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MONDAY, MAY 24. 1915-

BRITISH CABINET RE-GRGANIZED

As to what really happened in the British cabinet that

led to the formation ofa coalition S0"*3mm9m We Sha" nm know definitely' until the history of the war is written. One thing only we may rely upon. that is that both D3l`¥i€S in parliament will sink their petty differences and unite in the one purpose now before the British nation~to emerge vic- torious from this the greatest war in which the En1Plf0 “'35 ever engaged. That there was a crisis we have Only' the authority of a London editor who declares that BMOH Fisher, First Sea Lord ofthe Admiralty resigned because of friction with .\Ir. Winston Churchill.

When Baron Fisher was induced to .i0iIl the :\dl11il‘3ll)‘.

late in 1914, as First Sea Lord, his advent was hailed as greatly strengthening the naval administration. He was popularly regarded as the first of British sailors. as a pro- fessional genius whose relation in war time to the S0l1i0l‘ arm of the nations defensive forces was as indispeusible to any government as Lord i\'flchener`s relation to the army. lle is a man of positive opinions against all opposi- tion, und it was perhaps inevitable that friction sliould de- velop between him atid that other positive personality. Mr. \\'lnstoii Churchill. it has been charged-and also denied- that .\lr. Churchill exercised his authority in ordering the attack upon the Darilenelles b y a fleet unsupported by land forces, against the advice of Lord Fisher. As to the truth of this. ami other rumors of differences, we must await some definite statement from the government, none of whose responsible members has up to this time admitted either Lord I-`isher`s resignation or the reported plan to reorganize the Cabinet.

Reorganization of a British Cabinet is neither an

unprecedented nor a hazardous step.

English history records several coalition' cabinets in

the last 150 years. Two men more diametrically opposite in temperament. talents and politics, than Fox and North could scarcely be imagined; _vet the issue of the Ameri- can Revolutionary \\`ar threw them into a political em- brace. in thc beginning of the present Unionist party, the alliance of men of Liberal traditions and preferences, such as .\lr. (`liainbcrlain and the Duke of Devonshire, with the ('ouser\'ativcs, produced what was, in its essence a coali- tion ministry; and even the present ministry is to some extent a coalition. in so far as it includes in the person of Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, a man whose party convictions are distinctly opposed to those of his Liiicral colleagues witlt whom he is working for patriotic ends.

The proposed reorganization is meeting with unqualifi-

ed approval so far as we can gather from our somewhat tueagre telegraphic reports. The admission of former un- ionist Premier Balfour and other men of his party. select- ed for their fitness. the appointment of Labor-Leader Hen- derson, the retention of Premier .-isquith and Sir Edward Grey. give promise of strength and unbounded popularity. The war, not party. is the object in view.

The salvation of the British Empire is the uppermost

thought; political advantage in any other direction is, in thc face of this parauiount purpose. not worth considering for a moment. lt is an inspiring example; and no matter what jeers or criticism may he indulged in in Germany over this latest anti extraordinary development of democr- acy as practiced in Great Britain, we may be sure the true worth of the movement will not he lost sight of. The for- tunes of the Allies in the war will not suffer from the so- called upheaval; for the lngoing Oppositionisis are per- fectly familiar with all that pertains to the war, diplomati- cally and practically. Weak meu,if any, will be replaced by statcsuieu of capacity; indecision will give way to unity. bolli in the Cabinet councils and among the masses of the people. Great Britain has ix gain demonstrati- ed her capacity to make con-stitutional changes of the most far-reaching effect without the attendant cvils that follow the train of (‘aliinet crises and revolutionary upheavals of the regulation char- acter. The l\'ing's Government must he carried on, is a good old adage as applied to the Legislature of the Em- pire. And. in this case, it doubtless will be carried on more efficiently and harmoniously than ever.

The press attack upon Lord Kitchener, as reported in

our ye.sterduy's dcspatches, is a regret table feature, but it also may have its explanation. lt is quite possible that his duties were too onerous, that too much had been placed upon him and no doubt this will be remedied, now that lt is discovered.

PATRIOT DECLINES CHALLENGE

Tlic Patriot declines to accept our challenge respecting

the I'reniler's salary. There cannot possibly be anything worse than an inslncere advocate of any cause; for an lnslncere Patriot one may be permitted to preface the word with the strongest condemnatory adjective ln one’s vocabulary. The Patriot stands self-condemned of lnsincerity. For a fortnight it has held up to public odlum the Government because it provided a salary of 81,500 for the office of Premier and President of Council. Tlrades of abuse issued from the Pafrlot's edit- orial columns daily because the Premier was provided with I salary equivalent to what the managing editor of the Patriot is. or should. be getting. The Government and Premier Mathleson have been attacked by the Inslncere Patriot with a mallgnlty and hate unparalleled ln the history of the Island-because the Premier and Attorney General (who devotes his whole time and ability, six days .1 week. fifty-two weeks ln the year. to the management and administration of the effslrs of the whole Province) is paid a len salary than a Geunty Court Judge!

Our .insincere contemporary succeeded ln couugorfeltlng.'*\l,l.\!fl m¢¢|i°°|~l»l1l'° |1001! lfliyed the world ellliuit

the effects of righteous indignation at the bare thought that

lmoney goes "

salary 0! 81,700, attempting to create the imhff8l|oll4 lllli that wa; th; ¢|-tu of the Government'e oltndlllg. Th! Govemménf hu been gccuged-without Bl!! lolllltlllloll in fact-of all-round extravammce-and we were told in the form ol threats and inslnuatious that The Inslncere Patriot was going to make our flesh creep by revellllll “ Wh€l`e me

it reminds one lrreslstably of the “Fat Boy" ln "Pick-

wick" with his “t am going to make yer flesh creep." and his “wut-xser" and “wusser” horrors piled one on the other. -

The Patriot:-“ What is the Sffflieill- ll2X¢l’HVBK8l1°9

of all?" ` '

“The Education Department, of course." The Patriot.:-“ No, wusser and wusser." “The Department of Public Works, then?" The Patriot:-“ No, wusser and wusser." "The Administration of Justice, surely?" The Patriot:-" .\'o, wusser and wusser. the greatest

hextravagance of all is the salary of THE PREMIER! ”

And the Patriot's readers thereat have something like a

fainting fit. But the Guardian gave its insincere contem- porary a cold-water douche which has chilled it to the bone. We asked it to state definitely whether the abolition of the Premiers salary was a plank in the Liberal programme. and if it would guarantee. in the unlikely event of the Lilr er-als gaining power. that they would reduce the emolu- ment of Premier and Attomey General to what it was in the decade of deficits. deception and decay.

Our insincere contemporary declines the challenge

and then coolly tums round and informs us that it is not the salary of the Premier it in dil- cuuing! .."The question at issue," it says “ before the public today is a record of the Mathieson Government and that is a matter we are going to discuss." '

Just fancy that now. and who would have thought lt! But our readers will read and take note that The Patriot

refuses to pledge its party to reduce the Premier'l lalary.

The l’atriot's reputation is doomed.

A. CHANGE IN GERMAN-AMERICANS

Since the Lusitania horror a marked change has come

over German-Americans, according to the New York Evening Post. On all sides, it says. Americans of German origin are expressing their unequivocal fidelity to Ameri- can institutions and to the cause of th at co\mtry,whefher- soever it may lead them. Previous to this massacre of in- nocents the German citizens of the United States were in- clined to regard Germany as in the right, and heratrocious work in Belgium as lies disseminated by her enemies. They were encouraged in this course by a German publicity cam- paign characterized hy mingled mendacity and insolence. .\'ow they see that the majority of the people of the l'nited States were right in regarding Kaiserism as a menace to the very fundamentals of civilization; they sec what crimes against humanity are being committed by the German mili- tarist caste. Our contemporary notes that with the open- ing of this new chapter men of German stock are express- ing their ahhorrence of that awful spirit of ruthless force which has submerged all that is best and highest in the history of Germany and her people.

lt would appear that a similar revulsion of feeling is

manifesting itself among people of German blood in Cau- ada says a Montreal exchange. The members of the Ger- man Lutheran Church in Ottawa have pased a resolution characterizing the sinking of the Lusitania as “a deliberate and inhuman crime," and adding: “We pledge ourselves anew to further assist Canada and the Empire in the task of destroying the military autocracy which has so long meiiaced thépeace of 'the world." Here is the same spirit which our contemporary has noted among the people ‘of Germon blood in the States-namely, revival of the loyalty of these people to the country of their adoption. Express- ions like those front the Ottawa Germans will he \v_eIcomcd by all ('auadian.s. Doubtlcss the German-Canadians will continue to feel a sentiment of attachment for the Ger- matiy of their memories. It is but natural. But the man- ner of its expression will be different froiu what it has been in the past. There will be a greater inclination, we do not doubt. to remind those not of German blood that Germany is not wholly represented by lust of power and contempt for the opinion of mankind. But as for defence of the policy' which has resulted lu the Belgian, 'Lustiania and other horrors committed in the name of “military necess- ity," never again. let us hope.

Timrhosis ' ’ '

l~"rom many sections of Ontario there are reports of

damaging frosts during the past few weeks, particularly in the fruit districts. In some districts, according 'to reports by private letters. the damage has been whole- sale, mauy orchards being completely destroyed for this season. From ati exchange we learn that thousands of oil burners were aglow in the vineyards and orchards of the fruit belt of Michigan the other night when frost threatened to do much damage, and it is asserted that by this artificial means the temperature was raised '10 degrees and the fruit saved. The moderti cultivator.spares no pains nor expense to protect his crops from the vagaries or the weather and has his reward when the harvest time comes. Fortunately iti our own province early May frosts are not so damaging, as the coolness of the season-often complained of--retards vegetation so that the frost when it lingers finds nothing to injure. Our cold backward springs are among the mercies which we receive too thanklessly.- When summer comes to us it comes, late sometimes, but all summer when it is here.

TRGUBLED PORTUGAL

Portugal in the last decade has had more than its

share of domestic trouble. Tha dissatisfaction with the monarchy culminated in the assassination by plotters of King Carlos and his heir in 1908, when the royal party was driving through the streets of the capital. Thou King Man- uel had a short and inglorious reign, being driven from power and the country by his political enemies, Manuel fied to England, later on going to Germany to marry a princess of that country. A short separation during the honeymoon created much scandal, since when the king without s. throne had been little heard of. The republic that was established after Manuel’s fight has had stormy eriatence and now the premier of a day 11" been shot by a senator. The people of Portugal after so mugh excitement should about be_in the mood to welcome a change to peace. '

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_Norms .

Fifty Indians from a reservation ln Nebraska recently

went to Omaha in their own automobiles and celebrated a chiefs birthday with e banquet et the beet hotel. Poor Lo ls evidently growing rich across the border.

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Argentine ls a unit in support of the United States

note to Germany regarding that countryh submarine pir- acy, the Diario of Buenos Ayres stating that in fact, the whole of South America approves the energetic attitude of President Wilson. It is not often that the republics of the

Amerlcamere in such accord on a great question. Ger-

Tha promoters of thegreat Patriotic

Demonstration in the Drill Sheds to- morrow night have been mandated H with congratulations and offers of

waiting for some other body to take “ the lead ln order-‘to give this outward and visible z.ign‘ of the patriotic spirit bubbling over in Charlottetown." Though the time for preparation has , been brief, arrangements are all moat' advanced for a. great and successful ‘ demonstration. Present indications

an overflow meeting if necessary out- side, for which a special platform will be erected. V .

No'ricE 'ro |*ttocEss|oNlsTs.

The Cadets, Home Guard and any

Society taking part in the celebration on Tuesday night will please be on south side of Market Square at 7.30 o'clock sharp. They will then be taken charge of by Colonel Moore. who will marshal them to the Drill Hall. It is hoped that all will take an interest in this celebration by being present at the Drill Hall.

THE SPEAKERS. '

The speakers for the great patriotic

rally are the Premier, Hon. J. A. Mathieson, His Lordship Chief Justice Sir Wilfred Sullivan, His Lordship the Bishop of Charlottetown, Mr A. A. McLean, M.P.; Mr D. Dicholson. M.P.; ex-Governor D. A. McKinnon; Mr A. B. Warburton, ex-Z\i.P.

Men of Charlottetown, Do Your Bit

in serving the Empire. _ If you are serving in a store, attend- ing a machine, working at a desk, driving a-team. and can pass the doctor, your duty is plain.

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Enlist to-day! ls the country to he lost to the uns? lt must be lf men do not follow the

assistance. lt seems everybody was -drum and fight for King and Empire.

God Save the King. God Save tha Empire. _God Sava us All.

' ' THE EXECUTIVE

' COMMITTEE.

Patriotic Rally at Mount Stewart on

point to the drill shed being too small ffhursdny Right, 27th. “ Our Cana; to accommodate the great gathering, ditut heroes and their gallant stand. and arrangements have been made for Speakers, Rev. Dr Fullerton, Messrs

A. A. McLean, M.P.; K. J. Martin. ,Stlpendiary Magistrate; and Captain lilcNutt.

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Meetings as set forth below have

been arranged to take place during this week, and it is to be hoped that ‘the people will turn out in large num- bers to hear the various speakers. The people of this province must realise before if. is too late that they are at war and that all who 'possibly can have a high and glorious duty to perform. Attend the meetings and then come forward in defence of King and Empirez-

Montague, Tuesday night, W. K.

Rogers, Charlottetown; Rev. Mr Mar- tin. Cardigan. , Georgetown, Tuesday night, R. H. Campbell, Superintendent of Educa- tion. ' 1.-<14

Cardigan, Wednesday night. R. H.

Campbell. Rev. Father Mclilillan and Rev. Mr Martin.

Morell, Wednesday night, Aeneas

Mc-Donald. M.L.A., Mr Justice Stewart.

Mount Stewart, Thursday night. au-

nounced elsewhere.

in addition to above speakers local

men have kindly offered to address the meetings. Everybody is welcome.

Young men. What are YOU doing to

guard the Homes of the Empire?

EUililPllll Will I

lBllUl lil BEGIN

May Month Marks the Actual Begin- ning of European War Accord- ing to High Authofity

“l <lon`t know when the war will

cud," replied Kitchener. “hut l know that it will begin in i\ia_v"-and with David Lord George, Chancellor of English Exchequer admitting in rc- sponse to questioning before Parlia- ment. that the British have three quarters of a million seasoned fight- ers now in France, the import of Kitcliener's reply receives new cnt- ’phasis.

England has lauded without nfsin-

gle mishap on the continent the great- est expeditionary force and equip- ment in all her history, in spite of` the submarine menace in the North Sea and even in tlie`lrish Sea.

imagine, if you can more than 750,-

000 veteraus under the ifnioii Jack alone. ready at thc word "go" to roal- l_v opcn the war upon Germany. Given ti flag to every company more than icu , thousand of L'nion Jacks now float proudly over the battle camps in

nortzhern France alone.

By the same token, uiore than a

million i'uion Jacks should now be floating over the homes of the patriots of Canada.

Loud praise froui every side is en-

joyed b_v The (Guardian) for its merit- orious achievements in providing flags for every home as set forth in the announcement appearing on another page of this issue, whereby loyal citi- zens can secure one or more complete mlfits all ready tot' hanging from the housefront at practically no cost worth mentioning.

Canadian patriots should lose no

time .in availing tliemselves of this

opportune and atlvantagooiis offer.

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CANADIANS' LOSSES ~ - "

NOW TOTAL 5,181; g »

1,116 ARE Missmé.

oT'rAwA,»oni., may 2i.1=~ The can-.

adian casualties tip to noon today still fall almost one thousand -short of tho six thousand odd mentioned as thu total losses in the battle of Lange- inarck. 'The Total is now'5,l81. Of these 714 have been_killed, 3,351

wounded, and 1,116 missing.

Casualty lists received during the

past 24 hours contain the names of over thirty Canadians still ill frotn the effects of poisinous German gases. As it is nearly a month since the battle was fought it is apparent that the vic- timsof gas suffer from its effects for

a considerable period.

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DAILY SELECTIOIIS FDR READERS 0F THE GUARDIAN

lurnllhed by W. I. Leueen.

'H**** ` TALKING TREES.

The woods are all alive to one who

walks through them with his mind in an excited state, and his eyes and ears wide open. The trees are always talk- ing, not merely whispering with their leaves (for every tree talks to itself in thgt way, even when it -stands a- lone in the middle of e pasture), but grating their boughe against e8Cl\ other, as old horn-handed farmers press their dry rustling palms tqselll' er, dropping a nut or a leaf or n twig, clicking to the tap of e wood-pecker, or rustling as a squirrel flashes along a branch.

It is now the season of singing-

birda, and the woods are haunted with mysterious. tender music. The voices of the birds which love the deeper shades of the forest are sadder than those of the open fields, these are the nuns who have taken the veil. the her- mlts that have hidden themselves a- way from the world -- and tell their griefs to the infinite listening Bilences of the wilderness-for the one deep inner silence that Nature breaks with her fltful -euperficll sounds becomes

her. ' ~

*if i DEFEIIDER OR FEEDER

Sir,-When I had looked over the

communication of Lieut.-f‘ol. Kirk- patrick which rcaclied me this (Sni- urday) afternoon, announcing to-mor- row as “patriotic Sunday" null thc fullowing days as “recruiting week." it occurred to mc that in order to pro- ceed intelligently l should know how many more men. if tiny, this province can spare from its farms to go to thc front and still he able to sow now and later on reap in the interests of thc Empire a crop larger by twenty per cent. than that of last year-an achievement to the attempting of whicli our farmers were so earnestly' exhorted last fall by the same au- thorities who have issued the present call. The circular fhrouzs no light up- on this important point. I therefore called tip our provincial Comuiissioncr of Agriculture anti asked whether hc had kept tabs on the situation from this standpoint. He informed me that he had not done so, but had some fear that tlte farmer‘s labor market might already be in a somewhat depleted condition. lily next move was to get in touch by telephone with n pro- minent citizen who has iakcn at most activc and hclpful part in sertiring re- cruits frotn various parts of the island. He is a verygpositive person, and he lost no time in assuring me firstly that there are still numbers of men in this city who can well be spared from its activities, secondly that thc same thing is trite in many of ottr farming communities, and tliirdly that the farmer who may find himself unable to get the help to which he has been accustomed, can meet thc situation by doing himself twice as much work as he has been used to doing. The last statement staggered me enough to leave me in a bit of, doubt as to the value of the information which he gave me under his firstly and second- ly. But this is neither here nor there. lt is tho fatts oi' the case thai mnticr

situation comprises say two tliousaud farms lu imperative need of at least one harvest helper each and not more than fifteen hundred men left at this lnoment to meet this demand. or two thousand nicn for fifteen hundred places. We do know that there is a present promise of n more abundant harvest lu the West than has ever yet been reaped in that grcat country and what that will moan for the farmer here if lf. is realized. There are two aspects to the situation-the Empire needs defenders and it needs feeders, and it needs the lnttcr as much as it does the former, and the former as muclt as the latter. The feeder is ns truly a patriot as the defender. and the defender as the feeder. it is also true that no such empire was t-vor he- fore either defended or fed. To lic an active, self-denying British citizen at this time is to hold a place of dis- tinguished prlvilege and honor. Our people have been lifted higi alreully, und through this awful conflict we shall be led to moral heights unreach- ed before. Each must. do his best. and in the absence of precise information to guide him each must find for hint. self-the place in which, whether as defender or as feeder, he can do that

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