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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1911-3-23, Page 21 . ifritsr.aae aw,v.. '.GettriP , •a:.. ,. TIMPas ai. Hamm M. MI • $f►e3signal tit a :RICH. ONT .t uu. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY er ass SIGNAL PRINTING CO.. Limited Telephone Call Na 34 Terme of Sub.crrtion : ts per aurum is ad venom fila month.. ado : three mutes, He. To United States auhrorlbere, $1-50 a Year strictly in ad.u.cet. Subscribers wbo tall to receive Tan Sweat readwrly by mall will oatbr s favor by so- t eelothig . us of the tact at as early • data as Wass a change or address is derived, both old and tbe new address should be Elven. advertising we. : Legal and other similar adveruxmenu, 100 pee tine for first insertion and is per line for each subsequent insertion. Measured by a neeparsil scale, twelve lines to an inch. anatoms card. of all linen and under. AS per yeah Adveruss.ents 0t Loa, Found. Strayed, Sit- uations Vacant, Sit nation' Wanted. Houses for Bale or to Rent, Farm. for Bale or to Rent, Articles for 8ale, eta., not exceeding eight Ione.. tae each insertion .11 for first month, 300 for each subsequent month. Larger advertise- ments fa proporUou. Announcements in ordinary reading type ten omits per line. No notice ler than Dc. Any special noUoe, the object of which be the peounlary benefit of any individual or wend - Won, to be considered an advertisement and be charged accordingly. Rates for display and contract advertise. matte will be given on application. Address all communications to THE 915 N 4 L PRINTING ('0., Limited, (loderieb. Ont HODIIRICH,THURSDAY. MARCH mD 1911. f THE GAME OF THE "ANTIS." The editor of Thp Canadian Century —the paper from which extracts op- posing reciprocity are published as ad- vertising matter in The Signal and turkey other papers—was formerly, Mid may, be yet, the paid agent 01 the Oaaadlaa Manufacturers' Association. Bis business just now is to attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of the farmers of Canada and to persuade tient that the establishing of free teed* in term peados*. between this eoudrtry and the United States will be 'to their disadvantage. It is a favorite *argument of those whn oppose recipro- city that Canada should "leave well enough alone." lliis implies that the present tariff conditions are quite eat_ iefactory, to than who use this argu- ment, but the editor of The Canadian Century makes it clear cin an article which will NOT he published fie a part. of the campaign to fool the farmers) that he ie not satisfied even with the tariff as it now is. The toilowing is from The Canadian Century of March 11: "A great part of the speech of Hon. Clifford Hilton on reciprocity was de- yoted to an eulogy of the tariff made at Ottawa in 11817 and since tinkered from time to time. To this hff attrib- uted the pro.perity which has pre- vailed in Canada in recent years. There is some danger that in the anxi- ety to kill reciprocity the merits of the present tariff may he exaggerated and its deficiencies overlooked. A tar- iff that has nearly destroyed the Can- adian woollen industry and prevented the expansion of many other indus- tries, a tariff tinder which the balance of trade against Canada was nearly one hundred million dollars lent year is not worthy of such high praise as Mr. 8ifton gave it. "In future numbers The Cana- dian Century will show that three who think the maintenance of the present tariff will ensure permanent prosperity may some day have a rude awakening." As we have already raid, this article will not be placed prominently before the fanners and the consumers of Can.. ada by the opponents of reciprocity. It would giveaway their game --which is to kill reciprocity and then, baying thus demonstrated their strength as dictator of the fiscal policy of the country, to increase the tariff to suit their own purposes. They calculate tbat if they can fool the farmer this time they can keep him fooled indefin- itely. But— THE FREE PRESS FALLS DOWN, The London Free Press its busy these da s making • "patriot" of the Ron. Clifford 8lftor., whom when he wee a member of tbe Government It bitterly assailed. Mr. 8ifton has seen fit to oppose the Government on the tetquestion, imnietde makes agrest difference TheFr� Press. But what shout the "graft," the land "deals," and all the otb.r Iniquities which were formerly slummed against Yr. Siftoe P Does h =loppoeltime to reciprocity wipe out (Ie ets of The Fre Press) all these alleged rnisdeeds ; or does The Fres Press Dow admit that these charges =VMr. Slftoi were mere wised 1 ie Free Press give a straight answer to these quastiot'without ming all around them 1 lir. Sifum either wee or was nota grafter"— wMcb l. ft, Mr. Free Pros p Aad while The hes Press is .boot 11. will it give iia taodid opinion of tie position of Mon. Geo. It Poster Is the Cpae.rvw.. party1 The Free Paw anew, notion as Me. Poster Mat swims be dewed Mame* i• his M•A. Macdonald. a pub- is nlr r. tailed Iaµgmak se Pres was le Nswept ter as the ana Ass 'party hrr.ra 1 -`'!be Signal. Marsh f►. le reply to the The Fre. !rasa tltm�m t Iasi ass algal asks this psis. ID1ar masa Mt. Mites 1. a THE FJ GNAL : GODERICH, ONTARIO shall write all around the sub- lame and goodbye to sensible living Th▪ e Free Press is uuconeeroed the evident purples. a The Signal /hike Mr. Schon trona behind tli newspaper. The Signal In tomo° with every Liberal newepeper in country has need many 'J(liumns spice in the prat in extolling the vir- tues of the ex -Minister. Why- should it now seek to recede iron' that posi- tion 1 Mr. etiftoo retired from the Govern - meet in 1906, when he disagreed with his leader on the educational clauses of the bills to establish the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. His retirement from a Government with which he could not agree was evi- dence of his independence, an inde- peodeooe which be has reasserted on the reciprocity issue. Mince 11.406 Mr. Hilton bad remained an active. Lib- eral. His ability was recognized when Sir Wilfrid Laurier appuinted him chairman of the Canadian Con- servation Commission. His services as commissioner have been of great value to Canada, and The Free Prow, although politically opposed to Mr. Miftun, has not hesitated to commend the work of the commis- sion. We would suggest that The Signal, if it desire. to call Mr. Hilton a graf- ter, should do so off its own bat. But if it is Mr. Hilton's position in regard to reciprocity that is tinily at the bottom of our contemporary s antag- onism, it would be well to endeavor to meet Mr. Milton's arguments rather than to attempt to disparage a charac- ter to which it has, not once. but many times, given its certificate of approval. It will be observed by the reader in to Is u the of that The Free Press utterly fails to give a straight answer to our ques- tions. Instead, as we expected, it sidestepe all around them. It is not necessary for The Signal to withdraw anything it bag said of Mr. Sinton. it was not The Signal, but The Free Press, that charged Mr. Sifton with being a grafter and talked about the "deals" which he engineered when he was Minister of the interior. We ask again of The Free Press: Were these charges against Mr. Hilton true or were they not: And et the same time, The Free Press might pay some attention to the case of Mr. Foster, whom it has overlooked in the article quoted above. IN THE LEGISLATURE. A resolution against the proposed trade agreement with the United States was passed in the Ontario Leg- islature on a straight party rote. Sir James Whitney, who moved the reso- lution, used the hackneyed argument that reciprocity in sante way or other means annexation, but when he wire pulled up on this score by the Opposi- ' tion leader and by M'r. Proudfoot, the member for West Hutson, he dis- played the sonrsyance of the man who feels that he is in a false position. t - The Opposition leaders amendment o to the resolution included this clause: Oigar stores will be open on saws" and rest will be unknown.' Surely a warning from such • high source should be regarded. The Weetmi.nste 0e:stte, one of the leading organs of 'British public opinion, declare. that "we no more believe that Ree trade between Can- ada and the United States means the annexation of the former hy the latter than we sbould believe, if Germany opened her porta to us tomorrow, that Great Britain was being annexed to Or esw pas •..loo would be time anergy diverted tram OUP owe problems. After all, borne rule is the best rule, and, in spite; of the resolu- tion passed by tha Balsowas Legisla- ture; we caouot *ink that thee" die. teat Maids could be ruled •s tell from Ottawa as from thee• own local seat of authority. Thee already en - 'Joy the beneflb of partnership las the British Empire, and a reciprocal trade arrangement could be made with Canada which would give most of the commercial advantages of union with this country the German Umpire." Hon. Clifford !Mien and Z. A. Lash. K. C., of Toronto, addressed en anti - reciprocity meeting at. Montreal on Monday erecting. On the way to the hall -Mr. Hilton's carriage was upset by a crowd of McGill students, who afterwards set it on fire, while the ex - Minister walked the rest of the way to the place of meeting. These play- ful antic. of the students were doubt- less meant to show to the world that Mon.:reel is not solidly opposed to reciprocity. Harry Eilber, the member for South Hurnn, did not register his vote against reciprocity in the Legislature last week. He was absent. The North Huron member, however, for reasons probably best known to him- self, was on hand with his vote for the "anti" resolution. If the Legislafure'e resolution had any real hearing on the fate of rlie reciprocal triode agreement, instead t being as harmless as the conclua .s of a debating society, Mr. Mi „rove would hear from his constitu.,.t• in a way he would riot misunderstand. At the St. Patrick's Day hanquet in London last week John Redmond, the Irish leader, readers declaration which should lay low the spectre of separa- tion through home rule. He said : 'The struggle between England and Ireland is ended. England and Ire- land have joined' hands against the common foe of both in defence of the people's liberties and rights. 111 bit- terness has left our .outs. We want peace with England. We want friendship with the English people. We want our proper place in the Brit- ish Empire and to bury fathom' deep in the ocean of oblivion and memory the wrongs, the miseries and the op- pressions of the last." Ulster will not gain much-sympatby in repelling such an invitation to peace and harmony. our good friend l'he Orillia Packet deprecates what it terms the "hostility te manufacturing ent reprise" shown by supporters of the Taft -Fielding agree- uent. It The Packet will make a light effort to understand the position f those whom it thus chides it m possibly- feel like withdrawing its re- marks. Advocates of fair play in fis- cal matters are not hostile to the man- ufacturers : but they resent the dispo- sition of the manufacturers (or some tis of thetas) to dictate the policy of the whole whole country. At the present time the Canadian Manufacturers' Associa- tion is eegineeting a campaign against a trade agreement which affects man- ufacturers very- slightly,_but the chief feature of which is the securing of an additional market for Canadian far m- ere, Hsherreen and other producers. Manufacturers—many of them mil- lionaires—who, to draw the logical conclusion from their own statements, have made their millions by virtue of the tariff favors bestowed on them by the people of the country now take It upon themselves td say that this agreement so favorable to the farmers and other classes shall not be ratified. No wonder such presumption is re- sented, and that in On mild language. The people of' Canada have given many evidences of their desire to an- oourage manufacturing industry ; but they never intended to hand over tbe entire control of the fiscal policy of. the country to the (:anadien Maiufac- turers' Association or to any other as- sociation, and if they are made to feel that the maintenan•x of a protective tariff means political bondage to the "interests" the days of protection in Canada will be numbered. 'This House most earnestly depre- cates the expression of views that the loyalty of Canada, is a purchasable quantity, only to be retained by Great Britain hy paying the price of a com- plete change of ber fiscal policy. and salable to the United States in ex- change for tariff ccncessions ; brands such expressions as those of traitors to their King and country, and reaffirms that by blood, by association, by the great heritage on language, literature, religion, social and political ideals, and by free4om slowly broadening down from precedent to precedent, the people of Canada are unitedly, whole-heartedly and indissolubly de- voted to British institutions, to the British Empire, aid to the throne and person of our Most Gracious Sover- eign." Mr. MacKay and his followers made • forcible presentatioi of the case for reciprocity, aed although the vote went against them the discussion has undoubtedly improved the position of the Liberal continBent in the Legis- lature. EDITORIAL NOTES. R -E C -I -p -R -O -C -i -T -I means free- dom for Huron producers from the exactions of Toronto middlemen, Two hundred dollars offered as a re- ward for the apprehension of Dr. Beattie Nesbitt 1 That shows bow test ribly anxious those Toronto people are to catch him. The Grangers of the United States oontlnue their fight against recipros. ity with Canada in farm products, claiming that the Canadian farmers are getting the beet of the deal. It is to be hoped the reciprocity pact will go into effect before the fish- ing season opens, so that our fisher- men may have the advantage of the better pekes for their whole seaso.y catch. Clifford Miftos told a Toronto nudi- sm's the other day that there were not sone% lawyer in Partiameet. A alight indication of the distance Mr. Alfton has travelled Amen the view- point of his constituents. The attempts of the "interests" to make the farmers believe that the <Meeting of the Hats Stater taarkat to their grads wig he disesteem, t. them am Tido hand -been se1fsrm rs abloom p�'taA•tia age TMsadoteMeablo dentes t * Memo palme the remene Of •Y Mee! _J _- ay FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES. One More Objection. evening. Record. It was thought that about all the objections W reciprocity that could bit thought of bad been raised. but the Rev. R. N. 8teacy, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Canada. at a meeting of the Grand Lodge at Mmitb's Fall., produced another when be said that reciprocity was a scheme furthered by the hierarchy of Rome. No Ambiguity Here. Pittsburg Dispatch. However Englishmen may delude themselves into groundless apprehen- sion over the composite spread-eagle cin, and humor of Champ (;lark or tbe deliberate attempt to nae that annexa- tion resolution for misleading effect, Americans know, and oniinarjly intel- ligent Csuadians ought to know, that there is not a shred of foundation for any assert' that the people of this :ountry have any thought of political union in supporting the reciprocity proposition. Oh, George! Sarnia Observer. The with which Mr.r resolved" Go.Tatte Blackstperoratiockk closed his inHanimatory appeal to the Bt itieh-Ian n at the recent masa meet- ing in Toronto wase plagiarized rate_ phrase of a sentence from Abraham Lincoln's address at Gettysburg in 1813. And be had the gall to use it tca inflame animosity wgain.t the nation that Abraham Lincoln raved from dis- ruption. ie it thus that Mr. Black- stock undertakes to ".ave the Em- pire DO PROFESSIONAL EVANGELISTS REACH THE PEOPLE? (Contributed.) In a recent number of The (;hrietian Guardian, the paper of Comedian Methodism, was an' article which might he read end pondered hy all in- terested in modern ev.nl.,.►istic move- ment. A f .-r the ru•mth ..1 Ulm;imau- Alexander Pvangelietic meetings, en- thusiastically attended by not only Torontoniens, but by Christians of all denominations from outside points. the editor of The Guardian sent net requests to runny clergymen of the Methodist church asking for their opinions on c.-rtaip pointe, and quota- tions showing the trend of their opin- ions are given in the Article celled '•A Symposium on Fesng"lieen." The editor and the clergymen are seeking for the bet ways of reaching the unconverted' and the non -church- going people of the country, and they are anxious that the truth as to the benefits or faults of the commonly used methods should be sought out and made known. The Legislature of the Bahamas bas passed a resolution in favor of politi- cal union with Canada, and a new and Interesting topic for political discus- sion is opened up. Canada may well feel eAttered by the action of the. Wand legislators, but there are sev. Grid pr.etloal and serious of jectiose to the step proposed. The majority of the population of the Bahamas are black people. possessing Ilmitel right. of citleeoehlp, and we should be fringing into oaf psJIties, already sufficiently complex. somewhat the same prob. lett ea that of the Felted Stats in reference to the negro. Thew too, it would he ram. for complications to arise owing to the proximity of the Meetb m t b. United %tamsa sad Jost at this time whoa ('.nada sad the Umbel Maim ars clearing sm tear hard ota.ding Jltlereagrs it weedd primps not be .dvtmble to istrodeeo a slew siesta em „r peasibio dlseoed. Theee weeds ods so partirular edeaa- hAs to Maeda is including them Mends to its merito -y . os the sem Mary. It wear be as added imedsa dile ear Mmm.o•af. alt* may fire S>� _ 6111•6• 04 de Him pweVe e , ,F7r+'Srav4w1 ` far,70077--1 .,.,.'r- - ,awe:'- rm. +.e!r+•.u...�.�;. The gnawers quoted emphasize two Inge : flrst, that professional evange- m is not accomplishing the purpose of its existence ; second, that nothing else can take the place of the personal touch in religious work. Perhaps one remson for tbe fondness of many good people for the present style of evangehetic services is that it appears to be doing a great work. People talk about the services a great deal, and crowds attend. But the talk and the crowds do not produce' much lasting good. One hears it said sometimes : "If only one rout is saved the services will have been worth while." This is undoubtedly true if the only way, or tbe best way, to reach that soul wait hy such meetings, but such is not invariably the case. It is true that on the day of Pente- cost the sermon of Peter led to the turning of three thousand souls to the risen Christ. But bow many times three thousand were led to desire Christianity because of tbe pure life and joyful spirit evinced by obscure Obristiais during the years of persecu- tion which so soon followed ! Apoeti- isrn is not attreetive to the majority of people. It does Dot commend itself to the mammon twines of thoughtful Neither Are people strongly influenced by differences in the regu- lation of the outward life, differences which mark ner.ative rather than pos- itive good. But even weak and wicked righteous• aacknowledge the power of a especially when acetone partied s i Eby the jeyfid serenity of spirit onl�r t(i the tux follower of the tf4 Paul states that the truita of the Spirit are"lore. joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness. good o wes, faith, tnewkneve, temperance." Where sorb 'fruits are abundantly shown in the lives of the eburch-mem- betr the church will pow, with or without the aid of professionsl evan- gelists, for men will yearn for the power that makes such living possible. Whsr these fruits are lacking then can be no real growth in the church's power. Numbers may increase, but no additional atrength or power will follow, in spite of the stimulation nt special servicers. If a girl has red hair .he expects yon to call it golden, • AFTERDOCTOR S FAILED Lydia E.Pinkham'sVegeta• bk Compound Cured Her. Midgi. Station, N. B.—One ear hardly believe this as it is not natural, but it was my case. For ten months I suffered from suppression. I had different doctors, tried different me- dicines, but none helped me. Y friends told ins I would go into a decline. One day a lady friend told me what your medi- cine had done for her, so I wrote you for advice and re- ceived your reply with pleasure. I started taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Coggiourtd, and at the second bottle 'iiowed improvement. Now I am regular and never was so well in my life, thanks to Mrs. Pinkham's medicine. Please publish my letter for the benefit of others.—MRs. JosIAH W. HICKS, Midgie Station, N. B. Indian Head, Sask. —Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound is indeed a boon to women who suffer from female ills. My health is better now than it has been in my five years of married life and 1 thank you for the good your advice and medicine have one me. I had spent hundreds of dollars on doctors without receiving any benefit. —Mas. FRANK COOPER, Box 448, Indian Head, Saskatchewan. The most successful remedy in this country fcr the cure of all forms of female complaints is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, SPRING TERM FROM APRIL 3rd IN TME ELLIOTT BUSINESS COLLEGE of Toronto. This school offers lines - cell -41 *disco tire... Open entire year. Enter now. Catalo.tue free. SPRING TERM FROM APRIL 3 CENTRAL STRATFORD. ONT. We hate Three department. - l'om• mr•riai, Shoo hand and T, Iearsphy. All pour.. are 'h•acorn and practical. The teaching is ' by oven rape, ie. red Instructors we l.lace rrartnate. in wend emotions- of l+.t rear'- students are now earnlnr ,fOl.is per annum or better. Ph,deu.. era ent.t crag each week. This to a grid time fpr you in enter. Writ.. for our me catalogue at one• and learn what we n do for yon. 1). A. MJLACHLAN, Principal. THE NEW FISH BRAND REFLEX SLICKER LOOK. LIKI AN ORDINARY COAT. The inside atom tap wick our Rolex Edw. (p.ssesed) .heolutety provosts waw iro.ns MA- NIOC is at eke frost. Only five button.. Ani for Sas Ptah brand REMLEX .ad ger a!me.r we.siag, Letter finished. better looking slicker r eery way. SOLD EVSATW SAIL. TOWER CANADIAN OILED CLOTHING CO., LTD. Towers,. Carla. ' 411 CURED OF CONSTIPATSN Mrs Andrews praleoe Or. Mas'se's Indian Mibi! Plltm. Mr. George Andrews of Halifax, N. S,, writes: .Fer• maey years I have beat troubled with chronic Constipation. This ail- ment never comes single-handed, sed I have been a victim to the many coronets that coavtipatioo btiap is its trait Medicine after medicine I have takes in order to dad relief, but one mad eh het me is the same hopeless coeditio... tt steered that nothing would expel frac me the one ailment that eit.ed se ilei tremble, yet at last I red .bout them Indian Root Pills. That a a day �pg Ise I woe ss 1 cad that with�stertie ` pe mate mode 1 d w give them a fair Wei. They haw rookie/ /P Moth tell boort. I rya send d --- jib acral I deerthey hem ale etas m • a e Per serer half a esehry Imam Dam Pills haw aim Drs. Tle @Spades end clogged, Wetly, with si ei__L wide! smelt ham tam_ 1!e whale- ape= mise I • Neth list OW esefyttlh(♦o ♦ 8URI'CIME FO '1 OlI111.11t8011DRRS '. LILT ies a�hl Les w. sortsie sere fee deed .rat. It ie asa, �tasei •.• tombs. trsasMat ferisaswdal ane"1"8 Mesa rep:ae; the lime v+' are OMNI am .• St*5ea Me a emeetM N release 4 .sprat es tldts drsataast r eased ow strset- eawael U.� aM .w.. -t a rue. M ag fares. at Bora*. ,s,, tart.aatre ... paraM rweestr .trK 15Th. M 0:"..10.4....4.4141111117 ts wo..A, srrlrieas h .. l ell M bet. sill's* N latRk * esssr.tasTatwr 1.211 ORANOR sae te risme.. swaps aedreaa, tis S.'CYMAds. WIal see. ons, S W. sickesox 4 tog A MAGNIFICENT SHOWING OF NEW RUGS AND CXRPETS Axminster, Wilton and Velvet Rugs, beautiful and new, direct from England— the finest and largest showing we ever imported. Axminster Hugs, suitable for dining -moot, drawing-r.om or library; every sine and width up to 4; yards 1ottg. Prices raoge moderate- - S8, $10, $12, 216, 520, $25. iso. 1140, 880, $e0 We invite inspection of this large showing, as such value" we have never before shown. A11 Carpets and Rustlers direct frorn the English makers. Table Linens We .e••ured a large part of the stock of Linens, Quilts and Clothe from the executors of the late Nicholas Rooney wholesale linen merchant, bought at 5 to 36 per cent. under manufacturer•' prices. We mark therm for ready clearing on one of our centre tables. Charming Lace Curtains Dainty Iacev effects and in new lattice patterns, suitable for the windows of drawing -roosts or elaborately furnished bedrooms ; Suis.• and Brussels patterns. Very special. At, per pair, $2.75, $3.75 and ;4.50 Butterick Patterns for April all in stock. t)elineetor on sale -15c per copy or $1.00 the year. Fashion Sheets at our oouiters, W. ACHESON a SON r L STYLE TODA Y 41 demands brilliant designing. The garments we turn out possess it. We are strong on quality, both in material and workmanship. MARTIN BROS. TAILORS J WE PRION OURSELVES ON OUR ABILITY TO SATISFY If we have not satisfied YOU it is because we have nevei- had the chance. You will never know what pure, unadulterated toot comfort and satisfac- tion is until you have visited this store. We build our reputation on the quality of the shoes we sell. Just now the stock is swelling out with snappy spring styles that will gladden your eyes. It is not too early to pick out your spring Footwear. Do it now. HERN t. & ELL/OTT The Square 'Phone. 226 WE SELL THE MARTIN-SENOUR COMPANY'S Monarch I00 Per Cent. Pure Paints A gallon of "Monarch Paint" will cover 30o square feet — two coats. Other paints, including lead and oil, will cover only 200 square feet—two coats. This is a tact—prove it for yourself. FRED HUNT bolo Agoat isk ,: .