it t -' t 1.-om, _ .. .auctions . I 11.-“‘24» 1°-1° ‘S -~:~, 'I'l'.'lE -z- llliarloiialuivn Guardian -If _ -1 I Y-5'. 51"' \ F -1 I Advertlelng Phono luheerlption Phono . . .. News and Edit.. Day Phone ......133 News and Edit.. Night Phenee .....132& 133 Head Office at Charlottetown, Branch Office at Sum- merelde, Atherton, Sourll and Montague. London Office, Marconi House, Strand. W- C- rreuiuent _ _ .. A. A-Bl'*i=“ Mgngging Editor .. . . . . ....J. R. Burnett |uoNnAv, NAV 24, vic1'omA oAv, sEiNc A s'rA'r- uronv Puauc i-io|.|oAv, THE MQRNING cuAno|AN wn.t. Nov BE |ssuEo oN ruEsoAv. THE EVENING ouAno|AN wiu. No'r ss issuso oN MoNoAv sur wti.|. aE Puausi-iEo oN ruEsoAv As usuAi.. Aovsrrrissns PLEASE Nora Ti-iEsE ci-iANcEs. 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. ' -11-_-_°._._-_l, 4 I/ _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. _________ . 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. ..»_gii` &- 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. -__. 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