The Signal, 1918-1-3, Page 2•
THURSDAY, JAN, 3. 1915
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'THE SIGNAI. - GOI)ERICH. ONTARhO
Iada were all on one side politically. Ile ci-
the attitude of the two leading Catholic
publications of Ontario. The Register and
ERS SiGNAL PRINTING CO.. Urn, The Record ,which hesaid certainly showed
e PUILIS*zP.s no favor to the Liberal cause in the recent
THE awsar. leppubashed rivet' "Tborada I election. Dealing with the attitude of
om the oil s la T'Ae S nal 8nildl Nurt�
ted several {roofs to the contrary, notably
ria
Quebec.ter West declared that the
9lree[, Uadrrlch enter o Teleyhune Nu. JS. Fah l
•l•a0CKitT10N IIKKI.-000 Dollar end rots Catholics in that Province did not vote
..enu per year. It Paid atrtouy 0i advaloe one for Laurier because he was a Catholic.
hut because he was of the same race. He
brought conclusive proof of this to hand
by drawing attention to the fact that
when the Laurier Administration went
(loner will be sooepted ; to aubeorlben. In the
United Slalee the rate la One Dollar and rlfty
Cent. atnotly in advance. Sub..crlbers who
fall to receive THE elloru. regularly by snail
slll.wnfer r favor by acquainting the publl-b-
uf the feet at 'Dean date a.. po.w..blo. When
change of *Adria.- I. •desired, both old end
LEO new ..4.1. ,...huuld be Rive.,. RemilWyone
mal be made by bank draft. espreaa money into power in 1'0.111 the Premier was
order, ppm -offline order, or registered letter. elected in direct opposition to all the
9 ub.ertpttons mayoommenoe et any time. PPos
ADVCKTlill NO Tkams.—Kates for display and Catholic bishops of Quebec. The bishops
oor.treM advert Dement. will be given on appli-
oatloo. Le al and other almilar advertletuent,
len cent per Ilse for firm Inoeriton and four
-enc per line for each oubrequent tneerUun.
IKer..ured by a aorta of solid nonpareil—twelve
Ito.. to an inch. Bu..lnes4 oard. of a1z lines
and under, Rive IMllar. per year. AdverUse-
mout of lust. Found. Strayed, Situation+
V.4cant,Sltuetlou. %Vented, Hou..e.. for Sale cr
Rent. twrm. for Sale or to Rept, Articles
Rain, etc.. not exceeding eight line., Twenty -
ave Cent., each tn.ertlon : One Dollar for ,.. it
month, Fifty Ceuta to: each.ub..eouent month.
Larger sdvertt.ement lis proportion. An-
hononmente in ordinary reading type. Ten
Camper line. No notice livid then Twenty.
nee Cent. Any ..pedal nonloe, the object of
.,,bich b, the pecuniarybenefit of any tndivld-
u • 444 ie Dation. to e conatdered so adver-
m ,..r an d charged a000rdingly.
o .' HKa gel•l1YiENT6.—The oo operation of
stn. vt ber• and readers is cordially invlt-
w and. making inc 8105.41.6 weekly reoord
Inc al. oounry and dlatrlotdoinga. No corn
muntertlon will be attended to unless it con-
taina the name and sddrese of the writer, not
oeoe.sartly for publication, but as u, evtdeuoe the law of all churches that they should re -
of goad faith. New- Items should reach THE (rain from using the sacredpulpit
Sic . elan not labor than Wedne.da 0000 g for pro -
et each week. claiming their political opinions upon the
congregation. The church is for the
THURSDAY, JANUARY :t. loth word of God."
wrote pastoral letters and requested the
people of Quebec to oppose Laurier, but
they supported him against the will of the
clergy because hewas of their race. If
Laurier were Protestant, the same would
have happened in Quebec as it did at this
election. Bishop Fallon's letter in sup-
port of the Union Govermueht also was
cited to show that the Catholic church
was not united in supp,rt of any political
party. .Father West went on to depre-
cate the me of the pulpit for political
purposes. "Every minister." he declared.
"has a right as well as any other citizen
to talk politics outside; but it should be
EDITORIAL NOTES.
1WHAT OTHERS SAY.
The Dominion's Greatest Statesman.
Write it 191N. 1t. Thomas Journal.
auda-
CheerThe London Free Press has the up. Summer's only six months
city • to claim that the followers of Sir
off. Wilfrid Laurier do not constitute the
Canadian Liberal party and that Sir
Wilfrid is not the k•a;ier of Canadian
Liberalism. Could anything be more
absurd? The thing that puzzles is that
any man who calls himself a Liberal
The expected lady candidates for the could, for instance. support the franchise
public school hoard did not materialize. act that was largely responsible for re
Well. we're not going to break any
New Year's resolutions this year. We
didn't make any.
Did they get cold fee—beg pardon, did
they conclude that they couldn't do things
any better than the men?
Temperatures ranging all the way from
17 to 32 below zero were reported in dif-
ferent parts of Toronto on Saturday. It
was :i to 10 below zero in Goderich. Who
would want to live in Toronto ?
The Canadian railways have been
granted permission to make an increase
of fifteen per cent. in their rates. It is
estimated that this will mean an addi-
tional revenue of S25 000.000 for the
three great railways. It will he noticed
that this increase was granted after the
election was over.
New Year's Day was cold but 1 sunny.
Perhaps this may be taken as the index
to the year upon which we have entered.
Tnere may be many discouragements
to face, many discomforts. perhaps some
hardships. to endure; but over all will be
the sun still shining. giving Tight and
st ngth to all. and promising happier
day hen the storms of strife shall cease
and' e way to the long summer of
peace. a t us look for the sun in 1918.
w woul
be a good time for the re-
vival of the pr.. to • eve op power r
the Maitland Ri The coal shortage
draws attention to he necessity of mak-
inZ the most of our w tel we.. Every
o0nce of energy develo by waterpower
helps to relieve the strainof the fuel
situation. and enough pow could be
generated on the Maitland td ve many
tons of coal daily. The town ncil of
19114 should give this matter seri a at
proper attention a t is time of year. W e
are apt to underestimate the importance
tents in. otf town
that thei
turning the Borden Government to power.
And yet every man who supported the.
Borden administration thereby voted in imposeson him a heavy of this iniquitous measure. The cost of team
Free Press need have no misgivings on the ing to the elevators. It is. therefore
point. Sir Wilfrid Laurier stands as he I proposed to get rid of the land spew
stood so long. the.' dominant leader : of lator with due regard for morals and
Canadian Liberals and the Dominion's
greatest statesman. And. lest The Free
Press overlook the fact. Canadian Liber-
als are behind Sir Wilfrid as never be-
fore.
a vote fur Laurier was a vote for the
Kaiser is now declaring that the vote
against conscription in Australia is not
an anti -war decision. as both parties are
for carrying on the war. This conclu-
sion is being laboriously expounded. They
will labor in vain to harmonize the two
positions, though it is easy to explain
their contrariety in the fact that the one
position was taken immediately before
an election. and the other immediately
after. Probably, when the pre-election
papers of Australia arrive. the conscrip-
tion -minded ones will be found dedaring
that a vote against conscription was a
vote for the Kaiser, but there was evi-
dently none of the same heat there as
here. As there, sty here. both leaders are
for the earnest and extreme prosecution
of the tear. ,pp vote for Laurier was not
even. as in ALstralia, a vote against con-
scription, but against a referendum.
Those both in Canada and in Britain who
made Sir Wilfrid Laurier out to be a
rebel, and those wh,.bracketed him with
his bitterest es r ,
enemy. \ 1r. Bourassa, will
a
have to answer in the judgment --a judg-
ment that will not long slumber –for
stabbing Canadian and British unity.
Whatever our differences with. the
Liberal leader„and with the past iniqui-
ties of his patty. he has been in this ele:-
tion the one leader whose 'loyalty has
been loyalty to the whole of, Canada and
to national and Imperial unity.
A Precarious Hold.
Weekly Sun.
The result of the election pending
the counting' and application of the
soldiers' vote- seems to be that in the
old Provinces the Government is in
a minority of four, which the West
turns into a majority of forty to forty -
W. PROUDFOOT •FOR LEADER?
Liberal-. Members of Legislature Meet
Todaylto Make Choice.
Toronto Jan. 1. The Liberal members of
the Legislature and the Liberal candidates
nominated for the next election have been
summoned to meet in Toronto on Thurs-
daychoose to a leader in succession to
Hon. N. W. Rowell, who has entered the
Federal admintstratIon.
About three months ago a committee
of members was appointed to consider
the question of a successor and to re-
port to caucus their de:isi,n.” 1t has
been decided by this committee that a
Lader should be chosen for this session
only, but not a permanent party leader.
The choice. it is learned. lies between
three members. namely: Wm. Proud -
foot. K. C., of Centre Huron; J. G. Elliott,
K C.. of West Middlesex, and H. 11.
Dewart, K. C., of South Toronto. '
It was expected that the report re-
ferred
to i
ne
th above despatch would
be made between .30 and 40 flays fol-
lowing the conference held in the Reform
Ass e.iation ofii_es. Toronto street but
at about the time it should have been
available the federal election contest
was at its height, and there was no in-
(orniation forthcoming pending the re
suit. Now that a session of the legis-
lature is drawing near it has become
imperative that a leader be chosen. For
some time Hartley H. Dewart, K. C..
was mentioned in this regard. but rumor •
has it that William Proudfocot. K. C.. is
really the one to. be named.
Canada's Mightiest Problem.
three. Ontario and Quebec being in Mr. J. W. Norcross, vice-president and
deadlock and the Eastern Provinces managing director of the Canada Steam-
dividecil on party lines, the West hots
the ba ante of power. That is a
sult which, we are sure, alarms al
the best and some of the worst mind
interested in the conduct of publi
affairs.
What will the West do? It i
pledged, of course, to support ctxyscfip-
tion, but. when that has been disposed
of. what will it exact as the price of
its support? A. L. Sifton announces
ominously that the • West has come
into its own and he requires the
Government to act in a big aggressive
way. On the other hand. Mr. C1erar,
flushed by victory. announces that the
West requires a land tax. A funda-
mental grievance of the West is the
holding of idle land, which pushes
the settler away from the railway and
ship Lines, who is regarded as
e greatest
_ authority in Canada on maxi affair,
WILL ENDEAVOR irm'uxxx""gs'xxx'm°'x
TO RESTORE UNION
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sees Danger
Ahead.
AFTERMATH OF ELECTIONS
The Old Chief Will ('ondnue to Lead
the Liberal Party Because He
Fears That the Results of the
Cry of Race Hatred Raised
In Recent Contest May
Cause Trouble.
SIR WILFRID LAURIER, ac-
cording to statements made
DY those 1a his confidence.
will continue to "carry on" as
the leaden of the Opposition in the
newt Parliament, with two main mo-
tives: First, to do his utmost to
counteract the process of disunion
between the two races in Canada,
and restore, if possible. something
of the amity and concord which
prevailed prior to the upgrowth of
Nationalism under Bourassa in hilt
own Province; and second, to re-
establish the broken Innes of Lib-
eralism In Canada on the common
basis of fundamental principles and
loyalty to British traditions of re-
sponsible government.
contributes an important articlto The He has no Intention of giving up
s Canadian Magazine for Januafi. He the Liberal leadership 3r of enter-
s points out that Canada's mightiest \.,pprob-
1 tem at present is the establishment of an
s ocean merchant marine. He proves t at
unless the Canadian Government begi
to build a merchant marine Canada w
not be in a position at the conclusion o
the war to take her place among the
shipping nations of the world. The es-
tablishment' of an ocean merchant
marine," he says, "is the most important
domestic question before Canada today,
for the continued prosperit' of the
Dominion will depend very largely upon
our ability to ship our products to the
markets of the w, rld. This we cannot do
unless we have the ships, and it would
_ seem that the only way we can be as-
. sured of therm is to follow the example of
the United States and build them our-
selves.
The people of Canada must be
1 awakened to the urgency of this prob-
lem, and to its vital bearing on the
future prosperity and development of our
country. The extraordinary business ex-
pansion of Canada in the ppaast year or two
has left us somewhat compllteent perhaps
as to the futu-e."
Mr. Norcross further observes that in
three years we have changed from a boa-
' rowing to a lending nation, but in a care-
' fuI consideration of the whole subject he
shows that unless we have ships we can-
not hope to maintain our place among the
nations.
I"It was a dreadful moment." said the
; dentist. "1 was bathing quietly, when
Ithe great cavernous jaws of the shark
opened before me." What did you
do?" asked one of the ladies. "I took
my forceps out of the p cket of my bath-
ing suit and pulled his teeth before he
had a chance to seize me. It was the
quididckest and neatest bit of work i ever
1 A gentleman in khaki. just back from
France. rambled into a restaurant.
After glancing over the bill of fare he
looked around the room for a waiter
nus 1 "Yes. sir." said .the waiter, sliding over-
! in response to his call with a glass of
, water and a napkin. "Tell me. waiter,"
remarked the soldier, "have you got
' frogs' legs?" "No, sir." was the rather
I unexpected answer, "it is rheumatism
' that makes we walk like this."
have shoved rnunic:ipal matters away in- SAYS SHE SUFFERED FOR MANY
to the back;,round the past month and
Masses Still Believe in Laurier.
I
nisei Ca lien i Unionist).
The overwhelming vote for Union Gov-
ernment and the Military Service Act
should not be tauten as an indication that
the plain people of Canada have lost re-
gard for Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The
splendid tribute paid to the veteran
statesman throughout the Canadian West
last week is the answer to those who du
not appreciate with what depth of personal
affection Sir Wilfrid is regarded by the
great mass of the Canadian people. The
.people differed with Sir Wilfrid with re-
gard to policy. Probably thoulands of
voters in this city of Ottawa last Monday The West claims to be non-partisan
passed over Sir Wilfrid Laurier's name and determined to realize its pro -
with profound regret. Noone who knows gram, which includes a progressive
reduction of the duties on imports
from Britain ending in free trade in
five years: acceptance of the recipro-
city of 1911; free Todd, free farm im-
lplements. vehicles, fertilizers, coal.
umber, cement and oil. ted a material
reduction of the customs 'duties on all
necessaries of life. • From p�p ars
dependence on the representatives of
Why are municipal elections held at a the West already for the most part
season when people in towns and citiescommitted to these reforms. the Gov -
have the least time to take an interest? I It can t will do its utmost to escape.
A more unsuitable time could not be sol_ It can turn only to Quebec.
ected. This year overshadowing events
the law by laying a land tax to absorb
all unimproved land values, or al
social values of land. The land tax,
we understand, is to be conditional on
the abolition of the tariff, because it
is quite plain that the, settler cannot
pay, both a tariff and land tax, and
we assume, there( rite, that Mr.
Crerar's land tax. to be imposed at
once in obedience to an imperious de
mand of the West, involves immedi-
lately a large measure of tariff reform
To that The Globe does not assent, but
insists anxiously that rhe tariff is not
to be touched till after the war. - G
P. Graham adds to the general embar-
rassment which results from heglect
to split the Quebec vote by suggesting
that Quebec is in fact for tanft re-
form and might be induced to join now
to bring the West into its own.
anything of Sir Wilfrid Launer person-
ally, even while they differed with him on
the political issue. could forget Sir Wil-
frid's sterling character as a citizen, as a
Canadian. Ind as a lifelong believer in
British traditions and ideals of liberty.
nnicipal Electioas.Nee Well Tjmed._
Walkerton Telescope.
YEARS A Scottish minister once noticed a
have served to emphasize the fact that crowd of urchins clustered around a dog
this important business cannot receive Then Dodd's KidneyPills Lured Her of•doubtful pedigree. "What are you
ro r ' t hdoing, my little boys?" he asked
T I
A writer in The Toronto Star Weekly`\ ore
says the election was won by the Union- parliament at Ottawa and Toronto, and
ists in the last two weeks of the campaign, if\tlany respects is more important to
and he goes on to give four main factors in the tizens' welfare. Everything should
bed 'e to encourage a live interest in
the result. He omits, nowt ver, what was monies • I affairs and the selection of th
probably the greatest factor of all in On- best me for candidates. A change :tie ere
tario. This was the political use of the the date sh Id help. Almon any other treated ata hospital: 1 suffered from crossing a deep, dry ravine, the banks o
Military Service Act. If the Government elate would preferable. A month or so 'stiffness in the joints, I had a bitter taste. which were very precipitous. As the
had not taken alarm at the attitude of earlier would h a Rca gi time. if w,nH 4)1 especially in the morning, and at times party had been imhihing a little tori
our oval council would unite ini petition- was subject to severe headaches. I had a freely, one of the three had to be as -
the farmers and promised wholesale ex- ing the Legislat e and get the local pressure and often a sharp pain at the aisted up the incline. When, thinking
emotion, the electionimight have resulted members
eimn rs to take i p, they should, get , top of my head and my skin itched and him safe at the top, his friends turneo
very differently. Many voters who oh- burned at night. Neither from the doctor him loose. he (dl to the bottom. He'
jected to the Military Service Act so long The A lstrali Vote. nit at the hospital did 1 get any penman- lay very still, and the other two, sup-
Momretd Wine. ent relief. Then 1 started. to use Dodds posing him severely injured; rushed
as it threatened their own families were Kidney Pills and two boxes did me so down to him. As they leaned over to
\ quite willing, when they received the as- We are pleased to note the unanimity much good. 1 (eel like recommending discoverhis condition the fallen one ex-
qurance they desired, to vote in favor of and favor with which the who e of the them to everyone who has kidney claimed: "Far heaven's sake strike a
press which was recently declar that trouble." match! I think I'm unconscious!"
puts ry- service for the sons of other
tie:. in other words, the Government
make a wreck of the Military Ser-
Troubles.
er-
(xyuncils We overlook the fact
r work affects our daily affairs
closely than does the legislation of
roub es. with fatherly interest. "Swappin' lies,•'
Haidimand, Gaspe Co.. Que.. Dec. :ii volunteered one of the boys. "The fe!-
(Special. (—Mrs. Felix Ascah is telling her low that tells the biggest one gets the
numerous friends here that her completer pup." "Shocking!'' exclaimed the mini -
recovery from kidney disease is due to ster. "Why, when 1 was your age i
never
the splendid work of Dodd's Kidney thought of telling an untruth."
Lilts. "You win,' chorused the urchins. "The
My trouble started from a strain,"dog's yours. mister,"
Mrs. Ascah says "i suffered for years. I
1 was attended by a doctor and was also r--- One dark night three friends w
c
fa
had
vice Ain order to win the election.
It is'iot without significance that
vthe,. firs complaints against the
ministration of affairs at Ottawa since
the lection come from the West, which
gave he Government its m•ljorit y. The
increase 'n railway rates is heing met
with deter fined opposition, particularly
on the part `.of the Manitoba Govern-;
anent, and Prerineer Norris announces that
the people of hisProvince will fight for
what they c insider their rights. Those
who know the radical'tendencies of the
West realized that snorter or later there
would bo trouble in reconciling the diverse
interests of the elements supporting the
Union Government, hut they did not ex-,
pect any disagreement 10i'show itself quite
so soon. A compromise may be effected
in this matter. but other causes of dis-
agreement will arise, and it will he im-
possible to avoid for very long a serious
rupture between the Big Interests of the
East and the progressive democracy of
the West.
Rev. Father West, of St. Thomas (form-
erly of Goderichi, took occasion in a mid-
week address given in that city to refute
the statement that the Catholics of Can-
Anieroan "Samtnies' watching an air battle from the first line of trenches
SIR WILFRID LAURII•.R
ng the Union Cabinet. There Is In
the Opposition ranks no successor to
the "Old Chief" at present In sight.
Nor, so far as can be learned, is
there any prospect of sir Wilfrid
either being offered or accepting a
place In Sir Robert Borden's Cab-
inet.
The problem of Quebec's repre-
sentation In the Cabinet is a big and
a serious one. It 0, one of the most
unfortunate aftermaths of the elec-
tion. What will be done by the Gov
ernment to deal with an isolated
Quebec no one knows, The Govern-
ment realises, however. that the sit-
uation cannot very well be left as It
is at present.
Sir Wilfrid himself will endeavor
to assist the reaching of a solution
that will tend to bring Quebec Into
line behind continued and more en-
thusiastic war effort and national
concord. He will advise with his
Igen da there as to what Is the best
and moderate course to pursue in
achieving the ends be has always had
in view.
As to the Nationalist attitude Sir
Wilfrid believes that despite the de-
feat of every Nationalist candidate
In Quebec, and the return of an al-
most solid Liberal phalanx from
the Province, Bourassa will still
head a formidable anti-British party,
and may make headway again. There
is no love lost between Sir Wilfrid
and Bourassa, notwithstanding the
latter's attitude toward the Laurier
candidates In the election campaign.
It Is Int. resting to note in this con-
nection that Armand Lavergne
sought Sir Wilfrid's endorsation as
a candidate, but was turned dcwn.
Lavergne's policy In regard to the
war was practically that Canada bad
done enough. For this Sir Wilfrid
would not stand.
In regard to the enforcement of
conscription in Quebec, the Liberal
leader sees a danger of passive re-
sistance, possibly leading to serious
disturbances, unless the situation is
dealt with wisely and diplomatically
by the Government. The Govern-
ment will consider all phases of the
question very carefully before re-
sorting to any drastic coercive meas-
ures, and It is probable that the ad-
vlee and Resistance of Sir Wilfrid
will be sought and freely given.
Marine Peculiarities.
There are two natural phenomena
of quite regular recurrenee which
have given unique fame to the Jap-
anese Bay of Toyama. The lightning
cattle -fish is a rather tiny species
that emits a wonderful phosphores-
cence when aroused, and, while the
fish is not confined to the locality, it
swarms along the coast In April and
May. As the fishermen seek them
with special nets the alarmed crea-
tures glow with exceptional brll-
iiance. The second phenomenon Is
the Shinkire or mirage. The mirage,
seen along the shore, begins as a
faint mist and then develops Into a
panorama of forests, castles, bridges,
and marching men and horsemen.
Planting Trees.
A machine has begin invented that
plants from 10,000 to 15,000 forest
tree seedlings In a day when nper-
aled by three men and two bora.
w.
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LADIES' COATS
Black Seal Plush, Velours, Tweeds
and Bear Cloth
Largest and handsomest selection we have ever
carried. Every Coat now at reduced prices. Prices
range from.......... . $8.00 to $35.00
FurLined
Coats
for men and women, ranging- $20.00 to $45.00
Muskrat Coats
for women. Dark, select skins and beautifully satin
lined. Ranging $50, $60 and $65
DRESS SILKS
Black Satin Duchess, 36 inches wide, exceptional
values. At per yard $1.35, $ I.50 and $1.60
Black Silk Poplins and Silk Faille in every color.
36 inches wide. At per yard 51.50 and $1.60
Handkerchiefs
Men's Initial Handkerchiefs, large size and of
purest Irish linen, beautifully worked and hemstitched.
All initials. At each 35c
Ladies' initial and fancy linen Handkerchiefs,
neatly boxed and of exquisite qualities. at each
15c, 20c, 25c, 35c and 50c
Perrin's kid Gloves
for men and women. Every pair'warranted. At
per pair $1.50 and $1.75
W. ACHESON & SON
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