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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-03-04, Page 714, 4-'•u.ow..rv.+-w.mwis ALLIES TO TEST GERM A Y'S GOOD FAITH IN TRIAL OF WAR CRIMINALS Number of Definite Cases, here No Doubt of Guilt Can Exist, to be Submitted For J udgement in German Courts -This List; Will Be Typ ical of Whole Category. Paris, Feb, 22.-A decision of th greatest importance has been talce as the result of an allied meetin yesterday . at Paris, at which Lor Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor, represented Great Britain.. Not only has one way out of the war crim inals muddle been discovered, bu allies will shortly •call upon Ger many to show unmistakeably on regular test ease whether or not i is prepared to live up to the spiri of the treaty signed at' Versailles. The following method of dealin with, the question of war criminal has been a'clopted: The allies are going to take the Germans at their word: They will be ready, at any rate, for the mo- ment to believe .in their promise that Germany herself will give un- prejudiced trial to those persons whom the allies may choose to ac- euse of crimes against the laws of humanity, and they have appointed a sub -committee to establish a re- stricted number of definite cases in which there is, in the allied opinion no question o£ doubt of responsibility The number of such special test case has not yet been fixed. "One propos is that France, Belgium and Grea Britain shall each present five. It Will probably be found that al the cases thus brought forward evil he typical of the whole category o crime.. There will be no effort mad in these first trials to solve th troublous question 'of., re.eponsib.ilit and the charges brought will cer e tainly be of a very definite and per- p 1 sonar nature. . 1 In the catalogue of German crime d1 it is not difficult to find cases of an officer, wantonly and without the covering protection of superior orders, directing a 'priest and inof- fensive citizens to be shot, of the handing over of women to be out - ut raged by a band of • men, of firing upon sailors from torpedoed ships a struggling in the water. The evi- t denee in such matters is overpower - t ing and .involves no arguments about divided responsibility. The very na- g ture of the cases make it easy for s any civilized court to come to a de- cision which shall be .unprejudiced by national -feeling. In the desire to make the matter as feasible as possible for the Ger- man Government, the allies will take into consideration any com- ment the German Government may care to make upon any specific case when such comment tends to show that any of the selected cases does not fall within the category of indis- putable guilt. The allied intention is, , mshort, to press for immediate pro-. . sedition before the German courts of �i0`I'HIrRS' PENSION s criminals whose guilt is so clear as -- a1 to be 'almost beyond argument, and'PLANANNONUCFb t to judge of German sincerity by the • verdict and sentence given. Such, 1 trials, wherever they may be held in 1; Germany, will necessarily entail the f attendance of many hundreds of the • lied witnesses, who will need to have e some kind of protection during the ;' proceedings, and, probably some kind -'' of legal advice. °L ROY( 4INff d✓SS/ F/t'ME 4"V"C'00e ANU 0 stmeov.va/mss''' ' 7'0ABT� BUFFER a PRI5JEHA NOV N66 ONTO CAC/4 •9 FREE ()CITY NCONA ess Asco`u i A ET! CARLOPA6O kw▪ ue ^•� eLOYW }TZ Let B ZARA X10\ .1ARAVC4pw`•4 .C. t1ERN181 5EAENICO.o \ /, TO'S ^lI AL tugia TRAO ase '9 Jorr., 1 ,SSA MOST{ rJissA CUR2otA LA60S A "• LF • BR seesawO t r-. ,.,�•r HERLE6OYinq” oe 5raONo 1 ,orvrEivErno ..' v.. t CETI`JJE SCALE OF „,Las O so cASYENut o TERRITORY CLAIMED B? ITALY wo 1 This map shows Italy's latest suggestion regarding the Dalmatian Coast. She would make Fiume and "its environs a buffer state with. its Itaiianity recognized. Zara would be a free port. The newspapers of Italy ars bitterly hostile to President Wilson's attitude on the Adriatic cluestion. They claim that he is trying to impose. his will upon all Europe. RFLIL'' FOR . ; MAGDALEN ISLANDS €cebreakerMontcalm Succeeds in Conveying Supplies. Sydney, N. S., 'Feb. 22. -Relief for the Magdalen Islands is in sight at last as .a result of the inrepid sea- manship of the master and crew of the Government ice -breaker Mont•• ana?mia froin'whieh he.had suffered calm A wireless message received for several years. Arrangements for at North Sydney to -day says that at the funeral have not been completed, 6.20 a.m. the Montealm smashed her but he will be buried with full naval v'ay to within half a utile of the honors. Grindstone Island of the Magdalen; Admiral Peary submitted to a blood group, and was unloading on the ice' transfusion at a hospital here -ten stores and provisions, which the peo-' days ago. He later was removed to plc were carrying, ashore in sleds and his home and his condition then was teams. reported as somewhat improved. He Close -packed floes made it impos- gradually grew weaker, however, and sible for the steamer to penetratethe end came early Friday morning. nearer land. l. DISCOVERER OF• NORTH POLE DEAD Rear -Admiral Peary Passed Away at Washington.' A despatch from Washington says: -Rear-Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, retired, Arctic explorer: and discover- er of the North Pole, died at his home here on Friday . from'perniciod Dr. H. F. Strine °the admiral's physi- The Montealm was despatched cian, disclosed that the transfusion from, Souris, (prince Edward Island,; this month was the 35th to which Ad - to the relief of the • Magdalen sees-! miral Peary had submitted within two eral weeks ago, after the failure of! years. the Canadian Spinner to cope with the ice. The ice-preakar got caught' Great Prairie Fire in the huge field's and was allowed to drift slowly for :many days, being+, carried at last beyond Cape North1 and into Cabot Strait. The recent big gales scattered the .ice and re- leased. the steamer, which .it was ex- pected would make all speed for Sydney. 'Instead, the first thought ofi those on board was for the people of the islands, who are believed to be very short of supplies by this time,; and the steamer went back into the ice -packed' gulf. 1 Sixty Miles Wide jA despatch from Buenos Ayres, says:-A great prairie fire, sixty 1 miles wide, has swept through the territory a La Pampa, in the central part of the Republic. Fifteen thous- and sheep and much other live stock are reported to have perished, while the material damage is estimated at $1,000,000. This conflagration is said to have been the biggest ,ever known in Argentina. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SHARE- HOLDERS .ACCEPT GOVERNMENT TERMS Sir Alfred Smithers Says Company Could Not Carry on Un- der Circumstances -Judging by Protests the Bargain is Good One For Canada: A despatch from' London, says: - The shareholders of the Grand Trunk Railway, after listening to heated ll eriticiam, on Tursclay assented to the terms of agreement with the Do- minion Government. A dozen dis- sentients held a meeting afterwards aitd passed a resolution protesting against the terms. "We have fought hard for nearly two years, and we earnestly and un- hesitatingly recommend you to ac- cept tips. agreement." recital of this case was sufficient to cause considerable feeling. • "I knew there were influential amen in Canada who thought that the po- licy the Government should pursue was to let us alone, and that the weaker we became the easier we could be dealt with, They knew that we were being forced by the Government to carry on under impossible condi- tions,, over which we had no control. I felt we ware being held up." (Cries 4f shamel and one voice, "Swindlers]"' Sir Alfred, continuing, ,said "I re- eeived figures showing the profits were swallowed up in increased wages, without the company • being -ranted increased rates, which meant the loss to shareholders of at least one and a quarter to one and a half million pounds in mach of the last three years." The Chairman said that they thought in regard • to the Grand Trunk .Pacific at least they were en- titled to be shown the sante consid- eration as the Canadian Northern. This was the final sentence of Sir Alfred Smithery' speech to the Grand Trunk shareholders. The meeting • was crowded and at lMnos there were strong ejaculations. The sharehold-, ers, however, were entirely cordial toward the Chairman and his col- leagues. ,air Alfred Smithers deealred that he had always been most careful to i express, himself with all possible re - strata regarding the Canadian Gov -1 ernment,Tbut, unfortunately, the bare Basis For Legislation Sub- mitted to Drury Govt. A despatch from Toronto says: - The basis upon which the Drury Government will draft the mother's allowances legislation to be introduc- ed at the coming session of the House, is set out in the final report on the subject submitted by Dr. R W. Riddell, Deputy Minister of. Labo to Hon. Walter Rollo. The report which is an importapt compilation o information upon the problems o looking after nennilless mothers, i the second made by Dr. Riddell, th first, an interim report, having be laid before Sir William Hearst jus before the late Government xetired. The scheme as recommended by th Deputy Minister may be summarized etc.) The children must be depen- dent upon the mother. The report does not suggest de- finite amounts, but recommends that the amount shall be determined' in each case by the administrative com- mission subject, however, to an es- tablished maximum per family. Bringing Back Bodies of Americans A despatch from Washington, says: r -=The bodies of seventeen American soldiers who died in England have f been disinterred in English cemeter- f les and are ready for shipment to the s 'United States, the War' Department e :announced. This is the first definite en step taken in the plan to bring back t ,the bodies of American soldiers who :died overseas. e . es foIlowe: • Allowances to be paid the. moth- er o$ two or more children under the age of 14 years of age and' in the im- mediate care of the parent, who is (a) a widow, (b) the wife of an ,in- mate of a Provincial Hospital.for the Insane or• (c) the wife, of a man who, is totally disabled. In every: case where the allowance is given the mother must be a suitable guardian for her children. • ' Allowances only where the father is a British,subject or the mother a British suject before marriage. The mother and children must be resident lit Canada at the time of the death or total disability of the father. The mother must be a res.',- dent of Canada for three years prior to the applicatipn, for two years ' resident of Ontario and must reside in the Province while in receipt of an allowance. To become entitled to an allowance the mother and children must not own property valued at more than $2,000 or have more than $500 in cash or securities convertible into cash (other than household goods, • May 13e Canada's Next Governor.' General. 3 I.c• :'cl Berra. of 'Ginty. Tho Essex . 3 $ iL n to Paris to Buy Canadian Goods pounds among the izoor of Cairo and A despatchrom f- Paris says:- Paris' Municipal Council has accepted a loan of $20,000,000 froth Canada for the purchase of Canadian foodstuffs and oher goods. m MANY NORTHERN LAKES: FROZEN Pulp and Lumber Manufac- ture Consequently Reduced. Quebec, Feb" 22. -The low condition of the water in the rivers on the north -and south shores has consider- ably reduced the manufacture of .pulp, lumber and other natural resources that are dependent upon :water power. This is due -in a great measure to the extensive eold which was experienced at the early part of the winter, which froze up most of the lakes in the northern country In many of the villages in the Province even the equeducts and wells have alMost dried up. At Murray Bay many of 'the householders are melting snow, as the aqueduct there is out of use for laci. of water. The same is- being experier •ed in many other villages. • In the lake St, John District the large pulpwood grinders have been closed down. It stated that at Chi- coutimi• there are, only three or four grinders working out of forty two, at Jonquires., five, while at Port Alfred the mill has had, to close dawn. It is not expected that conditions will be very much :improved before the mid- dle c� end of March, owing to the fact That there is heavy thick ice on the lakes which will take some time to melt. Roumania King to be • Crowned' in Spring A. despatch from London, says:- The coronation of Ferdinand as King of Greater Roumania will take place at Albajulia, Transylvania, next spring. Great Britain will send a special envoy to reprezent Ring George, and the name of Earl Haig already is being mentioned here in this connection. Queen Marie, of Rou- mania is expected 'to, visit England soon. King Ferdinand undoubtedly is the only living monarch who will enjoy the unique position of being crowned twice. Poor Will Remember Sultan of Egypt's Heir A despatch from Cairo, sats: -The Sultan of Egypt 9s distributing 12,000 1 Alexandria in celebration of the birth of an heir to the 'Sultanate. Prince Ahmed Fuad was chosen by the British to succeed his late brother, Russein Kemal, as Sultan in Qetober, 1917. WeeklyMa ret Report Breedstuffs. 32%c; Stilton'. 34 to 35c; old, large, Toronto, Feb. 24. -Manitoba wheat 32 to 33c; Do., twins, 33 to 331%$c. , -No. 1 Northern, $2.80; No. 2 North- MargBeans-ariCanadiane--33 ntb, '3ha8cn.d-picked, bu- ! store Fort William. • shel, $5.50 to $6.00; primers, $4.50 to i • Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W;c 96%; $5.00; Japans, $5.50 to $5.75; Cali- ff No. 3 C.W., 93%c; extra No. 1 feed, fornia Limas, 17% to 18%c; Mada- 93a3c; No. 1 feed, 92%c; No. 2 feed, gascar Limas, lb., 15c; Japan Limas, 91%c, in store Fort William. Ib., 11c. Manitoba barley -No., 3y C.W , Honey -Extracted clover, 5 -lib., $1.74%; No. 4 C.W., $1.45?i;; rejected, tins, 27 to 28e; 10-Iklb tins, 25 to 26e; $1.341; feed, $1.34%, in store Fort' 60 -Ib, tins, 25e; buckwheat, 60 -ib. tins, William: . - 18. to 20c; comb, 16 -oz., $6.00'to $6.50' American corn -No. 3 , yellow, doz., 10 -oz., $4.25 to 44.50 doz. $1.90; -No. 4 yellow, $1,87, track, To- Maple products -Syrup, per imper- ronto; prompt , shipment. sal gal., $4'.25;b., 4' 25 per 6 imperial gals., • Ontario oats -No. 3.white, 98c to $4.00; sugar, fib., 29 to 30c. $1.00, according to freights outside. • Provisions --Wholesale. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per • Smoked meats -Hams, indium, 35 car lot, $2:00 to $2.01; No. 2, do., $1.98 to 87c; do., heavy, 29 to 30c; cooked, to $2.01; No. 3 do., $1.92 to $1.93. 48 to 51c; rolls, 80 to 31c; breakfast a f.o.b. shipping points, according to bacon, 42 to 47o, backs, plain, 50 tq freights. ' 52c; boneless, 54 to' 58c. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, per, Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 31 ear lot, $2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 do., to 32e; clear bellies, 30 to 31c. $1.98 to $2.07; No. 3 do., $1.95 to Lard -Pure. tierces, 81 to' 31%c; $2.01, f.o.b. shipping points, accord- tubs, 81% to 82c• pails, 31% to 3234e; ing to freights. (prints, 32 to 324 c, Compound tierces, Peas -No. 2, $3.00. � 281a1 to 29c; tubs, 29 to 29%e; pails, Barley :Malting, $1.77 to $1.79, 2914 to 29%c; prints, 30% to 81c. according to freights outside. Buckwheat -$1.55 to $1.60, accord- ing to freights outside. ' Rye -No. 3, $1.77 to $1.80, accord- ing to freights outside. 'Manitoba flour -Government stand- Bran, $45.'25. Shorts, $52.25. Hay, ard, $18.25 Toronto. I No. 2, per ton car lots, $26. Cheese Ontario flour --Government stand- -Finest easterns, 30 to 80%c. But- ard, $10.80 to $11, Montreal; $11 in i ter -Choicest creamery, 54 to ',85c; Toronto, in jute bags. Prompt ship seconds, 611,2 to 621/2c. Eggs -Fresh, nient. 1 75 to 77c; selected, 62e; Na. 1 stock, Millfeed - Car lots- Delivered ; 53 to 54e; No. 2 stock, 45 to 50c. Po - Montreal freight, bags included-' tatoes-Per bag, car lots; $3'.50. Bran, per ton, 345; shorts, pee ton, $52; good feed flour, $3.60 to $8.75. Hay -No. 1, per ton, $27 to $28: U. F. 0.-^--U. F. W, O. Having outlined briefly the begin- ninge of this great movement of ours, perhaps we cannot do better than to attempt in this letter to ouline our aims and the means by which we hope to accomplish thein. Our position it, we believe, n en- tirely logical one, and is based upon two or three facts: 1. That agriculture is the 'basic In- dustry of Canada. Data available for anyone upon request show that near- ly 80% of the wealth of Canada Is de• rived from agriculture, directly and indirectly. 2. That this great industry is, of rather was, practically without influence with the Government, because of its lack of organization. 3. That without influence, it is.im• possible to obtain legislation needful to assure the prosperity oaf our Indus, try. We are not out for class legislati But we are not willing that the cla to which we Along should be ignor in legislation. If it is proper that legislation enacted to further the interests of dustries which contribute far less th does ours to the national wealth, mu more is it just that ours should ceive like consideration expressed legislation. But we have no such co sideration. The events of the past forty yea go to show that we have steadily be losing ground -Rural population h decreased and the influence of ag culture dwindled to a mere .nothing Unorganized as we were, we were no position to protest against meant after measure that diseriminat against us. The outcome, of cours is most plainly seen in the high co of living. With towns and Citi growing,. that is, the number of fo consumers who did not produce fo increasing, and the food -product population decreasing, what else cou happea? This -condition re -acted again up the farmer. With food and oth necessities so high in price, increa in wages to the urban worker becam imperative, and so wages have rise higher and higher; the price of foo to the consumer has risen proportio ately. The laborer is in no bett financial position, and the farme who keeps to the primary line of farm lag, i.e., the production of „-ood, situ ly cannot pay the current prices f labor and "come out even." If yo doubt this statement send for a cop of the survey which Prof. Leitch mad of .three of the best townships in th province. Something is radically wrong who these conditions prevail. There is no use to attempt to rem dy conditions unless the cause of the existence can he established. Thos who have given their lives to a stud of these things have arrived at thl conclusion: These conditions exis because: 1. The individual voter does no realize his responsibility for presen laws. 2. The people who do realize the re sponsibility have not been workin for the interests of the farmer. 3. Proper Iegislation can be obtaine only when the voter is convinced o the privilege and opportunity and re spansibility involved in the ballot. That the farmers must cease to b the only industry whose operator neither count, weigh, measure, grade or value one single thing they eithe buy or sell. In other words, the farm er must control his business. The steps toward this are: 1, interest; 2 education; 3, organization; 4, co operation. Bat the greatest of these s education, and upon it all others de- • " Montreal Markets. Montreal; Feb. 24. --Flour, new standard grade, $13.25 to $13.55. Roll- ed oats, bag, .90 lbs., $5.15 to "$5.-M • Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Feb. 24. -Choice heavy steers, $13.50 to $14; good heavy mixed, per ton, $25, track, Toronto. steers, $12.75 to $13.25; butchers' cat - Straw -Car lots per ton, $16 to $17, 7 track, Joronto, Country Produce -Wholesale. Butter -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 43 to 44c, prints, 48 to 50c. Creamery, medium, $9.80 to $10; 13o., x011411- fresh made solids, 60 to 61e; prints,; 36.75 to $7; butcher cows, choice, 62 to 63e. 1810.50 to $11; Do., good, $0.50 to $1O; Eggs -New laid,. 64 to 65c, 1 Do., medium, $8 to $8.50; Do., eom-• Dressed poultry -Spring chickens,' Mon, $.7 to $7.25; stockers, $7.50 t 82 to 35e; roosters, 25c; fowl, 25 to $10; feeders, a19• t'•n.57.1i• canners arta 2c; geese, 25 to 28c; ducklings, 32 tot �c',r , cutters, $5.25 to $6.50; rtu,,, good 5c; turkeys, 45 to 50c; squabs, dos..! to' choice,$110 to $165; Do., corn, and 4.50. ' ( Hied., $6to $75; springers, $90 to Live poultry -Spring chickens, 22 $165; •sheep, $6.50 to 411; Iambs, per O 28c.; roosters; 20c; fowl, 25 to 82c;: cwt., $17.50 to $21.50; calves good eese, 22 to 25c; ducklings, 30c; tur- to choice, $18 to $28; 'hogs, fedandeye, 35c. j watered, $18.50; do„ weighed off cars, 'Cheese -New large, 80 to 81c; ,18.75; do., f.o.b., $1`7,.50; do„ do., wins, 301/4 to 31%a triplets, 811,x'- o-°cct nary paints, $17.25. tie, choice, $11. 5 ' to $12.50; do., good $11.25 to $11.50; do., Medium, $9.751 to $10.25; do., •common, $7.50 to $8; bulls, choice, $10.50 to 311; do., County Standard, an important Eng- lf It paper, claims that Lord 13y.ig will bca next,, (lovernm'-General of Canada, t As Sir Julian llyng,-he was fora e; tim1 Commander,. ot the Canadian Forces an the Wcstorn Front. -.pend. We can never prosper until the un- rest which paeevades alt. classes in thls and other countries is allayed. The effort to allay it is a fight for which, in our land, the weapons will be forged by the, press, the platform, yes, and the pulpit. Our motto is, "Equal opportunities for all; special privi- leges for. none," We believe that it is built upon the principle which He who .claimed to 1iave the panacea for all social ills, in the rules of conduct He gave, and which he epitomized thus: "Whatsoever ye would, therefore, that men shou'!li' do unto you, do ye even so to them." The principles that are incumbent upon the individual who calls him- self Christian do not differ one whit from those Which a cliristian nation must follow if it would be worthy the name. ---Margery Mills. Governing Body of Royal Mounted • Police f A despatch front Regina says: •W According to information from veli. able sources, the governing body of the Royal Canadian 'Mounted Police will soon be announced as follows:._. Commissioner Perry, General Offi+ cer Commanding the force, with head quarters at Ottawa; Assistant Com. missioner Stearns, Ottawa; Assistant Commissioner Wroughton, Vauncou. ver; Assistant Commissioner McGill - ben, 'Regina; Aeljutart • hiperintelt• dent Newson, Ottawa.