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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGreater Goderich, 1918-05-14, Page 1N' GREATER GODERICH Published Daily During Campaign for a Modern Board of Trade No. 7 GODERICH, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1918 ®N Thursday morning the campaign to organize the new Board of Trade and supply it with working capital will begin. Forty busy men of our town --merchants, bankers, manufacturers, and professional men—will go out as committees and give their valuable time to solicit for memberships. The success they have in securing members will determine just how big and progressive a Board of Trade the town will have in the next three years. If each man and woman called upon indorses their work by signing a membership blank, it can be put down as a certainty that Goderich is going forward. Make up your mind now to back up this great forward. effort. Its influence is already being felt in other communities, and if a success here, may lead to a forward campaign in the entire province. Make your home town a leader. Distinguished Speakers Announced For Big Dinner Tomorrow Night SLOGAN—GIVE USA SHELTER IN HURON COUNTY FOR NEG LECTED CHILDREN. OBSTRUCTION AND THE WAR SPINDRIFT President of Hamilton Board of Trade, and Vice -President of Stratford Board of Trade, and Others to be Present. Mr. Russell T. Kelley, president of the Hamilton Board of Trade, Mr. D. M. Wright, vice-president of the Stratford Board of Trade, and an official repre- sentative of the London -Board of Trade will be the guests of honor at the "Greater Goderich" dinner tomorrow night, and will 'make addresses. De- finite acceptances have been received from Mr. Kelley and Mr. Wright, and complete assurances from the London 'Board that an official representative would be sent. These men with a strong representation of local speakers will make the program one of the best in the history of the city. The meeting promises to be a notable one in the history of such affairs in Western Ontario. It is proposed to launch several big forward movements to take in alt of Western Ontario at this meeting. The dinner will begin -promptly at 7:30 o'clock, and will be informal. No subscriptions or pledges will be asked at the meeting. Those who have re- ceived invitations and intend to be pre- sent are requested to get their tickets at ogre. ' "We must make this meeting the greatest success of anything of the kind ever held here," said President G. L Parsons today. "Success will mean much to our town. We will have dis- tinguished visitors present, men repre- senting the Boards of Trade of Hamil ton, London and Stratford. Guelph may also. be -represented. This • cam paign has attracted' attention all ove this section of the province and w cannot afford to fall down in any re speet. I hope that the attendance wit be so large that it ,vriI be necessar' to have a second table for the overflow I feel that it is .the duty of every ma who -leas received an invitation to b present." The final program will be announce tomorrow. For many 'months we have noticed, inthe daily paper we are in the habit of taking, a 'certain unfavorable' criti- cism of David Lloyd George. It began in a gentle manner with a gentlemanly difference of opinior, _Later on it be- gan to show decided opposition, in its editorials, to some of the Prime Minis- ter's work in office. More recently it has had the nerve to rebuke him on. • one or two occasions and has shown itself hostile/ to his policy. And now • the truth is out, and we can see the i nigger who has been hauled out of the - !woodpile, and publicly thrashed by the sturdy little Welshman. Certain ofIl- - cers in the army had conceived the r ; idea that they should be mernbers of e ' the war cabinet in Great Britain or - rather that the army should be in an I active, rather than in an advisory. ca- pacity to that board. They- would, in fact, have Prussian rzed the Briitsli ;Parliament. Now the Hon. David Lloyd 'George holds rightly that the army is ithe servant of the people and its job is to fight, not to govern. Had these members of the array high' command been appointed on the War Cabinet it is altogether likely that General Loch would never have been made com- mander-in-chief of alL the Allied forces. Thele was a strong feeitng that British troops should never be under the coni- ;nand of any but a British officer. But herein Great Britain gas shown her greatness. The war cabinet saw some - •tiring more than the glamor of prestige which obfuscates the army -bred man of the old regime. They saw that a supreme command was a necessity and, to his everlasting credit, be it said, Sir Douglas Haig concurred in their view, and placed his armies under Loch. This greatly oiled the men who Riad_ other ideas and they began a systematic propaganda •to stir up the people against the Government. They even went so far as to publish half truths and to accuse Britain's Prime Minister of ,prisleadijig the punric by statements regarding the man -power on the west- ern front: They wet rn fact "rocking" tine boat" when it was in the midst of the worst squall that ever struck not only Great Britain, but the Empire. They' stopped at nothing to gain their ends, and endeavored lay all sorts of schemes to create in Sir Douglas Haig a distrust of the policy of the Govern- ment which he serves. That they were assisted by self-seeking politicians is .very evident, and that they nearly suc- ceeded in bringing about the defeat of the present Government in Great Bri- tain is no secret. In the midst of his .4 f x 3 J • ✓ 1 : g Y a Y Y Y Y Y :4 ;++++4.14+14++ duties, which are excessive and ex- liausting, Lloyd George was obliged to �• tackle the extra work or reputing slan- dery and smashing the growing op- position. He had just returned from France with a grist of important work on which the success of the Empire's n e d "Platform of Activities" to Show Plans and Purposes of the..lN1ew Board 'The "Platform of Activities" of the • reorganized Board of Trade was com- pleted yesterday_ and last night was -given. a final reading by the members of the campaign committee. All strong- ly indorsed the platform,- anddeclared that it would meet' with the unanimous approval of the citizens of the town. It will be published in tomorrow's edition of Greater Goderich, and will be read at the "Greater Goderich" din- ner tomorrow night by President Par- sons, and submitted to tfie audience for approval. This platform puts the campaign movement in tangible form. It is an official publication, and the members of the campaign committee believe that it will finally win to the support of the movement any persons who have so far. been lukewarm. It will also be published in separate form for generi�l distribution during the campaign. Slogan Contest Closes Tonight Winner Announced at Big Dinner The slogan contest closes this even- ing at 6 o'clock. The Five Dollar prize awarded by J. T. Fell, the photographer, will be awarded tonight, and announced to- -.morrow at the Greater Goderich dinner. The campaign commiiiee .with Mr. R. J. McGaw will aet as ,i�� +=";, The corn- s mittee consists of :\r, -srs. Parsons, Porter and McGaw. . Goderich wants a good slogan to use in its advertising. Mr. Fell offered a cash prize to the writer, of the best slogan. • AU slogans must be in the hands of the Board of Trade or' be postmarked before 6 o'clock today, or else they will not be considered in ttie contest. * ,,, %- THE STERLING BANK 1 _ armies depends to no small extent. He � was fortunately equal to the occasion 0 ,l, y .. and his government was sustained by a • s O F e. vote of 3 to 1. It is to be hoped that a CANADA + _ " - sufficient quietus has been given to • �.'- — these disturbers of tr,e peace to last till the war is over. + — And now we come to troubles of our 4. own. Farmers everywhere are getting 1•together and sending deputations to Ot- The,Q, growth of our business in the last 4. tawa. to protest against the taking of ,a• men from the farms. The Premier has .q. = stated definitely that the need for men few years is evidence of the con- – now is greater thanthre need for pro- duction though both are needed. The • farmers complain that they cannot get pleteness and satisfaction – along with "green" help but in doing gis they forget that iTiey are •demon- stra°ting a weakness in war time ; they - are 'acknowledging that they themselves - have not the _ability to instruct. and 4, train men for the work on the farm. What if the army said, "We cannot get • along with 'green' help." The army • has to take men who know nothing of •soldiering, a`nd have to, and do, make good soldiers. out of there in a very short time. There is much to be said for the farmers of course., but the gov- ernment is supposed to know what is best for the country. my have ih- siife idformatfi dbout thewar; and: they would not take themen if, it could be possfbij• avoided. When they say that Goderich Branch found in our service. C. L. JACKSON. Manager. 4•1 Concluded on page 4 Tells Delegation of 5000 Farmers: "Soldiers Vital Need" FARMERS AT OTTAWA' 1 Railway Accident in New York State Albany, N. Y., May14,—Three persons Informed That Reinforcements for the were killed and thirty others more or Front Are Now the Great Need!less seriously injured es the result of Ottawa, Ont., May 14,—Sir Robert ' the Buffalo express westbound on the New York .Central lines leaving the Borden, responding to .the -repres n- -rails near Schodack landing about mid- tations of the agriculturists of Ontario night. One of the coaches went into who waited on the Government today -the river, but the passengers aboard to the number of more than 6,000 were able to make their escape. to protest against the conscription of young farmers, said he sympathized with them and the yther mernbers of the Government wen: agreed that even production could be in no way consider- ed of the greatest importance at this time. The supreme need of the mom- ent, declared Sir Robert, was reinforce- ments for the forces everseas, and it was to that end tliai the Government was devoting all its energies. Tlie Week's Casualties London, May 14,—The British casual- ties for the week ended today totalled 41,612, of whom 5,566 were killed or died of wounds. Of these 501 were officers. " Must Fight It Out • London Ma: 1 ;—icon. Austen Chamberlain, member of the War Cab- inet, addressing a meeting of the \Vomen's Unionist Tariff Reform As- sociation today, said the Government was not opposed to peace, but it was idle to talk about It until the great trial of strength had been fought out on the battlefield.,: Bolslieviki Invading Chinese Territory London, May 14,—A Tien Tsin de- spatch says Bolshexiki troops have penetrated more than 150 miles south into Mongolia from the'Siberian border below Irkutsk and that the Chinese Cabinet are considering steps to pre- vent• the further southward movement of the invaders. British Take Prisoners London, May 14,—The War Office re- ports the enemy artillery •active in the Somme and Ancre sectors. The British carried out a succes;,rut raid last night northeast of •Robecq, taking some pris- oners: The British suffered no loss. An'enemy party attacking a British post west of Merville was repulsed with loss. The French Statement • Paris, May 14,—The French War Office reports that French patrols carried out operations north of Hangard on the front before Amiens near Courcy and west of the Meuse, taking prisoners. Artillery fighting was spirited near Butte, de Mesnil in the Champagne and in the Vosges. A Gorman local .attack• north of La -Focht was repulsed by French fire. The Kaiser is Neil our - Paris, May 14,—Reports received here declare that the Kaiser at the recent conference with Emperor Karl insisted on a big Austrian offensive against Italy simultaneous with the renewal of the German drive on the west front. Will Denounce "dost Favored Nation" Treaties London, May 14,. --The .Chancellor of i the Exchequer, Mr. -Bonar Law, an- nounced • in the Commons yesterday in response to an inquiry by Sir Edward Carson- that the British Government ir4ended to follow the French Govern- ment's action in denouneing all com- mercial conventions containing "most favored nation" clauses. This means A Federal System for United Kingdom that Britain will be no longer bund by London, May 14,—The idea is gaining commercial treaties with .allied and support here that the speeeli of G. N. neutral countries guaranteeing "most Barnes, Labor Member of. the War Cab- favored nation" treatment in fiscal mat- inet, yesterday advocating a federal ters. scheme of home rule for the United — Kingdom, forecasts Government action Famous Journalist Dead in that direction. Irish opinion, how--; Paris, May 14,—James Gordon Ben - ever, according to despatches from Dub- l nett, proprietor of The New York lin, published today is wholly opposed • Herald, died at •Beauneu earl- today to the proposal. 'He was 77 years old. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••11 0 • • i UNION BANK .OF CANADA Incorporatzd 1865 Paid up Capital and Reserve $ 8,400,000.00 Total Assets - - .- $130,000,000.00 President, SIR WILLIAM PRICE. General Manager, H. B. SHAW, 'EsQ.' This;bank, having over 30:5 branches in Canada ex- tending from Halifax to Prince Rupert, offers facilities for the transaction of every kind of banking business. Savings Bank Department Interest is allowed on'deriosits of one dollar and up- wards, at the highest current rate, and is credited to accounts every six months. Goderich Branch' F, WOOLLCOMBE, Manager 0 4 • I