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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1919-1-2, Page 22—Thureelay, .fan. 2, 1919. Canadians should be grateful that Sir Arthur Currie. at a time when opinions are being formed as to the future course of the veterans. raises his voice in favor of the way 01 reason. justice and patriot - :PIM SIGNAL PRINTING OD., LTO. trm. 'fhe value of his leadership, in a Pear uatstu matter of this kind, u profound. even though he points out Very clearly that he —a is making no attempt to dictate to those 1'hxd-I-Ianuta�. aI. 1919.be has led so long in battle. Zi A ereatabk Lawn Mower, 1 019. Lu. Aspics Times One of our thrifty financiers buught a Ir_ The new year dawns under the most happy auspices. After more than (our I years of devastating war, peace has come I again to bless the world. and mankind, weary of the long and terrible struggle, turns with immeasurable relief to the pleasant, even if difficult. tanks of peaceful industry. It is when we lose el thing that we learn its value, and if in times before the war we spoke of "the blessings of Peace" without realising the meaning of the term we know now its vast sig- nificance. and the present generation at least will have a wholesome dread of mil- itarism and its evil associations. For the year that is opening. and for! other years to come, Canada will have! much to do in estab'ishing new and stronger foundations of national life. The I war has taught us some lessons in self -1 reliance, in the strength of organized! effort. in the value of wholesome physical life. These should not be forgotten. but should be applied to the conditions of peace. so that nationally and individually Canadians may make the best of the • heritage which has been given them. In our smaller. local sphere. may we not confidently expect our town to make substantial progress in rhe peaceful future? Industrially, Goderich suffere 1, while other towns gained, from war condition& and now that the shield has been reversed we may with some reason look for a larger measure of prosperity for our town than it has ever had. "A greater Goderich" N the motto a hich has been set before its:, let us try to make it also a better Gade- •rich. THE BRITISH ELECTIONS. The British elections have given the Lloyd Gauge coalition Government a very Targe majority, larger even than was ex- pected. The independent Liberal repre- sentation in the House is almost wiped out, Mr. Asquith and several of his most prominent supporters being defeated in their constituencies. Labor is.,stronser than in the last House, but has not been quite so su.cessful as was expected. In Ireland the Sinn Feiners have almost completely displaced the Natio -discs. The British public has given Mr. Lloyd George and his colleagues a mandate to carry out the tasks of after -war reconstruc- tion. and it depends upon how long the diverse elements of the coalition can be kept together how far the program of reeorstruction sill go. On two great is- sues—that of Irish home rule and the question of tariff policy— the coalitionists may not be able to agree, and it may be expected that there questioas aill be 51 e ved as long as I o sable. As in the general election held at the time of the Boer war, moderate opinion is at present at a discount, but in time it will recover its strength, and men like Mr. Asquith, whose mentality is greater than their self -assertiveness, will again come to the front. In the meantime Mr. Lloyd George has a free hand. and will go to the impending Peace Conference as the outstanding figure of the most powerful Empire the world has ever seen. IDITORIAL NOTES. Write it "19." ' The days are getting longer. Lloyd George appears to be the white haired boy of Britain. Padereweki. the great pianist. has been chosen as the first president of the Polish republic This should „ensure Poland a place in the concert of powers. The Brantford Courier, after over half- acentury of existence. has ceased publi- cation. The increasing costs of publishing are kill.ng off a great many old estahlished,� journals. The news from Ireland is disquieting. 11 Lloyd George goes to the Peace Confer -1 dace leaving an openly rebellious Ireland behind him. his position will be seriously' compromised. The British Government has blundered along in its Irish policy i with the hope of keeping out of trouble, and the result promises to be much more' serious trouble than if the right thing had been done some years ago. The daily papers might save a page or two every day by cutting short the tedious cable despatches about what is going to happen at the Peace Conference, what W iason is thinking about. what the differ- ent nations are likely to claim, etc., etc., etc. A report of the Peace Conference, when it is heid, will be of great interest, but all this drabble abut what some people think is going to happen is not wo.lh reading. WHAT OTHERS SAY. Good Adele/. Mentes, wordy Star. A statement from Sir Arthur Currle, commander of the Canadian Corp., de• predates suggestions that the returned soldiers be expkiited as an independent poligital fora. He believes the men will return to Canada with characters thened and ideals elevated, pre. About three mnutes alter starling an to take up the dirties of dtinenehip argument with a woman a man realizes couple of lambs in the spring and used them as lawn mower, on his place during the season. They kept his sward nibbled to the proper length and also added to thepicturesqueness of his home. He bought them at $4 apiece and as the sea- son waned sold the pair tor 435. He had no,trouble or expense for oiling or sharp ening them. either. A Tribute to Canada. St Lowe l o.td)i.psIch. Whereyer gallantry and devoted , sacriti e fo an ideal find appreciation the war record of Canada will always com- mand admration. is population is 7,1100.043, leas than that of Belgium or Roumania. and it is a little more than that of Portugal. Its total losses of 211.35$ men.tell the story of what it dei to bring victory. this. in round numbers. is almost one-half of all the men the Dominion sent to the war. It had 3I.S.77 men killed in action and 13,159 die of wounds. a total of :0),338. Our own dead from all causes, including those lost at sea. number 24.492. As reported up tot this time Canada's wounded are 1 152.779. Our total homes are 71.1179. as compared with Canada's 211.355. Re - c nstrtctaon in Canada has as serious ! phases as in any c ,untry affected by the war. It is almost denuded of its men. 1"ir.ually one out of every eighteen of as male population of all ages has been killed or wounned. At tete same ratio our losses would reach 3.183,0A0 instead of 71.679. • ! WAR SERVICE GRATUITIES. Militia Department Issues Expilanatlon of Recent Orders. Ottawa. Dec. 27. --The Militia De- partment tonight issued the following statement: 1 There appears to be some misunder- standing concerning the provisions of the recent order in Council. authorizing a war service gratuity for the nava) and land forces of Canada. This order in Causal is in the minters' hands and will b • ready for general distri cation within a 1 few days. Under the new regulations the war service gratuity is payable according to length of servke. There are two scales i one. the higher. (,cthose who have served !overseas. which includes Great Britain. and the other. the lower, for those a hose service has been c .nfined to Canada. The maximum gratuity for those soldiers chose service has bees in part overseas is six months. The maximum for those whose sen -ice has been entirely in Canada Is three months. All soldiers discharged on or alter November 1l. 19U., will be entitled to the benefits of this order in Council. according to their class. provided they are not disqualrhed by misconduct. etc. The regulations are retroactive beyond Novembe - far at any south -r .h . has served at the con- cerned. in an actual theatre of war is They are not retroactive beyond November 11 with respect to soldiers who have not served at the front in an actual theatre of war. Retroactive Previsions. Vi ith regard to the retroactive feature the provisions are as follows: Any foldier who has been on active service for three years or over. and has seen service at the front in an actual theatre of war, it entitled to six months' gratuity. whether he was discharged be- fore or since November II. 19I t. Such a soldier alto has been on active service for two years ani under three years will get five months' gratuity, and over one year and under two years, four months' grat- uity: under one year three months' gratuity. To the soldier who was dis- charged prior to November 11, anrt w•ftp was not at the front in an actual theatre of war. the provision+ of the new order in Counc,I are not applicable. Any soldier who has not been out of Canada or the United States. but who was "n the strength on November 11th and has been on active service for three years or over, will receive three months' gratuity; if on active service over years ears and under three years. two month.' gratuity; if over one year and under two years. one month's gratuity; it tinder one year. no gratuity. Amounts to be Paid. There is also a misunderstanding about the amount to be paid. Any soldier with dependents who received separation allow- ance will receive not les. than $100 per month war service gratuity. Any soldier without dependents will receive not less than 570 per month war service grat- uity For instance, a married man whose wife was receiving separation allowance will be entitled to receive two in all, if he has "been on active service for three years or over. any part of which service was at the front in an actual theatre of w proportion of the gratuity. equal to separ- ation 1 ow a I ante. namely. $30 per month in the case of a private, would b. ppaaid direct to the wife. A soldier with ut such dependents would be entitled to re- ceive in all 5420 if he h id been on active service for three years or over. any part of which service was at the front in an actual theatre of war. The gratuity would be payable in the above cases in six monthly instalments, the first pay- ment to be made on date of discharge. In ilea of Peat-disriurge Pal. The war service gratuity takes the pla�r of pnst•diacharge pay. and any post -discharge pay which has been re ceived by the soldier will dye deducted from the amount of the war service grat uity to which he is entitled. In the caws of men already discharged, any adjustment due to them under the new order in Council will not he made until the 1st of February. 1919. Appli caution for an adjustment must be made to the pat -master of the district by which the soldier was discharged. The neces- sary forma to he filled out in support of each claim tar adjustment may be ob- tained from the military headquarters of each district, from the district and unit pas masters and from officers command - me militia units atter the 4th of Janu.r• ' next. %%12 unbiased and independent 'putt. to is lost. TU . SIGNAL GODI ZWH, OW. Peru and Chile Have Quarrel •MOt- P• ATRONS of a boxing meet ex- pect the last bout on the card to be the most Important of .the evening; they would not ail to are a curtala-ralser at the time set for the fall of the curtain. This Angio -Saxon custom must have been ovarlooked by Peru and Chile when, a few weeks ago, they decided to go to war. They have sine coneluded to arbitrate their differences. when they found that the world at large was prepared to take lust as much Interest In their arbltratlo■ as In their war. A few years ago the pros- pect of a war between these power, would have sent newspaper const spoadents scurrying from all quar- ters of the earth. To -day the war correspondents who have not gone to Parts to attend the Peace Confer- ence are looking up railroad time- tables In preparation for lecturing tours. Newspapers would have let the office boys report the conflict In South America. 1t would have beet an ironical comment upon civiliza— tion if, just at the end of the "war to end war." when the powers were about to gather together to form a League of Nations to keep the petted asa two leer cbuntrlshould have appealed to the sword. There have been various explan- ations of the issue between the two countries, and 11 Is generally sup- posed to be a boundary dispute, but In reality it la a quarrel over an im- mensely rich tract of country. which for many years has been one of the elite sources of revenue to Chile. They fought over It once before and Chile won. That Chile would not have won again had the matter been left to arms It 1s difficult to be- lieve. Between the two countries there stretches the immense water- less waste of Atacama and Tarapace. which was for a long time supposed to be absolutely worthless since no rain falls there and nothing grows. Rut In the latter half of the nine- teenth century it was discovered that in this waste were • practically un- limited [millings or nitrate of soda, and ■Ince this fertiliser was to great demand In Europe, this desert sud- denly became Immensely valuable. The Province of Tarapaca belonged to Peru at this time. Atacama to Chile• while adjoining were Arita and Tacna ownM try Bolivia. All were to the heart of the nitrate deposits, the tssportance of which Chile was the tint to dlsrover. Chile then made a bargain with Bolivia whereby for a consideration of 510.000 ah+ secured the right to the nitrate In the Boliv- ian territory, thus establishing a practical monopoly of an Industry that was to attain gigantic propor- tions. with the exeeptlon of the ni- trate that Peru could glean from her own province of Tarapsea. Peru la- duatrloualy set to work. but Chile bad the lad, and was never over- taken. it appears that one of the strange peculiarities of Peruvian na- ture is a jealousy of more thriving sad prosperous neighbors. and she began to hope that Chile would choke. Bolivia also witnessed Chile's prosperity with III -concealed feelings of envy, and Orally the Iwo entered Into • defensive alliance. It is sup- posed that it was at the suggestion of Peru that Bolivia Imposed • tax on all the altrate that was exported Tamafrom Tama and Arica. This brought a fierce protest from Chile. Bolivia disregarded the proterl and attempted to collect the tax, where- upon Chile seized the port of Anto- fogasta—.o now you see what the word means. This inevitably led to a declaration of war by Bolivia to 1571. Peru offered to act as mediator, but Chile auspectiog that she would favor her partner to true Peruvian fashion refused her offices. It was then Peru's turn to grow sus- picious. for she feared that victor- lous Chile might attempt to seize her own nitrate province of Tarapaca. So Peru deelared war, and arrived just in time to take Bolivia's place. for the latter, with no navy and a small army, was speedily put out 01 action by her more powerful antago- nist. Chile was, Indeed. well prepared to fight. Her navy was made up of ironclad.. then modern, and her troops were Krupp -armed and well trained. Peru had three ships of war, which fought gallantly against great odds. Her army was more numerous and succeeded In conttuing the war for Ove years, at the end of which time Peru had to acknowledge herself beaten. Chile dictated the terns of peace• and annexed forever the Pro- vince of Tarapaca. The Bottvtan pro- vinces of Arica and Tacna were to be held by her for ten years. at the end of which time there was to be a ple- biscite, the Inhabitants of the pro - vines to determine what nation they wished to belong to. The lucky na- tion was to recompense the loser to the extent of $10,000.000. At the end of the ten years Chile offered to hold the plebiscite, but Peru refused, and has continued to refuseswith each repetition of the offer, alleging that the conditions of the proposed referendum were unfair. The point is that Chile wants to confine the voters to the upper, educated or white classes. whatever they may be called. who are almost all Chileans. They are • minority, however, the masses of the popslatlon being made up of Illiterate Indlaes, who are Pe- ruvlana. If everybody votes the pro- •ince will probably go to Peru, for Boli•la has been lost In the shuffle. If it Is a hand-picked electorate the provinces will remain with Chile. This 1s the problem that remains to be solved. but fortunately not by war. Mantas Hemp. The production of manila hemp In the Philippine islands made enhatan- tlal progress during the fiscal year endings lune 30. 1511. airordiag to statistics compiled by the Bureau of insular Affairs of the War Depart - mento The quantity was nearly 11 per rent. greater than In the preeed- log fiscal year add was the largest Anes 15141, • FIGHTING IN RUSSIA. Ottawa Vaptaisu Why Canadian. Were Ment There. OTTAWA, 'Dec. 3I.—The follpw- lag announcdtusnt was made by the Government: The Canadian force operating In northern Russia, which wan recently reported to have been la action against the Bolsheviks, consists of two six-gun batteries of 15 -pounders. with a personnel of 375 officers and men. and In addition, 88 officers and non-commissioned officers serving with a local force, raised In the vicinity of Archangel under the authority of the Russian Government at Archangel. All the members of this force volunteered for this *en - vie*. The Artbangel Covernment is headed by M. Tchalkovsky, a welt - known Social Revolutionist, who was taking a leading part In'Oppos- Ing the Bolshevik. This information was received from overseas. The artillery was required for co- operation with British and American infantry sent to enable the northern Russians to resist Bolshevik aggres- sion, id to Niro' eat the Bolsheviks from seizing Mtge stores of war sup- plies at Archangel and elsewhere, which had been provided by the British Government. As publicity would have defeated the purpose of the expedition, no announcement could be made at the time the force was despatched to the Burman Bout. otherwise both the Germano and the Bolsheviks would have been acquainted with the program.ge reinforcements of artillery re available at the time the application for assistance by the War Omee was granted, and all the omcers and men who took part in the expedition vol- unteered for the service. "PLAYING DEAD." Strategy of Animals Is Hard to Explain. 014 Possum 1. playing dead. Why does he do It! Of course. V Is a piece of deep strategy peculiar to the sagacious ihlellect of the beast. The scientist, however, Ina very sceptical person, and he questions even the st.btle brains of the possum. although It is perfectly certain that the worthy ablate! does 11e mute and motionless until a convenient time arrives for a getaway. Dr. Etienne Rabaud, Maitre des Conferences of the Sernenne, writing la the Scientific American. dentes any "playing dead" or "lie still" theories on the part of animals. When one suddenly seizes a eetinold insect It Immediately folds its legs against Its body, draws down Its head and Its Antennae and remains motionless. Other arthro- polda (eruataceana, spiders, myria- pods, insects) behave in a very simi- lar fashion. This has suggested comparison with death. and it Is a common say- ing that the animals are "Playing Dead." A phenomenon which is superficially similar has been observ- ed among vertebrates. Some observ- ers agree with Darwin that the Im- mobility leads the enemy astray, that they appear not to attack dead creatures. Moree.r, the attitude and the coloration, 'together with entire immobility. often render the animal completely Invisible, hence It eau more readily escape. In birds and mammals immobili- sation cep be occasloaed at will. In the sevolh eenu.ry. Klrcber Immo- bilized fowls merely by turning them upon their backs. The experi- ment can be successfully made with any kind of bird. I have performed It with sparrows, with a wryneck and with. the finch immediately after their capture. thus excluding all Idea of training. The same result can be obtained with various mammals, es- pecially with mice. What Is the nature of this Immo- bility? Some naturalists—there are few nowadays to he sure—.till think that this action Is both voluntary and eonacloua. The majority," however, following Darwin and Romance. re- eognlse that It is scarcely reasonable to attribute it, to any Idea of death. which would be the simulation of a 'tate which Is unknown to the ani- mal simulating It. In the presence of either real or Imaginary danger the animals may experience an intense and paralysing terror. Whether tbey remain unseen dr whether their corpse-llke appear- ance deceives the enemy, those who remain perfectly motionless for the longest time would have the best chance to escape. Having thus sur- vived, their de'cendants would in- herit the faculty sof remaining mo- tionlesa In the pre e of danger, so that by the opvrat of the nat- ural law of aele •tion he so-called instinct would be deve ped little by little. This is the exp atlon most generally adopted. at real advan- tage could an animal derive from im- mobility? Natnnftets have accepted the hypothesis that the a)pearance of death would drive away predatory creatures since these do not care for corpses; hut on the one hand many animals. far from being repelled by dead fieeh. are especially attracted by It; and on the other hand the mere absence of movement Is not sufficient to Impart to any organism all the properties of a Cadaver. in particular the odor is lacking, and this Is far more Important than the external aapeet, so far as predatory animals are concerned. An insert is caught by one leg and Immediately finds Itself paralysed and delivered up defeneelesa to its enemy. By retatntbg the possibility of bithtg or struggling It might be able to liberate Itself, whereas the immobilising reflex deprives it of all chance of this. Immobilisation, la fact, whether or not it reesslblea death, falls to play any essential part 1• the life of an animal. It Is a property of the nerv- ous system very widespread. As to las nature we s/nl poss.m very lacomptete data. Varlesu auth- erltles have spokes of hypa.tlar•, but Ms terra offers ao solution, slaw it Itself teeIgnates a pbeaomeew which is far from being well ender - stood. At the present tits. we Dean do nothing more than met forth the features withoot nadertaking to *s- treet from then an eaplanelloa whlrh will rasposd erectly to all swots. STATESMEN PRAMS 9. A. Give Strood Endorsauoo to Salvationists' Million Dollar Drive. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Governor-General of Canada; Sir Robert Borden. Pune Minister? Sir Wil- frid Laurier, and many other leading citizens of the Dominion. heartily en- dorse the Salvation Army's campaign to raise one million dollars for demobilisa- tion and reconstruction work. Theft let- ters promising Support to the drive, and praising the work of the Salvation Army during the war, follow: The Duke of Lievonsltire: Best wishes foethe success of your Red Shield Drive ere 1,000.000 for the Canadian horse and overseas work of the Salvation Army. 1 hope this drive will be _generously sui- ted by the= of Canada. it Robert Horden: Very glad 16 send my best wishes tar 'very success in the endeavor of the Salvation Army to raise a million dollars for its Canadian home and overseas work. The effort of the Salvation Army in aid of the national purpose is worthy of the highest appre- ciation. e Sir Wilfrid Laurier: 1 have tete henor to/acknowledge receipt of your communi• cation, informing me that you are trek• ing a special appeal for assistance to the Siivltion Army. l can testify to the good work done for many years past by your association, and I will be happy to contribute my mite. Sir:Thomas White: Glad to learn of the demobilization and reconstruction program of the Salvation Army. Its excellent work i:n the Canadian and all Allied fronts is greatly appreciated by the Government. in Canada the Army has assisted all other organiza- tions in their war campaigns Ind materi• ally aided in the flotation of our Vic- tory los,'. N. W. Rowell: I wish you every nuc• cess in your demobilization and recon- structian million -dollar campaign. The war work of the Salvation Army is de- serving of support of all good citizens. 1. heard nothing but appreciation of it when overseas. His Sllenec. ' Briggs—What made you so silent at our gathering the other evening' Griggs—Whv, confound it all' 1 had a pagpculardy runny story, hal forgotten the exact point, and was trying to re- member it. - Briggs—Why didn't you ask us? Natural Question. "What kind of coal do you use :' "v‘ taste can 1 get a dozen :'" Heredity.. "Ever notice that A ice's hair is of several ditferent shades ? ' "Yes: it's due to heredity, 1 suppose. You know her father dealt in combination lock. before she was born." It's easy for an editor to drop into poetry. All he has to do is to sit down in his waste paper basket. At the Grindstone. Benjamin Franklin is considered to he one of the wisest men that America has ever produced. He has been decd over • .SuuawumuiuuuuauiuuibuuuaaiKuutuiupauniuuiuL 1 SNEED MIMS MINMEP JANUARY Clearance Sale HANDSOME BLOUSES of Crepe de Chine and Georgette. Regular $4 00, 54.5o and $5.o0, at $3.00 These are manufacturers sample Blouses sent us by manufacturers. Sizes range 36, 38 and sons%40, colors are pinks, maize:white, etc. At each • $3100 Furs s B,autiful sets of Lynx, Fox, Mink, Persian Lamb, Wolf, etc. Sets perfectly snatched and from selected skins. Prices ranged $20 to 390, now .$1S to $70 Floor Rugs A splendid showing of fine Wilton, Brussels and Tap- es:ry Rugs. Patterns suitable for any room or hall In all wanted sizes. Every Rug reduced for Janusz selling. Dress Goods and Suitings- Qualities egttal to the test we have ever shown. d inch, all pure wool Serges, in navys, black, greens. reds, etc., for suits or dresses. Very special, per yar i ,......,.. $l.90 56 -inch. finest all pure wool Freych Suitiugs, Gabar- dines, Poplins and Serges, in blues, blacks, and browns. Special per yard .. 82.SU and $3,06 Ladies' Coats Stylish Broadcloth,' Tweed Beaver Cloth and Plush Coats, all well -lined and tailor-made, a large choice of very handsome and stylish Coats. Ranging in price $12, $15, $20, 525 and $3o W. ACHESON & SON 1 uimum' tmniummtmmmauumuoumin uuunu uIHI one hundred years. but his reputation has nut declined through the progress of time. Of getting and saving money he said: "A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose to the grindstone." There 1s no need of a Cana- dian keeping his nose at the grindstone, for the war savings plan enables him to save easily. 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