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‘ - _ _ cial correspondence set out in this article -icons I'/e3t
i 60811601 ElIilll8i0ll i ° ' »: _. _,_  ` _ ' __ ' [ ' most effective answer to that libel- No |'0Po@ "-
I "' ... _ ‘i »‘f, ing the Ross rifle was received by the (ion-i~iii|ieiit'_ from
_ -_ _ of the Briilsli uriny. -uiitil Sir ])oiigliii-i Hiiig niiide his l'9-'~-‘-_f _
 poi-I to the war oinw \'r sm nois1~:ii*i“'B<iRDEXis ltr:--~‘ '
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Hypopliosplntes I ' ` ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ____-_ I QUEST- 'IA letter written by General-ixidets0n'<¢riiiciz- f"
ing the Ross did appear in the press. But it ivwi milrllvhs’ -if
~_i€1lUlf1_l
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This preparation con- ‘ , , _ _
tains full 50 per cent of
Cod Liver Oil, and is
much stronger than most
emulsions sold' The taste
of the oil is so disguised
‘ as to make it as pleasent
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ta kin ag endeavor to justify Sir _Wilfrid Laurier’s at- merits of the rifle. The message added that the Domini-
_c on_t e Government for supplying the Canadian sol- on Government was prepared to leave the question of the
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ed long after the Prime Miiilsteifaliiid_,iittoi§ited-to__home
the Canadian troops armed with the   and
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mixture.
We recommend it for
Bronchitis, Scrofula, Em-
aciation and general de-
bility, also tor chronic
coughs. .
50: and $1.00 bottles
E. A Foster I
! to take as any cough
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and so the Guardian offers no apology for going into the
matter at some length, and in detail. It has already been
shown that the contract entered into _with Sir CharlesI
Ross _by the Lau_rier Government was comprehensive,§
one-sided and binding on the successors of the Laurier
Government. ' I
When war came in August, 1914, the Ross rifle was?
seri/_e_d out to our expeditionary forces; was used forf
training purposes in England; was taken to the trenches?
I f01‘_the first time by the first Canadian Division, about
Central Drugstore
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COMING SOON A
NIAMMONTH -PRODUCTION
TWELVE STUPENDOUS
REELS- I
D. \\'. Griiiitli's iiiiigiiilieeni- spec-
tcl “Th ‘Ilirtl ot’ N tio " ill
B 0 6 i il it I1, w
comineiice a limited eiigagenieiit of
tivo nights and one niutinee, Monday
and 'l`uesdiiy_ Febi'iiai‘y 5th and tith.
léverywliere that this sensational stic-
cosstul atti'a<:tioii has played the nin-
tinees have viefl wltli the evening per-
i`oi'inancos in attendance. 'l‘lie ar-
raiigeiiicnt wherrfhy all seats are, with
tho exception ol' ii liiiiitrd iiiiiiibor, re-
sorveil :ind sold iii advance is :i happy
uno iiiasiiiiicli :iii persons who would
otherwise tind it iinpossihie or dith-
riilt to bii_v iii time to see the opening
soc.-iies lioraiise of the crowds at the
box olilrv for an hour iz-r two hetori'
eiicli pei't'oriniinire. are thereby enabl-
ed to secure rvservatioiis far aheiid.
'l`lic: liattlo of Petersburg. the assas-
sination ot' l’rcsident_ Lincoln and the
:iwe-inspiring rides oi' the liu-Klux
Klan are but a few ot’ the iiiany tre-
mendous iiiclilents brought upon the
screen and tho skill of the master
iiiiiid that liiturniingled the tragic ole
nicnts of roniancc and comedy is sure
to coiiiniand the higlitsi respect and
iidiiiiration.
liicideiital tc- the showing ot' the pic-
tiiro is a musical score which is a
marvel ot' syiirlironiziition, for each
melody is illustrative of the sliittiiii:
seeiig :ind tho whole .field ot' musical
coriiposition has hoc-ii seavclied with
the soul of ri. triic: artist. This score.
iilfiyvil by Li syinphciiy orrrliostra of
i_hIl'|)'. zlwoiittltitcs the rIi‘aiii:iii<~ cf-
iocts so slcilliiilly contrived hy produ-
cer Grifiitli.
Then, too, the play has been spieii~
didly cast with such oiiiiiic-nt artists
:ls l-icnry li. Wiiltliall, Mao Miirsli,
I.illizin Gish. Mirlaiii ifoopcr, Mary Al-
den.; to nicntion only a few. in tho
leading roles. As ii niatter ol tact
seven months after the outbreak of hostilities, and re -I
ceived its first real test in_the battle at Ypres toward the:
end of April, 1915. How it stood the test became a mat-'
tei‘ ofcontrgvergy; but uo ri~poi't ot’ any kiiul i'i~ili-ci'iii;_',‘
ou the vili(~ii‘iic_\' ol' the riilv was iiliulo to the (`io\'ei'iuuciii
either by the liritisli coi\iiu:iiidci° oi' filo Ciiliziiliaii i`oi'ccs.
(iciici':\l .\ldei'.soii. ol' by any oi' the I'§i'ig;|ili0i' or lmtlulioiii
“f"'"“=\\\‘l<’\'»~'- It was stated that in many cases the Rossi
rifle had jammed, but this was attributed to a sinall3
_ supply of defective ammunition which, in the desperate
haste to supply the British army with munitions, had goti
.Givenchy and Festubert, however, there were furtheri
reports and rumors of jamming, and on June 15, 19l5,I
ithe First Division in France was re-armed with the Lee-I
il-Enfield, the reason being, according to a report made to'
; the Wal' Oiiiee by Sit' John French, flliii liritish iiiuuiuili- _
tiou was iilisiiiiiiblo for the Ross riile. |'i|il¢-ss its cliiiiuliiw
, \\`=\-‘i =~‘lii-'.'llil_\' 1‘lll=\l°i-'.'<‘<|- In his report to the War Office,
'the full text of which will be made public at the proper
time, the British Commander-in-Chief requested the
War Oflice to send Army Council experts to France to;
imakethorough tests of the Rosswith ammunition of
‘ British manufacture, and added :_ _ I
“I would obsvr\'v that lu my i'eporis. I ll.\VI']
NE\’l~1R- (‘()Nl)l‘l)lNl<]l) 'l`IIl<l ROSS 'Rll"I.I€_. NOR
i lI.\ \'l'] I ANY Sl`l<`Ii`l(‘l l‘]N'l‘ l)_\'l`.\ 'l‘0 -llfS'l`lI"\'
I HE l.\` l)()lN('i S0. . . .()\\'iiig' to the difiicnliy at
S present cxpei'ivii<~i>il iu iiiruiiig out rifles iii siiiiicioni'
i iiumb01'i~i for our _i'_cg|i_iirciiioiiiis_, I shall iuost' lic:\1'illy 7
i welcome an aiit'lioi°itati\'e siateiiieiit which will car- `
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i are uiifouiidcd. or what may possibly be found more 3
i 'easy oi' iittiiiiiiiiciit. viz: .\ SLIGIl'l‘ .\I.'l`ER.\'l`ION 
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to ilu- uliaiiilwi' ot' the riilo which will better adapt ii ;
for use with our British aiiiiuuiiitioii." _
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i 19, 1915-Sir John French was of opinion that ill<‘\'1* ‘Yuri
I uo reason to coudcuui the Ross riile as a ser\'ii~c weapon..
land thought that a slight alteration of its chamber,
Siege with the Ross rifle, the Patriot says that it was the desirability of the further use ofthe Ross to the 'judgment had failed because the were not available. And- ve_n if
3 Y Of the Government when_General _Alderson reported of the British Commander-in-Chief.
I SEI versely upon that rifle to withdrawit. Unfortunately On June 5, the importance of an early and final re-
, or our contemporaryis argument, General Alderson nev- port upon the Ross was again urged by Sir Robert Borde
er made any such report. It is desirable that readers _in the following cable to Sir Wiliam Robertson chief o
should be made thoroughly acquainted with 'the facts, the British staff :- _ i_
“By reason oi' riiiuori-il'ilissaiisfiictioii with Ross
rifle I hold coiieiiiliaiioii with ('ienvi'al Iiiiglies ou
15th May and sont iinofiir-iiil iiicssagv to Coiuiuiuid-
or-iii-(‘lii0i' limi' wc were pl'0||:il'vil io lvaivo iuailcr
to his _iiulgiuciit iiftoi' uiiikiug all iivi-i-ss:ii'_v ii-sts oi'
- both rilles uuder such conditions us are expericiicoil-
at tho froiii. We siiggesicil that iuon iiiak-big' tttfstsi
sliould bv oi' equal oxpvi~iviici~. Roi-ii-i rifle is oiiiy iirui
we are i-quippcil io proiliicv iii (‘au:ida at liwseiit aiiidf'
we lioliiwc it ciiicicut ii' properly iisi-il but are rou-
iout io abide by ihc _iiidguiviii of (`ouuuiiudi-r-iu-
(‘liiet' after tliorougli iii\‘csii;.»,':itioii and :uit-iiiiaio
tests. “'16 R]l.\_LlZl~} .\l¢ts‘()l.l"l‘]C Nl<I(‘I‘]SSl!l`§_' Ol"
'l‘\\’0 (‘()Nl)l’l‘I()NS: I"IRS’l_`. 'l`ll_»'\'l‘ DIES'-SlI.\T.Ii
BE .\lt.\II']l) \\'l'l`lI _\ '|‘I|(}R0l'(i'Ill.\' l‘ll~`l"I(I]l<}f\'i_`
RIl<`l.l<1: Sl‘l(‘()Nl). 'l‘lI.\'i` 'l‘lIl<lIR (‘()Nl<`lDEN`(_‘l‘l
l..\' Sl'(‘ll Rll"I.l‘) Sll.\Ll. RIG l`NSll.\KI'I.\`.
l*I`.ll_.\Sl£ Ll<}'l‘ ME II.»\\"F. YOITR J l'l)(iMl~IN'I‘ AS
'l`() 'l»‘l-IE l’R()i’i<lR (‘0UKSl<} T() l’l'R.S‘l'l‘1."
by the British inspectors. In the subsequent battles ati” Sir-'William Robertson replied to this cable through
the Colonial Secretary, on June 10, that the Prime Minis-
ter’s request for an opinion on the Ross rifle had been re-
ferred to Sir_Doiiglas Haig, and that his reply would have
to be awaited before a definite decision could be made.
'i`IlI‘I l’l{I.\ll'I .\IlNl.\"l`lCl{ lN.\'l>"|`l'lN'i`
Receiving no word up to June 24, Sir Robert Borden
again pressed for a report. In a cable to Sir George
Perley he pointed out that the Dominion before placing
any further orders for rides for the new Canadian forces,
must have an authoritative report upon the Ross. The
cablerequested Sir George Perley to inquire whether any
report on the Ross rifie had been made, and concluded :-
“If NOT l'|_‘ sll0I‘.l.I> lm _\I_\l>i~1 'l_\l.\Il<1liI.\'|‘l~:l.\'
I l<`()I{ ()['l{ (i IIll),\ N(‘l‘]."_
In pursuance of this request Sir George Perley wrote
Sir William- Robertson, Br_itish Chief of Staff, p_r_ess__i_ii_g
upon-'him the necessity of a decision as to_ whether the
Canadian troops at the front should continue to use the
I ry coiivictioii to the iuou tliat their appi'elieiii-iioiis §R0S5 yiiie, and emphasiziiig thatwthe Dominion (}0Vei~ii_
ment was prepared to stand by the decision of the British
Cominander-in-Chief. The letter concluded:-_
*'l)uriii;_»,' the last six iiiouilis iliv (‘ii|izuliu|i Gov -
cruiuoni liiis had uiidi-r 1-oiisiileraiioii thi- g°i\'ii|g ot' ii
I S0 that i;h1°eem0i1i;i'1S aftel' the battle Of Yp1’€S-Julie; furilici' order for ai lal'g'c uuinlior of rifles to _bc do -
livoréd iu |917. but this has been iii-liiyvil ou iiccoiiiii
oi"i'uuio|'0d dissiiiisi':u~iioi| with the Roi-is riile. i'i~i'¢-i'-
_rod to in tho 1’i'iuie )Iiiiistoi"s cubic io you ou Julio
had been received, what course could the _Borden Gov-I
n ernment have taken other than that which it. pursued?
er arm could be obtained. The British Government went
soil' was piii'i'liiisii\g‘ Ross rifles-in g0n'Si_de_r3,ble'j1Q_i;§, ,$0
a sufficient supply of Lee-Enfields was available, _Canadi-
an troops, at the cai'iu_\st and i'c|n-ated solicitation of tho
l)ouiiiiion (io\'eriiiiu~iit and ngt, as has been maliciously f
alleged, at the demand of the British Gov,ei'n»inent,_`wei'e
fact of the entire situation. _ .  I
iinixii _\i_\iii': .\ i'iii.i'i'it".._`i"_i'.`i`\vii.\`|fo$
- __ _ ~__ \
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The Ross ride in this wai' should not have been made
a political issue. But since professioiial politic_ians have
sought to suck political advantage even from the drip-
iping _veins of our soldiers, it is well that whatever blame
there is for the Ross rifle should be placed where it be -
loiigg The lute liiiiirivi' (iovci"iiiiiviit 1-oiii-ei\'i‘d_ :uid fu-
UN‘l‘<‘1l UH’ R0»~=»~‘ l‘ill<‘- -It was its creator, its sponsor, and
its defender. It foisted it upon this country-with a con-
itract worthy only of the men who gave to Canada the no-
torious implementing clause in the agreement with the G.
T.P. It conceived and produced the Rossrifie for poli--
'tical purposes in the past; its professional supporters are
endeavoring to use it for party advantages at the present.
But the Canadian public, Liberal or Conservative, more
anxious about winning the war than about the fortunes
iof political leaders, will, after impartial study of the
f3_@tg_ cmqgiude that the ooiirsc |-iiirsiioil by the Doiuiiiiou
(io_,\'oi'iiiiiciit was noi iiii-iiiisisiciii' with the fulicsi' iiitervsi
iii tho s:ii'i-ty and iigliiiiig' viii(-iviii-_\' oi' (":iiiii_il:\'.~' i'o`rcc.~i
:ind ii \'ig'oi'ou.~‘ pro.~'ei~iiiioii ol' ilic \\':ii°. '
_ , _ 3:;
report from General Aiderson reflecting on.tiie`_.1$oss -rifie' I
f The grim necessity of the situation- .was such .tlii3_t__no oth-_.f
emphatically on record to that' effect; _and l¥rit;1ii_1___lw1'_-_ 
great was the need. When, at last, the time arrived that '__
armed with Lee-Eniields. That is the one ”o‘utsta'ndin§.>;"
ff -  »-of/ri
fi‘§f.°,;S,',’§,”1.33"T2"C22,§§§,§,l`f"f,‘f§f“,1§2 would render it effective with British ammunition. _ini
‘liste \\~0i'v iiiiiuii-vii 18.000 penwns mf the face of this ex ressed o inion from the highest mili-
ii. The time has uow, |iow0\'ei'. i|rri\'i\il wliou aiu iui-
-,» _.,.,.,`~_.._~»v.._ _., .._.,,_._.,..».,_. _ AM.
WONDERS 0F C0-0PERi\T.l0\i
Sir.-'l`lir' folic-wiiig is an :iccotiiit
oi' the i'o_reiit iucctini.: of tho t`enti'al
institute as some of the _t`ui'i\ii-rs saw
it. l should he glad I0 have you pub-
lish it. ini' tho hi‘iii*iit oi' _vo-iii' read-
ers.
________,»3jQi;i\'e__liail diiiiiei' in t‘.liarlott<>-
town we had no time for unythiiii:
else, but made our way as qiiicigiy as
possible to the ‘College where wo
ti:-iind most ot' the delegates already
iisseinbleil. iii the ai`te"noon the or-
dinary roiitinc of hiisiiiess was trans-
acted as has been iiilly dost-rlbed in
ilie (1iiiai'diiiii_ 'i`h:it iiiizht we saiv
.\la_\'oi' lirowii Joi' the iirsi limo. llc
cordially welcomed us and extended
to tis the lroedoni oi' the t‘it_\'. We
also i-‘uw .\li'_ Svhiiriiiziii of thi' ’I`eui-
pei'aiit"- i\lli;ii\i-i~_ who iiiiido ii very
stroiii; i\i';:i:iiii~ril iii i`;i\'iiiii' ol' tho vir-
,iuos ot' void \\' itrr in ii-';ipari_~'oii wiili
nit.-to iiivigorutiiig liiiuids. I altoge-
ther agree with hini, ospei'iall_r as
that manic cleiiieiit was destined to
give its a lot of aiiiiisenieiit that night
tioii by the kitchen range dn long wI'i-
ter nights; also next :intuinn wh»~i
we drive our teams ho-nieward after
delivering loads of potatoes at thi-
(‘ii_\' oi' village store, for fifteen or
» - ~' le.. bushel than
t\\i_\ii) Pelits as per
_, slioiilil have been received. This last
,is a greai time t’oi- deliberatir/n.
I lii=:lievo this was 'very good advice
_:ind that, ii- the t`ii-riuers will follow
i tiioseiiistruiftioiis, they -will go _to the
i(‘entral Institute meeting next year,
|l'ull_v prepareti to Qrgniiize _the Far-
iiic'r's`= (»‘rroperat`ive Assoliiaiioii, which-I
is the wish nearest. the heart ot one.
- 'l‘ ani, Sir: etc:-~ /_ :¢
DELEGATE.
IIS. UIFIUIIIIS at _
IEIIVE IIIR IIITIIWI1
i \\'.\SIll.\'G'I`().\', Jail. Ll4.-Vit'.e-
'Cliairiiiaii liarris and Gomui1ssloiicij_.”._
\\\'. li. l’ziri‘_\'_ oi' tlio_Fod_ei'iil Triidia
t_'oniiiiiss'ioii, it is-iiniioqiiced today.
loit lie-"e last night for Ottawa to co i- _
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illve verily to this historic and ro-
niiintii: play, the task which Griilitli
set himself and which he so success-
l\ill_v conipleted scents the iiioro as
IlV>\ll\il1l\_g. _ Pictorial spectacles like
" l`lie Birth n-i’ u Nation" are truly edu-
vatioiial. All over ilio uouiitry man
iilfse classes i'i'oni the public school
have ntietiilod iii ii body.
4067. '
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._ (Special to the Guardian.)
itll) JANl5lR(). .iziii. 24-- A sailor
I'_i-oin the steanici' Asnieirs and 25
ironi the .~'-tciiiiiei' Nuiites, laiided
hc-ro. They report that there wei
D
I tary authority in the Empire, the Dominion Government'
icould pursue no other course than that of retaining the;
riiie in the other Canadian divisions on their way to thei
front. ~ ' _
(7lL\M'I5El{ ()li` li()'l`ll lillflilib' l‘]NL.\l{(il‘ll) .
‘ L ‘l.,¢ 1_1 /_| _
As a result of the report and i°ecomn_iend_Iation of Sir;
John French the chamber of the Ross rifle in existencci
-and under manufacture was enlarged, iv-\ \\'=\-i iilso the
made by the British Army Council in England and France..
i~lminl»oi~ ot' the liee-Enfield, and, after thorough testsi giiixliiig ilii_~i."
iiiodiiitc decision iuust. be uiadc and the Uiiiiiiiiiiiii
Go\'oi'iii_iiciii ~l\opcs that the \\':ii‘ Oilico will liiivv ii
iiliorougli and reliiiblv report i'i>g;iii'ili|ig' ilu- uioriis
oi' ilic rifles ou wliii-I1 i-ilu-li decision could he based.
Il" 'l‘]ll‘} R().\'S IN Rl<}ALL\' .\`()'I` 'l`lIl<1 lil‘1S'l‘ l~`0R
_\("l‘l\’l<l SliZR\'I(‘l‘} \\'0Rl{. OR `l l~` ()l`R 'l`R()()l’S
ll.\\'l'l l.()S'l` (‘()Nl"lI),l<}.\`(‘l'l IN ITS l<]i<`l*`i(‘.ll<l.\`(‘\'.
WE \\'()l`l.l) (‘_l'1R'_l`.\l1\`L\' N()'l‘ lilillill’ 0.\' )I.\.\`I`-
l".\(?'l`l`RlN(i l'l`. I ask. i|iei°oi'o`i'v. that thi' \\`a||'
Oiiicv :idviso us fully :ind ;_»,'i\'v us their opiiiioii rv-
iiio iirisoiimi nn imimi the om-mini the Ross was (lei-l:ii'eil to bo saiisiiu~ioi'_\. and ioiu-»L.-i AS 3, result of.this ui'geht request for iniinediate de-
ru hier.
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Icing Sugar'
For frosting cakes, inak-
ing bonlioiis and other
coiifcclions without cook-
ing. Ask for it by name
at your grocers.
Lantic
Sugar
\
is packed at the factory in
dust-tight cartons. Yours
is the iii-at hand to touch it.
2 and 5-lb Cartonl
10 and 20-lb Bag! ‘
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Atlantic Sugar Bcilnuiee Ltdl
Pawn Ill; Iona-oil
TIieAll Purpose
Budllnlitllmd
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i|ueuil_\'. (_-oiiiiuuod iu use. » _
Such was the position up to the early months of 1916. j
On March 30, 1916, Sir Robert Borden, in View _of _furtherl
rumor'ed criticism of the Ross, on his own initiative, de-Q
itermined that if a better rifle could be produced, Canadi- i
an soldiers should notbe exposed to the slightest possi-i
bility of added peril even through lack of confidence ini
their rifle. On that date he cabled Sir George Perley,,
Dominion High Commissioner, in London, in an effort toj
have the Canadian troops armed with the improved Lec-
Enfield which, the Dominion Government understood,
was being manufactured in the United States iii lai'.'re
quantities for the British Governnient. The reply from.
‘Sir George Perley, cabled after he had several interviews‘t
` Im erial authorities, was to the effect that
with the D ` _ _ _
the liritii-iii (»‘io\‘0i'iiiiiv|ii could uoi .~'.pii|_'v ii siiigli' rilli-. arid;
ithat it desired that the Canadian Governmient should not
place a contract_for rifies in the United States, l\l‘<'=\\Ir"'
oi' possible i|ii=oi'ioi'oiu~o with ii biully iioi-iii-il‘_l%i°itii-iii sup-,
ply. ~ .
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Sill INDI-$l‘1lf'i' li()Rl)I~}N .\("|`S I‘R(lMl"I`|iY ' '_ I
_ Thus, long before it had been-suggested by Govern-
ment critics, or anybody else, that the Ross ride should be
dimarded, Sir _Robert Borde-ii._ defqriuiued tliut iu such ii
grave matter tliere should be no room even for doubt.
_ wus doing o\'ei'_vtliiJig' in his power io liavv the (_‘iiiuuliuii
| i'orccs iiriiicd with the best rifle iivuiliiblo. but wus remi-
ered helpless for t-lie simple mid iill-iuiiiii-ieiit 1'(-iison that
other rifles \ver4~ uoi io be lmil.
Again, on May 15, Sir Robert Borden had a message
transmitted to Sir Douglas Haig, the newly appointed
British Commander-im hief, in orming him _that after,
conference with General Hughes, it was decided to urge
that further tests be made o the Ross rifle under _condi-
tions as experienced at the front, the Dominion Govern-
I . , - - -
ment being anxious to have a final decision upon the
cision, the Wai' Office, on July 3, forwarded Sir George
Perley, for the Dominion Government, copies of two let-
ters, dated May 2_8, 1916, and June 21, 1916, received
from-Sir Douglas Haig. They were to the effect that af-
ter extensive tests, made at the request of the Dominion
authorities, the Commander-in-Chief was of opinion that
the Ross rifle was less dependable than the Lee-Enfield,
and that, providing a sfiicient siipply of Lee-Enfield were
available, thethree Canadian Divisions should be re-arm-
ed with them.
A few days later the troops from the l)oiniiiion were
supplied with Iiee-Enhelds; and thus ended the active
war career of the Ross rifle.
N() l)l.\'(‘I{l']l')I'|' 'I`()'l`lll'1(i(l\'I']liN.\ll'}N'l`
_ It is a record which, judged from the most critical
of viewpoints, does no discredit to the Borden Govern -
ment. Quite the contrary. That Government came into
office to find the Ross rifle enthroiied upon the basis of a
contract that bound the country to its exclusive purchase
and use. No one can honestly pretend, regarding all the
circumstances, that it was the duty of Sir Robert Borden
to break that contract and discard the Ross before a test
had been made of it in war. When test of actual war didf
raise doubts as to the rifie’s efficiency, Sir Robert Borden
brushed aside the proviso in the contract demanding a
year’s written notice to the company before a change
could be made and urged that 'Canadian ti-oops be armed
with the British rifle; but was coiifronted with the stern
fact, pointed out by the War Office to Sir George Perley
in April, 1916, that ilioro was uo oilior rifle ai\'ulli\bIo to
replace the Ross. '
It has been charged that a report by General Alder-
son condemning the Ross riiie was pigeon-holed by the
Government for five months before action was taken and
that the report was suppressed from the public. _- N"
had hoard ruiiiois ol' ii mai, who was (-iiiig iiiimii the i~9_¢-em 0i~der.iii.¢0\in¢1\,,_
ll Honours some of the <lo1cs=1\\‘;i .ii/iii iiii- Cliinniimi G'ovéi~'iimeiit~"-61i\»"`*'
rat-iii ot' thi* iiizc, t"_\'ini.: to tui'ii watt->°,
noi into wine hiit into un equiviili-nt
for _uouil coin oi' thi- ri-zilni. li was
c'v\_‘ii believed lic woiilil conie and give
us stiiio |ilii.~<iraiioii oI` the iiivilioils
i-inplo_\'cd. A iiicssoiii.:oi° was thvrc-
i`oi‘e.soiit for liini_ iiiiil iii a. very siioft
tiliiv. wo \\'i;'i'i- zistfiiiisliiiii to sire tho
Maglciuii standing Iieforii the l’i'csi-
deni`s ilosk iicmioiistrzitiiiir Iiow ii
was iiizssililie ti, turn ii tiiii on this
desk and di'a\\' good pure \\'iiici‘, wliirli
iiii_\'cd iiuitii l`i‘oel_v with about $l\i_l)iitl
of tariiii-i"s iiioiicy_ ()|li<rr inoiii~_\°
did not sooiii to iuix wrll. hut. only 21
ng ii»ii,t o it s i 
uiuoli vailut- ou this olcnioiit. lint
hi' also used papi-r. You would write
sonic words and pli"ztses on ii. wliirli
uhangeil it into ii. solution railed "Lot-
tors~patent" or sonic siirh thing. llow-
ever, it wiiiilil now uliiio.~'l liold wiitoi'
and ii' _i-ini sliowoil it to "coninion tur-
nieiz-i,“ _\'oii roiilil pri.-bal>l_\' iiiiliii-1'
them to put nim-i'~ $10 hills into the
orirziiiiil i\ii_\'tiii~v, .lust one thing was
uoii' reeiioii to i-oiiiploti= tho sci-.iiiiiig
iuii'ai‘lt‘. Give it this naiiiv, "Far-
iiit_-is (‘ii-i-poi'iiti\'i- .\:-'sor'iatio\i" and
pi\i'tii-.<_ You t-oiilil now get iiiiliiiii
ioii ireiiii l'i~oii|'tlii- i\iaiiiit'iii'tiircrs ot'
iiii_\' part of t‘:iiiiidi\_
\'or_\‘ little. l siipposc it is. he<_'ii\isi:.‘
bei .»l I it wo t`ai'n :rn sit si
thi- soliitiiiii ;ii'iiiiii'i-ii \\'oiiilei'|`iil pro-
I:iii_\' kind ol' gi.-iiils or iiiai-liiiii\'_\' iii
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(Special to the Gigardian.) _  _
Isiill _iryiiig to nei~i'oi'iii the great mi-| fixing prices ot' iiewspapersin Caiiudg.. _
iiioiis i`iii'iiislieil by F. ll." l\Ip(.'ui'il_\',
i & ('o._ stock and bond brokers, infini-
ilii-rs Montreal Stock lixcliaiiizti. Mc-
\t‘urdy liuilillnix. lliiliiaix, N. S.)` _ `,"
i'i.osii\'i: i'itit_'i<:s ‘ _ ‘
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