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ustooe so that you may know whet the tbn ur-trettsr food tete work
he otherprieos•rs--but begs
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fowl is cooked. It will be doe prop
*fly as soma ss the .andetoos is boiled
so soft Viet you can Nick • foes is it.'
cwt. "you b,„to put la um, oust- 'Waal treatment gives to the Irish
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T111 ft.... b .abet ev�ryl Tbs,, a it
.em the stint le Tb. SIg.M asAttsa• N r►
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Jip.sc•arrloa dater .s.s.--Ore Duller amid Fifty
Mt. tear year ;If paid strictly le airlines Owe
will b. asioneed : to wbeertbae le the
6.1114 Sanies the rare 1. use Dollar sad Pifir
Costa strictly le adv..oa aebeeribee who
:eV u resides Tres Meat rerrelarty by teen
wW seder • Saver bbyl�a0Veat11L0 tb IreNlsh
* &ill ea prollsis. Whets
C1000 of at seemly
address both old and
w sew edema should he elves. R.asltuasm
may he maga by bawl draft. spree weeele
��t or .� Poe sew order. .r registered
�.h.a"slows nay oumw.aee at an rr PIma�c as/
easonert Aeserte "° Tan Kates for dlelt•7
lniva.d
es ea molt
eaters. Udmllardwill be eventweents,
tow Dents per line for are u.aealee and fear
swats per Use fee each wdweemit uesrtlew
ltea.snd by• wale of solid .onp•r•(l-t weirs
Hese u.0 ach. Bmdaws cards of
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e nd mater, ►Iva mem. per year.
assets .f Len. Pound. Str•y14. Snow Woe
Yecwst,Sit %atba. Wasted. He era fee Sale sr
to Rant. nines toe Sole ec to Bert, Artldm
fee µ.is, rte., not e.eesdtn0 eight taw., Tweety-
five east. each Inert ton ; Use Dotal for ant
ms.tb, rine teem for each swims goo n meso►.
adreetiseeee•te M pi.portba• Aa-
eraToo
se .sent. la ordtenry reset type.
CANNAPS,Nper hewo pence lava time Twenty -
ave Ceuta. day special t.0 lir. the eh/en of
which le..oc4Mem.t1, can u elver
nst-
ss1 se nt sad cha. ly be
tlTo Cawed charmed aerenV$.-1 Sa os
To l'oaasse.rspeays.-The oseetieatine of
ear wbertbee• and readers M eotdl•!'y invit-
ed toward. making Tt[. 0Ie x aL • weekly record
of ell heal. meaty and dintrlad tpas- n• 0.m
menbuw will be att.nded le este. it cow
tale.. 10. fin&y . ymmid whiner of the writer, sot
. 1..oi faith. New.. Kosi iet ea an es she.14 reach Tse
et
S.osat ries suet later thea Wednesday crone
of tiara week.
THC RSDAY, DECEMBER 1t). 1915
EDITORIAL NOTES.
How do you like The Christmas
Si,tnal ?
The Dominion Parliament has been
summoned to meet J.nuary 12 b.
Only seven more .hopping days be-
fore Christmas. You'll have to burry.
Though eomrtbiog is to be said 1n
favor of the contention that a11 re-
cruiting expenses should be paid by
the Government, it must be admitted
that if we waited for everybody else
to do everything be should do • great
waey thinge in which we are •itally
interested would remain undone.
Huron coon y Is interested in the re-
cruitirg of • battalion to repre.eI t
this county io the Canadian fighting
force'. as other couw les are repre-
sented. and to say that the Govern-
ment should pay the recruiting ex-
penses hardly meets the reepoasibility
of this county to the cause which we
all have at heart. We understand
that 00101 of the members of the
county council were not fully in -
foamed as to why • grant for re-
cruiting expenses was requested.
The Government pays the salaries of
recrui ing officer', but tb6 county is
expected to meet such expenses as
rent of halls for recruiting meeting',
expenses of speakers for such meet-
ings, rent of office. at the vatiou.;re-
eruiting centres, painting and dis-
tribution
i•tribution of poster", etc. Tne request
is to he renewed at the January meet-
ing of the council and more explicit
information should then be foe thcom.
ing.
We are getting the genuine article
in the line of Christmas weather.
How do you like at ?
Read the &dverthe talents in The Sig-
nal this week with especial care and
take advantage of the many sugge:
tion+ for Chromes shopping.
the Emperor to withdraw these cos
ee.esons mime they can be egaemded
t0 the other prisoners. "In addition
to bring Irish embellish" say the sig-
eatoeles, "we have the b000r to be
British soldiery.' 1 be pbrw deserves
to become isonsortal.
Canada won't, be happy until, in
stead t f "strategic retreats." of the
Allies in the Bataan; and elsewhere,
she hears of retreats. "strategic" or
otherwise, on the part of the enemy.
There has been a phe0omenal rush
to the rezruiting offices in Britain,
and it is believed that Lard Derby's
military service scheme hats met with
such success as to Make qtly further
serious thought of COMIC. ipt ion ounec-
e.sery. Britain sill have an immense
army to throw into the fight when the
decisive moment snivel.
The Kindly Word.
W. 1*.'e beide sack ether day by day,
And .peak of myriad things. but widow leaf
The fell sweet word teat Use within our read
Beneath the creno.
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pea h
Then out of night and oat of reach Chef go.
Thea dear familiar friends that loved .. sea
And. .lttins 1n the shadows they hare I.R.
Alone with loneliness and sore bersfL
We think a ink vain regret of some kind ward
That owe We might have . Jd lid they bare
11111d.
-Lews11.
The suggestion is " made by Mr.
Northrup, M. P., that the patronage
system be abolished •t least to the
extent ofgiviog preference to returned
soldiers for appointments to vacancies
in the outside civil service. The most
generous provision should be made for
the men who return wounded after
fighting the count'y's battles.
The Goderich Signal prir.ta a long
list .t the comforts, socks and
hospital supplies that have been sent
to the front by the R -d Cross Uncle of
Auburn, a swell village in /futon
county. The total is w tine that Doe
comment is it...sitable. "Swell At•
burn, lovelies: village of the plain." -
Toronto hews.
\\ a 1, the remark is not exactly
new, but the goof is v.t is evident.
PARCELS FOR SOLDIERS
Pomace Department Issues as Impor-
tant Statrmest is the Matter
Poetoffiee Deportment,
Ottawa.
ground of commas
THE WAR
ZEPPELINS AND PSYCHOLOGY.
No doubt the Uereeate believed that
with their Zeppelin war upon civilians
they mould cause • panic amoog civil-
ians. It a put of their theory of war
that civilian& ere generally soo-
teseptttb in war. They Irate& bat to
be frightened. and if they ru•tte say
✓ ests. acme the, a count • seated breach
of the a inns of war sod must be pun-
ished for it. Enemy 1 tribe= have a
lies W the Genian• In thst. it they ere
frightmed enough. they will twee
their Uovernmeut to mike peace.
Therefore war is made upon tbew, but
they are criminals if they attempt to
resist 1t_ One part of this o hemi y is
obviously absurd. 'Misrule that civil -
lam must not maks war implies that
war must not Ise made upon them.
Only a German could feel sl h1.tws
indignation at civilian real tante to a
war upon civilians.
but the other pout did not seam
absurd before the war. It takes littbe
to throw eiviliatu into • panic in peace;
it was natural therefwe, to expect
Chet bomb-dropdog would throw
them loto a paniiec to war. Coosider,
fur instance, the panic that was
eauesd by the Jack the Ripper mor
dors. If Germany became • Jack the
Ripper among the nations, might she
not expect to lime her way with them ?
She did expect that, and she has been
disappointed. The Zeppelins appear
to cease. wonderfully little panic at the
momeut of murder, and no permanent
panic afterwards. Their effect is, not
a demand for peace, but • deemed of
the whole nation to help on the war.
The Germans do not, understand hu-
man nature, and they have never
understood it ices than in this matter.
Butit is worth while to inquire
why the Zoppelins cause so little
panic when • private murderer can
caro, so notch- The answer is that
civilians are not • diff rent epeciee
(rota soldiers, as the Germans in their
military infatuation believe. but mea
of the same nature, with ihresatne love
of country and the same code of honor.
The soldier is only the civilian trained
and specialised, and there are in the
civilian all those instincts that looks
the soldier. end these cause his atti-
tude in war time to be the attitude of
the soldier. Ho knows in war time
that panic would wive the purpose of
the enemy : he knows that, when be
resists it, be is fighting for his -count re
just as if he were in the field. His
home and his pride are concerned.
and be will do no' hing to ti nder the
ultimate victory of hie country. H1.
ooly fear now is tbe fear of defeat, sad •
he knows that these Zeppelin Hinds
base no military value ; there's re be •
does not fear them. At all events, he
is determined not to give thew • milt -
tar value by means of his own panic.
-The Times (L wdnn ),
N.w.p.pers are constantly urging
the Deperttx-ent, and applioat ions are
stilt being received here, to have all
parcels addressed to our soldiers to
France sent free or at reduced rates
of postage, there evidestl being the
hope: seism that tee Poetof ce Depart-
ment of Outside has c +.trot of this,
sod can do as it wishes.
This is sot correct, in•awuch as the
transference of parcels depends ou a
special .00ventiLn, under the terms of
which all parcels see trsssmit'ed, and
unier the terms of wb:eh °sly can
parcels be tr•namitted to England
..rtd
France. As Canada is only one p• y
to this agreem• lit, it is not possible for
her ti take wJependeot action end
lower the rates. It Canada did this,
the parcels would simply not be re-
ceived. or. if delivered in England,
would not be transmitted to France
nor distributed in England.
Application hes alteady been made
by the Canadian Postomce Depart-
ment fora reduction of the rates of
postage on p arcels p sated in Canada
end destined for France, end this has
teen refused by England and Freesia
oc the gr. und that the amount of
parcels and mail wetter presented at
the present time Is such ss to strain
almost to the breaking point the trans-
port service, and the Wer Office has
stated publicly that it cannot end will
not tranapot t more parcels that it has
been doing.
This statement was made in the
British House of Commons, and the
reasons above were given as to why
they would not snake • reduction in
regard to parcels bei.ag scot from
England. What France and England
could not do for their own people,
they could not du for Canada, and
moreover they have refused the appli-
cations of the Department to bays this
done
The number of parcels is so many
sod the strain on the transport system
is so great et the present time that
the British Goveromeot has notified
lbs PoetofItce Depertmect of Canada
that temporarily all parcels are re-
duced to seven pounds ; that is, no
parcel weighing more than seven
pounds will be earried ftr the, present .
The British Wer Office has notified
the Posti Mee Departmeut of Canada
deal Eisare ary&ulimittheamount
of parcel traffic for the troops during
the Christmas and New Years season,
in the interest of military eMciene . this cou0try and the Allies generally •The War Office points out that the • conclusive proof of the impassibility •
greet bulk or mail matter dealt with °( their -cling the part of laxdi•tor in
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Must Use Oar Resources.
Toronto Star.
On our aide the mistake hes been
of supposing that the mere existence
of vast reeourtte would ensure victor s-.
\Ve thought (•f the huge extent and
population of the British Empire and
of Russia, and we judged that the -e
would make us invincible. They will
if we use them, not otherwise The
power oI Niagara Valls would strew
a wheel without the aid of ecieccr and
mechanical cunt' ivancer.
The New York Kveniog Post recent-
ly 1 lit, ished the results of an inquiry
made •woog uuiverdty men. profes-
s)ra.nd te.chers in educational insti-
tutions of the higher grade throughout
16. Coifed States, as to their altitude
with regard W the war. Well over
ninety per cent. of these men were in
favor of the cause of the Allies. Prus-
sian militarism lase few friends.
(iovernment organs announce that
a Lill will be introduced at the coming
session cf P.rii•woent to extend the
Lite of the present Parliament for our
year, with the uhjee; of avoiding a
wartime election. This is exactly
what The Signal advised. If the Gov -
comment would always follow the ad-
vice so fieely given in this column.
what • happy state of affairs it would
be!
Sir \valfsid
great
day night and was in fine form. He
resolutely set his faoe agaiost partisan
dittodi}uasion et this time, declaring that
.o
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es the war continues, so long
as Belgian sod Yarnell soil is occupied
by Oerma•y, "r. long should our at-
testios be directed to the paoeecuUon
of oke war and the securing of that
victory which will finally 1w cure."
I..ur ler addressed a
meeting at Montreal last Thum
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RuMilo Iv crew
Nothing could more securely en-
throne wtlitai i,m than • peace with
the German army Intact and isiumph-
mat and the (.ennan empire enlarged
1 y the work of the last sixteen months.,
Those who .re crying for such a peace
miscall themselves pacifists WVhat
they would bring about would con-
demn posatity for be text genera-
tion, or perbap. for many generations,
to live under • moment Guest and
terror of war mon acute even than
the conditions of the lout totty years.
Not Taking Canadian Horses.
Ktem rdi•rti Reporter.
Mr. Alex. McKinnon, the well-known
bores buyer of Lucknow, was in
town Sat u.day Asked how the
tnarket was in Canada, be said there
was milling doing. In fact, be 1a now
devoting his t.usine.a energies to ship-
ping cattle to the United States. He
says the Ametiesns are waking • hig
thing out of horses, selling them for
war purposes, and the Canadian farm
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Ir. who bas plenty of horses, is suffer-
ing financially because our horses are
not allowed to be skipped to Fraoce.
He says Canada has plenty of good
horses and it is • crime to keep them
and to keep the farmer out of making
a good profit.
Peter McArthur in his weekly article
in The Globe gives • recipe for rooking
a tough old hes. A deb chef who was
appealed to on the point advised the
following method : "Pluck and
drew this fowl, then waab and
eat It foto the usual palls. Pima its
a pot with eaou,th well -..lied
water to cover It thoroughly. Then
passe le the pat a piece of Mat gland
...iotome amdd set over • hot fire to
bolt," Tett omgwlrer understood the
rumor art •11 parte of the recipe ex-
e mpt dirt wench referred to the ease
e llen* and he applied le Me sett for
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TBE AMERICAN NOTE.
11 President'Nilsonand the United
States oovernmeot had detain d to give
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in normal times is already a severe tax
on the transport nervine ; that the
amount which tbe roads will care,.
without breaking up is boiled ; that
ammunition. food and stores for the
army must necessarily have pref.reo:e
over the mails ; that any increase in
the volume of mail traffic must cause
delay in the forwarding of these nec-
„eseat y equipments for war.
The public are, therefore, appealed
to in their own interest. a.. well as in
the interest of military efficiency, to
limi, the use of parcel post to exudes
of real u' ilii
Fruit peralrable articles of all des-
criptions, bottles and earthenware j ire
and like articles are prohibited, and
will not he accepted for tr•wuswission ;
and. until fur.ber notice, no parcel
exceeding seven pounds can or w 111 be
accepted for transmission W the forces
in France or Fisndere
All parcels must be strongly and
securely packed in covers of canvas's,
linen. or other strong material. Par-
cels which do not comply with three
requirements are unlikely to reach
their destina'ion safely, and if ob-
served in course of post will to re-
turned to the senders. The name
and addrette of the sender must be
written on the outside ; and parcels
which do not comply with this condi-
tion will be refused.
Wouldn't Cbasge Places.
1'11 lad.lphia Rented
There is nt t much humor in this
wsr, tut oceesiowlly I bete is a gleam
of it. One comes from the Darden
elle., where it occurred to some Eng-
lish °dicers that if they let some of
their Tarki.h prisoners escape these
would tell their comrades how well
they fared and the Turkish soldiers
would pot be so reluctant to 1.e cap-
tured. The bright scheme failed, be•
cause the Turkish captives who were
taken out between the lines and af-
forded every opportunity to escape,
mod even advised t o get out, insisted
on foltowing their-eaptots beck into
their pens. They had no nctiors of
exchanging their lot am prlsoners of
war for the bardsh;ps and petits ot •
place in their own firing line.
Jest;;fyisg the N T. R.
Mentre.l Hen id Toler sob_
Mr. F. P. Gutelius, 1 manager
of the Government railway, is reported
to have said, le an interview, that had
it not been for the Natlossl Truman
Use*W Railway there would have
been • blockade of the grain trams
this year. It is quite true that the
grain traffic this year le more than
usually heavy. But 1f, in 1915, the
National Ttaneoonlineotal has been
needed to move the grain erop of the
West, bow mule more will it be
needed in • easy few years hence
This statement of Mr. Gutalins forum
s pretty complete reply to the mem-
bers of the Govera.aent and their fol-
lowers who bare beers shouting e11
over the eosstry and in ParliameSt
Chet the Minimal TrsseeosUceotal
was not needed.
"The Heats to Ns fgrmist"
Linden Yeret.lee.
Th.O.tbolle Herald bas pebllehd
papers proving, if they be neseime,
the et ursiordisary attempts meds Is
Germany to induce Irish prisoner' 01
war to form an I ri.h �.1.40l. order
to fight against Fr.srland and "liber-
ate- Ireland. The help of Or Roger
O..►u.et teed an Americen priest was
called In. We hr. not simpered ed all
this, bet we are moven to admiration
and pr°fo.ad rupee. by the eplendld
answer of the Irieb soldiery A lee tar
(0 the impikeer drawn up by the
the present struggle or at its close, •
they could not have forged • more
effective insuunrest than the new
American note (regardiog tbe block-
ade). .The inability to comprebeed
the signiScsnce of the titanic strug-
gle now being waged, and the insis-
tence on pedanlle pointe ate not eoc-
si-tett with world -vision. Moreover.
the ncte is couched in • baud tone,
wblch curiously contrasts with tee
meticulous politeness of the American
communications with Germsoy. There
are tome people whose notion of im-
paatiality is to hr unjust to their
friends end-iodulgent to t be other side.
President Wilson seems to tae fash-
ioned in this weir: but be can hardly
be surprised if te friends of the Ur.-
ited States refuse to regard him es an
ideal at bit rater. The main point that
strikes us *bout the note is the failure
to real+se that Germany's frontiers,
from the commerelel point of view,
are, by reason of the railway system,
in those neutral countriestwhich he be-
tween her end the sea. 1f the right to
prevent goods reaching Germany
through neutral porta is denied to us
by .ntern.tional law, it foliose' that
only countries which have all their
frontiers on the sea can tri legally
blockaded. In other words, Oreat
Bt stain and Ireland may be blockaded,
but nootbet Europeaneottntry-whish
is manifestly unfair. This is the cent-
ral point of disagreement, sod to all
suggestions coseerning an abandon-
ment of t he a igbt to blockade Germany
lhrouutb mutest porta this onuntry can
only tenure one answer-• polite neg-
ative. Our case is amply supported
by the precedents created by the
Americans themestvee doting their
own civil war. The other matters are
merely questions of detail, .od we
would evetainly concede mob points as
the charge for pilotage. wharfage, etc.,
upon vends detained at Kirkwall. But
accommodation on the main issue
raised is obviously Ie.poa.bie.aod the
American Government must be told
ss. courteously but firmly.-Tbe Meth-
odist Times (London.)
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
Later M•otuosm.nt as to Postage ea
Parcels for Soldiers.
The Poetoffice Department this
week bates the followisgsttatement
The Honorable T. Chau Casgrain.
Postmaster -General of Canada. has
been successful, .e • result of ne-
gotiations entered into with the im-
peti.t postal authorities,' in effecting
an arrangement with the British Gov•
ernment whereby parcels from Canada
for Canadian *Metiers i. France and
Flanders will be carried .t the same
rale of postage a. applies to parcels
from the l'nited Kingdom for the ex-
peditionary forces on the Continent
that is :
For parcels weighing up to three
pounds. 24 Dents.
For parcels weighing over three
pounds and not over seven pound,. 39
cents.
For paresis weighing over seven
pound. and not more that/ eleven
pound.. 3S cent•
ibis means • material reduction on
the cost of parcels, and it is hoped it
will be a source of satidactioe to the
Canadian public. This reduction has
been brought about by Canada fore-
going all Acetal charge" for the con -
"evince of Obese parcels in Canada
sod oe the Atlantic
The public are reminded. however,
Irl accordance with the circular lesued
by the Department serenity. that,
until further notice, no parcel can be
sent weighing over mem pounds.
There's room at the top for more
taw than ego stick there.
Aad some men Ire to make a cornet
miss on a 11a Rte .01.17,
Marty a oras who ruse flee an °M1ee
doesn't stem es get anywhere.
To err is human ; to fail to profit by
year mistakes is .tilt women
An eeeentrie man ie coo who always
praises his neighbors -hut he le nem
.omsidered coy the aforesaid meth -
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Ladies' Silk Waists
Dainty new Blouses of Jap. wash silk.
Black or white. Sizes $2 00 to. $3.25
3.4 to 42, at
Handkerchiefs
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Hosiery
The largest range of ladies', misses' and •
children's Hosiery we have ever shown. •
_ Rib worsted and Cashmere Horse, excep- •
tional values 25c, 35c and SOe •
Men's hemstitched pure linen Handker- Ladies' Black Coats
chiefs, at per half-dozen
75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00
Quilted -lined, and with fur collar of best
Nina Mink. Special this .reek $15.0 •0
Every initial in men's heavy, tine, pure
linen Handkerchiefs. Boxed in I 75c
or } dozen lots, at 3 for
Ladies' Handkerchiefs. 100 dozen, hand -
embroidered, pure 15c, 20c, 25c, 35c
linen, at each
Linen Towels
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All pure linen fine buck Towels, size •
22x4'_, hemstitched, neat debign, or iii
wreath pattern at each end Whereon to
embroider initials or monogram, $I.00
at per pair 411_,
Kid Gloves Cloths and Napkins•
Perrin's, in all makes, warranted, at
$1.00, $I.15, $I.35
Sweater Coats
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300 all -wool, heavy Sweater Coats, in the
splendid khaki shade, perfectly made and
sptendicly fitting. All sizes for all men
and boys. The best Coat bargain we ever
offered or saw. Regular value $1.50
$3.00 and $3.50, at etch
Ladies' Winter Coats
A large choice. Several new styles only
in this week, sent us now at reduced
prices. American Seal Plush Coats, satin -
lined throughout, latest styk,
3.
special price Black China"Dog Coats. large lamb collar, •
skins selected No. 1, and warranted by
Tweets, Beaver Cloth. Chin- •
chills Coats. Ranging $7 ','O $15 w. All sizes 40 to 4S, at each $25
Each to match in pattern, a fine selection, •
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and in all size cloths.
Military Flannel
Best 28 -inch grey and black mix Military 14.
Flannel, for men's shirts, ladies blouses
or dresses. Worth today 50c, for 35c
December only
Grey Flannel
26 -inch heavy grey flannel, worth
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Bulgarian Lamb Coats. No. 1 quality. •
Warranted in every detail. 3O 00
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by England. France and Russia, and this Introduction were corteet-name-
culminating to • wkked attack wtaiest ly. that. England, out of jealousy and
which she was compelled to defend bate ot Germane, had for years been,
het -telt. But the strange thing is that scheming to attack her, and jumped
this Introduction seems to take It for •t the opportunity offered by the
granted that no one will rears the sot- Assteo$erbi.an imbroglio in July of
joined document ; for it sometimes Rlaet year.
garbles them, often makes a strained It would lake too much space to cite'
use of them, and leery s out every from these Belgi.o dispatches ell the;
scrap of them that snakes against the tpassages which My in the face of what
German view. is of armed In the Introduction. For
One extract, for example, the lotto- i iaetanee, it declares roundly that the
duction considers so im cant that It French military law of three years'
THE FINE ART OF GARBLING.
W. had last week another publica•
tics in this country by the German
Poreign Office. designed tc correct
American opinion about lbs origin of
the war. 1t consists of despatch of
Belgian Ministers In Berlin and Lou-
don and Paris, during the years 190.
1914. They were eapiored by the Ger-
mans
lenmans 1n the archives of the
Ministry for Foreign Allaire •t rue-
sels Large extlwets from them have
beton bees given out by the Dramas
authorities. Now they are published
in fall, Use Feeneh oeigi.aM being as
oomppaannied by an r translation -
the later not always happy.
Tb. document t wasselvesam inter-
esting and have a certain ',idealist
value This is ohv$oouly,bwever.at Ire -
nod entitled band.Neme of these Belgian
repreeestatives was direst17 immersed
In tee negotiations to white they ree-
fer. They reported the elplemat ie
gossip end gave their patagmai n -
lone. There have amde.kb&y •
deal e1 wetgbL Bit tidy w mot
duel,.. The loess proof teat they
not is that they lean, enw to the die
of tbe (ierume .ostewtioe, mew against
it. And here some M the meet.;-
nlfewt d�aert� .f Ibis German publics -
lion it b.gtm with a lean Vatrndae-
Uoti 1n witere massed what the Gee-
mw Foedgs Mee mmtidwu the sow
proofs that the wee was a "measteoss
mite" long platted aakimat Ytemsmy
prints it in capital 1.t ten. It Is
trout • dispatch sent from Berlin os
April 34, 1914, by the Belgioan wen visit
Baron Bayes., apropos glean of
of the King
England to Paris. This raised
the question whether England would
be inclined. "as three years ago
(the time of the Agadir troubles o
range itself by the side of France in
the case of a eoofiia of the latter wi h
Belgium. Baron Beyens asked -and
this is the deadly matter of the Ger-
man capital lettere :
service was • provocative measure
looking directly to war. Nowhere is
it hinted that tbe measure was in
response to what Germany had first
done. But nota thew extract, from
the very Belgian Ministers whom the
Garman Foreign Office summons •s
witoeeee. :
"The French Government in declar-
ing its readiness to impose the three
years' conscription has adoptsd Lite
only attitude worthy of the great
republic in face of • German prOvoe•-
11oo."
The German press allowed astos-
iebment at the tsilitary 'sesames
which the French Government was
' going to take in answer testis* &answer
of the forces of the Empire."
"The considerable increase of Ger
1001 s armament at the moment when
11. Polne•re enters the Elyses (a.
President) will increase the danger of
a too nation sli'tb tread of the French
p )liey."-The Nation (New York).
"\Vnuld it be the same today, and
should we soil have to fear I be entry
of British soldiers into Belgium in
order to help us defend our neutrality
by nest compromising it ?"
Now will it be believed that the Bel-
giso Minister immediately answered
his own question, and that the intro-
d.ctloo entirely omits whet directly
follows in the dispatch ? Whet Baron
Beyens wrote was as lotions :
"If the question be examined from
Use German point of view alone -the
only on. which I can cooeider--a nega-
tive answer is not doubUul. To as
oh-wrver living at Berlin it sneers that
the dee of the Natant, Cordials have
loosened somewhat, that the point of
that weapon of defence is no longer
exclusively directed at Germany, es it
was .t the time of King Edward, std
that the Triple Entente has rather
become a concert than • union of
powers acting together In certain
questions which are determined by
coaeideralloos of common int MIMIC
If Germany appeals to the Belgian
Caner, to Carer she moat wo. A
Minister whose dispatch is good
*sough to prove the infamous magpie -
e nough to disprove It. Here we ave
0cy .gains& Germany must be
him, only 1n pril of last year. •fres
log tbai the Trlpie Entente was •
"weapon of defeoce"-sot of attack,
mind you -and that it was sot mein -
▪ directed at Gerasy.
At oo time during the post five
=ohm It been questioned that
Ihuaesss andel Illmglsmd and Russia were
drawing together. And their chief
motive wee admittedly to place them-
selves in • position where they wield
make head against Germeay. This
aim they always rgemented as purely
e rfesehre. Germ•sy bog Mogen to
picture it as delibeeeeoiy .Mdve.
Iran to ammeet tele le to ignore the feet
test racismd is 1919 .Rend to make
a treaty with German bisdleg Great
Britain sewer b lake part In an
amtvesdve war s�.� her. it 1g .leo to
Oery is.N�.f to Sir Edward
the ttaigar to mil claw -
sat eemtbsemes, wh.re sad when
lig pleased. in order to settle the die-
prsee between Astoria and Serbia
without wsr. l%eh awosld
Me. bees impoedbie te. thosry at
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