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*IOW THIS WORLD SEEMED AS
THE NEXT DREW NEAR
Something in the nature of a com-
panion article, or perhaps a corrective
article, to one published some months
ago about death might be formed of
the last words of distinguished men.
The former article supplied evidence
that at the last moment the death of
the average saint was indistinguish-
able from the death of . the average
sinner, and both were indistinguish-
able from that of beasts. In the
great majority of case the mind has
fled before the human machinery runs
down and the act of death itself is
purely physical. But often before the
final curtain has rattled' down there
lhas 'been.a clarifying of the intellect
and things are seen with a perspec-
tive different from, if not certainly
clearer than that which was char-
acteristic in life and health: In such
moments perhaps one is' in a position
to give a juster verdict upon life or
at Least his own part in it than at any
other time. On the other band, the
fact that the 'Yards are the' fast or
almost the last may impart to them
a kind of tragic significance that their
inherent :value might deny. There is
also to be considered the almost uni-
versal tendency of chroniclers to
dress up the farewell words and in-
vest them with a dignity and wis-
dom which they hardly merit. In any
event people will read them and pon-
der thein and no doubt get a good
deal of comfort out of them.
A 'book recently published by an
anonymous author collects many
deathbed utterances of famous men,
without, however, vouching for their
accuracy but merely accepting at face
value the 'accounts of the biographers,
liistorians, or witnesses at the death-
bed. In one of the most memorable
we are left doubting as to the mean-
ing. It is said that Goethe's last words
were "More light." Since his life had
been spent in a quest for intellectual
or spiritual light, it has been assum-
ed that he was trying to send back
from the very brink of the grave this
anessage to his fellow mien. Since
death brings a failure of the eyesight
Goethe might have 'been merely mak-
ing a demand that the lamp. should be
lit or the window blind raised. But
in this case we are surely justified in
• taking the spiritual rather than the
physical jignifiGance of the words, for
the one can nourish, while the other
is meaningless. Beautiful, too, was
'{eats' lash thought, "I can feel the
daisies growing over me," but it is
poetical rather than inspirational.
Three days ^:before his death Thomas
'Huxley, who invented the word "ag-
nostic" to describe his own attitude
toward religion, a word by the way
which is scornfully rejeted by all de-
vout atheists, wrote to a friend that
he hoped his native toughness would
pull him 't'hrough. On his tombstone,
at his direction', the following words
were engraved:
"Be not afraid, ye waiting hearts that
weep;
For still He given, His beloved sleep,
And if an endless sleep He will, se
best."
Harriet Martineau faced. the future
as serene as any saint and wrote in
one .af her last letters: "I cannot
think of any future as, at all probable
except the annihilation from which
some people retail with so much hor-
ror. I find ,myself here in the uni-
verse. 'I know not how, where or
.why . . . For 'my part I have no
objection to such extinction
I have no wish for further experi-
ence nor .have I any fear of it." But
'Herbert Spencer saki as the end drew
near: "Of late years the conscious-
ness that without origin or cause in-
finite space has ever exiled, and must
ever exist,. produces in me a feeling
from which I shrink." To the Duke
of Argyle who was enforcing the evi-
dence of mind in nature, Charles Dar-
win said: • "Well, that often comes
over me with overwhelming force; but
at other times it seems to -go away. I
am not the least afraid to die."
Cheerful and slightly flippant to-
ward the end, Robert Burns said: —
"Well, madam, have you any com-
mand for me in the next world?" and
to a lady offering to pull down the
blinds because of the sun he remark-
ed: "Thank you, my dear, for your
kind attention -but, oh, let him shine;
he will not shine long for rne." To
another friend he murmured: "John,
don't let the 'awkward squad fire over
me." 'On his death bed George
Stephenson, inventor, -lade some
highly unorthodox remarks. His ver-
dict on life was: "Of all the powers
above and under the earth, there
seems to 'be no power so great as
the gift of the gab. I've seen man-
kind in all its hrlhases, and .the con-
clusion I 'have arrived at is --that if
we're all stripped, there's not much
difference."
We have to admit that on the whole
there is something more moving in
those farewells to life which were bas-
ed on Christian experience and ex-
pectancy, and none quite equals in its
humbleness that of John, Wesley, who
said, 'I' can see nothing which I have
done or proposed that can bear look-
ing at. I have no other plea than
this—Jesus died for me." Said' Mar-
tin Luther, "I am well enough known
in Heaven, upon earth and in hell;
and I am sufficiently respeeted to be
trusted. When I come back trona
Eisel'ben I will lay me in my coffin;
the world is weary of me and I of the
world; pray God that He will merci-
fully grant me a peaceful death."
Asked if he died iti the faith of Christ
and the doctrine he had preached, he
answered: "Yes." I•n his will Dr.
Johnson wrote, "I bequeath to God a
soul polluted by Many sins, but I hope
purified by Jesus Christ" And on
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SHARP ATTACK MADE ON OUR
PREVAILING IGNORANCE
In the course of a letter asking for
some infoemrmation about the Work
man's Compensation Acta readier
says, '°I asked four men nvha happen-
ed to be with me and not one of them
knew anything about it. They were,
severally, an advertising man, a real -
tor, a farmer and e Rhodes scholar.'
If the writer had happened to be
present, he might have added "and a
newspaper mlan." Not only that but
according to Mr. V. A. Sinclair, K.C„
chairinan, of the board administering
the 'act, a great many lawyers are
unacquainted with it. We may as-
sume then that ignorance is quite
general. Fortunately it is easily 're-
moved far the board issues annual re-
ports and there is available a handy
pamphlet giving a synopsis of the
act and explaining its workings. The
act is 'one that stands to the credit
of the Whitney Government and was
drawn up under the eye of the late
Sir William Ralph Meredith, chief
justice of Ontario, who was credited
with keeping an eye on that Govern-
ment ,generally and assisting it with
advice, and occasionally admonitions.
Sir William for many years, and in-
deed throughout the whole course of
his career before he mounted the
bench, had been keenly interested in
the workingmen, and no doubt took
the greatest satisfaction in drawing
up this act.
It came into effect in .1915 and was
at that time considered --and is yet,
for that matter—one of the most ad-
vanced and complete of any similes
egislation anywhere. The. act had
three purposes, the most important
being to provide better recompense
for accidents. The next was to get
rid of litigation, in which the work-
ingetan would obviously be at a dis-
advantage when pitted against a
wealthy and obstinate employer and
the third to secure promptness and
certainty of payment. One import-
ant change it made in existing law
was to remove the old protections en-
joyed by employers. Before this law
came into effect an injured workman
might be able to secure no recompense
'f it could be shown that his inj ries
had 'been received as a result of his
own contributory negligence, or if
they were a natural consequence of
his employment. The theory was
that there were certain risks implicit
n certain employments and that if
the workman accepted that employ-
ment he was ~voluntarily exposing
himself to its hazards. Under t h e
present act the workman is absolved
of all responsibility unless he is
"guilty of wilful and serious iniscon-
duct."
Practically all occupations are in-
cluded in the .provisions of the act,
and they are divided into two classes,
one of which includes practically all
manufacturers, and the other rail-
ways), telephone companies, munici-
palities, commissions, etc. The act
gives compensation not 'only for ac-
cidental injuries, but for occupatianal
diseases. But no injuries are com-
pensated which result in any kind of
disability which does not last for at
least a week, When there is an acci-
dent the emploeer is responsible for
seeing that the injured man is sent
to a hospital or home, and in certain
cases, he is required to keep on hand
the necessary instruments for first
aid attention. The board is at once
notified, and proceeds to take evidence
and assess the injury. Cheques are
promptly issued. The. board is the
judge of when the injury is healed to
such an extent that the many may re-
turn to work, and also in the case of
more serious injury to what extent
he has suffered permanent disability.
When an accident results in death,
the dependent widow is entitled to
receive $40 a month so long as her
widowhood endures, and $10 a month
for each child less than 16 years old.
In,,ease of the mother's death the al-
lowance for each child is, increased
to $16 a month. The total monthly
payment to widow and children is not
to exceed two-thirds of the workman's
average. earnings. But in no case
will low earnings bring the allowance
of a widow with one child below $50
a month or of a widow with two chile
deet: below $64.17 a month. The wi-
dow is also entitled to a; lump sum of
$100 and in ad:dirtian, a sum not ex-
teediag $125 for ileatial . expenses.
Where there, is no widow, children
re'eeiee a larger alley/ranee, and when
the werkman has no Wife of children
but other depend'e'nts they are to re-
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pederasty loss' sriffeeea by theme on
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thirds of earning capacity up to two
thousand dollars a year, all in excess
of that amount being disregarded in
making the assessment.
These sums are given the workman
who for his part is debarred from en -
teeing any suits for damages concern-
ing ~,ratters which the board deals
with. On the other hand, the work-
men makes no contribution to the
fund which is paid for by the em-
ployers alone, They are assessed a
certain amount per annum, which is
based on their wage bill, that is to
say, upon their possible liability.
This amount goes into a common
fund so that the bankruptcy of an
employer would not deprive a work-
man in his employ from collecting
whatever he is entitled to. The rate
of the assessment is adjusted from
year to yeast- as experience shows the
board that a higher or lower acci-
dent expectancy exists. Last year the
b Jeri disbursed $8,012,000 and since
its e:-tablishment the sum of $79,000,-
000 has been awarded in benefits to
the victim's of 806,000 accidents. It
is believed by the hoard that after
15 years' experience there are few
workmen or em'ployers who would like
tr n evert to the old system, which
seems to us wholly ,probxuble.
CHICAGO WITHOUT HOPE WHEN
PRESS INVOLVED
According to an estimate made by
the off'ciai organ of the Chicago po-
lice force, 20 per sent. of that, body
are corrupt and ought to be in the
penitentiary. Only a few years ago
a commissioner of police said that 50
per cent. ,of the force were corrupt.
Both are probably con'servative esti-
mates, one a goad deal more so than
the other. There is net a great deal
of trust in the district attorney''s of-
fice. The politicians are known to be
renal. 'Judges and magistrates are
not wholly upright. In this situation
where does the hope of the people lie?
Obviously in the press. But if the
press fails 'them they are lt'opeless in-
deed. That is the situation in Chica-
go to -day, with the suspieion spread-
ing that the press has betrayed the
'people. In the current tissue of The
Ilia -bleb., -a Chicago ne paperinan,
writlterg en the invitation of the edi-
tor to tell the "full. and •absolute
truth," eoneludes his' artiele by say-
ing, "'Ilhe. situation calla iWir a vi+'or-
eriius iffld tinaparing'' honse-clea'nitug
for' an ellidai+r'y r'ud'er the. gifiddatiee. of
an independent, dour ge ikt4' Bard reg,
sourceful special investigator. It is
a question whether the politicians
would favor or tolerate such an in-
quiry. It is a question whether all
the local newspapers really want it.
Some do, undoubtedly, and some do
not. The situation calls also for an
intelligent and candid inquiry into the
causes of the prevalent and triumph-
ant cprruption. Cant and humbug
must be eschewed and the facts fac-
ed and set forth. Is the Chicago
press ready to embark upon such a
difficult and delicate enterprise? I
doubt it."
As ,our readers are aware, the mur-
der of ,Alfred Lingle has had terrific
repercussions in Chicago newspaper
offices. Lingle was a reporter for the
'Tribune, and of him it is necessary
to say no more than Col. McCormick,
,owner of the Tribune, said recently:
"His life and death are only an in-
•cident. I might, according to the
facts so far developed, figure out a
long and tortuous course to prove why'
Lingle was an honest man. I know
he was not honest, so why should I?"
Lingle was, in fact, called the unoffi-
cial chief of police of Chicago. In,
Toronto, the closest any reporter ev-
er got to that position was one who
was on such terms of friendships with
the head of the detective force that
he used to leave exposed on his desk
atefidential information which the re-
porter was permitted to read while
the detective ostentatiously turned his
back or walked out of the room. It
is plain that if the public interest is
to be guarded, reporters and dete'e-
tivee should not he on the warmest
personal terms. It is better if they
should slightly suspect and disparage
each other. But it has been revealed
that in Chicago another reporter, not
yet publicly named, is known es the
unofficial mayor, which is a more
serious matter still.
This is among the charges made by
Harry T. Brundidge, a reporter from
the 'St. Louis Star, who has given his
information to a grand jury. But dif-
ficulties are in the way of the news-
papers unanimbusly turning in behinrl
Mr. Brundidge. It is suspected that
he is too friendly with the Tribune
Which has been featuring his. articles
and that the Tribune will be unduly
anxious to pin something on the other
papers because of its own unfortunate
involvement with Lingle. The district -
attorney at first said that he would
not call Brundidge unless he submit
ted to a preliminary inquiry in his
office, to discover what he had to 'offe'r.
'lihu's newspaper r'i'valry tends to make
it difficult to haveethe'whole truthfre,
,*soled in an unbiased wale. 'Ylfat hag
been revealed by the issue of several
writs for libel by various newspaper
reporters and editors who think they
have been indicated by articles sug-
gesting their connection with the un-
derworld,
Mr. Brundidge has formally alleged
that "a reporter collects five cents a
bag for every bag of cement sold in
Chicago and that other reporters are
connected with a street paving racket;
that a certain reporter controls' the
bond -signing racket, and another has
made a fortune by tipping off, from
police stations, accidents to ambulance
chasing shysters; that a certain re-
porter boasted of having cleaned up
$200 a week at the county building by
forcing grafters to share their booty
with him; that a certain reporter was
a guest of Al Capone in Florida and
Havana, dined and wined at the ex-
pense of the vice lord and used as
alias while claiming to be a dealer in
real estate; that a certain newspaper
executive told Mr, Brundidge that
there was no sense in newspapermen
living like tramps while the filthy
lucre was being passed out like rain
checks at the hall park; that a cer-
tain editor maintains an office in the
Loop separate from that which he
has at his newspaper and that the
transactions carried on in the myster-
ious office won't bear the light of day."
But in the face of these most seri-
ous charges' the Chicago public is
cynical, skeptical and apathetic. The
people are inclined to see in theta
evidences of a newspaper war and a
fight for circulation and prestige
rather than a sincere and promising
effort to expose and end police and
official venality, The veteran journa-
list gives it as his opinion that there
is fro considerable number of Chicago
reporters or pressmen engaged in
criminal racketeering. Some of them~
have made grave mistakes in policy
when they have formed alliances with
low -lived and disreputable men, stool
pigeons. parasites, half -reformed
crooks who sometimes misinformed
them, and more generally boasted of
their newspaper connection and levied
underworld acquaintances on the
strength of it. But, of course, we come
hack to the main question which must,
we are sure, puzzle Canadians: Why
is there an underworld? The very
existence of a large criminal element
known to reporters and police is a
condemnation of the police. In To-
ronto, no doubt, there are plenty of
men who have served penitentiary
terms; there are other men who will
presently begin serving them or re-
sume serving them. hut in the seltse
that the word is generally- used we
doubt very emphatically that there is
any such thing as an underworld in
this city, or in any other Britisa city.
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