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C. rreeldent... ...... ...... ....A.A.lart|ett Managing Editor .... .. ........ ......J. R.lurnett THunsoAv. Arun. 15. 1915. BOOMERANG EFFECT 0F THE BO0T in our _vesterday's issue we gave a two column SIWCIHIIY tt-Iegraphed report from our Ottawa reporter of the debate on thc Majority and Minority Reports on the Boot Enquiry. lt makes edifyiug reading and forms n. fine commentary on all the malignant and abusive criticisms levelled at Can- adian workmen by the Liberal Press during the past two months. The Majority report showed that the evidence did not support any of the serious charges. The Minority report, submitted by three Liberals, condemned the Can- adian boot as a proper active service boot. The Militia Department, they charged, should have adopted a better model, and ordered a more suitable boot. .for active service. That is all the Liberals have to report after the most notorious muck-raking expedition in Canadian Parliamen- tary history. No reports of graft or mismanagement on tlte part of the Government, nothing that would reflect in the slightest degree on the honor and integrity of the Admitiistrators. \\'hen their complaints are analyzed what do they amount to? Let Sir Robert Borden answer: “l nm sorry that l-ion. gentlemen opposite seem to synt- pathise with these who are trying to injure the manufac- turers of boots in f`anada,” said Sir Robert. “I have not the slightest doubt that some criticisms in the press have led to the loss of contracts in Canada, and have thus taken the bread out of thc mouths of workmen." The Premier then reviewed some outstanding facts in regard to thc issue and no one would deny, he\said, that in |905 thc Liberal Government had prepared at better type of boot than had been used in South Africa. .\lr. Macdonald:-‘.‘lt was for the permanent force, not for active scrvice.." Sir Robert:-“'l‘lterc is not one line or one tittle of evi- dence to support that statement. \Vliat docs that stato- mcnt mean? Millions of dollars were spent for military purposes on the training and drilling ot' soldiers, t'or the purchase ot' guns and ammunition, fdr great coats and uniforms and other things for a soldier's use. These hon. gentlemen of the Minority in the Commons have told us that one of the csscntial things in a soldiers equipment is a good boot. .\'ow they tell us that the boots deliberately selected by the late Government were not t'or use in wnr. The member f'or l’icton (who was a candidate for thc post ol' Minister ot' Militia) would have us bclievc the first thing thc late Government would do in case of war would be to cull a lloard to providc that which they say is an essential part ot' equipment ofa soldier! lt ls'ridiculous! could tltcrt- be anything more like cotnic opera? Their boots wt-rc for'peacc'.’ \\'ere their arms for peace? Were their great coats f`or peace? \\'cre their guns for peace? Was their ammunition for peace? Were the soldiers for pcncc’."' iLaughter`|. Sir Robert said that he was not prepared to say the type of boot selected by the Liberal Government was the best that could be selected but it was the type the pre- scnt Government had t'ound when it came into office. A new inquiry had been held and thc permanent officers oi the Department appointed by the late Government had reaffirmed their approval ot' this boot and declined to adopt thc llritish boot. Did hon. gentlemen of' the Opposition suggest that these officials were not competent? Sir iioizcrt said thc boot supplied to the soldiers by the Govcrnntcnt was different from the South African boot bccausc it was a bctter boot. Either it was u better boot or elsc the Minority finding constituted a charge of had faith or lack of ability on the part of the late Government. Sir Robert thought that the three Liberal members of thc `omntittce would be anxious to present xt fair statement or ull the facts. l|` they did so why had they omitted nity rcferencc to the weather either at Vulcurticr or Salisbury Plains. Thcrc had been no reference in the Minority ite- pori to the evidence given by the returned soldiers who had told thc committee that they had worn thcm for weeks, and that even under the conditions which prevailed thc_v had given good service. This made it clear that the object ot” Minority members of committee was not to get at thc truth but io make petty political capital. it is quite evident Sir Robert Borden is right. The Lib- erals. opportunist to the last degree, are anxious for sonic- thing to turn up to form an excuse for their seeking re-clec- tion. So rar they have failed miserably. A Militia Equip- mont scandal formed a last straw. anti they clutched at it, only to find it sharp like a two-edged sword. The inquiry has resulted in placing the Borden Govern- nn.-nt higher than cver in thc respect, confidence and esteem of the country, while it has provetl the late Liberal Government to have been incompetent and unprogressive, while thc permanent officials appointed by thc lute Gov- vrmcnt have been made to cut a very sorry figure indcod. The boomcrang-effect couldu't possibly be to the liking of that body of Liberals in the country who were hopeful that in the shades of Opposition, their late leaders would develop political \vlsdottl. honesty and discretion. CARVELL HAS N0 REGRETS "l have sometimes in the past criticized military expend- itures. and I have not much regret for having done eo."- Frenk B. Carvell, Hansard, page 1.584. Mr. (Jarvell's "criticism of military expenditures" includ- ed the following insulting remarks upon Canadian soldiers: "The permanent eialf of thle country Ie a dlegrace to cg". ada."-May 7, 1914. "AII you get In the Militia of Canada le that you teach about 25 per cent. of the men of Canada HOW. T0 GET DRUNK."-May 7, 1914. .."1’he greatest objection I have to the Militia of Canada ie that It le NOT A TEMPERANCI ORGANIZATION IUT A IOOZORIUM."--Moy 7, 1914. I ',"wqlt..et»~. tn. mms. in ummm uma cf »r¢¢nnit|»»» fromvwitet It wee when I belonged to It, If it hoipe any. manners or religion!--May 7 1914- or the fact that tbonaendt ot our sooo. fathers are today facing death in France and Flanders many now lie beneath the soil of that shell-torn land. do' 'Canadians think of Mr. Carveil's boast that he end and wht! oe upon them? frid Laurier, the leader of _the Liberal party. AS SEEN BY EYEWITNESS moralization and the evident discouragetuent, of the Ger- man army and, on the strength of these. statements. pro- phecies are made of an early termination of the war. The statements are not only erroneous but. mischevious. Ger- many ls not to be subdued so, easily and we make a ter- rible mistake in assuming that _the end is in sight. Our lat- est. despatches give no indication of waning strenl-2111 0” the part of the enemy. Our despatches yesterday morning told of the casualties at Neuve Chappelle. and,-reading be- tween the lines, the battle was won by the British onli' after appalling sacrifices and a display of British pluck which was sorely tried. The official “eye witness" appointed hi' _U19 British Government to follow and report upon the aCi-Hill COD' dltions in the war zone. in an article in a recent iSBl19 Of The Scotsman, gives an expert opinion on the situation which will be i’ound, we believe, much nearer the truth than the alleged comments by Kitchener and French and others who, like them, probably never made such slate- ments as are credited to them. “A good many statements have been made at differ- ent times (says “Eye-Witness"l about the condition of the enemy’s moral, which may seem to be of a somewhat con- flicting nature. lt will be well. therefore, to make certain facts of this very important .matter quite clear. lt is true that the evidence of Individual prisoners has from time to time presented a picture of extreme depression prevailing in the enemy's ranks. of large numbers only restrained from surrendering by fear of their men in attack; and of machine guns and rrvolvers being used as the only effec- tive means ol' inducing troops to advance. Now, there is probably a basis of truth in all these statements. In all armies the quality of the units varies considerably, and this is especially true at this stage of thc war, when many partially trained troops are being used in a form of fighting which involves an intense strain on the individual. But as a picture of the general condition of thc enemy's moral this description is misleading, and, indeed, most dangerous, t'or it may produce the impression that the enemy is virtually defeated already, and that victory can be achieved by the Allies without the necessity of thc greatest sacrifices of which wc are capable. “The plain truth is that although the enemy`s effec- tives in the West ure much reduced in comparison with those possessed by him some months ago, and although ours are increased, he is still holding an enormous extent of front here, whilst carrying out operations on a huge scale in the East, and in spite of these gigantic efforts no signs of weakening are yet visible in the moral of the Gor- man troops taken as a whole; nor. if we put ourselves in their place, can we full to scc that there is as yet no reason why an intensely brave, determined, well-organized army like that of the Germans should feel discouraged. “The Kaiser can choose at will a Russian, n Belgian. or u French town in which to make a triumphant appear- ance in presence of his troops. They are fighting in` an enemyis country ruined and devastated by the passage ot' their armies. The falsehoods told them by their superiors the tales of victories in the Press, have all produced an atmosphere of complete illusion. Their enemy appears to them to be exhausted, and engaged in a last despairing ef- fort to delay the inevitable decision. “ln an estimate of the prcsent valuc uf’ our enemies as fighting men wc must not lose sight of thc ttational sense ot' discipline which forms part of the earliest educa- tion of cvcry German. it enables thcm to galil results with raw troops which among us could only bc gained after months of continuous training, ami to maintain an extre- mely high level ot' cilicjcncy, even after suffering great losses in the commissioned and non-commissioned ranks. for obedience has become ingrained in the people. lt is in the very fibre of the nation. “lt is difficult for English people to realize what a national war means to a Continental nation. Every man, woman, and child is doing his or her part. While the men go to fight the women and children carry on their work at home. Thousands of litem can bc scen any day in the fields. They are plouglting and sowing, and herding sheep and cattle. All their thoughts and energies are dlrectetl to one end. All are living under a great cloud, in the shadow of which it would seem utterly incredible to them that any individual should cease working for the common good in order to gain any personal advantage or increase of leisure. and still more that anyone should give thought to the ordinary pleasures and cnjoytnents of peace. Such is the spirit in which Germany is facing this struggle. No doubt economic and other factories have had a great effect upon the civilian population in Germany, and there is very marked tllffercncc bctwcn the expectations with which they entcrcd upon the war and those they now cherish, but it is impossible to say that either they or thc Army hcrc have yct definitely' lost confidence in ultimate success. “This confidence will only be shaken by thc conscious- ness of crushing defeat in the field, but this cud can only bc attained by the ever-increasing pressure ofa vast num- ber of men and guns throughout the coming months." (I(_l_S*'lT;THE WAR The totul direct and indirect cost of tht: war might bc cstimatctl lo amount to £9,147,900,000 up to July 3lsi next. declared Mr Edgar Crammond, addressing the Royal Statistical Society recently. its incidence between the two groups of bclligcrcnts would be approitlmately as followszl ~ llclglum. £52fi,Gll0,0il0 Austrlw _ France, l,080.400,000 Hungary, .i.'l.hU2,000,00II Russia, 1,400,000,000 Germany, 2,775,000,000 British _ En|pirc.1;¢58,000,00i| .C 4,870,000,000 .c 4,277,900,000 The foreign trade of the nine Powers involved amounted to about 62 per cent. of the trade of the world. Economic exhaustion, and exhaustion of men and war material; would probably render it impossible for some of the prin- cipal belligerents to continue the conflict after .Iuly next, but. even should this sangnlue estimate prove well found- ed. the expenditure on armaments could not he expected to fall immediately' to the new peace level. Mr Cmmmond added that there was not much prospect of Germany‘s ‘war policy being seriously affected by e-ehortage of food supplies until at least the expiration of the flret ten or eleven months of the war. The cost of- the war to the Empire represented about one-twentieth of the wealth of the British Empire. end if the war should result in the addition of £l.000,000.000 to thlamount of our Nutloitel of £I0,000.000 per annum to our burden of taxation. ~ Esrv d enot rdgret the scandalous insults and Iibels he heaped AN’ And remember that Mr.`CarvelI is endorsed by Sir Wil- ' OUT THE LIGHT. Almost daily our despatcbes tell us of the growing de* When the history of Ganadtfs par- ticipation in the war comes to be writ- ten, the one black chapter will be that which will chronicle the record and at- titude of the Liberal party. Not only has that party miserably failed to rise to the Dl'0P9l' C°“C€DU0l1 of its duty to thc state in u great crisis, not only has it proved itself barren of patriotism and of courage, but it has shown an organized effort to drag down to its own level those who are glvinzthe best that is in them to the service of the Empire and thc cause of freedom. CAMPAIGN OF HATE Since the very beginning of the war there has been carried on in the Lib- eral press of the Dominion, with all the perverted ingenuity that comes of long practice, an organized campaign to fasten upon the Borden adminis- tration criminal respousibility for, and connection with alleged malpractices inthe letting of contracts for ,thc equipment of Canadian volunteers. Op- position newspapers from coast to coast have filled their columns with charges so reckless and insitiutttiotts so vile against Canadian business men and members of the Government that their country has been' advertised throughout the world as the Mecca 'ol' thieves, the home of crookedness and corruption. Conceivcd only in suspic- ion and fostered purely in partisan hate this campaign of political devil- islmess has workcd umneasurablc harm to the position whiclrthis coun~ try occupies antotfg the nations of the world; has undermined Canadian cre- dit, anti injured Canadian trade. THEY MADE NO MOVE. When I’urlia.tncnt tnct the Opposi- tion tnadc no move io ict in the light. Sir Wilfrid Laurier repeated the in- sinuatlons which had been nmdc in his irresponsible press and his followers echoed them with parrot-like und sick- ening monotony. But they matic no charge; offered no suggestion to un- cover the truth. That tlld 11ot suit their purpose. ' Sir Robert Borden took a far dil- ferent stand. Throwing aside all thc political red tape anti precedent, per- fected by years ol' Liberal cndcuvor to stifle investigation, the Prime Minister announced that the Government would insisit upon the fuiieet and fairest in- vestigation lnto all matters‘that had the slightest bearing upon the conduct of every phase of Canada's participa- tion in the war. For more than three weeks inves- tigations have been golng on before Parliamentary tribunals. Again and again the Govemment has made it plain tba come what may it will not etand in the light. lt has offered every facility for getting at the facts In the Continous and committee rooms it has advocated _and urgedpitilcss publicity. Conservative roprcscnta-° tives on thc various committees have Wvrkvd uutirlngly that justice should be done, no matter who should auf fer. AS A STEPPINGH STONE < What has been ,thc position, thc at- titude of the Liberal party and press? Their position and attitude has been consistent with the best or worst tra dltions of the party. ; Intent only up- ___________; _ DAILY SELECTIOHS FOI! READERS OF ~ TIIE GUAIIDIAII _~_._3_ 1 Furnished t;y.W. 8. Loueon. H@¥0EHK HOLDING ON. Nvlllillil pays so well us puticncc at middle lffc. it pays everywhere in life, but wc more frequently meet de- nlsive crisis in middle life than earlier. Again and again we have seen men fail to entt~r,into the opportunitle of life for which they were especially fitted because they iaqked the capac- ity to wait. Few tnen reach their climax before forty years of age, and many are past fifty when they inherit the legitimate rewards of their work and preparation. This is true both in business life and in professional life. if we fail to develop the grace of pati- ence before this crucial period, we will be pretty sure to discover sometime that we have lost the best. that life had for us by insisting that it should appear a little earlier on the horizon. We have known men .wall equipped for life. who in times of great stress refused to exercise the green of bold- ilts on, and their Iiveeleome to have frittered aweyin wasteful exercises of energies and talents. Nothing is truer than the words, "No cltaetening eeometb to be joyous, but grevioutt; wenholqw afterwards-'it wot-koth t peaceable fruit of righteousness Debt. tbiewottld Involve a permanent addition ot the rate] uni: them who =ero_ox_e,roieed thereby." Pa ‘eeltecflllyexltorta the young men Timothy- "to toiiov after petiencoif on makhig political capital against the Governtnent these so-called Liber- als have worked unceasingly with one end only* in view-the branding of the Government with Inch rceponeibiilty for wrong-doing ae might form a etop- ping etone to power for Laurieriem at the next general eIection...And while Liberal politicians have been dicing with national integrity and the char- acter of Canadian citizenship at Ot- tawa, Opposltion organs throughout the country have been acting as judge. jury and executioner upon the Govern- ment, making the most scandalous and baseless charges and ‘strictures- chargcs so irreponslblc and vicious us to constitute a travesty upon the free- dom of the press. And what has been the record of the party'which now poses as the champion of morality in public life? 'l`his'is the party which, during its fif- tecn years of office, violated every Divine precept and human instinct in support of morality und honesty in public life; that snllied the namc ami tho fame ot' Canada. throughout the English speaking world; and drugged down the standard of political conduct. to the gutter of hypocrisy, crookedncss and loot. ` HAVE THEY FORGOTTENT ~.;\ lt is the party which in fifteen years of office embraced everything in its record to be found in the cata- loguo of crime. Pcoplc today talk of scandal. Have they forgotten .the cruise of the Arctic?..Have they for- gotten the North Atlantic Trading Company? Have they forgotten the sawdust wharf? Have they forgotten the “Minnie M"? |H_avc they forgotten the plunder of the public domain? And last of ali. can it he that they have forgotten the “dog-biscuits" fur- nished as rations to the boys who went to the South African veidt? No sopliristy or hollow platitudcs on honesty by a purchascablc prose: can wipe out that record. it will stand for generations to come as an evil memory of a saturnaiia of plun- der and graft without parallel under a free government in an Anglo-Saxon land. And now after ilftccu years of thc maddest political nightmare this coun- try has ever experienced. the Llbcrul purly rctliscovcrs thc 'l`cn Command- ments. comes out as thc champion ol morality and law. The men who stood like evil shadows in the way of light in the d_ayB of Laurier and lawless loot are now sitting in judgment upon the mor- als of other men. Carvcll, lilucdoualtl and Maclean-a trinity of ittjttstice in thc old days, the “dark lantem crew," the "blockers' brigade,” the defend- ers of every form of wrong-doing in the citadels ot' political graft~are shouting-“Stop thief!" todny. And why? To uee a national crisis as an avenue to public office. ‘- SHIELDING THEIR OWN. In support of this tzoncltlslon, thoro is the record of the proceedings in the committee of Public Accounts. In that cotnmittec political creed nntdc no tliffcrcncc to thc Borden Govern- ment. Even hundcd Justice has been muted out to ull. But of thc lllbcruls in that committco this cannot bc said. They have sought at all coete to shield their political friends, and stop- ped at nothing short of desperation to condemn their political foes. 'l`hc case of G. C. I-Iurdtnan, Liberal member for Ottawa West 'ln the On- tario Legislature, tore the mask from the Liberal professions of anxiety for the public weal. l-lurdman confessed to using his influence with a "close personal friend" in the Militia Depart- ment .ln the securing of contracts for n' firm in Milwaukee. n The cotntnlt- ice, seeking to carry out its proper functions, demanded Mr. Hurdman to produce tho correspondence ho had had in his efforts to get tho contract. That. was a.vcry natural and just pro- ceeding, and one which was obviously in-the public interest. The Liberal member for Ottawa protested. And the Liberal members, led by that model of vfrluo in political llfe,, Frank Ii. Car- vcll, lost their nrdour for thc open door. forgot the public for a political friend, and fought. to kccp on the iid. Could there be e more Illuminating fiaehiight on the attitude of the Liberal party today? BUPPREBSING THE TRUTH Here were men sworn to protect the public interest, who were willing to create a dangerous precedent-one that might be taken advantage of in the future by every grafter that might be hailed before the committee-end- deniy oaetIng_off their -mantle of pur- ity and fighting to ehut out tho iight from a matter of grove public catf- cern. 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