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\ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1910
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTRY.
.avid Lloyd George now head■ •
watt British Ministry constructed with
the fp at aim of pushing forward this
war. \A War Cabinet within the Min.
that, so far as they are committed, it is
merely -an expression of opinion as to
the advisability of the extension of the
public [ownership system to the de-
velopment of power as well as to its
distribution.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Holo do your IBM The Christmas
Signal e -
1'he King of Greece should be put in
the frying -pan.
Only eleven days to Christmas.
Youll have.to if irry. ,
The Lloyd George Govetnment will
he judged on its performances.
Read every page of The Signal this
week, especially the advertisements.
They will help you in your Christmas
shopping.
Now they ptopeee to take leather
from shark gains. Almost anybody
knows two or three "thar•ks" who
ought to be skinned. a
The Liberals of Korth Siwcoe have
placed in nomination for the house of
Commons Mr. E. C. Drury, one of the
leading farmers of Ontarb.
The new British Government could
make itself popular at once by doing
something serious to King (3onstan-
tiue. We are all getting tired of him.
Mr. Asquith ban refused an earldom,
offered him on his resignation from
the Premiership. The great leader of
Liberalism values such distinctions at
their true worth. -
Along with the report that a portion
istry it composed of the Premier, Earl` of ilio Huron Battalion have reached
Fence Bowes the news of the Kaiser's
Cui u)u, Arthur Henderson, Lord \kow.
Milner and Andrew Bonar Law, Some Peace . proposals. Wilhelm knows
of the prominent figures in tbe Mipis- when it is tiweto quit.
try are Arthur J. Balfour, who sue- 1Vho is the father of Canadian
reeds Sir Edward Grey as Foreign poetry % is a question asked in The
Secretary ; the Earl of Derby, War Toronto Globe. We don't know. Only
Secretary ; Air Edward Canon, First fi ppso of brass -bound nerve would
Lord of the Admity, and Sir Robert
Bannatyne Finl& lord High (Ihsft=
cellar. Among the new //misters ser
several who have nectimA oaietl
political life but who haeia chosen
because of their ,opposed fitness for
executive duties in the Government.
▪ A striktug features of 'tie list of
Blini+leis is the almost, total absence
of the Liberal leader, who Wele in-
cluded iu the recant coalition Ministry.
The new Premier would doubtlees
have been glad to avail himself
ot the eetvices of a number of them,
but they have evidently pref. rred to
remain outside with Mi. Asquith. No
resentment at the ton u of affairs is
shown by Mr. Asquith and Sir Ed-
ward Grey, the late Futeign Secretary.
• ho have both taken pi4nipt occasion
to declare. their porpoise to assist the
new Ministry in its great task. Mr.
Lloyd George should find his poeitiao
relatively easier from this fact that,
unlike Mr. Asquith. he will not he
stiriouuded by carping critics and as-
eailed by a sensational pares. The
noisy element ie eatietieal, for a time
at least, by the overthrow of the late
Ministry, and the new Parlismentar'
Opposition will be heeded by men who.
having had an experience of governing
in sat-tiwe, will appreciate the diffi-
culties with which Ministers labor and
will .how rerttsint ion any criticisme
they way have to offer.
The Asquith administration will he
marked in the future as one of the
![teat eras of British history, in which
drtnoctscy made giant @tildes in the
agelong contest with autocracy and
privilege. Mr. Asquith will rsnk.with
Pitt and Gladstone among the greatest
of Proli:.nnentarians. When tbe hie -
tory of the war is written tribute will
be paid to Air Edward Grey for the
establishing of diplomatic relations
which, before hostilities commenced,
e nsured plenum! victory for Britain
_and her allies.
de to be known as the father of
of it.
there is occasion to protest
the time appointed for the
holding -of municipal elections. Kvery-
body 11 busy at this , and as a
consequence municipsll and the
choosing of a new council cannot pos-
sibly receive the attention they should
have.
At Belleville the other day Mr.
Rowell said it was the defeat of the
Government wine -and -beer candidate
in Southwest Toronto that saved On-
tario from wine -and -beer licenses,
Didn't The Toronto Star tell us that it
was in accordance with Mr. Rowell's
wishes that the "organized party" did
not place a Liberal candidate in the
Held io Southwest Toronto
TIME HYDRO BYLAW.
Government organs publish an Ot-
tawa despatch to the effect that 81r
Will rid Laurier is to be deposed from
the Liberal leadership and is to be muc-
ceeded by Hon. George Murray, now
Premier of Nova Scotia. There is as
much truth in it as there is in • good
many other despatches from the same
source. Sir Wilt, id Laurier will be
the Liberal leader of Canada as long as
hisshealth and strength will permit
and. is said to be ion remarkably
gooddlth at present.,
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TRE SIGNAL GODERICH :ON'TARIO.
of Isige estates, and on the profits over
tan per cent. of corporetic.ne.
Nationalisation of railways and ex-
press companies; publicity of caw-
ptigu funds ; abolitioo of the patron-
age syotew; extension of the franchise
to women ; direct legislation.
Air Robert Bordeu has cowweoced a
series of public meetings throughout
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TilE WAR. 1!
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THE PASSENGERS. •
tHy W. 1). How elh..1
'r,1g AYkat, AN r[a, l•LL. •
\1 hat sea. it rept you to long. breve (Carman
Li_.;so_t icles Useful
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Canada in the ioterrets of national •
eervice. The first of thaw was held at
M•
W. ACHESON & SON
untt•eal. '1'be Prrmirr had • gond
hearing, but one of the Ministers. Hun.
E. L Pateuaude, was subjected to iu-
terruption by an element in the crowd.
The following evening the Premier
spoke at the city of Quebec, in com-
p any witltr'Sir Longer Goin, Pieutier
of Qnrbec.-and otbele. and all were
listened to with respect. Air Wilfrid
Laurier also addrrwrd a meeting at
Quebec lest week in the intercom ot
recruiting, end delivered a strong,ap,
peal W the young Fiencb-Canrdiaos
to mallet la support of the Allied faansa
An organization that works with
very little noise. but is one of the mo•t
effective agencies for good that we
have in thin town, ie the local branch
of the Red l'ro.s Society. The Red
('trs ha. enlisted the sympathiee of a
noble hand of workers in Godetich,
who are doing great things for the
soldiers •trcken on the field of duty.
-Sock. and many other articles are
being made. packages are bring pecked
and shipped. money is being collected,
and unary details of work attended to,
all without any [award other than a
consciousness of duty done and once,
sionally, pethape,'• few kind words.
Let us not Itil in • apPreciatiew and
support of the grand work of bite Red
Cross Society.
he Good Roads Movement. '
The Municipal World gives the fol-
lowing list of counties operating under
the Highway Improvement Act, and
the number of miles of road desig-
nated for improvement in each county:
Miles.
Wentworth . 140
Lanark
Simroe
W el l i net fou.
Lincoln
Oxford.
Hastings
Peel
Middieeex
.u►me r.l ble f
We have hero •wilco. lest matters had not
gone o. II .
Ith you and the precious cargo of your
uoantry dreg. and dyes.
But here you are at last. and the sight 1, gond
'Or Out eve,
like . walcome you up awl out of the caves
' the •a,
And ready for .ale or barter. whatever your
*01 may be.
TSE t ArrAIN OY THE el aagllr,Ini E.
_Meet be Iwpatlmtt, good friend+of this
lout r.1 lend.
'fiat as have been a tardy in reaching your
mats .t nand.
We were Mopped by a t urtou.. cheuoe 111111 gig
the lila uosst-
Where the mightiest wreck ever was lay
crowded with a host
Of the dead that went down with her ; •ted
row11 prayed ws to bring them here
That they might be at home with their brothers
and rietas dear.
We Berman.. have tender hearts. and It grieved
u• ware to M7
We were not • pe..enger whip. and to most we
must answer nay.
But If from amorg their hundreds they could
eowehow a pelt -adore choose
We thought we ooald manage to bring them.
and we Would not refuse.
They chose, and Use women and chtldraa that
are grating ),tt here are (hoe.
.Oho . of the women and children that the rest
of the hundred chore.
THE AHkik'AN PEOPLE.
What gulf rare you glvtog, u.. Captain I Ws
are able to tell. we hope.
A dosed gboat., when we ops them, apart from
a periaoope. -
Came. oowe. get down to bedtime ! For time
is muner. You know,
And you must make up in both to us for having
Oren eo .low.
Better tell this story of SouN to the anb
marines. for we
Snow there was no such %% reek. and nope of
your spookery.
THE OHWT. Or THE LCSITANIA WOMKN AND
CHILDREN,
111) Ub, kind kin of our aura:wa s,tale us Track
427 wain you mall away ; --
890 Our own klaaave forgotten ea ()Cytala, w
idl not stay
) [tut tsetse. Catfta.t
in.:haeo? 14Si—asp 1 L
478 Ties under sea
itnlsbat be ever ase srdW food ma
o• never ba. \ -
Lennox and Addtngten ......171
Pt ince Edward
Halton re., ..
Perth ...
Fn ontenac
W aterlo-
Carleton.
Leeds and Grenville 247
York 2111
Hildi,nand 12ri
Welland " .. , .. 1;77
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RevMw Mew York).
t� s
187 TEM,ONLY BAB OF\EACE.
1l7
175
141
Prescott and Russell 4111
Dundee, Stormont and Glengarry 338
What Our Soldiers Want.
"A returned ofltce," enumerates in
The Brockville Times the articles
which he considers Tommy Atkins
most heartily welcomes in the field
from friends at home. in the list
candles are placed flet and foremost.
Of these probably but few are going
forward. With candles. says the re -
touted officer,, the soldier in the
tranches can wenn hit mess tin. have
light for writing home et night, boil
water and make tete or coffee. These
considerations may teem of prime
importance to those at home, yet
they are emphasized h a man who
ha, been 0o active wires in Flanders.
The same officer makes i plain that
Tommy is partial to candy. He tells
of a scarcity of "wipe."-th soldiers'
_handkerchiefs -arid urge.
Chat they be included in goods for-
warded from home. Light socks for
wear under the bray army socks are
favored. if jou is sent., it should not
he apple or piuw, these varieties being
included in the army rations. Tooth-,
ht unhee and toothpowder, corkscrews
and can -openers help to make easier
the lift- of the soldier in the field. All
articles usually despatched to Tommy
by ft iendr at home this cfilcer gives
the stamp of approval, save such ae
are heavy, since all a soldier owns he
tnnsE, carry on his back from place to
pia
Alarm is again raised over the
danger to. lake navigation interests
through the withdrawal of water for
the Chicago drainage canal. Some
years ago authority was given cgr the
diversion of a Matin amount of wa-
but this, cunt has been ex-
ceeded. and pressure is being exerted
to secure permission for a much greater
diversion, which would seriously lower
the levels of Lakes Michigan and
Huron and to a less degree affect the
levels of Lakes Erie and Ontario. The
danger has been called to the attention
jof Congress by Secretary of War
Baker.
The Hydro bylaw now before the
ratepayers of Godericb is understood
to he merely an inquiry as to the at-
titude of the people toward. the pro.'
peal to develop power for the Niagara
Hydro system (which includes Golfe -
rich). At the present time the power
which supplies this system is not de-
veloped by the Ontario Hydro Com-
mission, but is generated by a private
company end sold to the Commission.
Now it is ptopo.ed that the Commis-
sion build a developing plant of it.
own. 'Tie ought to be good hominess,
and if properly bandlel should result
in the reduction of the rates all over
the .y.lew. In addition to otrercomlug
the present difficulty of insufficient
supply of power.
It 1- unfortunate that the word-
ing.t the bylaw should he ambiguous.
It may be read to mean the addition
of further liatil(ties to those sow rest-
ing upon the tunnicipelit les under con-
tract to the Hydro ('nmmi^.ion. In
several municipalities This hit of
"queerness" has been noticed, and at
9t. 'Phomas the ci y cnunril, on Ib.
advice of its s,lied.or, bae declined t,
submit the bylaw. Howeve', the
Oommimeion could hardly expect 1
get • "joker" like this past the people,
and the electors will be JustiM•d 11
voting for the bylaw off the ground
At a women's convention held at
%eshington last week, with delegates
from twenty-five State.. it was de-
clared that the woman .ulfrsge party
represented only a small minority
of the women of the country. The
presiding officer declared : "After
sixty-five veers of organized effort
woman suffrage is a ntia(laity move-
ment. The assumption thata minority
hem a right to dictate to the uttWillirg
or indifferent mejority dope not be-
long to a democracy." TWO puts a new
face on the nevelt for woman suf-
frage. Naturally bows women who
want tbe ballot say more about it than
those who do not wast it.
The Council of Agriculture, repre-
senting sixty thousand .foliated fenn-
els. has set forth • political platforui
which includes the following proposals:
The immediate reduction by one-
half of the duties charged on imports
from Greet Batton, and further re-
ductions such as will bring complete
free trade between Britain and Canada
within flue years.
The acceptance hy the Parliament of
Canada of the recsptocity agreemeot
offered by the United States.
Oth• r tariff reduction including the
Waring on the free lint of all f. odetoff•
uot umntioned in the proposed re-
ciprocity agrsetsysnil.
Direct taxation for the purpose of
raising edditinoal revenue to ar.ke up
for the repeal of cult..• tarot ins.
A tax 1.0 improved lead valta..N
all incomes over fll.tlflfl, ea inheritaasse
v Save
__..sass.....,ars
Undoubtedly Hall— spoke as •
faithful representative of the English
ople, spoke the deep unchatgiug
determination of all Britain, when
in his cable despatch to'Marmites yes-
terday he said that "it is just because
the war bas thus far produced no
defin.te military results that we think
it cannot stop. We think •hat to end
the war now after so much Buttering
and escrifioe bysny form of incon-
clusive peace, wbieb would prove and
establish nothing, would be waste -
wanton, wicked, irretrievable.-inex-
cu.able, blind and blinding waste such
am we dare not for one moment con-
template. We think such a peace
would be treason to thedead, disloyal-
ty to the living. an assault on the
authority of government, an open ap-
peal to the lawlesenees of anarchy. a
deliberate outrage on the princgoles of
patriotism. and even on the sacred
precepts of religion."
Mr. Collie bas given expression to
the actual feeling and convictions of
the yea majority 0t Englishmen in
teepect to a premature peace. The
war must go on until itsorpnse is
accomplished. This is the feeling and
the determination of the British people
and their allies, because it is only
when Germany has been made to
realize that she is in the wrong that
they can epptoacb a dvcu.sion of a
Cuc� that will he permanent because
ed not merely on military necessity
but on a practical recognition of the
precepts of morel law. That ie the
anItt,eure foundation. And of such •
resto tion we see no Ingo in Gerwauy
at p nt.
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e e
Mere- p service profession of mien.
n
tore
a w t wehcall foral wd-
m g tw
hesion tot . e principles of moral Isco,
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• With greatest care the goods for holiday season have been
• se,lected and secured by us for months past. Read d
• the list of some of our best selections.
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and Practicaifor Gifts
• Ladies' Hug -me -tights
White wool knitted Hug -me -tights,
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• long sleeves. Very cosy for under
• a coat or for house wear, each ..$i.25
• Ladies' Kid Gloves
• Ladies' lined Suede Kid Gloves, _
• Perrin's 0.50
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• Waists
• Silk wash Waists, Jap Taffeta,
• neatly made and good quality, 34 to
• 44, at each $2.00
• Crepe de Chene Wash Waists $5.00
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• Cashmere Hose
• Cashmere Hose, pure all wool, Pen-
• man's best seamless, at.... , .. , ...60e
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• Handkerchiefs
• Beautiful pure linen, all initials, For
• men or women, beautifully boxed,
• each 25e
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Automobile R
• _ CSR -ouch - irgi inheavy woo --
• plaid and tartans, beautiful, waren-
• _' and almost indestructible, at each r -
• ....$4.00 and $5.00 -
• Blankets
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• Large size, 66x88 double, white or
• silver grey wool Blankets, soft and -
• lofty, per pair $6.50
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Ladies' Plush Coats
Satin -Tined, stylish and of best qual-
ity English Seal Plush. each
...$25.00 and $30.00
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Men's Fur -lined Coats
Men'afur-Weed Coats, Persian Lamb
collar. Canadian Muskrat No.
lining and sleeves. Shell of best
English Beaver cloth, sizes 38 to 44,
at each ;?3.00
Black China Dog Coats
Quilted -lined, Bocharan Lamb col-
lar, skins all No. I, at each.. ...S23.00
Furs
Black Wolf and Black Fox Muffs,
Scarfs and Boas, at each .... .....
J ......$7 00, $8.00 to $1$-00
Sweater Coats
Men's heavy Sweaters, in khaki or
grey, high collar, well made, special
each , . .. $1.50 and $2.00
W. ACHESON & SON
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Lined, 2 dome fasteners, all sizes,
best English make, at per pair...$1.50
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is not enough. Prate must have a
surer guarantee. Mr. Calve expresses
the thought not only of the Allies, but
of the whole neutral world, save what-
ever small part of jt may still be under
subjection to the German way of
thinking, when he tells us what that
guarantee must he : "But though
such •.f us as know history and take a
human view of war and its probable
results have never hoped for or
dreamed of the extermination of Ger-
many as an empire, we have indeed
hoped rot and dreamed of the destruc-
tion of the German political ideal
which it b. sed, a* we see it, on the
idea that civilization, culture and the
general welfare of the human family
are secured by the dominion and
authority of the sword, -with its inev-
itable consequences of the violation of
the liberties of little nations and the
general Gernianizing of the world.
n years of war we
Attar two and a half
see no sign yet tbat Germany has
parted company with thio ideal, and
therefore no indication of a peace that
could be built on Christian principles
Lloyd Geor
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Thi* picture shows Mr. i.leyd George, then the Eritish War Minister. en ■ visit to the front. He is berg
in Great t g captured German treadmillis the Somme district. Uoyd George is Dow Prime Minister d
of the equal right+ of all peoples."
When a pe rpte po.,r,.rd of the un-
conquerahlp spites that ha made Eng-
lish history Must' ions se the chronicle
of achievements in the (Num. ot hums,'
liberty, when great nations like
France, Italy anu Ruaaia, stirred by
the sruw reeoive, cuter upon and pur•
sue in that flim temper so great on
undertaking a4 the present war, some
ttansforwing change mart he wrought
in them or in their foe before any ex-
ternal influence can be exerted either
with justice or propriety or with hope
of success for the furthering of peace.
The hope not merely of ending it,
but of "ending it mica for all" inspires,
and carrier them on. Only whru the
Allies beet that -the. worst disasters
which 'nay result from going on with
it will not be atoned for by the -
triutuph of the principle* they are
fighting for, ren the favorable moment
eunne for a peace founded merely on 1
the calculation of lows or gain. To
them life is not .o dear or peace .o
sweet as to he purchased at. the price
of enslavement to the Prussian politi-I
cal and military ideal. - t
anonfriendly ac'. 1t is known to all
the world that Germany wants peace.
AuaU,ia still inure. Peace now would
leave the German political ideal still
vital and controlling an the great rm-
. Peace now, with the chief issue
of the war undetermined, would to
bpi the truce of Europe. a breathing
spell to remanhal the forces for the
nett war. The war will end when the
Hohenzollern um -renders to the Allies
or to his own people. -The New York
Pesch will come to Eumpe in nue of
two ways. Eicher conquered Ger-
many will surrender her sword to her'
victorious enemy, or the. G-rnian j
people, through a late awake g to
the truth that they see fighting not
for themselves hut for a dvna-1y and
a deteetahle political ideal, will end
the attar hy changing their (loves la-
ment. The none probable way to
peace, the better end more mercifuul
way, Is through the Uprising of the
German people against a war begun
1.1 wi.kednee' anti continued in des-
peration. it is upon t he .111 j rt.. f
the (i.•rtnan Knipe. or, h -r etnr r, that ,
the force* of outside or neutral per -
so -salon, if any are called into play.
should be exerted.
For these reasons t e proposed
move of the American Neutral Con-
ference Courmittee for cnnferenceof
neutral nation. to ••offer joint medi a-
nion to belligerents by proposals cal-
culated to forth the haat, of a perman-
ent peace" is most gore ionehle as to
i1, timeliness and its probable fruit.
No offer of mediation would to lar.
toned to by the Allied Powers. The
very tender of it would he resented as
Th e Season's
Greetings
TO all the good pearle
of Goderich. We
wish everybody a full
stocking, many pleasant
remembrances, and a
heart in tune with the
spirit of Christmas.
R. J. Armstrong
MERCHANT TAILOR
Mn. Neighbor. -They telt me ynue
eon is on the college foothell eleven r
Mr.. Malaprop -"Yee, Ind -ed."
Mrs. Neighbor, -•'Drs yon know
what position he rases?"
Mrs Malaprop -••t tarn not sure, bat
1 think he's one of the drawbacks."
W.W.WWWOMMm
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