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_.tu agent of a Cliarlottetown Fhox Compuiiy while soli-

citing business in an American Citi' had 9517"' cmsed a deal for a considerable block of stock, but was DUI 0" "Um , day to day for final decision. On the day appointed f0l` the

decision the prospective customer showed the agent a number of letters which he had received from se\'6l'8l f0>- companies. The customer admitted that he had writtoll to a large number of fox comilllllles “kills f01' l“l`°l’m°' tion regarding not only the one written to but a number of others. The replies he received, without exceDli°\1. had some suspicion to cast upon all the others. The D\'°SP€¢~ tive customer declined to deal with any Of lllem and Sem his nioiicy home lo his Pllfems in Swede"

Now we do not for a moment believe that there are

many reputable companies in this province that tri' 10 110 business at the expense of any Oillel' C0ll1D3l1>`. bill- We regret to be obliged to believe that there are sonic. Nor do we believe that any considerable number of our fox companies were thus written to, but we believe there were some, and that some of these tried 10 '10 business by knocking their neighbors. This also is regrettable. and not

only regrettable but disastrous. The old adage about the chain and its weakest link holds true in business. The fox business of this province muct flourish or fall as a whole. lf the idea gets abroad that even a few companies are do- ing ii fake business the shadow of the fake will surely fall

upon the others. it must not be forgotten that the wr). s....¢¢-;.-S of thc fox business during the few years tn which it has bccii in existence has been one of its greatest dangers. Fiiiaiicicrs sliled at the enormous dividends paid, and iiiuiiy of them, without enquiring into its bona fities. prolioiiiicctl it "wild cat speculation." True, these suspicions have been cleared UD. Sk9I?f~lCS “'h0 l°°ked imo thc business were convinced that the profits were l€El¢lm‘ ate and the business financially S0\l1`1d»b“l when "k“°cki”g" from within the ranks beglllil- UW” an me °m suspicions

are revived. _ h 1

We repeat, the tox business must stand as a W 0 €‘~

and any knocking will injure the whole, while il H6*/el' brings any good to the kuockers. The recent legislation enacted in this province will render it absolutely impos- sible to float a spurious company or continue a spurious company in business-and keep out of jail, if there are any companies doing an illegal business or floating on bogus capital they will. with the law now in force, be compelled to place theinselves on a solid foundation or go out of biisiiitfss. All proiiioters should remember this and preach it to their customers, preach thc iibsolutc iinancinl solldity of cvvry coiiipaiiy that is kiiowii to bc ligiiiiiitcly construct-, cd. The iiiaii who tries to knock otlicrs is injuring not only tht- otliers but hinisclf.

'l`hcrc ncvcr was a time in the history of the industry

when co-opt-ratioii and iiiutual helpfulness was as much iicetieti as now. The industry has not only sur- vived thc iiiiuiicial stringency under which so inaify others fouiidcred, but came through stronger than if the striiigciicy had not occurred as capital in many instances has been strengthened by the addition of unsold stock. Tiiose in thc business are now ready for renewed activity. Capital is lotzseiiing up in other countries and looking for iiivcstnieiit. Let it come in. to yourself, gentle reader, if you cali, but if you cannot, let it conie to' others anti you will receive tlic liciicfit indirectly by liclpilli-I the Wh0i€ liilsiiivss.

iiiiiint Ami’ Tin: will

Only those who have been in intimate touch with a

brutal or with a devoted druiikard. and have curiously studied liiiii-or her-on the spot and for a long time. 1-un truly ei-itiinate the damage which is being done to our cause to-day by alcohol (says the Saturday Review). We

niust be thoroughly familiar with the spectacle of a man or woman rotting alive through strong drink, soaked and steeped in the stuff as a wick soaked in oil. losing every vestlge of a moral. caring for nothing on earth but strong drink, and hating nothing on earth except things that spoil the taste of strong drink-for example. tea or sweets in many cases-then we can appreciate somewhat the newest peril which the country is menaced by in the huge task of carrying through the war against the greatest armed Power that has ever been; and a Power which suffers neither strong drink. nor weak pacifist pap, nor artful calculations about Radical votes. to stand for a second in its path. This peril uiust be struck at instantly and with great force. it must be brained; 'or it will not merely retard, it will ruin us. The Government cannot strike too hard- provided it has studied the thing at all and really knows how to get the blow home.

MILITARY NECESSITY

'l‘Iic expression "military necessity" is likely to sur-

vive thc present war and to be used as ii sarcastically ironlcal cxcuse for acts which cannot be otherwise justifi- ed. lt originated in its present form. that is fn its most licndish forni, in the explanation given by the German Government to the Government of the United States as to the sinking of the non combatant steamer Fuluba without giving her passengers and crew. Including neutral sub- jects. women,und children. a chance to be saved. "Military necessity consequently forced the submarine to act quickly, which made grunting of longer space of time and the sav- ing of lives impossible." This was Germany's explanation. Perhaps among all the flendish acts charged against the Germans there is none so despicahly mean and contempt- ible as this. There was neither military necessity nor military advantage in this cold blooded murder. There was military necessity, however, to get out of the way of British worships which were seen approaching. The pirates could attack an unarmed vessel loaded with non. necessity, und. uve (be mark! religious' necessity- each bu more than once oovarad uioowardly and dastardly uct. in mt, when on mt 1| nuiwomui. min, ii.. -'iisosutiw

lyiux la The uct always stands

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., There is no such u thing in law. in morality, lu Ln,en| put,

human or humane behaviour between man and man, bo- tweon nation and nation or between tribes of savages. as a

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ll military necessity that counterunceu _the deliberate mtu- m-on, Wu m mmm; tha

der of non combatants on land or on sea. It ls a block bud, of me qonmmgut, mum me

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stain upon the name of a civilized government that

explanation, here or hereafter can wash away.

"Military necessity," _commercial _necesa_lty. political

_ Elllulff

Perhaps the lowest and moat contemptwo of the yellow

streaks that inleut human nature is envy. It ld the lowest form of jealousy, u form in which actual pain is experienced at the sight of auother’s superiority or success. Webster

effort to depreciate the person, or with pleasure in seeing him depressed." '

If the worst characteristic of the foul fiend himself were

defined, it could scarcely be more expressive than this. And strange to say, humiliating to say, this streak maui- fests itself, even vaunts itself openely, even in our civil- ised aud Christianised communities even in this twentieth century

he at once becomes a arse 0|' 0 GH B his fellows. A politician succeeds where others have failed. and forthwith his successes are blackened and sneered at

to his country are discounted. the country itself is maligned, its advantages and its opportunities belittled in the hope of. by injuring even the country, some blame may attach to the political leaders. A great movement

little soul has not been consulted. and the credit for the

its back up and throws its little cupful of cold water on the movement in the hope of checking it.

Many such instances occur frequently. They are the

clogs on the wheels of progress, the noises that speak to the world of friction and dissatisfaction.

We must get rid of this yellow streak, at least of this

most contemptibie one of envy. We can tolerate hate- fulness, can tolerate that mild form of jealousy which deplores its own failure in the light of another’s success, but there is no room for that lower form of it which deplores auother's success because of its own failure.

Let us cut it all out. Let us cultivate that charity

which " envieth not," and which rejoices at the blessings which come to others.

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RIGHT AND WRON(i 0F THE WAR

Not far from Hill 60, in the first' battle of Ypres, says

the New York Times, thousands died when the Germans were marching toward Paris. Thousands more are daily dying now with the Germans resisting pressure away from Paris. Soldiers are dying like sparrows before the observa- tion of a world which seems to care less for human life than Divine Providence for that of birds. What does it prove That men will die for the right? But there are two sides, and it must be that men also will die for the wrong as readily as for the right. It is even possible that the wrong should triumph and that the lives lost on both sides should be worse than lost through the victory of error. In fact, we are seeing that war is a national duel, and that it proves no more than personal duels-that is, nothing at all. It is at least an even chance that thewrong maxi should be killed, and it is a cynical maxim that Provi- dence is on the side of the strongest battalions. Whoever is interested in thc triumph of the right; should take pains to learn what is the right. and to cast at least moral influence in favour of thc victory of that right. not of either side of the dispute oii any other issue. The victory of neither side will establish the very right. nor will it command the respect of the world unless it accords with the world conscience. Otherwise ten nations and multiples of millions of men will have shed illimltable blood in vain.

“ in the very first days of the war." continues the Times,

" the official spokesman of Germany admitted that the war was based on wrong. if there is such a thing as a world conscience. and if there is any sanction to world opinion. Germany should not be left in doubt that no settlement of the war would be acceptable without the righting of that wrong. It would be left to Germany to reply that she did not care what others thought ot' her conduct, and that she would proceed regardless of _condemnation at the bar ot' the world. No nation evcr has done such a thing as.to ilout world opiiilon. because never before has a world opinion been possible under modern conditions of forming

pitiable than a man or woman declasse. A man without a country, a country without international relations. is something which the world-has had put before its imagina- tion, but which never has existed in fact. Germany is said to appreciate that she could not defy the world in arms. and to be intriguing against other natioiiii joining the Allies. But she cannot prevent the world joining the Allies in sympathy on grounds of morality and world interest in order that the lives of millions should not be wasted as well as lost.

lt ls true thai. Germany has nothing to fear from thc

world in arms outside of Europe. The United States iii particular is pledged to a firm neutrality, according to that international law which Germany’s spokesman says has been torn up and demands it shall be rewritten for Ger- many's profit and in Germany's sense. it is a better and safer proposition to maintalii and enforce existing law upon its breakers, The first step toward an international law which shall enforce peace is to punish those who break it. There is no sword behind international law. The question is twofold: First, whether Germany has the courage of its declared intention to outrage world opinion in preference for its own idea of right and judgment in its own cause; and, secondly, whether. if so. the world will abide that insult to its conscience and its intelligence. The time is ut hand to supply a sanction to international law and to apply it to the first confessed offender against lt.

NOTES

We see that the Toronto Globe has been discussing

the nature of the secret plan proposed many years ago by a former Lord Dnndonuld to the British Government which is said to have been hitherto undisclosed. Our contempor- ary (says Canada) appears to attach some be- lief to the theory that this secret was con- nected witb the employment of burning glasses. As a mutter of fact, we believe it is generally accepted that the suggestion, which _wu made at the time of the Crimean Wu-. was to hum not quantities of coke In kilns at a time whoa the windwolld _curry the fumes aplnst ttig Russian fortress. and by stupetylni' the defenders make its captors easy. The pfoleol was not favourably entertained,

-all no neun will tmllrh. miner sy nr is mmit ui¢| villlminy wniitml mining to lt the more heinous crime at

chuulo. it might carry dmtli luto tho camps of the iles

because. as it was pointed out. aliould»tho wind lutldorily

had to set away without the glory of ,

, luxuries; I have taxed liquors' I have

“‘°"‘"“"”' ‘““" “H “°°“ °."‘°"’ 'the "me s°“' g°°\'tsxeti tobacco to me utmosfit win to his attention tonight as to the

and communicating opinion. ln private life nothing is more.

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present tlmu. thi the Opposition lu

military expouditulohud become one vast orgte of waste, speculation and _ extrav85‘8HCl-" . 1 Let us see. is that not on echo of ‘what the distinguished Loader of the Opposition said lu the House of Com- mons? Tiieu let our contemporary

read what the _ _ _ ~

Hon. W. T. WIIIITE said in reply:

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,_ ‘ed nh d I h "ed Attack l-lu Failed _ __

gsntliizsligiiix aizdctbxiltxgin or irsuulljzotfth eugrdgsltie 0: an this mum" sm prepared 'wt “ly m

The attacloupou this Budget has

signally failed; and it failed because it was fundamentally unsound. The speech of my hon. friend from Halifax, which he had ten days to prepare-f and I shoitld like to know the per- plexities of mind that he experienced

’ in preparing that speech-was a eggs travaganco amount to? Are they not

of special pleading I have often

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A young man makes his mark ln his profession and heard that me duty of an Opposition the Government is atmggungr and

t t f th viou shafts of

is to oppose. Mr Speaker, I do not believe it. I Bllyll; is the duty of an Opposition to oppose in a proper case;

by his envious opponents; the blessings he has brought 'and I sa that this i L r f

y s no a p oper

case in which the Opposition should oppose. I have disposed this taxation in such fashion that the people of this country regard it as equitable and

is launched for the benefit ofthe people as a whole; some just I have _ I ed mx t

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stand. and there is at point beyond which you will diminish, and not in- crease, your revenue. I have imposed taxes upon the financial institutions of this country. I have imposed taxes which will full the most heavily upon those in this country who are best, able to sustain that burden; and I have had to fall back upon the tariff in order to raise the larger part of the money required to enable us to do our duty in this crisis. Mr Speaker. I hope I shall not be taken as disrespectful to the Opposition. Nothing could be farther from my thought, but some- times it has been borne in upon me that the debate upon this Budget has been trivial in character. War on u scale unprecedented in all history; some fifteen or tweiiiy million- men engaged; the Germans and Allies facing each other upon a front resting upon Holland and Switzerland in the West, and extending from the Baltic to the Carpathlans in the East; and tiiere is now proceeding before our very eyes one of the greatest opera- tions in tho world. one of the most spectacular, one of the most dramatic -the forcing of the Dardauelles.

Brltaln’a Expenditure.

What is the expenditure of Great

Britain to-day. and how is she facing it? The expenditure of Great Britain hirself in this great contest is no less than ten million dollars a day; ten million dollars a day with a population of forty-live million. The expenditure of Great Britain is ten milllou dollars a day; and Lord Kitchener is raising an army of one and a half or two million men. We in this country are raising troops and equipping them and forwardhig them with the utmost despatch possible with our limited facilities. Why have we limited facili- ties? Why? I have never heard any expenditure seriously criticised in the House except the expenditure of the Militia. Department. If the Militia Department had not been starved. if thc organisation had been better maln- tuined, we should have been better able to bear the strain so suddenly imposed upon ns in August last. We should have had more equipment for the troops, more clothing and ammu-

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So ole'ha can only wait de call Is sooner or latcr come to all.

An' den l'ni hearin‘ ti voice is say, "Come along. fader, doii't iniu' de,

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Ds boss on de camp hc sen' for you, So your leetle boy's going to guide

you t’roo.

lt’s easy for mc. for tie road I know. ’Cos I travel it many long your ago."

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Dead wltl' do young blood in hoes

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Wit’ do curly hair, an’ dai-lr-blue dye, So lair de blue of do summer sky- ‘-

An‘ now. no more forda road I care, Au' 'slippery los lrlu' ov'mv’°\'¢~ De swamp 'on do vall¢y._'do mountain,

too,

But climb it jus' us I ulo"to do- 1 D¢m‘t stop on do road. for I used ‘uo res' So long as I we do loatle w'its dress.

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instead of low-the fortroal of the enemy. _ _ ‘_ ` ‘f

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been in WP DOB no vision gentlemen

whore thoru la no vision

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T110 rooluuestiou ls`: ar'q'we'to do WP ll1\.l'6~Jl\~¢h_lo,;v_/_a.r`,or are 'wo riot? We have lakes. the people of this °0\l!lll’y at their word. They say send 011° °0_l\l1l,l¢Ql_l¢. loud two _coutlu_geuts. send three ooutingents`.ileu1l everyiuan

that wants tp go. But I want to point out that war is mode not only with

men. not only _with armaments. not only with munitions; but- lt- lrmuda _with mo'ney.‘ ‘The people must be Drelllred to suorlilcanot only blood. but treasure. It not. where lathe

send money. but they are prepared to pay the reasonable measure of taxa- tion which thls Government is impos- ing.

_ Vexatlous Charges.

Now. what do these charges of ox-

volous and vexatious at a time when

struggling successfully, with the great- est crisis with which the public men of this country have ever been con- ronted? 1 ask my right lion. friend who occupies a conspicuous position in this House and in this Dominion and in the Empirethls question: In view of the fact that he himself raised he British preferential rate, and in view of the facts that I have brought

necessity for increasing thc British perferential rate not only on grounds of revenue, but by reason of the necessity of adjustment, was hc wise this afternoon in bringing forward his criticism of the Government, and en- dangering. to some extent, the public credit of Canadabecause of the weight that may attach to his words? My right hon. frlend’s words carry beyond the walls of this House; they carry pcross the sea. And I ask him/has he represented the situation fairly or has he represented it unfairly? With regard to the British preference. I think he has represented it unfairly. And if his words when they go across thc sea have any adverse effect upon the credit of Canada, I ask him if that is co-operation in this' crisis with whit-li the Empire is coiifrouted. 1 My right lion. friend (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) made a couple of serious cliargcs against me this afternoon. llc virtually charged me with false protences. Ile said that under the colour of a war tax I had deliberately raised this tariff, not for the purpose of revenue. but for the purpose of assisting the privileged classes of Canada.

Some hon. MEMBERS: Hear, hear.

No Need For Denial.

Mi' WTHITE: Hon. gentlemen say hear. hear." That is to say that ‘all

I have stated here to-night is untruc. That is to say that, as Minister oi' Finance, I have not beoinsincerely desirous of raising by additional mea- sures. of taxation _sufficient revenue for the .purpose of meeting the in- creased expenditure due to this war, and maintaining the credit of this Dominion. Hon. gentlemen seem to participate in that charge made against me by the Leader of the Opposition. lirsubstance they say. or at least those of them who said " 1198?. hear.” that uudor colour of this war tax it ls my intention. not to raise additional revenue, but to assist the' privileged classes of this country. Mr Speaker. I shall not do myself the injustice of denying it. I have too -much self-respect to deny a charge of that kind if it is pressed home. ‘My right hon. friend has charged me ,virtually with false pretences. and he

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his attack upon _mc for increasing tlic‘ British preferential rate. This was tho phrase I took: " Suspect bud faith." That was in tho urticletiiat was read by my right lion. friend this afternoon. That ls, that if bad faith is suspected it is not to be supposed

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