departure from Canadian traditional policy, the people themselves should be consulted and tlieir attitude ascertained by means of a referendum or plebescite. Employers of labor in British Columbia are very emphatic in their opinion that there is already a great shortage of men and that any further depletion of industrial man-power will bo fatal to our leading industries. Great Britain learned to her cost that an industrial army is just as necessary as the fighting force. Let British Columbians see to it that enough men are retained to hondle onr essential industries. Another serious objection to the conscription proposals as forecast by the press despatches is that no provision is made for a general and sweeping conscription of wealth. The Week warns the Federal authorities that any attempt to deal more sympathetically with the wealth of the rich than with the lives of the masses will be most strongly resented throughout the Dominion, The hour culls for equal sacrifices from all clnsses of the community, The Week, therefore, urges that no conscription law be enforced until the approval of the people has heen obtained and tbnt no man's right to persona] liberty be tampered with until all wealth has been seized in the national interest. Conscription savours too much of Prussinnisni lo be popular, in British communities but opposition will be considerably weakened if wealth is seized at the same time. The Shortage of Poods THE WEEK is unable to determine whether the shortage of foods in British Columbia is artificial or otherwise, but it is beyond dispute that were our agricultural lands utilized as ihey should be, the Province could grow enough fur its own use and leave a good margin for export, Tn spite of the superb climatic conditions so general throughout tlie Province, farming seems to bo nt n very low ebb. Tbe Saanich nnd Sidney districts produced more food-stuffs twenty years ago thnn they nre producing today. Instead of the output increasing with increase of population nnd larger markets, there hns actually been a serious decline. Doubtless the wild speculation of a few years ago dealt the industry n severe blow nnd until prices arc again down to use-values the depression will continue. Tbe first thing to be done is to eliminate tbe speculators. Let taxation be piled so high upon tlieir holdings tbnt they will lie forced to get out. High taxation means low prices. With the return of low prices, farm hinds can he readily and profitably utilized. To the superficial objection that high bind value taxation will fall as heavily upon tbe fanner as on tbe speculator, we reply tliat the farmer will no longer pay improvement, personal property mid other tuxes and tliat in the aggregate be will pay much less than now. Speculators the world over nre quite satisfied with the present system of collecting revenue because the present system operates lo their advantage. In- telligenl farmers tlie world over nre ut lust beginning to realize that the ideal system from their standpoint is tbe system Tin*. Week now advocates. M. fl. MacDonald UXLKSS Tin: Week much misjudges the temper of tbe people of British Columbia, there will lie general dissatisfaction with M. A. MacDonald's decision to retain his seat iu tlio House. In view of tbe circumstances under which be wus forced lo resign bis portfolio, it seems extraordinary that lie should be so lucking in respect for tlie public. 11 is bis plain duty to abandon bis ambition for u public career. The sooner be vacates bis seal in the House the. better for himself, his party and the country. Mr. Brewster should give Mr. MacDonald u plain hint, and see to it that tbe hint is trans- luted into speedy action, There will be no effective clenn-iip in public life so long ns men susceptible to bribery nre allowed to remain. The Liberal Party must purge itself of M, A. 'MacDonald nnd the ring of political buccaneers with wliich be is associated. If future investigations should prove that others have likewise bowed the knee to the vested interests, similar netion must follow. Tin-: Week believes absolutely in Mr. Brewster's pledge to purify public life in British Columbia and insists that the purging should begin with tho lute Attorney-General. Assistant Editor. Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, May 26 dresses from several of the older was ottered the position of chaplain, ministers of the Conference on such but preferred to serve in the ranks, themes ns "Our Cliureh in Relation to This letter shows what spirit and the Social Welfare"; "The Church in spunk even a preacher can show when Relation to World Wide Missions"; confronted with a strong sense of "The Best Method of Obtaining Re- public duty: emits for the Ministry," etc. Then, We have just received "orders for again, the Conference in all its ses- France," and I expect to leave at sions was brought into vital touch any hour. The Vimy Ridge battle teres't. j with the great war struggle in Eu- has made reinforcements very neces- ^^^^^B sary, but we are all glad to relieve iV Conference Honor Roll was un- the fellows who hnve done such splen- veiled the first night, when the meet- did work all through the trying wining wns addressed by Hon. Mr. Pat- ter. Every day "drafts" are leaving tuln, representing the Premier, and here and it has become a grim cold Rev. Dr. W. J. Sipprell, of Vancouver, business. Early iu the morning, as a containing the names of thirty-two rule, or whilst the other fellows are ministers and students for the min- busy training, the drafts move off; istry. It wns stilted by Capt. 0. no bands playing, no cheering, only Hazlewood, of the Army and -Navy the words "quick march." and away Board of the Church, that twenty-live they go, but always with a smile on collision with one P01' ec"' "'•' "le effective ministers of their countenance. There is a lot of the Canadian Methodist Church were Intent heroism iu must of our fellows, serving ns chaplains or in lhe ranks and it is good to be amongst them, of combatants. It was shown that Would Unit they could all return to 3.515 members and adherents of the the land of birth or adoption, but that Methodist Church in British Coliirn- is entirely out of the question, bin had enlisted. The National An- The weather has been very bad all Iheni wus sung in nearly every ses- through the winter, over here; the sipn. worst, the papers snv, for 800 years. Rev. Cr. W. Dean, Rev. W. Elliott, I don't know which paper remembers Rev. F. B. Stacey, Rev. Dr. Crummy, it. Old Caesar walked the grounds We first went through parts of "ev* '-'• '-'■ freeman were recipients of we are training on when he lirst ur- the native centres, where the varied resolutions of sympathy in the loss of rived in England. Poor, old fellow! sights were most interesting. The s"ns* Several of the ministers had lf the winds blew then as they do buildings are of all shapes, sizes and to ask leave of Conference to return now, his old toga couldn't hnve been colors nnd appear to be falling down. lo their clliu'Ses lo sympathize with of any service, and I am sure his The stores are small and dirty, and the '"embers bereaved by the tragedy of sandals often got stuck in the "bloom- goods for sale well in keeping with w,u'* . . . ing" mud. the store! We saw women grinding A resolution favoring conscription Tins is a lovely spot, or will be, in ' '*' ' while the clnims the summer. It is on the English of returned soldiers were also eon- Channel. Submarines have attempted sidered. several limes to get in since our ar- The Statistics Committee's report rival, but the eternal vigilance of the showed a slight increase of member- const guards has always been too ship and gains in amounts con- much nnd llie end is usually nn awful tributed to the benevolences of the explosion and a patch of greasy water Church. in Ihe Channel. clonk. The headgear is various, some Some splendid incidents of gene- England is bearing up wonderfully wenring turbans, others little round 1'"sity were revealed by the reports well through it nil. Her hend and cotton or linen,, and some the submitted. The action of Mt. Pleasant nerves nre steady ALEXANDRIA The dock of Alexandria presents a very busy scene. It is crowded with natives, mostly Egyptians, who wear the old-time picturesque dress of many colors. The longshoremen are n dirty, quarrelsome crowd nnd a constant source of amusement and in was very much interested in watching l'0P6, a boatman performing his devotions, quite close to the ship—bowing, and stretching out his hands, then prostrating himself nnd touching the bottom of his boat with his forehead. It seemed such n contrast to the rest of the unlives, and the surrounding scene. The policemen are quite smart in appearance and quite amusing in their efforts to keep order and when n unlive comes intc of Iheni Ihey stand and argue the matter gesticulating nil the time, nml the noise they make reminds one of a number of rooks chattering. They carry sometimes a cane or a sword, which Ihey are not slow iu using when opportunity occurs. We went ashore and did n litlle exploring and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. wheat with the ancient round stone ™ heartily passed of Bible limes, others sorting out things, lint all were like the stores— dirty. The none loo clean streets were thronged with people wearin meets of all colors and kind, most of them wearing over nil a long kind of caps, submitted. The action of Mt. Pleasant nerve Church, Vancouver, in contributing nre steady and her heart red fez. Most of the poor are bare- <-nurcii, Vancouver, in eoiiirioiiiing strong. Everywhere are evidences of fooled and many of the women are tlle slml of over $2,000 for the relief war, aeroplanes overhead, guns roar- veiled and the'married woman is dis- °** tlie Mountain View Church, which ing out in the Channel; the young men tinguished bv having a long tube lms ',een struggling with a debt, was have dropped their work and the old down the nose. In the houses (here seems to be no furniture nnd we saw sleepers everywhere. Fowls and goals appear to live ouj; of doors for they abound in nil places. A unlive funeral procession was coming from the graveyard consisting of about one hundred women nnd cbil dren, nil moaning, and wailing, and sighing nudibly as they went along, nnd every now nnd again screeched in unison, raising their hands up and down. Their cries could be beard fol quite a distance. We visited .an excavated Roman villa, with catacombs beneath il, in which were places where the dead were buried. In the centre wns n high column nnd in lhe grounds two sphinx, nil in good slate of preservation, though the building dales hack before the time of Christ. We went along the banks of n canal in whose muddy water the women were washing clothes, and others vegetables, nud children were puddling about. Barges passed loaded with bricks nnd cement, und tents like those of the Arab were pitched-along lhe bank, with llie owners squatting nbout. We entered now lhe European quarter, mostly French and English a IK applauded by the Conference, and the men nnd women are trying to "carry resolution of Wesley Board in this on" the country's business, and city to withdraw Iheir application for though lhe burden is great, they are relief from the Home Mission Bonrd, doing nobly nnd well." The darkened though not as great in quantity was streets area nuisance, but longer days just as heroic as that of Mt. Pleasant, nre approaching. The streets are full The visit of Rev. Dr. Endicott, of of wounded and the sight is at all Toronto Missions, nnd his able ad- times most pitiable. What a favored dresses and eloquent sermon of Sun- place Canada is. lo be saved all Ihese day morning, were greatly appreciat- things! * ed. . His word of warning on the dan- Food stuffs nre short, potatoes are ger of Imperialism without the re- rare ns kings; sugnr is a luxury, but straining spirit of the Christ wns one everybody keeps smiling and'when of llie most striking utterances of the things are going the worst. Tommy Conference. Rev. Hugh Dobsmi, of Regina, who is Western Secretary of the Social .Service Depart ment of the Church, wns nlso heard wilh pleasure. His remarkable address ul' Tuesdny night on "The Family" was a masterpiece of sings: Pack a I your troubles in your old kit bag, And smile nnd smile, While you've a Inciter to light your fag, , , , „ „ , , ..-. r ■,. , Smile, boys, smile, thai's the style— ogicnl, forceful and practical religious ,„. ,, ,, ,, „ _j . _......_,..•.. mt '. -•-• ,?.__._ Whnl's lhe use ot worrying? iitosmanship. Th from the changing I rial nud amuse.n I admitting lhe value o lure show ns ail ediicn wns being used solely ine is in dan; economic, indus- i editions. While 'ie moving pic- oiuil factor, it fi i* gain, and It never was worth while— So, pack all your I roubles old kit bag. And smile, smile, smile. EDUCATIONAL COMMENT At n meeting in tlie City of Vancouver recently a most instructive address was given on the question of while such wns lhe ruse, the film thnt hnd the lewd suggestion was impressing the youth with a wrong view of life. The parents must incre se the intensity of the pure suggestion, of i ji,I,.o :. A..*t ,,e l,:™ „ .mtUwao*. proper training iu the best habits of , ,,, , , „ , , • , 1 there is inst as Dig a contrast ;.„ ' "** health nnd hvgiene for school sins, A resolution of regret al the irans- fer of Rev. S. J. Thompson of lhis Cily was passed ou motion of George Belt, M.P.P., und Dr. Sipprell. Jlr. one of the I est known here, us in Ihe East and West of London. The houses are mostly of cement, splendidly built, nnd of palatial appearance, nil having long shutters lo the windows, the lower ones being burred, and the whole place tnompson walled in "'' ""*' Methodist ministers, having The small parks are very line, much water being used to keep vegetation nlive. only the palms appearing to live without it. The stores much resemble English ones, ami Ihe coins of most countries used in trade. Tiie horses are small nml I bin, and vastly different lo the British imported horse. Mules and donkeys are the beasts ol' burden, Goats abound, but no cow wns lo he seen. Frail is fairly cheap, Tomatoes, aboul a dozen for a penny; oranges one penny each. Dales were plentiful, but did mil look templing enough for me to sample them. There nre many hospitals, nnd you distinguish the doctors nnd nurses among tlie crowds of pedestrians, nud needless lo add we meet lhe British soldier everywhere. MRS. 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April 21 May 19 NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that Shortt, Hill'A Duncan, Limited, intends, at the expiration of one month from tlie flrst publication of this notice, to apply to the . Registrar of Joint Stock Companies to approve Its change of name from Shortt. Hill & Duncan, Limited, to "Mitchell & Duncan, Limited." Dated at Victoria, B. C, this Sth day of March, UM 7. BARNARD. ROBERTSON, HEISTERMAN & TAIT, Solicitors for Shortt, Hill & Duncan, Limited. Apr 28 May 19 "'""'":' v' I"",(T| '■■" vj,;',ii-'~,,w j, i ' ■ .,fimi':„a,i Happily mnny of our teachers have unlly, as well as mentally, for the wns entertained by M.e choir >! (lie puipose ami endurance aie leqmien BHHMHKlHHHHHiHHBIIIi - . . -*>.*<. ■TNorm or coax, Mxvnra br»v LATZONI EDUCATIONAL EYEGLASS. NOTICE TO CREDITORS METHODIST CONFERENCE The nexl annual session is lo be oollent, thnt possibly the average ot the presenl; generation and uncoil- should' emerge from lhe seclusion of held in Vancouver, although Kamloops teacher does not keep in mind the de- sciously maintain nu attitude of under- the proverbial shell, wus u stroii"* competitor for the honor, stability and lhe need of encouraging standing nnd helpfulness that is bound The Conference passed a resolution and fostering in their pupils hygienic to attract and influence. Hence the endorsing the proposal of the General "™'g that will lit them for better ser- w'de vista of opportunity for the Board of Missions lo raise $800,000 vice in later life. All honor to the modern teacher to be wide awake to IN THE matter of the Estate of Ed- . ., . _, , ', , , i . . „ ,, . , ,, w • j, ,, . . , . . snv Rayner, late of tlio City of Vlc- nexl year for Home and Foreign Mis- teachers who are giving of Iheir best the affairs of the day and to mingle toria, ln the Province of British sions. The campaign is to begin in energy to the rising generation, but freely in exchange of thought with Col"nlb!n. deceased, October. too often we see teachers that have ol- men engaged in the business world, notice Is hereby given that all per- Allenlion was given to Sunday lowed themselves to become narrowed He has the opportunity of bringing lo agalnstYhStatSdgM'Raynlf, who died Schools and young peoples work anil to their own specinl department, and h>s P«pils the benefit of such nssocia- ™ °heac°ty ofVfctori^l?t^Provlno7-! lo the necessity for greater effort to have placed themselves out of touch lion fresh from the pulse of business, of British Columbia, are required to send maintain the work among llie Indians with many of the vital things of life, and the school room could be made a XSm^reBol&torBt0tarelner(J? Robert of British Columbia, The examination bogey is partially re- Plliee ot' interest where pupil and |{|°™[,l|*,(jt °J tKaiaFd «-XRa'ner "the!!- The Conference adjourned at noon sponsible for such a condition nnd teacher meet upon common grounds of names and addresses and full particulars on Wednesday. hence lhe nervous frenzy to make a mutual interest, where the men and J} Zof^V^uXSThe'ltl^^be ciood showiii"- which means advance- women to be look out upon Ihe world securities, If any, held by them, duly ° ° ... i i i j j- verified by Statutory Declaration. with some reasonable understanding ■ .'. . . FROM THE FRONT ment for the teacher or nt least the ™m^^^™™„™™^_ assurance Hint he is secure in his posi- of how nud why Ihey must fit them- tion. Oflen such a teacher, though selves physically, morally and spirit- is uncoil- —' ' During the sessions of the Methodist Conference held in this city the past week, mnny subjects of vital interest were discussed, not only to Extract From a Letter From Rev. conscientious and faithful, Methodists but lo all the citizens of (Lieut.) Wellesley Whittaker scions of the wearing effect of the Victoria and the Province, „Timl up(|1| himsol|, nn(, up(m t]]c\loli_ Of course, it wns distinctly a re- The readers of The Week will bo ,-nle nervous systems of the boys and „ „ , , „ ,„M, „ , „ , „ ligious gathering. Every session was interested to read the following ex- „ir|, in his chafe He does not con- ', T . fl "..toraUve, , -,, „ , . , „ , .... - ' ' ' s ul,"^t-- J-11- "ots not con- userj ns directed, Is guaranteed to restore begun with a season of prayer lo trael from a letter written by Lieut, aider it his duty to concern himself gray hair to its natural color or money of May Almighty Cod, seeking Divine Quid- Wellesley Whittaker, just before em- about the home life nr the habits of refunded. Positively not a dye and non mice in the work of Ihe Church mid harking for France. the children and he gradually becomes WuHous Price SUO post-paid Write Permanent Loan his blessing ou the nation. This was Mr. Whittaker wns pastor of the accustomed to servins as a unit in the Trema'n S"M 7 ' ' Bldg., vfotorli B. c. Solicitors fo'r fnlljiu-prl bv nble -mil iiili'i-esliiu' nil- I-m-ilcv Sl.-ru.l Afuihn.l'al n,,,,.„!, Tl„ 1,1 i • " On sale In Victoria at Dean St Hliooolts Ihe above named Executor. lollowcu n,\ nnu nun limrisiing nn- i.nnglcv hlieei nlellindisl t Unroll, tie educational machine. Drus* store, comer Yates and Brond Sts. May in June 9 GRAY HAIR And take notice that at expiration of one month from tlie date hereof, the said Robert Hemlntflon Swinerton, will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the persona entitled thereto, having regard only to tlie claims of which he shall then have had notice, and that the said Robert Hem- ington Swinerton will not be liable for the said assets or any part thereof to any persons of whoso claim he shall not then have received notice. Dated at Victoria, R C„ this 1flth day 1917. BARNARD. ROBERTSON. HEISTERMAN & TAIT, ' Coal im>,|nf rlffhU of tht Dominie* In Ha^tJCoa. Sa«katch#wan and Albarla, the Yukon Territory, the Northweit Territories and In a portion of th* Province of British Columbia, may bt leased for a term of twenty-one yea* at an annual rental of tl an acre. Not more than 2,680 acres will be leased ta one applicant. Applications for a lease must be made b ythe applicant In person to the Agent or Sub Agent of the District ln which the rights applied for are situated. In survoyer territory the land must ba described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and ln unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by ths applicant hlmstilf. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of 15. which will bs refunded If the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise, A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the 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 once a year. The lease will Include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working of tht mine at the rate of $10.00 m acer. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands, W. W. CORT. Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorised publication of this advertisement will not be paid for March SI. Saturday, May 26 THE WEEK Page Three At The Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER &n£sur7i&f2!r&n'' "Do y°u aud y°ur kind f°r °«<- m°- ment suppose that you have done Bel- LOUNGER MEETS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR stupid use heard in Victoria; it may 'have been. But we are all too ready to forget the achievement of the past in the feeling of the present. Two interesting events are announced for the 5th and 6th of June; namely, the annuel concert of the Emmanuel Baptist Church Choir,"who, under the direction of Mr. P. Parfitt, gum. or France any good by your ™ill sing a number of part songs, etc. ise of armed force? Do you and judglug fl'' BOOKS RECEIVED in you not see that every life lost, every home i'om the past it should will he taken ciety. for the Red Cross So- H. J. P. prove a very pleasant event. Ten , , , , . ,, ... , , , *'.°!™,,U"1"I cents on each ticket sold will be given I have often read in British papers 'burned, every woman violated and , ,, _ „ , r , „„ „ . , _ *-* ,, ™ ., . ,v „ ,. . i- j • j j j j j • j- j, to the Red Cross Society. On the of the existence of a peculiar species every district devastated is directly , „ • , ,;. ,. , „ ' , **,,„ . r.. i j ji j . , ■ j, j ., • following evening, June 6th, Marzo s of creature known ns "Conscientious due to the mad delusion that evil can ,,,,„„„„„ ,„„, ,,',, ,.,, , . . ,., . ,, , . ,., , . , u u ■,. i^ j "Messe Solennelle will be given in Objectors,' but nev_er until last week be overcome by evil? Do you not see ^^ *^ have I met a specimen face to face that m attempting to overcome Prus- Frflnk ,_ He ^ ^.^ In my ignorance I had supposed that siamsm by Pruss.an.sm you are exalt- ^ .^ . they were found only m .sola ed parts ing rather than overthrowing Prus- ^ , Mater„ An ^J ot the Old Country confined by tbe s.anism? Do you not see that good proper authorities to asylums, con- British lives are being torn, maimed, eent ration camps and supervised farm gassed and lost by the million because colonies. Great was my surprise, you follow a mad delusion? Had therefore, when on Friday last I Germany been allowed to march un- cl.nnced upon a real live "objector" hindered on Paris or London, the wandering nt large in the Beacon Hill worst, conceivable results would not Park, Let me at once confess that have amounted to one-millionth pert there was nothing singular in his out- of the horror, the carnage, the agony, ward appearance. He was clothed the poverty which has already been nud to nil outward seeming in bis imposed by the French and British right mind. There was no foaming upon themselves. Hnve you not rend at the mouth, no glassy stare and no in history that the warlike nations wild behaviour. He wns engaged in waste and decay whilst the meek in- qtiietly feeding the aquatic birds which herit the earth? Where are Babylon, so greatly enhance the attractiveness Rome, and Spain? Did not the Nor- of our most beautiful park and it was mans conquer the Saxons and did not quite by accident that I made the the conquered at length absorb the startling discovery nftermentioned conquerors? Did not the English con ns to the strange mental condition of quer Scotland and have not the Scotch my new companion. ruled England ever since? Did not No sooner did I make the discovery the British conquer South Africa at than I essayed the task of pointing enormous cost of blood and treasure B|eg out the error of his ways. Knowing .and have not the Dutch rulfjd over the weakness of his case and the im-'the British there ever.since? Can you EMPIRE DAY ODE Great King of Kings, we come to Thee, And coming, humbly pray, That Thou would 'st over land and. sea Bless Britain's Empire Day. My Province, vast and complete, Does wondrous purpose fill; And Britain's race, Thou hast made •mete To work Thy Sovereign Will. Fnr spread to earth's remotest bound, Her freedom's ensign flies. This flag of Empire, where'er found, There dark oppression dies. loved King, that so His reign, , .. , ... Shall still in power increase, pregnable strength of my own, I lost imagine Jesus, the ideal man, taking Hjs nob,e effortg tg no.time in making the most vigorous any part whatever in this mad orgy in Wm,ld brotherhood and onslaught against his unpatriotic and Europe? Can you tell me why the dangerous heresy. To my surprise I churches honor Him with their lips found him at no loss for words with and by their actions proclaim Him which to justify himself and his kind, a d d fool? Wouldn't Jesus of Grant to our brood Dominion fair, This glorious destiny. With pride and honor long to shnre, Tn Britain's Empire Day. Be with our men in camp and field, Give Thou our Allies might, and before the contest had been wag- Nazareth be numbered amongst the ing many minutes he had carried the conscientious objectors if he were" war into my camp and was smiting here now? my most cherished beliefs hip and Needless to say, I tried to stop the thigh. I spoke of the German outrage torrent of words to nnswer some of *o\wt we io „.,.„„„ s*lan nevep v*eit] against Belgium, the crimes against i,*s errors of fact and theory but with- ^nd God defend the right. womanhood, the curse of militarism, out avail. He went right on and for the sanctity of treaties, the duty and a]\ I know is going yet, for T hurried Piffle privilege of national defence and the away with my ears stopped and did rr--ie Austrian Emperor and Empress high ideals of the Allied cause. I not .-est till I reached spoke of Ihe menace of slacking and Chaplin show down town tlie duty laid upon each to do his bit in the wnr of right against might. For just a minute or so he listened patiently and then he let loose n torrent of words. Qyrtt*f&*> SOTTO VOCE Bv the Hornet That Sir Richard has resigned. That his resignation quickly the appointment of a commission to investigate recent happenings nt his London office. That certaiu missing documents Charlie jjita attended a solemn peace service in Vienna a few days ago, and, amid high officials and a sobbing congregation, implored for peace. We are told that Cardinal Piffl officiated, and at the elevation of the host, the Emperor Charels commenced rending in a loud "
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