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THURSDAY, JUN lA, 1918
THE SIGNAL • GODERICH ONT
!DITORIAL NOTES.
A new star has teen discovered in the
southeast sky. Better call it Buddy. or
Jonathan, or Sammy. in honor of the new
army that has appeared in France.
The Ontario Government has appointed
a Housing Committee, with Sir John
Walloon as chairman. Is the ex editor of
The Toronto News to be pensioned off
upon the people by means of appoint -
musts of this kind'
General Foch says that the war can
be won only by offensive movements.
This confirms the general belief that the
Allied commander-in-chief is merely bid-
ing his time until he launches the great
offensive that Is going to put the Huns
out of business. The present situation in
France is serious, but not alarming. The
Allied armies are retreating not because
they are beaten but because it is good
military policy for them to do so.
In speaking in a former article of the
appointment d Rev. Dr. Cody as Minis-
ter of Education l made no reference to
THS FARMERS' ADDRESS. the constitution- One considerable de-
- - - -- parture from sound practice may be ac -
A Digoieed prez Against Enemata- cepted,but repetitions of a may be exceed-
aunts$staeliahed Rights.441Ydangerous, especially under ouch
UponI circumstances as now beset the state.
Following is the text of the address to, We, therefore, beg leave to remind the
the members of the House of Commons o of several iastaetcas in which. it
seems to us, the liberties of the people and
t he ""outdo at the re- Canada which was unanimously endorsed
rfarmers atconsideration.
hold his position as rector of St, Paul's. Ottawa in May. I Twelve days before the meeting of Par -
because I felt howtconvinced that second To the Honorable tar locales, and Members el 'lament in January, 1916, Ibe authorised
thoughts would show the unwiadoni off Canada. Portia Canadian army was doubled from 2.50 000
such a course Dr. Cody has. we believe,
the statement that of their representatives have not been
quest of his congregation, continue to by the great delegation
ion of given sufficient (nude tion
accepted the position of Minister of Edu-
cation from a sense of duty and with a
full realization of the difficulties of
his task, and. ahole one can understand
that his congregation are reluctant to
have him sever his connection wholly with
them. it is clear that the duties of his new
positions w i11 prove so manifold and acerous
that they will require his undivided time
and energies. if he is to prove a successful
Minister of Education. as we hope and be-
lieve he will.
It is to be regretted that his first ppubl�ic
official act as Minister was to autboeize
formally a new and a holly unnecessary
High School Grammar. the one in use
having been authorized in 1911. That in
a subject like physics a chemistry dis-
coveries. inventions. and the adoption of
new methods may, [Hake it necessary to
change or materially to revise a text-
book every decade may be admitted, but
that in subjects like English grammar.
composition. arithmetic and history the
text -books should be changed every seven
The Greater Goderich campaign has
attracted widespread attention. Writing
in Printer and Publisher Mr. John C.
Kirswood mentions it as an example of
what may be done in the way of business
revival. It is interesting to have Mr.
Kirkwood's estimate of Goderich from the
viewpoint of an outsider:
"I do not know this town -have never
been in it. 1 have heard that it is a beau-
tiful place to live in, and much of the
same sort. Whether or not it is - or was
before its revival—a good business town,
1 do not know. 1 am inclined to think
that it had a good dal of latent life, and
that it has alwags been ambitious. But
the main thing is that Goderich has been
trying to put itself on the map of Canada,
and perhaps o: a wider area.''
The London Advertiser has dug up a
bill of $1,033.33 paid by the Unionist
member for London to The London Free
Press for editorials published in the elec-
tion campaign last year. The bill is re
ceipltdand appears in Majur Cronyn's
statement of election expenses. It isn't
quite the thing for newspapers to accept
money for editorial opinions, but The
Free Press may be in a class by itself, and,
anyway. a newspaper that would publish
sone of the articles that appear in The
Free Press without getting paid for them
would be in the fool class. Whether
Major Cronyn got Sl,txt:t.3i; wortb out of
the editorial support a The Free Press
might be questioned. but the Unionists
lead loads o`. money in the last election.
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and the right of his constituents to know
what he has uttered. That this unique
warning to a freely -elected British assem
bay was halted for several weeks on the
Order Paper, we venture respectfully to
attribute to you. Mr. Speaker. as the ap-
pointed guardian of the liberties of the
House and also of the people. It has ben
toted that the Prime Minister, in with
drawing the measure, viewed with so
much apprehension from outside the
Howse. announced that it is likely to be
the Howled Comnwns u ;,rw . in re -introduced next session.
mens :resembled i 10 500000 men. No British army had Perhaps the House may not be offended
at,• swearer and (.euiieown of ihr Hoose of o ever been doubted without recourse to r to learn that cognizance has also been
common. - Parliament. That it was dere in Canada taken of a entice issued to it within the
On behalf of thousands of Ontario caused students of Br.tish history to en- last week to the effect that it must curtail
farmers assembled in this city today. we , quire whether am thing had occurred to its discussion of vital national affairs, and
warmly thank the House for the proof it warrant such a disregard of Parliament. withdraw from its precincts within a few
has given that it desires to kap in gym- Though this }louse of Commons has in- days. or be summoned hither during the
pathetic touch with the citizens from whom herited some of the consequences of such hottest and most inconven ent month of
it derives its dignity and authority. We an innovation. we desire to confine our the year. That such a direction should
believe we express the sentiments of all ; respectful remonstrances to more recent be issued without apparent recourse to
thoughtful citizens when we say. that this events. the judgment of the House causes retlec-
departure in Canadian Parliamentary I During the session there were riots in
practice. following so closely upon the the city of Quebec. The House desired to
speech to this House and the Senate of discuss the serious situation thus created.
the president of the American Federation and was entitled to declare what measures
of Labor. is an agreeable recognition of might be taken to event a renewal of
the new relationships which the war is' such unhappy oc u renes. It did not
producing. as between those who govern escape the notice of the country that im-
and those who are governed by consent. t mediately before the House proceeded to
That portion of Canadian lahor which discharge its duty. there was put upon
is so vital to the prosecution of the war, I the table a completed law. in the form of
and which we represent. appreciates to an Order•in-Council.which arbitrarily took
the full the evidence c,( loyalty which the I out of its control the very question which
House of Commons gave in August. 1914, the House of Commons was about to dis-
to the democracies of the Western Hem -lams
tive citizens to wonder what has happened
to the freedom which Canadian utatuu-
tans have hitherto enjoyed.
Mr. Speaker, and gentlemen of the ill
House of Commons, the disquiet of the
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38 to 40 -inch heavy Dress and Suiting Silks, beant-
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greens
per yard
c untry of which we are the humble and
inadequate exponents and which demon-
strates sadly the increasingdangers to
our national unity, which. if we lose it,
we shall have lost all indeed, cannot be
allayed by a persistence in the courses we
have so imperfectly sketched.
Will the House permit us. with much
deference, but much earnestness, to repeat
isphere in its instant support of the ++ Later there were other departures from the reminder of one of its members that
years is perfectly unnecessary and pre- motherland in her hour of need. We trust I the traditional practice of British law by the Government is a committee of this
posterous. As Dr. Pyne had made all the that the spontaneous action then taken 1 equally astonishing proceea,ngs. An Or- House vested with the executive powers of
arrangements for the new book he should w ill be justified by a continuation of those I �.in-Council was given to the House as Parliament. The responsibility of goy -
have had the fairness and the decency to habit• of freedom which it has long been a matter of information providing for the ernment, therefore, is ultimately upon this
authorize it before resigning. instead of the peculiar privilege of Canadians to registration off the human power of the House. Nothing appears to have been
leaving that duty to his successor and. maintain. These privileges are all the country, and setting up an entirely new done to make the porton of members of
as it were. seeking to take the latter en- more appreciated in view of the long criminal carte in oortfccction therewith. by Parliament. with the regard to the carry-
dorse and share the responsibility for struggle tor responsible government which creating several methods off punishment ing out of the war policy, correspond to
what has been undoubtedly one of the was undertaken against the opposition of I hitherto unknown to Canadian civilize- the status which they enjoyed before the
weakest and worst features of the Edu(a- those who exercised arbitrary authority. tion. Surely e{l�oacch departure should not practice crept in o f snaing them sub -
tion
tion Department under [yr. Pyne's man- and who feared the free expressionofhave been atien ted in such a manner. servient to those whom they created and
CANADA FIRST.
agement. I oeinuxi, in tete press and by the apo en
The Ueioo Government. word.
We are sure the House will permit us to
Punishments created without the assent
of Parliament naturally ,tend to provoke
hostility. We feel we are performing a
whom they m►ght destroy.
In this prolonged crisis of the national
Now that the first session of the ntw fate the hour has arrived to re-establish •
Dominion Parliament is over, and the say also. that the citizens generally have national duty in respectfully calling at- the inherent freedom of the House of
Union Government is left to carry on the °tjWerved with gratitude that the House tension to such onriditana Commons. We are certain that in that -
administration of affairs without Parlor• has gown a lar independence of I The Order-inLauncil endorsed by both restoration the people of Canada will
mentos criticism, a may not be amiss thought and speech than has been cos Houses on April Nth virtually sweeps sustain you. and that the sacrifices of war 3
tomary under toe system of partisan Gov- 1 away the Military Service Act. The re- will ultimately be justified and honored
to call attention to some features of the ernment. We should tail in the duty of sentment it hes created is known to this in the blessings and pr of peace.
situation. being candid which is cast upon us by Howe,members of which are known to May we inform you that we remain at
The session cannot be said to have been t he readiness of the House to hear us, if regret that the elements of theconstit•atiion the Windsor hotel, where we shall be
a wholly satisfactory or creditable one. I we did not express our concern regardinngg were ignored in this proceeding: and that happy to receive whatever answer the
The Government came safely through it another tendency that has been obeen, the method of presenting a practically House may return to this address.
and passed some useful and needed in the House where the public will is be- executed decree, while withholding dis-
measures. but on the other hand they re- 1 Hewed to he supreme.
ceived abate deservedly hard knocks. and
closure cannot facts on which it may be
1The increasing frankness of discussion based. cannot easily be justified 10 the
some warnings by which it is to be hoped , so noticeable he e has been accompanied constituents off a newly -elected Parka- Huron County Red Cross and War
That they will profit: and some of the by a tendency to ailence on the part of meat. 1 Contingent Association.
members, especially Mr. Crothers and nsernber, of the Cabinet, who. in rea:ity. The curtailment off the liberty of written The executive of the Huron Red Cross
Mr. Rowell. came in for some not un- are, as one of your distinguished members and spoken speech contained in the Order-' and War Contingent Association met at
deserved personal criticism. The Prem- has said, •'only a committee of this in -Corned given to the public on April ]lel Clinton Saturday. June 1st. Reviewing
ier, torr. hurt himself by the childish Howse.has especial concern to all who are; aware the work done during the past nine
spirit he manifested n threatening to re- The unrest in the country which has of the history of tree discussion in Canada months we found that over 55 000 articles
sign if he were not allowed his own way brought about the unexampled spectacle and other parts of the British Empire. had been shipped through the organize
in regard to the matter of granting honor -
of thousands of farmers leaving the arta We are sure we need not beg the House to tion, besides boxes sent to individual sot -
seemstitlts..On the whole Mr. Carvell plan ng examine tiers overseas ft -
seems to have made the best impression 1
of all the members of the Government
since it was organized. Two evil ten-
dencies were manifested by the Govern-
ment, a disposition to ignore the author-
ity of Parliament and to substitute orders
in Council, at: secondly to rush impor-
tant legislation and money grants through
Parliament gni Is closing days and hours.
On the other hand some undeniably good
For the three years previous to the war
viz., 1911. 1912 and 1913. the average
crop acreages a the most important agri-
cultural nations of the world. excepting
China, for which statistics are not avail-
able. are given in the following order:
United States, Russia. India. Germany,
Austria-Hungary. Argentina, France. Italy
and Canada.
Those countries ahah had the greatest
crop acreages per capita were Argentina,
Canada. the United States, the Russian
Empire and France.
Based largely on Vanish experiments
and on estimates made in the United
States Department of Agriculture, the
following gives the latest percentages of
foodstuffs produced from farm crops. per
unit of population. in the leading agricul-
tural countries of the world:
r'rr Cent. per Capl'. of
Food Mater isle Irom
Farm Crops.
Codntrte+.
Canada
Argentina .
United States
Australia .
German Empire .........
Austria-Hungary.
France..........................
Russian Empire
Italy
India
64
:R5
30
29
25
24
14
11
Great Britain and Ire-
land ............. 8
It will be seen that Canada produces,
per capita, more (ocd materials ob-
tained from farm crops than any of the
other principal countries of the world.
Her farm production is high and her do-
mestic consumption is low.. This enables
her to export a relatively large proportion
of the essential food materials produced in
the coin' ry. It is the surplus which counts
The Canad an farmers form one of the
greatest economic factors in the world's
supply of foodstuffs at the present time.
Every effort should he made to produce
and then to save. C. A. ZAVITZ.
Agricultural College,
puelph. June Oth. 1915.
results have followed from the reorganiza-
tion of the Goverr rant. (1) A marked
check. due no doubt largely to Mr. Car-
vell's influence. has been given to extrava-
gant and unnecessary expenditures on
public works.
(2) The patronage list of persons
from or through whom all Government
supplies must be purchased has been done
away with and the matter of buying these
will be put on a business footing.
3, The civil service regulations will
be extended as far as possible to the out
side as well as the inside service, and will
be more strictly carried out.
(41 Trade.restrictions have been modi-
fied and wiU be still further relaxed be-
fore very long.
Needless to sav these benefits are the
direct result of the infusion of the Liberal
element into the Government and are
very unwelcome .to its regular old-line
Tory supporter?, who feel as if they were
being deprived of what they had been
accustomed to regard as their perquisites.
ON LOOKER.
portant work of ti their crops, to its provisions in order to appre- . The worker, are da
come to the capital to remonstrate with the date how a doctrine e.1 the essential on- even more than last year. A }[inion Bel- '�
Government, is known. to every member fallibility of the Government may be Q Relief Society was formed with i
of the House of Commons. We beg leave faced upon a free people on pain of a fine 6taduanen at Seatprth. A local com- a
to intimate that this unrest is not related d *5.000 and five }team imprisonment. mittee will be appointed and anyone wish- .
merely to the special matter which was The House. to our extreme regret, has ng to contribute either money or clothing
discussed with the Premier and members been faced with a notification of the in- I r'in leave sante with them. The annual
of his Cabinet today. We cannot dis-
guise from the House an apprehension
that the liberties. of which the popularly-
elected
ope
elected branch of the Legislature is the
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Silk Poplins
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36 inches wide, extra 1luatity and genuine French
make. Recommended for service and for per-
manent finish. Browns, taupe, greens, blues,
mauve, wine and black. Two grades. At per
yard, special $I,ZS and MSS
Cotton Voiles
Handsome Cotton Voiles, :18 to 42 inches wide, in
new effects, plaids, stripes, overchecks and neat
patterns. Every color and combination effects.
d
Priced per yard
Ladies' Voile and Silk Waists
Never before have we shown so pleasing a selec-
and colored Voiles and Silks. Ranging in price
[$1.25, $1.75, *2.00, *2.50, $3.50 and woo
Cotton Poplins
Suitable for suits, dresses or skirts. 36 inches
wide. Worth 411e, per yard .... ZSe
tion.Latest New York ideas and styles, white
Children's Dresses
Very dainty and practical dresses of fancy Amer-
ican Ginghams, Percales and other wash materials. E
. Well made and delightfully neat they are. For
ages 3 to 14 years. and prices 59c, 75c, $1.00,
3 711.50 and SLIM
i Carpets and Rugs
3 Summer clearing of all Rugs and Carpets. Prices
3 now less than any maker is asking. Tapestry,
Wilton and Brussels Rugs in every size.
Sufficient Sugar for Canning.
Housekeepers who are anxious about
their preserve. for next winter may take
comport. The Food Board announces that
there will be sufficient sugar in the coun-
try for the preserving and canning season
and that the maximum fruit and vegetable
crops that can be produced in this country
wilt be taken care of. so far as the sugar
supply is concerned. To make sure of
Ns. however. strict conservation will be
necessary in the meantime.
Niagara Falls Once Ran Ory.
it was early on the morning of March
31. 18%5. the Falls suddenly ran dry and
continued in that state until early the
next morning. People in the neighhor.
bond were waked up by the stillness, and
all day sightseers wandered dryshrrd out
in the bad of the river and along the
edges of the hare precipices of rock over
which only small streams were trickling
The previous winter had been very severe.
causang ice of unusual thickness to form
on Lake Erie. and when the spring break-
up came a great gale forst piled the ire
flocs on top of one another into huge
walls and then drove them into the
Niagara River with such force that they
formed a nighty dam, which stopped the
flow of water into the river tintil the en-
ormous pressure from the lake broke it
slows,—Ladies }lime Journal.
bulwark. may be dangerously curtailed
during the period that the House is not
sitting. In proof that this dread is not
illusory. we would venture to inform the
House' thatiin common with our fellow- I
citizens. here and throughout the country. ;
we have observed certain -innovations, the
continuation of which we believe would be
fraught with serious results to the con-'
(idence which the subjects of His Majesty
have hitherto reposed in the working of
that responsible government for whose
unimpaired Preservation forty thousand
Canadian soldiers have laid down their
lives.
Wilt the House permit us to speak more
plainly what is in our minds' We have
never believed that the conditions pro-
duced by the war demanded flagrant de-
psrtures from the honored processes of
law enjoined by the constitution while
Parliament is in session or is near assent -1
bhng. We believe that reliance upon
Parlament. instead of upon arbitrary au-
thority, most effectively honors the guar-
antees of freedom which are embedded in
W. ACHESON & SON
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tended curtailment of the privilege of a meeting will be held at Clinton August :10 •
ember of Parliament to declare his mind, f .. ..
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JEAN FiTroN, Exeter.
_I Cor. Secy. '
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MANY repairs telephones are made
necessary by :4: less handling.
Q A telephone instrument has more than a
hundred parts and is built like a watch. Rough
usage impairs its efficiency.
Q Help us to conserve the supply of telephone
material and skilled labor by always hand-
ling your telephone carefully to avoid
cagily breakages and repairs.
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When you have your garden
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new seeds in Dutch Sets, Irish
Cobbler Potatoes from the seed -
house, Government inspected
and marked.
You have read of the duty on
Tea, Coffee, Tobacco and
Matches. Get in your supply.
Our values in Tea cannot be
beat. Our coffee is No. 1.
Special in Matches for Satur-
day, 5c a package.
Special in Washing Ammonia.
A few cases left at 5 cents a pkg.
worth 10c now and some at 1()c
worth 15c.
Our line of prunes is moving
at 12ic and 15c a ib.
A nice assortment of children's
school Hats at good values.
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The latest creations in Ox-
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The fancy of the particular
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They are made in the finest
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White Canvas Shoes and
Oxfords are now in stock, al-
so a full line of Tennis and
Outing Shoes for the Boys
and Girls.
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