Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 8, 1904, Winnipeg, Manitoba Freedom in Liberty in religion a Gumley in civil tuesday november 8. 19 04. N tricatinghi3 Pliest Canadian and american manufactures. After 18 years of Protection the advocates of that regime went Down in 1896 because the industries of the country had been at a standstill or going Back for half a decade. There was no census in 1sd6, we have not direct figures of the production of manufactures in that year but whether we judge from the exports of manufactured articles or from the consumption of Coal of Iron of raw Cotton or of other raw materials which can be ascertained we find that there was no increase whatever in the activity of Canadian manufactures during the years 1891 to 1806. Yet the census for 1d01 has shown a substantial increase both in the out put of the Canadian industries and in the number of people they employ therefore that increase must have taken place during the latter half of the decade under a Liberal regime and a moderate Tai Riffi. This fact suggests a very conclusive comparison to ascertain the in fluence of tariffs on Industry. In 1s96, after going through a period of Lively Tariff agitation Canada decided id Tavor of lower duties. In the same year after going through a similar period of agitation the United states save uncontrolled Power to the High protectionists who begot the Dingley Bill. By All the prophets of Protection the Canadian industries should now be in ruins and the United states should be full sail on the sea of Prosperity without a threatening Cloud on their horizon. Everyone knows by personal observation that such is not the Case j that in foreign Commerce in Asri Cul Tural and Mineral development and jul general Prosperity Canada has grown at a much faster rate than its i Southern neighbors. But what it even in Canada has also held her own. There have been so Many changes in in manner of taking the census manufactures in Canada that it is not Al ways an easy Tusk to ascertain ithe rate of increase from one decade to i another. Thus while All Industrial establishments shop and the seamstress Cirk room were in i eluded in the census of. Only those which five persons Vivere taken in again when we come to comparison with the United we arid that the american census includes Alles a Stablish Nientsu having an output of ?500 or Over per annul including Cus j torn work and the Cana Dian figures Cau be Analysed and for purposes of comparison the establishments taken out or the census of 1891. But that being done the f american census must be. Taken As it stands so that in any comparison of the ratio of increase the figures Are arranged to favor the United states since the latter Are credited with All the Small shops that Are springing up m newly opened districts while Canada is not so credited. Such As they Are the figures show that the capital invested in the Cana Dian industries employing five per sons or Over increased at the rate of to Par cent. The ratio of increase in j the United states of All establishments having an output estimated at More than s500 per annul has Beer the the aggregate value of the output of Canadian manufactures Lias increased 34. The value of products of the american Indus tries including custom work and re increased 3s. From these figures and keeping All the in View. It is Clear that the development of the Canadian manufactures under a moderate Liberal Tariff has been at least equal to that of the much vaunted Progress of american industries under the Dingley Law. In i deed it is certain that if Canada were credited with the custom work All the neighbourhood industries of her newly settled territories she would show a greater ratio of increase than her proud neighbor. This. Is made the More evident if instead of embracing All we confine Parsons to particular industries representative of each country. For example the capital invested in the manufacture of agricultural in plume arts in Canada was almost doubled during the decade of 1891 j 1001 and the value of the products increased 32 in the Stab employing More than five persons the products of the in the United states including custom work and Only 24. This Industry is closely Allied to the great farming interests that it would be difficult to find one which better illustrates the relative growth of the two countries. The comparison in the shoe Industry made easy because Here the american census separates custom work. During the decade the product of the Cana Dian shoe factories increased 4a., the output of the american manufactures Only 14 the of Canadian tanneries in. Creased 27 in while those of the american establishments increased Only 18. X in the much discussed Cordage and twine Industry the output Cana Dian manufactures increased 29., while that of the United states increased Only 11. While the value of the products of Canadian Mills increased 52 ing the decade the goods in the United Only 26 .. The proud action of and knitted goods Inojo Saied 125 in Canada As against 42 Jer cent. In the to rated states. Heard a great Deal As to the Way the Iberal Tariff taif Woolle n info usury. Tariff is. Designed primarily to cheap clothing to the the United states Tariff has no such care. Every one interested in the Woollen Industry has been Given All the Protection that they could in reason demand. Yet the american census shows a. Falling off of in the manufacture of Woollen goods proper. It. Is Only by going into worsted goods that the american manufacturer himself and then the aggregate in crease in the production of the two industries has been Only 7. The Canadian manufacturer without being allowed to prey upon the con Sumer As the american Woollen men have done held his own and per haps with More Enterprise might have been Able to show substantial Progress. No attempt is made to compare the growth of the bakeries Wood working establishments butter and cheese fac tories meat canneries and Many other manufacturing plants in which the Progress of Canada 13 unchallenged because there Are discrepancies in the tables and the proportion of Small establishments is too great. But wherever these difficulties can be obviated the tables make it apparent that can Ada s industries have grown More rapid in under a moderate Tariff than have most of the highly protected manufactures of the United states. When the conservatives Point to the United states As an example of what they would accomplish the answer is that Canada has done better under the Liberal Tariff. The impending defeat of Russia. For the past month Canada has been so fully occupied with the stress and excitement due to a general Section that but occasionally have the thought and attention of canadians been concerned with the Homeric struggle be ing fought Between Japan and Russia in Manchuria. But the paean of lib eral jubilation and the Wail of conservative defeat dying Down the eyes Canada in common with those of the rest of the world Are turning across the Pacific where the old and the new civilizations the reactionary progressive Powers Are locked in death grips. Human intelligence is almost baffled by the weeks of carnage and historic struggle which summed up in a few Bald telegrams in one s morn ing paper present us with the most stupendous and terrible facts with which this generation has had to Deal. It is easy to write or speak of casualties in a single Battle and of Battles lasting without intermission for Days at a stretch. But who can form even an imperfect picture of All that is involved in that Brief the agony of physical pain the fierce intensity of National passion the Hor ror of the bloody Victory the heroism of the unde pairing defeat the Dominion and the Republic have been Busy with Domestic policies be. Letting their leaders for another term of peaceful development on the far Side of the Ocean that washes the Westward shores of both the Angel of death has brooded Over thousands of Brave men All filled with a. Genuine patriotism and All laying claim to the special favor of heaven truly the gods Tho old mythologies might grimly smile if they looked Down on the drama of War As now being waged in the far East but to men it is the tragedy and not the comedy of the titanic struggle which is alone percept Ible. Since the outbreak of the War no thing has been More noticeable than the Complete change and the utter unreliability of Public opinion regarding the combatants. Before the War and even in the Early Days of the struggle the most Friendly and optimistic nations could not rid themselves of the idea that Japan could not stand up against the colossus of the North even the Early naval victories of Japan could not dispel this notion. In Many ways this feeling produced a wave of feeling favourable to Japan but it was sym Pathy such As an audience would give to a lightweight Boxer pitted against a Champion heavyweight. It was impossible to convince the Public that Japan was not a Little country and that its army was the most perfectly trained in the. World without further Demon stration. So Long had we lain under fear of Russia that nothing could persuade us that nation should not be under the same obsession of fear and Japan s courage in entering into the War was regarded rather As Foo hardiness than As the Confidence Bora of knowledge of her own strength. This was the Case at the outbreak at the beginning of the War. What is the Casu to Flay the victories of the Jap anese arms incessantly repeated and uninterrupted by disaster changed Public opinion absolutely. The Japan Ese were thought Able to accomplish the most impossible that no european commander would think of asking his men to attempt to do the japanese Justice Trey Nave time. And. Again done them Public opinion respecting the. Japanese from being sympathetically Patronis became unreasonable. There was a general at a Flag of september that the world would soon witness a repetition of the events of 1870. Kuropatkin so utterly to any . Cess and the japanese had shown such masterly precision in their tactics that Public opinion jumped to Sion that a Victory As plete of Sedan Shal Yihia was known to limit cutting off the Retreat Oft the russians his the raid from lab Tang. To and that he would do after Days of Gle in. This and Europa to Iii of finance Tilc action ship Japan n irm Weri Faith spoke As a of the new toothed Sedan and that their la idea of the round failure to do so was Pqul Valent to out of the great Jefe lat. Consider j with the the. British Colon o r the twelfth the tude of the task. A Conse stands sent Nel like out the in of which the japanese made assault afr j the Pinch of hard time. Is not assault without rest by the newfound Landers now. As it was unmatched endurance and they offered to Canada valor i and in which after a week of. Were rejected terms or tiiot.0 hone now decisive Battle and to Send the enemy flying northwards leaving behind him immense stores of ammunition and visions and More than a. Hundred can non. In the face of the facts the euro Pean and american criticisms on Japan s military prestige seem altogether out of. Place. Unless a pitched Battle is fought every week and each pitched Battle prove As decisive As Austerlitz or some armchair military authorities will not be satisfied. The Paramount fact is that the russians Are beaten hopelessly. They May give another very probably they will. _ and Send them to Manchuria but they cannot affect the result. Russia is beaten it Only remains for her men in authority to acknowledge a. Fact apparent to All the rest of the world. Ratio Ern ment Otta ing tacit sol men s men s overcoats the collection of Coats at this Price has been Enre Flioy withered and embraces All. Newest and styles that Are Spade. It s Ranee of such goodness and will Appeal to. Ecu of taste. Fancy be Ayers. Melton. Etc., assorted velvet col Lars Etc. Your Choice . R Worth your time to them. The bloodiest fighting. They the russians from a naturally Strong strengthened for and fended with tenacity and Resolution. Is in some quarters regarded As a. Comparative failure rather than a Brilliant military achievement. The japanese Are Sii Feering revulsion of pub Lic feeling As to their favourable than there to any Hope now of their offering again. They Are prospering now and Are intent upon paddling their own Earise. I the lists. J in the political Campaign that has j just closed in Manitoba there was one Factor in the struggle that was pres edit in the minds of every person a was in brilliancy com timely engaged in the fight though it parable with that of sir. John Moore rarely Nien Tione Dir this was the it. Must not be forgotten that it was j desperate Handicap the liberals had to Oyama that the substantial spoils j to face in every constituency on a i fell. He was Able to beat his Oppon i Couris. Of Adverse voters lists. I Erit in a fair fight in which the and the of this advantage vantages of position defences and Jojay at the Bottom of the conservative. Supplies were All on the Side of the optimism. Though publicly reticent of russians. He was Able to subdue and i tale since they did not care to occupy the great fortress Encampment admit that the much vaunted system deliberately chosen As the scene of a j Prover Ciai registration could be made to lend itself to partisan ends the conservatives did not private to Point to the condition of the lists As an excellent reason Why the liberals had no show to. Win. In Winnipeg for instance All the surface indications favored or. Bole from the outset but the conservatives never wavered in their Confidence. They were counting on the margin of a. Thousand votes which lists save them. In the other Manitoba constituencies like conditions prevailed. Actual figures compiled by the Liberal or Mott s elite chocolate for All cooking purposes put up. In 1-4 Pound cake in Canada. Try it j. E. Huxley , Man. In very proo Aoi they showed. That in every seat they May gather fresh forces Hanal capped the lideral3 by from 200 to 500 votes. The liberals entered the Campaign in the face of this immense disadvantage. That de spite it they have been Able indict a decisive defeat upon the conserva Tive party is the Best testimony that could be paid to the strength of the the presidential election in the Liberal Case and the ability with United states to Day will be the third i which it was presented. General election within a space of ten but the liberals of Manitoba prefer Days in this Quarter of the world. So j no t to play with loaded5 Dice again. The Newfoundland election the general election which came off in Newfoundland a week ago yesterday. Dominion purposes r liberals had the people of Canada been us tuning things said during the Progress of the Newfoundland Cain Jeave never claim a that the provinces ing the p0ssessed the Rig lit it make lists Tor pain the proverb about listeners Seldom hearing anything but ill of themselves would have had its truth exemplified in abundant measure. The principal Issue of the Campaign was the question of Union with the Dominion. The Liberal government in Newfoundland headed by. Premier Bond has been sustained. The Bond party accused the opposition of being favourable to Union with the Dominion but while therond party itself was to a Man against Tihe Union idea it appears that there was not among the opposition members an unanimous support of the Union Plank in the opposition platform. The government party As has been noted is the lib eral party of the ancient Colony the opposition comprised All other shades of political opinion led by sir Wil Liam White Way sir James Winter or. Morrison and or. Morine. The whole course of the and its result afford convincing proof that the idea of Union with Canada is at the present time u no Idular with the great mass of the newfound Landers. They go at their politics strenuously Down in Newfoundland. Some idea of the vigor with which the Campaign was waged May be gathered from the following extract from an article published in the closing Days of the Campaign in the St. Johns Western Star. After announcing that we cannot Supi Nely rest while the enemy is in the Western Star addressed an impassioned Appeal to the Young men of Newfoundland calling won them in every District to and show to the world that they love their Honor quid their country and that in their United strength they arc More than a match for the apolitical intruders who Are now by schem ing and blatant falsehood trying to get charge of the reins of the govern ment. With Ellie sole object of Selling the country into confederation with policy of utilizing provincial lists for the. Tjo Minori they live simply taken und that if the provincial the Gro utilize _ a Public convenience and . The continuance a. Pm sent Tern whereby provincial lists Are used depends which it can be so far As Manitoba is concerned the system is a Flat the Provin Cial government assumes not Only to make the lists but to compel the do minion government to accept its poll ing sub divisions in Many cases were put the liberals at a disadvantage and in revenge for the refusal of the Dominion government to do this they have undertaken to Badger arid harass the Dominion election officials by prosecutions. We should think that j these prosecutions would in them selves satisfy the Doi Nunion authorities that the time Cut the Roblin government out of any. Participation in future Dominion contests in this province. In local contests the liberals will have no Choice but to submit to the handicaps that the Koblin govern ment with an obedient its Back chooses to impose but we Trust there will be no More Dominion elections on provincial made lists. Situation is a vastly different one from what it was in the Days when the news of the arrival of the rus sians in Herat was looked for. In connection with the present Ameer s announcement of his willingness to receive a British plenipotentiary it May be recalled that it was the refusal of Ameer Shere Alt Khan to admit. Sir Lewis Pelly As a plenipotentiary in 1st8 that brought about the afghan War. If great Britain had not moved an army across the Border on that occasion there would have been a russian military occupation of Afghanistan. It is known that russian intrigue had recently been trying to influence the present Ameer. The government of India has been vigilant and vigor Ous in meeting the russian game and has been successful As Well As is evidenced by the announcement from rhe India office. The importance of this Success rests on the fact that Afghanistan is of the first importance in the Oriental situation. In fact the Indian phase of the Oriental question rests More upon developments in Afghanistan and in Persia than upon developments in Japan and China against the members of the government which preceded the band government the Western Star darted Baleful gleams As follows very unregenerate unreliable blackened by a record that entitles them to Public execration and not to Public favor Are before the country to Day with others we o have com promised every principle and they Are hbw1 Ruto Taing their noses together in a deep. Laid plot to sell our country.-16 i same paper. That. The Farmers of new o Udland if confederation were sprought about and -a1.Campaign Poteni contained the following reference tothe whose plight if became part of Ada Tor when Ariel -wevare1 buried. In ? r a or Cheney the Jastro years pc Yeremi. K lip Scrable in and Flea Delally Able to carry Titiev the whole Union -j., or British prestige in Asia. The announcement from the India office in London. That Habeeb Ullah Khan Ameer of Afghanistan proposes to Send his oldest son to meet lord Curzon on the latter s return it India and that he is willing to receive a plenipotentiary from the British government in the City of Kabul us an important item of mation. The Aneer at son will be try celled. By lord Fri of Iio Viceroy of India has shown better knowledge of How to Appeal impressively to the Oriental a Way calculated to raise British pres Tige. The diplomatic activity in regard to the Region of India s Northwestern frontiers is further evident that the British is properly and wisely taking advantage of Russia s to strengthen the British the russian game in Tibet has been checkmate now russian Iri influence in Afghanistan is to be lessened and next the world is that been ousted from of next Friend to Persia. Of Russia been checked and the have Trade depression in England great Britain is feeling the Pinch of Industrial depression. At a recent Rii be Trig of the London overseers of the poor it was stated by the presi Dent of the local government Board that conditions Are worse there than previously known in half a Century. He declared that extraordinary Mea sures must be taken to give work or Aid to the Idle and urged that As the Laws of political Economy had been broken to relieve Ireland they must now be broken to relieve starving it was urged that a session of parliament be called to Deal with the situation which seems to be about As bad in such Industrial centres As Glasgow and Manchester As in London. Complaints of the Slack condition of Trade in the Middle and North of England Are general. What England is experiencing is apparently an Extension of the wave of depression which overtook Ger Many in 1300, but which was held off in England by the Industrial activities incident to the War in South Africa and its Large expenditures of capital. A reaction of a decided character began to be noticed in 1903, and there was a great Deal of unemployment last Winter. This Winter opens with the Industrial reaction greatly accentuated notwithstanding the revival of Cotton manufacturing in the Lancashire districts on account of the larger american sup plies of raw Cotton and the lower prices. The depression is shown in the de creased imports of and drink. During september alone there was a decline of j125.000 in these imports. _ considering the experience they had the conservatives Are poor losers. blood the. Conservatives would be happier if they would recognize that they have been Well and soundly beaten with no Chance of evening matters up for Nve years. How thankful we All ought to be that or. Organizer Hastings and or. At to Mey general Campbell that Noble pair of disinterested patriots Are guarding the foundations of representative government the. Dominion conservative whoever he is to be ill. Borden or another May be counted upon to drop government ownership As completely in Riblin dropped it when he made the. Nine Hundred and ninety nine year lease to Canadian Thern. It is serious wrote in that celebrated to do and. Or. W Ere right How different ill. s Public utterances j irom private-vtfcousrhi3sji As sex for publication Imperial Popup car store. Wednesday bargains 25c French chillies Reg. 50c wednesday the regular 60c Quality of this fabric now no much in de Mand All this season s Newe St effects in neat fancy designs in and checks. Sea nor to window display. 50c. Wed 25u scotch suiting 10 pieces of scotch suiting in mixtures of Green and Blun. Black and Blue and Brown and. Green splendid collection of All the newest combo National for t his season s Trade. Reg. Wednesday goods wednesday we Are showing this week a splendid Ramge of velvet corduroys and velveteen. In All the newest shades of tobacco Brown new Blue Navy Castor Myrtle and. Black at Coc 5c, Louision Silks 85c wednesday in All the popular colors Navy new Blue tobacco sea Brown Mack White and Cream Beautiful Quality sult Ablo for shirt Waist or blouses. Special so Val laces wednesday per piece a Jot of Valenciennes laces 1-2, 3-4 and 1 inches wide put up in 12 Yard lengths. Reg. 25c. Wednesday .12 l-2c 25c veiling wednesday 200 Yards net and Chiffon ceilings in Black White and Black and Brown. Reg. 35c. Wednesday. .2gc ladies vests wednesday 15 dozen ladies vests and drawers natural colors and Good heavy Winter weights. Reg. Boc. Wednesday Flannelette Ems. Wednesday 5c 300 Yards Flannelette embroideries in sky Pink and red embroidered in self colors and White. Reg. 8c to 15c. Wed. 6c Combs wednesday a lot of fancy Combs in Pompadour Back and hair retainers and Shell. . 25c and 35c. Wednesday is Angora fringe White ans Ora fringe Bearskin Selette and Wool trimmings suitable for child Ren s Coats. 2 to i in. Wide. 2dc and 35c. Wednesday .15c 69c corsets wednesday a lot of ladies Corse is in dip hip Long Waist and Girdle styles All perfect fitting but not a full Range of sizes in Iny one line. Reg. To j1.2r. Wednesday 03c tooth brushes wednesday 20 dozen tooth brushes in As sorted sizes extra line Quality bristles. Reg. 2gc. Wed. .15c the Imperial dry goods co., Ltd Winnipeg s popular store. 5cottish Union and National insurance company of Edinburgh. Insurance company of North America of Philadelphia. Assets Home insurance company of new York. Edward f. Lang general agent successor to Lata a. C. Archibald office Grain Exchange building. Winnipeg. Phone office 400. Residence 3317. We move that Halifax be recognized As the Winter port of Canada. The prodigious squealing by the conservative party managers is earn ing them no Public sympathy. If the conservatives Are at a loss Lor a Leader what is the matter with the Hon. A. G. Blair he was a great Man just a week ago and the Hon. Dave of the Windsor hotel. Montreal might consent to lend him to the conservative a for a term. The Liberal majority in the next parliament will touch the seventy Mark. Such a majority has not been seen in the commons for Twenty years. If the government were not in Good hands the majority might be too Farge for the Public Rood. But sir Wilfrid can be relied upon his Power with Wisdom. The facts published the free press showing that the electors in Selkirk whom or. Organizer Hast j Ings declared to have been do fran j actually voted make it necessary for that resourceful gentle Man to think up some other out rage to Roar about As an attack upon the very foundations of representative or. Hastings solicitude for the of representative government is touching. The Liberal Victory in Ottawa is. Doubly Welcome Mccau in. Uie. Citizen forced the fighting on th6 Dundon aia Insue. It carried on its editorial Page Day by Day a Cut of. The Union Jack grasped with two hands and under it silly Ana mischievous saying keep both hands on uie Tynion the citizen Lias Learnt experience that the Canadian electors do not respond As readily As of Yore to blatant to prejudice. The present standing of members from Manitoba and the territories in liberals fourteen conservatives lives election to be held one. One Konsh. Where the election will to held november 15, unless or. Clines nomination to Day will go government without doubt. Tills will leave the final count liberals Fly their. Conservatives majority of ten. British Columbia increases this non Jorty from the to fourteen Annj Tilie deferred elections arc Likely 1f make it eighteen. Trio org. Therefore completely the conservative majority from on Rio with half a dozen seats to but despite this we suppose next ooh will see the. Sami Ahsur-1 put Forward by win Consort Nilvo Peri managers in the West. Tim have been conservative at but it is not conservative j i will be the fault of the if it is conservative again generation. In any boys if there arc boys in House or girls either then croup coughs Catarrh bronchitis and sore Throat Are sure to be there too sooner or later. Don t crowd their stomachs _ Medicine just have them breathe in the vapor of Lene they la like it and it will immediate Relief. In this Way you put the Medicine right on that it. For it s the perfect cure. Works while you sleep if you have a. Bad cold All your will by hip in one night by and let Diche cure ;