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The Signal, 1912-12-19, Page 2• TMUMDAT, DIPOImennit 19 1911 THE SIGNAL: GODERICHI ONTARIG abraillbAi 000101111C/1 ONTARIO. PUBLISHXD EVMY THURSDAY er TR% Istiltosisintilauttiee co.. Limited. No. IS. Term of Sicheirmeles • LOOM' advasee. 1111==.1154.30 & resr M advmsel. lettie ressive Tux Menai ender a favor by so eli as early a date es old sod the sew Whim • seas=1:2= is mired, both be Masa. Ad/artistes Rime : Legal sad other eliallar advertiramenie, tac ps Uos tor first ineertios and to per line tor each subsseeent tomilso. Memaired by a nonpareil Neale twelve lies@ to took. Besiossi mid» ot etc Uses sad °oder m per rem ot Lost. Pro&Bit- Lor s10er r =star Itadie10 LAMY' ter cm, 'ma lass. tis each lassruon IR toill="4111Ukt for 1111011mbeameat month. Larger sileir meats hi pagarties. ateseansensats1. 0141,11117 readiatille tion cents per Um No notice low truss Any apecad asties, the object of which is the peciadary Meat el am Individual or mood- aticm, tele euribiesel as advertiemsat and charged sesordisey. Rotes for display sod °Detract adyertlie manta will be Mem on seliasatIsit &Mime ceni.onnIcatiees to THE SIONA L PRINT INti CO.. Limited, niederich. Ost. .3011T.111( 'H. THU itsDA Y. MCC. IA ISO JUST A BIG SPLASH. Toronto Seturday Night favors the contribution of $35,000,000 or an in- definitely larger Num to Great Britain as a payment on the debt which Can- ada owes the Mother Country. It is rather unfortunate, however, in the manner in which it presents the case. It Faye: "In a photographic service utilitted Saturtisty Night there came recently into this office a picture depicting a street scene in G. rmany. In a door- way stok d a butoher boy, over the doorway e sign which, %ellen turned into English. read "Dog -Butcher." In front ot the doorway aere two fine- looking dogs, one an Irish ratter, soon to be mined into tood tor the popu- lace of Berlin, while the underline told us that m go had become the burden of Wiest iot. --owing to expendi- tures on the armyand navy -that the poor were driven to eating dog meat. How far away, in Eugland, are the poor from the dog meat stage ? If they have not reached it already, bow far away from it will they he five or ten yeats hence? Surely we do not want our fellow -countrymen eating dog meat because we repudiate our just debts!" The question "will occur to the reader. if Great Britain is to be re- duced to dogniest menus beeause of its naval expeo4iture, how long will it be before Canada begins to eat dog, too, if it goes in for a levish outlay on war-vessele? Is it not high time a halt was called in the impoverishment of the nations by the craze for arma- ments? Is Canada, with its eyes open, to delivet itself over to the same folly? Another obvious comment on Sat- ut day Night's plea is that the Borden contribution does not -lift • trifle from the 8hr:sliders of the over- burdened Englieb Le:payer.- It has been distinctly and officially stated that the three Dreadnoughts to he built on account ot the Canadian con- tribution ere not a part of, but are in addition tor; the British Admiralty's program. Instead of relieving tbe British taxpayer, we place on hint tbe extra burden of the maintenance of three great warships. The Borden policy is not an honest payment on a debt; it is not a relief to the British taxpayer; it is not an expreesion of the Canadian spirit of self-respect which would show itself ir. Canada's developing its own naval service. It is just a great splash de- signed to catch the cheers of the jingo element and at the same time to avoid trouble with the Nationalist wing of the ruling party. EDITORIAL, NOTES. M ICRRY CHRISTMAS ! -- Do your Christmas shopping early - Christmas Eve. Girls, don't fonret to hang the mis- tletoe in the right place. Turkey in Europe is pretty cheap just now, but the Canadian article isn't. -- Boys, see there are no holes in your stockings when you hang them up next Tuesday night. Voting money to build throe great war-veesels to he used astaiast • friendly nation is Mr. Borden's Christ - masa iiiewage to the world No wonder the M. P's want their pay increased. It must be awfully hard work voting meth large some as that thirty-five millions. Really, you could hardly expect tioderich to be enthusiastic over tbe proapeet of paying 10117 for power ohich is wild to Toronto for III& Will Use resetber tor West Hume vote 10 deed .vallikses of Oanidere Neemery Is threat arks* te 01110, werseareseneiptre awl te satisfy Mr. BoIrden's pledge to the Quebec Nationalistal The tioverunieut press 1. oot quot- ing Lord Charles , Bereaved just at present. Berseford does not favor tile Borden contribution scheme, preferring to site CAOlideo do something useful, Hon. Geo. P. Graham challenged the Government to pass • redis- tribution bill and go to the &Hilary on the navy issue. Up to date the Government has not accepted the challenge. "I f we can only have a canoe to start with, let it oe a Canadian canoe." Mill WAS the Manly declaration of Dr. Clark, the member for Red Deer, in the kiebate on the navy. It is an epitome of the true Canadian policy. A woman has been appointed treas- urer of the county of Wellington. Miss E. L Reynolds, the appointee, is the daughter of the late treasurer and during the period since his death she has shown that tithe can handle the work of the office. The Toronto News is becoming ashamed of tbe Conservative-Nation- slist alliance, and would like its readers to believe that it never had any use for the Nationalists, anyway. Are the memories of News readers short enough for that? By an almost unanimous vote the Saskatchewan Legislature bas passed a resolution favoring a reduction of customs duties. One of the speakers in the debate said the farmers of Sas- katchewan bad this year loot fourteen million dollars through trade restric- tion. Conservative papers jeered at the Laurier navy and declared that if it ever encountered an enemy eh it corld do would be to run away. The tbree Dreadnoughts, .inartued and un Manned, which the Borden policy tep- eremite coUld not even run away. They would just be so many useless hulks of steel. Hon. L P. Pelletier, Mr. Bit -den's Nationalist Poittnaster-Generil de- clared in Parliament last week that not enough men could be secured In Canada for a starboard watch on a Canadian battleship. The B irden contribution scheme was evidently constructed to suit Mr. Pelletier's idea of the vita, of t Sinadiao maubood. Semi Hunter, The Toronto World's clever cartoonist, has a good one on the navy iesue. John Bull is repre- sented as shovelling away a great heap of .now. Beside him is a pile of snowshovels "patented by R. L Bor- den." -Wilfy." a wiry young lad, comes along with e shovel latelled "Canadian usvy," and says : "I got no anowsbovels to give away. but I'll help shovel snow." "If the main development of the past ten years has been the concentra- tion of the British fleet in decisive theatres. it seems to me not unlikely that the main development of the next ten yeses will be the growth of the effective naval force* in the great Dominions overseas." -Hon. Winston Churchill. First Lord of the Admir- alty. But Mr. Borden is not ready to fall in line with this truly Imperial polity. "It is a tnatter for gratitude to know that the great mass of civilized mankind are convinced that a war he- t w sen Britain and Germany would be a causeless and a purpoeeless war; thst it would entail untold misery and loos and suffering upon both nations now: that it would hand down a heri- tage of bate to generations yet un- born, and that it would take its place in the front rank of the criminal tolliee of mankind. No, thank Heaven, there is no etnergency 1" - Dr. Michael Clark in the navy debate. The pastor of a Roman Catholic Thurch in New York city the other day found 115,000 in the poor box of the church. It must twee been quite a shock. AA the largerit amount he had ever taken ont of it Lefore was about $2. This is a reminder of a good way of spreading the Christmas spirit. Ministers know better than most people whete there is want, and any of them could no doubt make good use of any money placed in their hands for the relied of fainiliee to whom Christmas would otherwbse bring oo message of chair. The Nativity. -west mesas this siory yemil oar feet. Tbe maw smut. "mere beight.Man =or" ' AM Mese shested. dear a-11 inceet. -now the Prime of Powell bees.- - west imam teat ster." the ibsebiled M. -Thaterightess Moses* HAS MOW 111881 r AM mei soircarstar overhead Saes 'Poses so awn. wed wet Ssea. Led Me/ IAN 6 mu as mem net keep mn. the 1014 'r mere Obeli Ma, Memo mesh' waft "Teem the Mess sr Paw sew.- lowee. The will NNW 1.1s ant nee- IWO Isar of SMSiy saw Res that ermiesiesse. MOM OPP ail le user leter. A CANADIAN NAVY. SIR WILFRID LAURIER PRESENTS THE LiBERAL POLICY. In Ons of the Greatest °pooches of His the Liberal Leader Lie - clues for a Navy Owned. Con- trolled and Manned by Canada The borden Scheme Only a Make shitt. Ottawa. Dec. 13. -Thurodav, Decem- ber 121.b. was a. day avtiab will live long iti the memory of Parlia- meet aid the country. It witnessed the preielitation by Sir Wilfrid 1.4111- ier 1.0 the nation and to the Empire of a definite project of naval defelice for Canada s e portion of the Ertipire which mut inevitably commend itself 10 tbe db h f th people. Instead of sending out $35,- 0011,000 and having no representation except te sal ion for the loupe:toil navy, Sir Wilfrid repeated his oft pro- ( -kilned tuubitiou that Canada abould hive a Canadian navy, owned, con- trolled and manned by Canadiine, and re .dy if the Empire should ever be on 1. ial to do Retailers in the defence of Cetiadaa coasts and the uptinteruince ef Botha) power on the high seas. He did not oppose the granting of the 135,01.10,000, but objected to i t • sending ic to England instead of using it in a manner which would be ..t I wing eervice to Canada and the Empire. II: Mr. Berrien's scheme Sir 'Wilfrid so .i it was as simple tia it would prove fir .1. eventually. What Greet Bra- in I 'Deeded WAS not Canada's looney ee, nueh as the active support of the C atailian people, and he propoeed th t bistead ot sending a big cheque Cattail* should give of her brain and br ti, and her real manhood. 1 1. noble and inspiring speech in which he laid down his propoeition was far removed from the fleld of mare political exigency. It was the site •ch of a statesman, devoted to his countay and tilled with lofty impulse toward finding the truest means in Web to express the patriotic it- ttincta of hie fellow -countrymen, both Lo their own Dominion ahd to the Em- pire. • An Inswing Scene. The setting of the scene ISM worthy of its historical importance, for tin- eekibtedly the events of the past week in he Canadian Parliament will he re- settled as of an inupoitance in the his - 'eta of the Dominion 'second eily to those gteat debates and proceeding» ok.,ch nerilded Confederation. The house was crowded 1.0 it. utmost it y. Practically every mealier was in his places The galleries were c.owded. waiting hundreds were un- able to force their way in. Every- where there was the teirna subtle in- stinct of excitement which pet -reties audience when west things are under way. Sir NVilfrid nobly performed his task. Seldom, if ever, in his long career has the veteran statesman shown more consummate skill, loftier ideals of duty, more elo- quent for, e of appeal. than he did . while unfdding the policy of the Lib- I era! party. It was not a lengt1 - address, but carried in every accent the ring of sincerity, And in every , tone the sense of authority which be- i longs as a natutal birthright to Sirs Willi id. Throughout the speech the! Liberal leader was enthusiastically I cheered by his followers, cheers which were with difficulty kept back from the galleries, while at the close mere cheering did oot 'mince and, led by Dr. Clark of Red Deer. the Opposition sang the Nacional Anthem with re- sounding fervor. It the announne- inent of Mr. Borden's gift expedient was a memorable occasion the pres- entation of the Laurier policy was one of unforgettable impressiveness. A Real Canadian Fleet. Briefly Sir Wilfrid's proposal was to follow the advice of the Admiralty given at the Imperial Conference of 1909 and continue a policy already be- gun in pursuance of the unanimous reeolution of the House of Conanions in March. 1909, and embodied in the Neva' Set vice Act ot 1910, namely, to build as far ea possible in Canada two complete units, one for the Pacitic and one for the Atlantic, tor the protec- tion of Canadian coasts, and to be available for service with the Imperial navy in time of war. The ships neces- sary for such units to be built as feat aa possible and controlled end main- tained by the Canedian Government, Conservatives Introduce Politics, Sir Wilfrid declared that this was a matter whicb should not be treated in • partisan manner, but. that the con• tentious political element had been in- jected by the Conservative -National- ist. coalition. with their series of changing policies after the unanimous adoption of his (Sir Wilfrid's) naval resolution of March, 1909. ' If we dif- fer from the Premier." said Elir Wil- frid, -it is because we are thoeoughly convinced that the policy which we advocate is more conductive to pro- mote the welfare of Canada and the Empire tban is the policy which he himself bas presented." The Liberal leader then quoted Brit ish statesmen and the documents pro- duced to show that there was not a word in them to indicate an "emer- gency" or that Britain was in any way imploring aid. much lees coming as • n ewadicant. "Eoglend." be said, "is alwaye Eogland. She bow, Um knee to nobody. She asks favors from none." But when Mr. Borden insisted upon advice as to what would be the best thing not as a part of a pertaaeet policy but tor "Immediate" me the BrhJit Governmeut met hint the in- fcwmation and told him "there sr* the tactic" Judge them and act ea you please. But the doeutoent eid ',how that Britain bad to fees • contianous in. cameo is aramameete hy all sad to west thli hed bees to withdraw ems id bar moral ies trews wessesee statism Aed innead et anodise inanity In antiand be de - Owed the tree nay was: '''Wher• erre a British hes be.. reneged frees erensie litie to allow et sew seeltratime in heene waters that ship ihemill in repleeed biose built, esela. laisid. equipped arid lissotwd 17 the 11/11111111147 eassesresiti." TM, was the policy advocates. by Winston Ohnichli a. thee "opportun- ity of the doinintonc" Richer Mr. Bordeu'a expedient went too um far sough. If there trete fed emerstency oh� coutributkmw14 toils sonill-if there were no seaergeed= was no.. 'seeded at all. "If titers a real entergeucy," declared Sir Wil- frid, amid the cheers of hie follower% "the Premier might apt for twiee, thrice or four times $45.000,000 -he could put at the disposal a England all the resourcre ot (Meade." A Lesson for the jingoes. Nveryibing in the British mentor- WM& *bowed that what. Britalu waoted was that thioade should build a fleet of her own: to guatei her own waters. Yet the Couservative Gov- eroment determined to send this looney to beild' &hips in England for the Imperial fleet, to be manned and anti et...lined by Lit tish x payers, although there were epecial facilities to encourage Canadian officers for these vowels. "Oh, you Tory jingoes," apostro• pleired air Wilfrid, "its Unit am amount 1,1 sacrifice you ere prepared to woke? You are ready to furnish admirals, rem -admirals, conamodurea ciiptaine, officer* ot ell grades, plumed feathers and stiti lace. but you leave it for Enghtud to supply tne boor and sinew un board thole ships. Your policy means thst Cansda is ready to do practicelly auythimi but fight." Ata to Mr. Borden • contention that a gift eit $34,0011,000 would create a great impremion throughout the woild, Sir Wilfrid siid the world would be far snore impressed by me - Ing the daughter 'Loam, cteating great fleece aud manning them with their own sailor's ready to support the I in pet ial fleet AL any eine' gency. A Liberal Program. Sir Willi id pointed out that the, IA- berel programa had called for the con- structiou of tour crubseie aod six de- stroyers at a coat 4 smouu,ouu, the b UCIUUS fur an eventual fleet unit tan each ocean. But as the elections were at hand it was coneidered inadvisable to let the coutracts, and the new °ov- ertime/it had abandoned the plan. "fbe problem of naval defence," de- clared bit Wilfrid; "was a permanent one and should be dealt with irk a per- manent manner. If the Government intended to abanduu A perm/went con- structiVe policy it would mean cootie- . ua.ly recurriug contributions." In conoection with this Sir Wilfrid pointed out the lack of patriotism in doing notbing in a permanent way. debating the issue of whether Canada or this other dominion. should IliVe voice 112 the issue• of peace or war for the Empire with its weildwide inter- ests and often the uecessity for ituastot action. With inspiring elixpience Sir Wil- frid pointed out the imaginative ap- pad or this great agglomeration of cuntitiente under the British flag and inaintairied that the real bond of union. next to the Bricieh Crown, was the local autonomy of the different dominious-an autonomy with whose priociples this policy ot contributions PAS at variance. The CI OWD, lie de - tiered, wosthe great bond of Empire, a bond which although purely senti- u.tental had proved itself time and tame again stronger than armies and Devoe' and equal to all °creations. "I do uta believe the Empire is in dan- ger. &included the Liberal chieftain. "I do not. believe it could be cemented bythe means proposed by the Prime Minister. I have endeavored to ap- proach thie question in the same spelt as that protested by him for the gran- deur of our common Empire. If we differ how him it is because we be- lieve that under existing circiim- IILMC)Cle4 our policy is more conducive to what be has in mind than the pol- icy be bas announced !" (Prolonged cheers.) The debate made an almost painful tumble from the lofty heights and in- spired oratory ot La Wilfrid when Hon. J. D. Hazen, Minister of Marine, se to reply. He dealt chiefly with the subject from the point of view of petty politiat and then proceeded to ead an elabot ate naval treatise appar- ently written for him by some naval man. AinA6PESON cf SON FOR THE SEEKER OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS GIFTS 3 A valuable list for buyers --ca! e y selected, and values surpassing any Lomer year. -3 Hon. Mr. Graham, The Hon, 0. P. Graham followed with a brilliant epeech in which he criticized the lack ot • permanent pol- icy, characterizing Mr. Borden's prop- ositioa es a policy of cowardice which proposed to do anything but fight. Mr. Borden wee wining to mod over any amount of money if only no men had to be sent -an evident concession to tbe Nationalist*. Mr. Graham dealt decisively with the Nationalist influence and caustically suggested Omit since tbey bad evidently dictated this emergency contribution the three Dreadnoughta shoull be name.' the "Monk," the "Neater and the -Pel- letier." 1Loud laughter.) The whole policy was a retrograde age. and Mr. Graham summed up hie objections to it as follows : "It coostitutee us a notion of sub - *Gutters, willing to allow other.' to take our places in the firing line in the defence of the Empire. elt ignores the true test of devotion -the sacrifice ot ourselves if neces- sary, as well as our money. in Um de- fence of the common cause. "It reverses the, policy of the past seventy years and la it retrograde step in tbe constitutional relations existing between the Mother Laud and Cana- da "At tbe hest it is but an ex ient, visird humiliating to both the ICin re and Canada. and makes no pro on for a policy of permanent benefit to both. 'It is in no wise a volution of the prole km of naval defence, bat merely • temporary inekeshift without lasting resulta to the Motherl•nd or the Do- minion of Canada. ••1 aro In favor of the policy out lined in the aseendneent. Filet, be- muse it la a res1 at once with lie= OftliCi.lialM and Um digaity dr 111111 people. Second. It will eshiblish avid develop • large shipbuilding, industry its Ousada. siring In nosey of our li will 1054 10 str.sgtbestb. tie that his& es to the MoiberIs.d. ass ow wow iffy, if that were lids OM, Miles ot palrielles mew le Oessda. aed win tell opportuelty to this nisi to show their dews** be MIS coual try by helms duty mill. to flight oeP"Meet well es es hied." The eemeluslem of Kr. Graham's brit - Whet spew* wee reented4rotedtis =- lees* apples.* free the 3 3 -9 4 1 a a 4 4 ?a A Flutter in Handkerchiefs Three hundred dozen Swiss and Irish em- broidered, hemstitched and scalloped, very fine and ot beautiful quality for ladies. Regularly retailed at 25c and 30c each. /fiery Handkerchief perfect. Special 2 for 2 5c .... . ............... Ladiesband-embroidered Handkerchiefs of sheer Irish purest linen in a hundred 7g, patterns, at each, 13c, 25c, 35c, 50c Melee Mansilda or mercerised hemstitched white Handkerchiefs with silk embroid- ered, every initial, at special, 2 for eIsa3C Men's linen initial Handkerchiefs and ey g plain. Boxed in threes or sixes, at 15c. La./C Men's silk -lined Gloves $1.26 and $1.50 Ledies' silk -lined Gloves 51.50 Ladies' Fur -trimmed Coats Fine black beaver or kersey cloth, witb West- ern sable colter and revers. Send -fitting, in Iwo styles, beeutifully made and lined with quilted farmers' satin. Latest styles and new in every detail. Regulate value 825.00. Our Christmas special price, each $2000 Ladies' Marmot -lined Coats with Isabella op- ossum collar and revers, guiranteed in every detail. Special pt ice each ftel nn Men's No. I guarsoteitd:Black China kg Coats alai test Astrachan leaub collar $20 00 • Melee Black Calf Conte. 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