The Brussels Post, 1912-3-28, Page 4e 1 teens post
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pa/toe hes not yet folded its wings
like the proverbial dove in Europe and
Asia and with military operations and
preparations' fur the same the black
cloud still rests upon the Nations.
Seated is heralded as likely tocome
earlyafter so long and steady a Winter
but with ice as thick on the lakes as it is
reported It will be many a die/ yet be.
fore navigation can hope to open. The
breath of Jack Frost from these frozen
surfaces may exert a retarding influence
even to the genial wooing of balmy
Spring.
Taut about real estate in the West.
We think some salts in Ontario will
Compare favorably with the "soar" that
land sometimes takes. A ee acre farm.
the property of J. H. 'Taylor, in the
basin of the Don, near Toronto, was
purchased by F. Grundy for the tidy
sum of about $too,000. There has
been an idea abroad that farm land
prices were too low in Ontario but this
sale will give the average quite a hoist
and give our Western brethren to see
that we are following their example of
"boosting."
Sia CIiARLas Tepees, the veteran
politician, is the only member of the
combination known as the Fathers of
Confederation in connection with the
history of this Dominion surviving at
the present and he is one of stalwarts
who laid foundations broad and deep
upon which bas been built a Natiuu
worthy of its founders. It would have
required the prophetic endowment 4;
years ago to see Canadian growth and
development, even in imagination, al
taining to its importance of today and
the coming 5o years will, no doubt prey,
more marvellous. Well will it be fit
Canadian history if high ideals, noble
conceptions and integrity in commercial
political and social life continue to be
characteristic of the people who lova
the Land of the 'Maple and whose man
ners and customsshould tend to produce
thatetneproverbial of the em-
blem
blem of this goodly land The father
have nearly all passed away but the
heritage is with us.
' Otn King Coal was a merry old
soul," reminds us of our childhood date
and the nursery rhymes still in print
The merlimen. of King Coal has largest
disappeared in the strike among those
whu toil for the black diamonds and in
stead of the smile there is the spirit of
want and despair. How much better
would be au arbitration Court where the
differences could be discussed and by a
conciliatory movement save the situation
along the tine of a give•and•take finding
Nobody. except those immediately in
terested, will be able to know fully the
suffering, both physical and mental,
over one of these industrial strikes and
yet the laws of the land are apparently
yet tillable to cope with the cases that
arise. We are still of the belief that
sometimes the officiary of some unions
is more responsible for the labor troubles
than the men who do the work. It is a
bad condition no matter how it comes.
Qnaaec Provincial Government is
undertaking to do what has been a stub
jeetof live discussion for many a year,
viz to recompense to a certain degree
the men whose licenses are aunalled by
the increase of temperance sentiment
and the wiping out of their places of
business. While .
le therema wide
v be a wi cN
difference of opinion as to the righteous
ness of compensation unless made ale('
to those who suffered through thetraffi,
the law will do away with the old time
ery of injustice and possibly pave the
way for the final consummation of total
Prohibition. The State has a great
work to do along the line of enactmen'
for enforcement of law and easy cutail
tient where the people desire it, but the
centre after all from whence moral
standards must come is still the home
If from it goes out sentiments, coupled
with conduct and life, of a high type
and ennobling in their influence thea
the youth of todae and tomorrow mat
he depended upon to ;rand by these
principles and see that they are en
throned in Lite Dominion
Tent whirlagig of time speeds on with
a velocity nut &way noticeable unless
we watch the passing events We notice
by the records that six vacancies have
been caused in the Dominion Senate, by
details$1 nee last October. These places
will be filled by men of the Conservative
faith, tit (gore., and likely those of ad-
safteed•.ati"e: and thus the system of
rendering this body practically non
sancta w1be
1 will continued Men who
essential
assume the position of Senators should
have mean beads, strong bodies and an
,experience In public affairs that would
prove a warranty of thin ability to handle
the problems that come t0 them. The
period of office should cease before the
frailties of the flesh render them iti•
capable of performing such scrvtce as
their positioo calla for. If the Senate
into be perpetuated the people of the
Dominion have good reason to ask for
such a retntidellitig as will make it au in-
tegral part of the government ttt
stead of
a home of worn out politicians" many
THINK TITIN PVE1:.: