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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1919-10-02, Page 4Pt tt our b)i ue A. Q. SMITH, Editor and Prole, Conservative farmers. will do well to note that certain men in North ,Huron, are out canvassing to get them to vote for the U. P. O. candidate while they themselves are not going; to leave their Party but are quietly whispering to other friends that there is no need to fear, they "are still for Fraser." * * * There is more their 'ignorance behind the statement of Hartley Dewart at the Milverton convention when he says the liquor interests do not want the return of the bail He should tell that to the Lib. erty League who are advising everybody to vote "yes" on that first question of the ballot, which he says should have been kit off—Listowel Banner. A misunderstanding prevails as to the marking of the referendum ballott, We have been asked, several times, if it is right that an X put on the no column and X on the yes column of another question would mean that your ballott was spoiled, No it does not a person may vote three times yes and once no or three times .no and once yes. All that you must do is to vote four times. If you are for total pro- hibition you should vote No four times though, PUBLISHING WHISKEY ADVTS Editor Robertson of Goderich Signal takes this view on pubishing the advertis- ing of the Citizens, Liberty League: "We learn indirectly that some critic- ism of the local papers has been made be. cause of their insertion of the Adver- tising of the Citizen's Liberty League. The criticism arises from a restricted con- ception of the obligations of a newspaper to the community in which it is publish- ed A queston is before the public with regard to which there is a variety of opin- ion, and any man, or anybody of men, is entitled to a fair and reasonable opport- unity of publicly stating his views onthe question. To deny this opportunity is to deny a fundamental right of citizenship. Those who assail the newspapers for granting this opportunity to the Citizens, Liberty League might as well say that the poll officials should accept the votes only of those who vote their way. The adver- tisements in question are signed with the names of citizens of this Province, any newspaper publisher who for fear of offen- ding his constituency would reject them would, in our opinion, be unfit for his po- sition, In their zeal for a great. cause, advocates of prohibition should not forget that there are other great causes, and one of these that the newspaper man has espec- ially in his keeping is the cause of freed- om of public discussion ," As "THE ADVANCE" circulates through out a large portion of the same territory as the Signal does we are taking time and wasting space to answer the above. Tan ADVANCE was one of a very few weeklies that refused this advertising and we did so as keepers of our own conscience and are pleased to notice that at least a few who commenced this advertising are foll- owing our example and cutting it entirely. We possibly need the money as badly as Robertson or any others, but our soul is not for sale and if we decide to not adver- tise for the Liberty League it is purely our own business and there is no occas- ion for any contemporary to worry. It is just one of our peculiarities that we have decided we do not wish to Iook back on our files in the . years to come and read this whiskeytrash that we secured a few paltry dollars for, As John R. Grant, or- ganizer for the Citizens Liberty League in North Perth,'says "the Fight tor booze is as important as that against Germany" we believe it is. Should the first question on the referendum ballott carry for a re- peal of the Ontario Temperance act would our lives be safe in the hands of the many autorists who would occasionally be over- come with intoxicants. The automobile is so much more numerous to -day than before We bad prohibition that we believe it would be a crime to bring back booze. "The fear of offending our constituents" as the editor of the Signal puts it, is cheap talk and works both ways, in fact we have good reason to believe that to be the very reasonwhy Robertson and others are publishing Liberty League advertisements It has been suggested indirectly that a committee from the temperance associat- ion may have caused us to refuse this ad- vertising, well for the information of those interested, we had refused the contract and informed the advertising agency to that effect before they approach- ed us and even if we hadn't they would have had no weight with us. As for cat- ering to business, there are certain leading workers'in the local temperance association whom we would be greatly suprised to re- ceive anything from but whatever they happen to not be in touch with. Our stand is purely principle and with best regards to Bro. Robertson we wish him to knew it's our own business. He may continue to work for his "great cause" that's his business. GIRLS WANTED Clean, airy, c,tfnlit workrooms. short houtre--,a 47-110ur \veek, with Saturday h if -holiday. li;tlnablrt training in agrk'eablrt for the the:pt,riuth:. d. A gootI livid mag(' 10 bt.ginni:r.; which xis :criAly int ttiaw, 'with expel:lent a iih(1lil'tJlit IE'Iicy, Writ : re. (. all _. . MERCURY MILLS Hamilton Mit .' Ontario sossusesammaseemossesessamess PrJ A ALP A W e Why? of Another Victory Loan 'WHEN, on the morning of November 11th, 1918,.the guns were hushed and t;F ��v glad tidings flashed across the world, there followed with the Nation's Prayer of Thanksgiving, one yearning query, which found echo in the faster beat - h. hearts of wives, mothers, fathers, brothers,' sisters and sweethearts. That clt,a.>t y was, "How soon will our boy be home?" And, from. France and Flanders, from Italy and Egypt, from Palestine and from far-off Siberia,, there came an answering echo, "How soon, how soon, may we go home?" ANADA caught the spirit of these longings, and at once resolved to satisfy them. It was an appalling task. Shipping was tragically scarce, The corn- position of the Army of Occupation had not then been settled. And other parts of the Empire as well as Canada were looking for the speedy return of their men, Pr HE problem was this. The half -million men that Canada had overseas had 4. taken more than four years to transport to the field of battle. To bring there home in a few months was a gigantic undertaking --one to tax all Canada's ingenuity and resources. Canada solved the problem,but it meant crowding into a few short months, an expense for demobilization which it was impossible to foresee. 'THEN, too, besides the sentimental aspect of the necessity for bringing the men home quickly the economic side could not be overlooked. That was, to trans- form efficiently and speedily the nation's army of fighters into a national army of workers. Need Divides Itself in Two Parts (b) To provide The answer 'to the question "Why. does Canada need another Victory Loan?" divides itself into two parts. (a) To finish paying the expenses of demobilization, and the obliga- tions we still owe to our soldiers. national working capital. Obligations to Soldiers The obligations to soldiers in- clude: That already incurred cost of bringing home troops from overseas. The payment of all soldiers still undernobilized. This includes more than 20,000 sick and wounded who are still in hospital, and who of course remain on the Army payroll till discharged. The upkeep of hospitals, and their medical and nursing staffs, until the need for them is ended. These three items alone will use up at least $200,000,000 of the Victory Loan 1919. Gratuities There is also the gratuity which has been authorized, and has been and is being paidto assist soldiers to tide over the period between discharge and their re -adjustment to civil life. For this purpose alone, $61,000,000 must be provided out of the Victory Loan 1919, in addition to the $59,000,000 already paid out of the proceeds of the Victory Loan 1918. Land Settlement Furthermore, soldiers who desire to bepome farmers may, under the . Sgldiers' Land Settlement Act, be loaded money by Canada with which to purr chase land, stock and implements. The money so advancedwill be paid back; meantime each loan is secured by a first mortgage. Up to August 15th, 29,495 soldiers had applied for land under the terms of this Act; and 22,281 applications had been investi- gated, and the qualifications of the applicant approved. For this purpose Canada this year requires $24,000,000. Vocational FM' this work which, with the Vocational Training and Soldiers' Training Service ' Departments, embraces the major activities of the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, an appropriation of $57,000,000 is necessary. These national expenditures are war expenses. They will be accepted readily by every citizen who gives thought to the task which Canada faced following the Armistice, and to the success with which she has inet it. National Working Capital Canada needs national working capital, so that slie may be able to sell on credit to Great Britain and our Allies the products of our farms, forests, fisheries, mines and factories. You may ask "Why sell to them if they can't pay cash?" The answer is, "Their orders are absolutely essential to the continuance of our agricultural and industrial prosperity." The magnitude of these orders and the amount of em- ployment thus created, will depend upon the success of the Victory Loan 1919, The cc Why" 'Farmers and manufacturers (and of " that includes the workers on these orders) roust b;: paid cash for Loans their products. Therefore, Canada must borrow money from her citizens to give credit, temporarily, to Great Britain and our Allies. Actually, no money will pass out of Canada. If Canada dors not give credit, other countries will; and they will get the trade, and have the employment that should be ours, to distribdte amongst their workers. And remember, we absolutely need these orders to main- tain employment. If we don't finance them business will feel the depression, employment will not be as plentiful, and conditions everywhere will be adversely affected. For Trans- Money must also be available to carry on the nation's shipbuilding portatlon programme, c.:).c` other .transport- ation development work. • For loans to Provincial Housing Comririssions who are building moderate priced houses. These, then, are some of the things for which Canada needs national working capital. She is in the position of a great trading company, and her Citizens who buy Victory Bonds are the shareholders. Those who give thought to our outstanding obligations to soldiers, and to our need for national working capital, cannot fail to be impressed with the absolute necessity for the ictory Loan 1 "Every Dollar Spent in Canada" Issued by Canada's Victory Loan Committee in co-operation with the Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada. 602 Iivrif (W lt'Ac% .lpantitioiis (Area by Eminent Vrench. melt. "The hlesRirtgs of v - we" ie the subject upon which .t+igero of .earls has canvaseeci a number of prominent French ,authors and other pubite men. A few of the opinions ;Callow: Maurice Maeterlinck: "It ie to be feared that it will take about ton years before we diecover that the peace just made is a peace of dupes. In the meantime, let us recognize that its principal benefaction is in reaffirming our faith in that justice which rules the destinies of peoples,. .Let us rejoice In this reaffirmation which has become only too nee sary, and in order to make our joy last, let us never lose out of sight the wise words of Saint•-Evremont, Who sloes not know that the destruc- tion of Carthage was the destruction of the Roman Republic? She had every reason to fear lierself when She had hone to fear the foreigner.' Marcel Prevost, of the French Academy: "The war has rid >! urope of the !german cancer: this is the benefaction now efanseerated by peace. Alas! the operation was long and painful, even though we may well say that but for it France would have perished. "On the other hand, don't let us pretend that now that the operation has been performed, we may return to normal conditions- immediately, without an intervening state of con- valescence. "And by an energetic effort, let us exclude from our convaleseenee all neurasthenics, anxiety, cant. Our grandchildren will envy us for hav- ing lived through the present age, and yet there are Frenchmen who sulk. Who are they? Those who have suffered? By no means; rather those who are inconvenienced to -day in their lazy contentment, or who are disquieted for the morrow, about their flat repose. "The French victory does not mean rest or stagnation. It is the commencement of an active, ardent period. The burden of our convalescence is preparation as well as reparation." Henry Bataille, dramatist; "Free- dom of thought," Gen. Messimy: "The advantages of a victorious peace? Tliey are every- where,',,they are innumerable, if one balances them up against the hor- rible consequences that would have followed defeat.. But even considered in itself and without arguing the merits of . this or that stipulation, 1 this peace renders to the world and to France an invaluable service. "From the point of view of humanity, this peace rids the world front the gory nightmare which has haunted it perpetually — the prox- imity of war, the catastrophe always impending. "From the. French point of view, in particular, the greatest service rendered by the peace is, in my view, this: that it has remade us into a people of victor, after two gen- erations had grown up oppressed, de- pressed by the memory of de- feat. "The victorious peace restores France to her proper place In the world, the first among all, "It behooves that we and our sons after us shall know, under these cir- cumstances, how to display the vie. tgrieus spirit. It behooves that we shall preserve in peace the virtues that have given us the victory: con- fidence in ourselves, steadiness of effort, energy, initiative • and valor." Albert Guillaume: "Peace? Alt! how beautiful she was during the war!" 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