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SATURDAY, MARCH 13. 1915.

THE COMMON SENSE OF IT

in vldw of the attitude adopted by Mr J. li. Bell and

Mr Bentley regarding Judge McLeod's verdict, the follow- ing candid opinion from the Patriot ot January 51h Wm he greatly appreciatedz-

"In criminal cases it often happens that the prisoner

at the bar, lheu convicted, asserts that the verdict is all wrong. But the law and the common sense of men do not recognise his authority to act as a Court of Appeal on his own case. The same remark holds true with regard to civil actions." .

Now, how is the Patriot to get away from its own plain

statement of the case, and its bearing “DOH W0 Ufldltihliietl. unlawyerllko cavllling of Mr Bell and Mr Bentley?

A SLANDER REPUDIATED

At the evening meeting of the Alliance on 'f‘linrsdt1Y.

Mr. J. ll. Bell, the prospective Liberal Candidate for Prince (‘ount.y, spoke, with his usual volubility, on the iillcireil failure of the Government to enforce the Prohibi- tion Law, and in support ol' hi.; contention asserted that there was a maui nained (follina Cruswell who had been oilcrcd the prosecutorship of Prince (‘o\iiity, on condi- tion\ that lic would not interfere with two ot' the principal ilruggists.

lt will bc remembered that at similar charge was made

at the Prince (‘ountyAlliance,antl published anonymously in the Field Se,cretary‘s report in The Patriot. We demand- cd the names ot' the two speakers who made this charge, and after sonic delay our request was complied wlth.\\’c then wrote the parties, and one of them replied that he would cull at our office (which he did) when the Alliance niet licre, whilc the other eourtenusly replied that his infor- niant was ltlr. J. Collins Craswell, St. Eleanors.

We accordingly wrote Mr (‘raswell on February Sth.

over a month ago, as follows:

“ Dear Sir.--At the recent meeting ot the Prince

County Temperance Alliance in Summerslde, itlr. Alexatitl- cr Lockhart. stated that the Government had offered the position of prosecutor for Prince County to a certain Heutlenian of his acquaintance with the condition attached that he should not interfere with certain violators ot' the law. On enquiry of Mr. Lockhart he informs us that his

authority for making the statcnicut was you yourself. As( we intend following up this matter, we shall he extreme- ly obliged it' you will let tis know whether you gave Mr. Lockhart authority for making this statement and your #rounds for so doing. We should like to know who offered you the uppointnieiit on behalf of the Government and what violators were particularlsed for exemption from interference.

"An early reply will he appreciated." i\lr. Craswell never replied to this inquiry. yet. Mr.

Bell had tho liartllboofl io state ou Thursday evening that anyone who cared to communicate with Mr. Craswell would receive confirmation ot' the charges he made.

We assert without tear of contradiction that there is

absolutely no truth in the allegation so fur as the Govern- ment ls coiicerncd, and i\lr. iiell knows it.

This is but another example ot' the wild and vindic-

tive charges levelled at the Government without a shadow of foundation. and made .simply and solely for political purposes. if Mr. Bcll thinks this sort of controversy will help his candidature in Prince County he is very much mistaken, for no respectable citlwii can possibly have any use for a candidate who will descend to slander tn further his personal political interests.

IS PERFECTION POSSIBLE?

This question has been suggested by a remark made at

The Temperance Alliance. One ardent prohlbitionist argued that he would never rest satisfied until there was perfect prohibition, There will be perfect prohibition when we all are perfect and infallible Christians-not one day earlier. When that day has been reached so shall the millenium: then Prince Edward island will be the Gar- den of Eden or the Paradise of the .Gulf. This may appear un exaggeration but it is not so. Every student. every min- ister, every thoughtful person familiar with Christian ethics knows that moral evil is involved in the very con- ception of human nature and life, and that man is always imperfect, always climbing towards an aim which is cou- stantly changing, so that life at every instant is it problem. What may today appear the acme of prefectlon, a year hence may be but it mediocre attainment. The moral standard is always changing, but the light that shines on the path is the guide for us-is our standard to livc up to. And the light varies with each individual entity. lt' we refuse to follow that light we degenerate. for, sail to say. evil comes of itself. but we have to bring in the good.

This we all know whether we realize that we know it

or not. Most of us do not pause to find out what we do

know about our moral and spiritual nature; We are so fond of taking things for granted. for accepting the dictum

of someother one., for imposing the views of others-

upon our follows. for jumping at conclusions. that we are apt to be carried away with the crowd of the untltlnklag. losing- ou.r identity, and failing to recognize our personal responsibility for our own salvation.

We cannot. bevsaverl as a crowd or even by u set of

resolutions.

Lille le not negation, life is not submission, lilo is ac-

tion. 'rklie sway health and we _have disease; take away diuue and we may have health, or we may have death. 'rake away iirtue and we have vice, but take away vice and we may have virtue, or we may have perhaps mere respectability.. _lt_ depends upon the individual.

Iutlie current number of the University Magazine

there is an interesting article on Pragmatism. Pragmatism in the new philosophy that tru becoming titer in dlp

elelfonl'-in learned periodlcdls, wiietrtiiigar broke out'

of `th'a‘ . tlo`-`iome-

vnmg practicable, at__ least more popularly menu. Prsxmattsm i-erm ia the airnlflwwe ot action. or me mation or practice to theory.. New neealemav MIK and argue as they like. there la inet onojood rule for life. and that is to oct up to oae‘aYbeliet. We cannot believe a course to be right if we do not follow that course. it is simply tmpcsgibie; `we are unbelievers if we do not square acts with beliefs. As the writer in the University puts it: “A truth, which he ,does not SIMD so enerlletically as to make it mould his character, is one which he cannot be said really to believe at all." . .

This is the Christian doctriie Whether it be it true

interpretation of Prilzmatic pxpophy 01’_.not. Were every individual in s community to .according to his light even then we would not have aperfect community-fur from it-. Professor Griggs lb his “Ethics of Personal Life" puts the matter in a nut-shell when he says:

“The four ways in which good can be brought into

human life are: Through the terrible natural consequences of evil; through the inner consequences; through the in- flnlte. wondrous. miracle-working power -of love, and through the deliberate choice of the individuals--the will power."

Before each of us can hope to supplant the natural

moral evil in our human nature by good, we must under- go one of these four experiences. As no two men experi- ence tbe change at the same time or in the same manner, there can never be a, community wholly good according to the then existing standard. There can never. be a univer- sally perfect community for the some reason; and there can uevcr be perfection in the obesrvance of any national moral or social law or custom, as the light which illumlnes our path varies in each intlivldnal and it is by this light we are guided.

The best any community can do is to strive towards

perfection. and thereby secure that the majority of the community have lofty ideals anclbonorable motives. This is what .is termed a healthy public opinion, and any com- munity with a healthy public opinion has little to fear.

ONLY A FABLE OF COURSE

David was u very naughty, spoiled child. Onc day

lie went out dressed like an Indian on the warpatli and threw bricks at people who had been kind to him. He got. severely and deservedly spanked, and went home crying bitterly. He told his Doting-no. Nominating- Fathcr that he wouIdn‘t play Indians never no more, and refused to be comforted. His Dotlag-no, Nominating- Fntlier being a good man. ami knowing from experience how to treat it spoiled. frightened child, took him in his arms, tenderly rubbed him the right way with at little soi‘t soap, atid exclaimed in a inlldly severe tone: “Bad boy to spank my teeny-weeny Davie. 'Go away, bad boy! " And, lo and behold! David looked up smiling, said lie now felt all right again, and would go on playing " make- believe " as though he had never been deservedly spanked. And the good Doting-no, Nominating-Fatlier slyly winked the other eye, and promised himself a good time soon with “the had boy" who had dared to deservedly spank David.

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THE CLOVEN__ HOOF

and

We have always insisted that the criticisms of the

Government by the officials of the Alliance were inspired by politics. The letter by l\ir David Scliurman to the Patriot. i.n which be threatened to run amok of -the Govcrnment's whole political programme, was evidence in itself that we were right. The Pittriot` now confirms this, if confirmation were necessary, by claiming yesterday that " if one looks up the reports of previous annual meetings of the Alliance. it will be found that the Liberal Govern- ments have invariably been singled out for commendation in place of condemnation."

The cloven hoof with a vengeance! _

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0--_--_ LABOR STRIKE

With reierenre to the recent strike in British ship-

yards, which carried with it an imputation of dlsloyalty at such a time as the present, u. correspondent of the New York Evening Post sends it somewhat reassuring message.

Ile states that at the outbreak of the war there were

:soverul anxious controversies menacing the industrial as

well as the political world. in face of the supreme need of national unity there was, therefore, -concluded an indus- trial as well as a political truce. But it is not in human nature to be quite content under such conditions us have prevailed lately. The workmen who has not enlisted has sinrc been working at unusual/ pressure. lic ands the cost of living suddenly advancing. without any corresponflinrq rise in his wages. Meanwhile, be learns that various kinds of "capitalists" are making fortunes out of the very crisis which has been made the text' of sermons to the worker on patience and .self-sacrlflcef 'lt is not at all surprising that there should have been trouble among the railway men. They were intending to make last autumn a national effort to secure an eight-hour day and an advance of five shillings it week in wages together with certain minor lm- provements. The industrial truce compelled the temporary abandonment of this programme. But the rise in prices, combined with the pressure of work under war conditions, made it impossible that the truce .should continue to be respected without some readjustment.

There need be no fear of dlsloyalty among British

workmen although, very probably, there may be aliens a- mong them who will be ready to foment any grievances,

that the British Government is taking a firm stand in the matter and the trouble will be adjusted without friction, and any wrongs if any, that may exist, will he rlghted.

-o THE TU OUOQUE '

lt is probably a matter of not much interest to our

renders. or of importance generally. but we should like to put. it on record that the Guardian never applied the eplthets, "takers," "liars," "brutes," "frauds" or "pol- trooua," toward the Executive of the Alliance. It is true the report of Mr Schurman and Mr Bentley says the expressions were used by " The Guardian as well as by certain members of the Legislature.” This, of course, is in consoniince with the practice of the officials to mis- represent the facts by generalisation. When challenged by it member of the Alliance to supply the names ot the members of the Legislature who used any of these terms. the President was nonplusaed. -

The Guardian. whatever be its faults or failings, con-

fines itself to parliamentary language. and uses strong expressions only when the occasion demands them, and never without the Justification therefor. Were it worth wltlla we could easily apply the f.u`quoque, but we refrain.

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if it were impossible to multi initiates iiituyiiig, tim

there would really be no etbre-competition in this city.

nut store bompeuuqti ne\i¢»,g_t__'e_ii_ieh-gtiigrtaere is iiigayg 1 timer t>t.Acm 'AND 'ii altar 'rfmis 'ro iwv A 'rtmio

real or imaginary, that may arise. It is gratifying to finds

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in silk and crystals worn by the Princess were of Victoria and Albert. the of india and St. John of Jor-

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Mr. H. _V. McKinnon entertained at

a very enjoyable supper at the resi- dence, Wentwortb street, St. John, on Monday evening in honor of Major `A. J. Markham, of the 6th Mounted Rifles. The table was beautifully decorated with spring dowers and a delightful-.

repast was served; I.

The past week has been a bright

and interesting one especially for thc ladies who were deeply interested in the Central Seed Fair and the exhib- its so well arranged. Crowds visited thc Aitrlcultural llall where the differ- ent exhibits were shown and gained much experience from the remarks and suggestions made. The centre of ln- terest, however, was the ably con- ducted meetings held in the Prince of Wales College, gracefully presided over hy Mrs. (Hou) J. A. Mathleson and Mrs. (Hon.) Murdock McKinnon, assisted by the talented lady instruc- tors, Mrs. Duribrack. Miss Sterns. Miss McDonald, Miss McFarlane and others( Splendid papers were read and dis- cussed, especially interestlng being Mrs. Keir'u talk on the Art of. ling, Making, as yearly the interest grows

deeper in liandlcrafts; ,

The friends of Dr. and Mrs. Dewar

are pleased to hear that their bright young son, Lloyd, is recovering nicely after his operation forappendicitls ln. the P. E. Island Hospital.

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Mrs. W. E. Bentley entertained the

regularaftemoon Bridge, last Mon- day evenlng by way of variety. and a most enjoyable :mme resulted.

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Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Il. Mc'(‘ready and

Hon. Charles Dalton were among the passengers on the ice-bound Mlnto this week on their way to visit dif-

ferent American cltlets.

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Mrs. Harry McLean. of Souris. has

been enjoying it pleasant visit this week with her sister Mrs. N. A. Pilli- more in Amherst.

_ 1 t i Mrs. McI"hail was hostess Tuesday

evening at a charmingly arranged three table Bridge in honor of her guests Mr. and Mis. Nell McQu.ari-le, of Sum- merside and Mis. tlion.) Murdock McKinnon. During an interval of soc- ial intercourse, delightful refresh- ments were served. Among the guests were Miss Mamie Stewart. of, Summersldo, and Mrs. Dobson. who has been ber guest and who is now awaiting the arrival of the winter steamers to return to her home lu ilvlontreal.

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"Tipperary Teas" are now all the

_rage in England, and if the bright .social leaders want to institute some- thing new. here it is. The teas are organized for the benefit of some war and other charity. During the evening neither the war or the wea- ther muat bc mentioned. A penny- _two cent-is inflicted for .each breach of the rule, the object"of course being .to entrap the guests and to swell the funds. ”

-ci if 0 ` Mrs. Emory P. Wood of Edmonton,

Alta., who has been having a. delight- ful visit in Suranierside with Mr. and Mrs. A. S. McKay has-left on return home. Mrs. McKay and young son Albert went as tar as Montreal and

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- sincere sympathy iii being extended to the family and relatives of the law Mrs. Francis McNutt whose death oc- curred oa Monday last. She was a lady `ot‘grsce and charm. hlilhly 68' teamed by it wide circle of friends.

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LONDON. March 11.- The British

press is practically unanimous todav in Bpplauding the announcement ui' the Admiralty that hereafter the cap- tured crews of German submarines will be accorded different treatment to that of otber`war prisoners. Lon- don newspapers generally took this to mean that German submarine sanors will be'tried for murder. `

They t.ook_for their text the Admir-

aIty's announcement that since Janu- ary 21 fifteen vessels have been tor- pedoed andthe report that both the steamer Oriole. which is missing. and the collier Bengrove, sunk in the Brit- ish Channel on Sunday, were submar- ine victims.

Despatcbes from llfracombe today

said that 5,000 persons saw the Ben- grove go to the bottom, five miles off shore. Six vessels closed in on the collier and took off her crew.

Only 11,000 tons of fish were dollv-

ered at' llillinsgnte during January, its compared with over 19,000 tons for January last year.

NEWFOUNDLAND SENDS LARGE QUOTA OF MEN T0 EMPiRE'S DEFENCE.

MONTREAL, March 11.-“Con-

aidering its population and the fact that it is not ti wealthy country. New- ioundland has made u contribution ot' men to the Emplre's lighting liiio,” said L. C. llarvey. of St .lohn's, who was at the Royal yesterday on his way home from New York.

“The ancient colony hits sent 1.000

men to England to servo in the army, and has another 1,000 men serving in the navy. Besides there are several hundred men on a training ship at St John's. it should be remembered that every man Tommy anti everv man Jack contributed by Newfound- land is a native of the colony."

Speaking ot' the .seal fisheries., Mr

liurvoy said it would not be prose- cuted this spring to the seine extent as in former years, partly because so many men had gone to war. and partly because there would be uncertainty about the markets. As regards the fishing industry, he said it was in a good condition, and that New found- land fish were selling at big prices in France and other European countries. Operations were being carried on at the iron ore mines at Wabnnn. On the whole business was quiet, new d9\'9l0Dments heinil held in abeyiince on account of the war.

ASSISTANCE OF UNITED STATES APPRECIATED.

LONDON. March 11.-The Parlia-

mentary Under Secrctary of Foreign Affairs. Neil Primrose. speitking in the House of Commons to-iliiy on the treatment ot' British prisoners in Ger- many, said that tio reply liad yet been received from thc German government to the proposal made five weeks ago that the American -Quartermaster- G0l1@l'H1'S tlvlmrtitient. working under the American Ambassador at Berlin, should keep in touch with the prison- ers’ camps, and distribute money and supplies sont to the prisoners from Lugland. lie added. however, that owing to the good ences of the American government he had reason t0 believe that. the proposal 500|; would be -accepted.

In conclusion. tho Under Secretary

expresses the British Governinent's heartfelt gratitude to the government of the United States for the use which they have allowed ns to make of United States represeutates, and the ready way in which those representa- ,tlves have put themselves at our dis- posal.

.._.____________ DER TAG.

(By Watt Muon.)

U “I used to dream.” sttys»Kaiser Bill. at night, when all the world was still, about The Day when l should roar lflulllvilllrllly on the British shore. I stood. in dreams. in London town and saw old England's flag come down; I saw her mourn her .shattered fleet,licr monarch crouching at my feet, the WUUG 0\ll' 804141 old German god looked .on with smles twelve inches broad. Alas. my dreams like bubbles burst! They were the fruit of llverwurst. D61’ Till! has come, and l'm arrayed for battle with my flashing blade; I _send my soldiers to the fray, and have new photos made each day; to keep tho battle ardor warm, encli hour | 0|l8D89 my uniform. But all my`flerce and culturedclothes don‘t seem to daunt the heedless foes; no nionai-Chg at my feet bow down. and no one trem-

ble.s ayny frown. And England seems to jo along as though she thinks theres nothing wroas. The nations M" my Dhvtvsmnhs, and iiieiim he awed-but some one laughs. ‘He looks# they suv. ‘in di-ein like that like some cheap circus acrobat.” Oh' Krosser Iiimlnel. tell me why the fm: tions grin when lgo by? Why do they lililsh, who should be awed, at Wil. helm and his sood Bod?"

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