Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 21, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Editorial Section pages 19-36 Winnipeg saturday March 21, 1914. Manitoba free published every Day except sunday by i Manitoba free press company. Limited. T their offices. 300-302-304-306 Carlton meet. Wynn Lucr. Manitoba. E. H. Macklin. President and general manager. Telephone Calls. I fi340 private Branch Exchange con a m n c a departments Day and inlays and Public holidays c1b?n by sue. 800 mailers building. Our Klebahn Boom 306. No. 1 Welt 34th Street. Tern Canada representative Edgar. Guy. Canada life building. To Ronto. Larse. 29 Ludgate Hill London role catered at general Post office. London. Encl Iid for transmission through malls in British Isles at Inland Frt Tom of Trade. Liberty in religion Equality in civil rights. Sauk Jay March 21,. 1914. Maji Toba keep. What Manitoba needs most of All school for every child and Yeary id at school. Tent. The Canadian Northern thus has these governments in a grip from which they cannot escape except at a ruinous Cost it can virtually compel then to assist further in completing transcontinental system Only practical alternative being we have already said Natiola ligation of entire system. It also reported from Ottawa Liat Borden government intends after informing itself to manner in which previous assistance has been utilized to make rigid provisions governing expenditure of Che Money to be raised by Bond guar Antee about to be Given. It will not be difficult for Borden govern ment to improve in this respect upon procedure of preceding eminent which never thought it Worth while to bother about destination of funds which it made possible for Canadian Northern to obtain. There a widespread belief amount ing practically to certainty that chief owners of Canadian North Ern in their capacity a contracting firm extracted Large personal for tunes from building of rail . Situation at Ottawa. It highly probable that report roads made possible by govern current in Ottawa that negotiations Between Dominion govern ment and Canadian Northern have been so much stage play intended to reconcile Public mind to inevitable accurately represents real state of affairs circumstances Aro such that Borden government confronted by alternatives either of giving Canadian Northern rail Way further assistance or facing responsibility of taking Over whole Canadian Northern system and operating it a government railway. The Only other available course that of permitting . To acquire Canadian Northern system on its own terms one that Public of Canada would not permit. The proposition that country should assume directly obligation to Complete and operate Canadian Northern one that would get a very Large measure of support especially ment guarantees. If Borden government in. The assistance., which it apparently., going to recommend to parliament provides that every Dollar of government Money must go into railway under strict government supervision it will be entitled to credit of having initiated a system which should have been in existence from moment government Aid was first Given to this Enterprise. It further reported that Cana Dian Northern railway will be obliged by government to raise funds for completion of Road by putting its common Stock upon Market and securing Money in this Way which in practice will mean heavy Cash contributions by promoters of company themselves if they wish to ensure future control1 of . Road. There a Strong feeling that messes. Mackenzie and Mann have been trying to do impossible by building a Western Canada but it easy to railway system entirely out of its understand that government in View of manifold difficulties with which it faced Are not prepared at least at moment to consider so momentous a step particularly in View of possibilities of trouble in matter of National trans Continental railway. It quite pos sible that government May find that Jwj Stirm of National trans Continental railway tying Between Cochrane and Moncton thrown Back on its hands by grand trunk Pacific railway. The government appears to have deliberately Given grand trunk Pacific a Colo Rable excuse for repudiating its. Bargain with respect to this Section of National transcontinental and that debenture obligations in place of hav ing Enterprise rest upon a solid investment of. Money by Pri eters of system. It desirable that even at this late Date this condition of affairs should be remedied. free press has said before it does not believe tolerate playing of politics with a question of this magnitude. The Situa Tion one of extreme difficulty and has got to be faced by Borden government which in Only a Isth measure responsible for., difficulty. It pretty Clear that Only prac tical course for government in a general Way to take of Feo see that men in charge assume their full share of corporation which has never been Burden and to make sure that any favourable to operation of line assistance which necessities of far East Moncton May attempt Case May Call for devoted strictly and succeed in Effort to escape to purpose for which it intend its obligations to people of Canada de so that Enterprise itself will a this respect. In this event government of Canada will have All afford Security for obligation assumed. In Short Dominion government owned railways on its government must protect Tao credit of hands that it can attend to for some country safeguard Public years to come. Treasury from being raided for Benefit of individuals arid take such Steps circumstances Tasi Iler Zirri Canadian Northern by Accident or by design with consent of various governments of Canada has operative to. Forward completion of got itself into a position where it can hold up Canadian people and compel them whether they like it or not to be partners in a continually expanding measure in their enter prise. The railway promoters know perfectly Well that neither do minion government nor govern ments of four ave Stern provinces could permit Road to get into such difficulties that it would not be Able to meet its obligation to its Bond transcontinental under Achig for which at moment there May be co1 sufficient economic justification but which has reached a stage of develop ment which preclude possibility of its abandonment. Holders. Apart altogether from terrific resultant Shock to credit in markets of world of All Canadian institutions it would put Western provinces into what would b virtually bankruptcy. This province of Manitoba for in stance has backed Canadian Northern paper to extent of $25,000,000, or f w e include obligation arising from Purchase of Northern Pacific lines in Manitoba Contin ent liability reaches enormous sure of $32,000,000. The annual Terest charge for which pro Vince would become liable if Cana " an Northern wore unable to meet its payments would amount at lowest estimate to a million and a Quarter a slim which could Only be met motive Fob resistance. A powerful motive perhaps most powerful motive for unionist resistance to Home Rule Bill supplied in words of or. Bonar Law reported in cabled news yesterday. He said to have pro. Mixed that " if government will " embody conciliation proposals in Home Rula Bill and submit it to " a referendum vote of people of " great Britain members of " opposition in both houses will abide " by to realize real significance of this offer it Neces sary to remember that first Bill to come under operation of parliament act Home Rule Bill. I f i t passes it Wilt prove that measures taken by Liberal govern ment to secure something approach ing Equality of treatment by upper House for its proposed legislation Are if How i t consists of a first Mort he railway lines proper with province. The mortgage How does not extend to rolling which owned by messes. Mac and Mann Iri form of a subsidiary company. H does not cover. no practicable and effective. Direct taxation. The Security which Ever Home Rule Bill should be e province has for this enormous amended it cannot come under contingent Rabi i to practically operation of parliament act Smice it a condition of that act that Bill shall be passed unamended in any substantial particular upon second and third occasions. " it will also toe Remer Bere d that proposals of unionist party at time of passage of parliament act included taking of a referendum upon important Bills thrown out by House of lords or in of her words a referendum upon Liberal legislation. But these Are exactly proposals now put Forward by or. Bonar Law remove Bill from operation of parliament act and submit it to a referendum. It thus seen that real Battle not taking place around question of Ulster but upon old ground of maintenance of supremacy of Hofia of lords. Were they accepted by liberals it would be at expense of hard won Victory of 1910 Over a second Bonds to an enormous sex chamber swayed by tory Bias and steel Bridges which Are pro erty of another subsidiary company does it cover terminals in of Winnipeg. The futility of attempting to enforce mortgage a operate Road therefore i Parent. The province of British Columbia oven worse plight while Sas Katche and Alberta have not been far d in willingness with which have Lent their names to Ian Northern in belief that a Mere formality which could involve them in direct financial responsibility. The Dominion govern T ent also a guarantor of Canadian this English Liberal opinion on Home Rule crisis with British arising from Home Rule question m an acute condition Fie comments of English Liberal papers to hand Are of special interest. The Westminster Gazette London newspaper which regarded being nearest to government. Dealing with proposal House of lords Force army out of existence by rejection of annual army Bill Westminster Gazette in its Issue of March 7, says. The unionist party have managed to get it into air this week that they Are mediating some Voici ble1 coup which in spite of parliament 4ct, must brins present parliament to an abrupt conclusion within two months from now. That has been generally interpreted meaning that House of lords will either reject army annual Bill or so Amend it that government will be unable to pass it. The which this Rumor has been received in some we Hope Well justified but it Worth while to be Clear what army an Nual Bill and what would toe effect of its Reje Cut ten its original purpose most readers know was to prevent Milf Ijiri from keeping a standing army to thei menace of liberties of nation y com Pel Ling him to come year to parliament both for supplies ithe necessary author Patlon lp1. Recruit and maintain troops. Ite.rejection.,would, be Tanta mount to o f. The entire army. If it were no passed government Kouja have no authority after april. .3.0. Of a establish evits a a y or officers or soldiers or to Isau Eia Lay to roles with Power . So far it Charniy Ihie country would Ibe left to marines which alone would remain a Legal establish ment. Various devices. For evading these consequences Nave been suggested by ingenious people but,.-we think it must frankly be that any such action would produce in intolerable and chaotic situation. Let say at , time that government has not in our opinion smallest reason to fear this or any other violent course of raq Teloh provided it handles slut Atlow firmly and courageously we a re convinced Public would Ibe shocked it factious Ness which d imperil great National interests for Sake of any party differences. Rtia to will re main when i prime minister has made has Tate Menf n ext week and that it would rally to government against All opponents who strike at it i n. This Way. We Hope it w ill never be necessary to discuss this project further but it Idle to disguise from ourselves that opposition leaders have Given their whole cause into keeping of Olster Covenanter with whom a a of a tame acceptance of policy of their opponents. Tested. In reviewing or. Coldwell record of hostility to enactment of a compulsory education Law Tjie Kree fress has. Noted his familiar device of representing attend Aiice in Eastern and american cities no better under compulsory education than in Winni Peg where no such Law in Force. Let see to How accurate this statement . We have before report of United states commissioner of education a Washington Blue Boole for year end ing june so 1911. Very full statistics with re Gard to Edu Caon Are Given for every state in Union. Indiana one of states or. Coldwell selected for Adverse criticism. The Washington report shows that in 1910- Indianapolis Only City with Over 100,000 population in Indiana had an average attendance at its Public schools of 27,016 pupils. In other words 11.6 per cent of its total population attended school every school Day. In 1911 in Winnipeg according to official figures 9.3 per cent of population Atte idea Public schools every school Day. Kansas Gity in mis Souri another of states criticized unfavourably by or. Coldwell had Dur ing year 11.9 per cent of its total population at school every Day. Minneapolis had 12.-8 per cent at school every Day and St. Paul 10.9 per cent. Very few cities Are to be found with Small a proportion of Popula Tion at school every Day Case in Winnipeg. The free press admits that this method of comparison Only approximate because proportion of children of school age to total population not a fixed Quantity. We doubt however whether there Are Many Large cities in states which have a larger proportion of school children than has Winnipeg. Liquor me Joses in Manitoba. During last fourteen years this has been record of liquor licenses issued by provincial government Only hotel wholesale and club or restaurant licenses Heing included 1900, 171 1901, 18 8 1902, 194 1903/ 226 1904, 249 1905, 254-1906,-261 1907, 269 1908, 267 1909 282 1j910, 274 1911, 284 1912, 296, official records for 1913 have not yet been published. Restaurant licenses Dis appeared in 1904 and club licenses made their first appearance in 1909 in 1912 there were 16 club licenses issued. Bearing in mind gradual spread of local option territory showing made by these figures super ports charge that government has encouraged in every Way possible establishment of drinking places it probable that . Honest enforce ment of License Law would result in speedy reduction of licenses in Force in this province by at least Twenty live per cent. There must be at least Gro Geries in this province masquerading hotels. Patently Theys Are under contract to take any and every step to prevent British army from being used in North Ireland. It now becoming clearer every Day that Ulster movement depended for it Success upon two conditions both of which must be fulfil led if it to disaster. The first that a suf Faient number or men should be drilled and armed to be too Strong for police. The second that military forces of Crown should in no circumstances be used against then. Sir Edward Carson has seen to first condition and it now Falls to it Lonist party to make Good second. Here we find Elue to perpetual reiteration by lord Roberts and others that it unthinkable that British army should be employees in Ulster. Supposing that to be last word then t Lster movement must be pronounced completely successful. For if there a Force of any kind Khlob too Strong for i police and if army must to no circumstances be used against it then that Force must be masters of situation and can dictate not merely Aimen dim eight but destruction of Home Rule Bill. The Westminster Gazette has 1n last few Days sent a special correspondent to North of Ireland who reports existence of a widespread belief in Ulster that there will and can be no fighting be cause British soldiers will not in any circumstances appear on . Some believe that there no British army to Send. Others Trust to their friends in parliament to see that Whai Ever there May be not sent. We have no doubt that lust Cymen Are Brave and honest but their Hopes a e based not on fighting tout on unionist party ability to prevent them from fighting ". In latest Issue of London nation which exponent of advanced Radical views there Are a number of powerful articles dealing with Home Rule situation. It deals severely with manifesto organized by lord Milner and signed by lord Roberts Rudyard Kipling prof. Dicey and a number of other eminent men in which signatories declare that " they hold themselves justified " in taking or supporting any action that May be effective to prevent " Home Rule Bill being put into opera " Tion and More particularly to pre " vent armed forces of grown " being used to deprive people of " Ulster of their rights unless Parlia ment were previously dissolved. The nation says that some important social consequences Are Likely to flow from it and proceeds treason no less treason when it proceeds of room a flew mar Snail at Admiral a Duke a " indeed pro Blem of future in economics to Ejim Nate drome. All classes that Are not doing that now Are Riding on humanity Back and we would be vastly better off if we could drop . A Are solving it slowly. The Par son who gets a decent salary better than one who subsists on Chat Tyr Caruso sings Well Tsayer and Kyj Bielik Are great fiddlers and Wilson a Cap Able president and none of then a spoiled by being Well paid hired men they Are All business men. Uliey Are employed by people. And Fth e people Are noblest of masters. .1 what world needs More Lei sure More endowment and All that it needs to get business so adjust Etc that it a. Pleasure. To turn labor into Craft to m Ake railroading f Jin to make conditions of work so agreeable in factory and Heine that to toil there a Man game to make Trade an adventure that worlds want. And. The average1 Man likes to work if he gets fair wages cheerful surroundings and fair play. A Hundred million people with nothing to do would develop into a colossal bedlam. Harry g. Self Ridge who. Owns prosperous department store in. Lon Don being interviewed upon Occa Sion of his Purchase of All shares in his concern held by others uttered sound philosophy. He said my plans have hot been altered in least by change. Intend resolutely to pursue those High ideas of Commerce that have always been before me. It a greater Delight to do business today than it Ever was in . Past because business shedding All disagreeable. Attributes that once belonged business a new carried on not to amass wealth for senseless unethical hoarding it. To bring into play highest forms of intelligence and morality an to Dif fuse much Sunshine May be among All people whose combined loyalty and labor make business pos sible.". A readers notes books Are a finer world within world. I have just finished Reading a spirit ua-1 Book prophets of Israel m pan Fri t ten by a Ger than scholar who a pro fess or of by a local exegesis in hebrew. Union College Cincinnati. It a ook for Pew and pulpit alike. And also for Man in Street or lady in a these forsake Pew. It will interest Atid enlighten airy Reader curious and. about old testament just Robertson Smith epoch making books interested an Al Enlil Litvene d Man who Laid hands upon them. Professor Butten Wieser Juo Tes and makes references Tob Obertson Smith in Raimous places Rou Liput his Book. By . Way it dedicated to his w i f e who Wim be remembered we a Nipes a miss Clune who taught t Rench and German Here and went to Germany where she met Oriental scholar. Miss Cherie was first Cali Adian. Lady to take he . Degree in any German University and first a d y t o acquire tiie distinction in i he Uji Lve Rosity of Leipsic of perhaps it was Berlin. The dedication read to my Friend and Comrade wife of by youth whose sea re in this work n i x an Slie worthy to whom this written being a gifted and c Coo m Plis lied and Graci Ous woman. The local suffragists May Ibe interested to know in f Luence for. The Lingher Progress two men believing present movement to. Be Ifor Conser rat Joii of Home Vij and. Family r " one passage from foreword will give an idea of . Scope of. To e sets of of prophecy whose origin ites Arback in primitive stages Oit de Velo men twin con Monr to All religions of Antiq Litt i.-. It was in Digeno to Israel,.even, Aso of her nations of ancient Orient whether near or Remote but i Israel Trei a arose Ari Othar Type tie so called liter Ary or spiritual prophecy which from very o u set was. A i Stiitt species in pronounced of n .1to/ popu Lar primitive prophecy. Tsi with great ,Tives of Spe Lilc. Isriael Irish Type of prophecy an4.v-w.ihh their i port Anee in history religious thought that tire Isof professor butt nil Eser Many Jotters about evils of ack to their Homes and of Nee in win become a. Andy prey to bar. Etc perk. Who not scruple to Tike to Hel re from them. The Furman How Many of these men came Cut to country Usan Down and i i i Beds info meals with a of Finif it clothes on or basics n a tet heat my Tal got to Winnl-3 twi their wad. A sort to a bar took one drink and knew no thing Moro till they Woko to Gnu t in selves . Ouirt a cent often minus Liei return tickets and Valise. Kirst ,1,-Ink i to. Ably doped it not. ,7n, Kun Lam i than not a bit. Back hey l., d on farm ers a prawn. Them no have Ivam them Ricl a big .,-., full to h we a Nelp them out. Nitim meals a ,.j often boots m i t e n i clot Logan Siart them on t i i r Way. It easy to a t i a men n-,1 it so to tinny los it. Tew p,.?.s t lol., Are for class to sonr.,1 where of a it not to set 0 ik.p. th.,t win o Osc Ulku or 5 our Pur. Of a Sunui Rwjr a k in i i ii i i Ovi in of of. Ontai to. It almost on a k n o w of a n y of. . Sun by currency Voiht it Lias Bein . Led Worth if Ralli. I h a n than its face value. � j. A. J. Tin a i t. T h a i h. L t i Iris been leased for yours would invt no bearing on to i i r f i o i subject inn to lick for Laws of t in in r. If local option Beca Nii Lave n n d t in \ of m u n t y decided nne a Fonso corporation in question Wouk hav to submit. O. H. A. Reg Ina no not to Deal fun by w i t h h u b v e t k. Or a name but you i f i n d Mecl a. In any Good t in Sci in i Oti. Mention an " in t e run to Rel o p i Iglitz covers coun t r i e of a i slum France. Germany Italy Spall. Swit Zerland Tunis. 11,-Iytl. I exr Bouri. Aio Inaco a byway and Jan win and All countries included in t h b r i Shem pire., thirty five years ago Toda 1879 ducks were seen at Cook Creek last Friday. The assessment of St. Boniface 5439,49it Stag e fare from Winnipeg t Emerson Lias been reduced to $5. Capt. Macro ii Ald and f a m i y Are in route from Swan River to Winnipeg with three t Rains of dogs. Thirty years ago today1884. Interesting papers by w. A. Mclyn Tyre and to. D. Hunt were Carl at t n i r d a n n u n knee Ting of v n n i p e f r i t hers association. � Alex. If Acdonald in West on a visit to his business posts. F. P. H. water in Winn apr a Artesian and absolutely Truis for in to i Luton. Though hard it in not a i sit injurious to persons in Normal if Alt b no Ime water Prei ii id by Shaltens up pure Salced Ime in distil Lod water. It contains a f t of Calcium oxide in one f u i d i i i in. A it r Musl h or cider cd Holder of Krem h a Vav. Weight boxing c i f to in to i inv i in v r r t i u of his being Champion of k u r y p r. B Bombardier. To Velar has Bea t i a i u n n r r Rawles and i Piu Man. Alcot. In Sotl i cases be a cured Knock Touta i log Mian six rounds. Twenty five years ago today1889. Nicholas Bawlf or. Died at . Resi Dence of his daughter on Torne Street Winnipeg at age of 80 years. Or. Bawlf came into Canada in 1847 from county of wicklow. Ireland. A 1 Arsta r to of Western Ontario settlers arrived in Winnipeg in charge of w. D. Scott. Winnipeg retail grocers formed an association with we. Hunter presi Dent and a. R. Christie vice president. To Twenty years ago today1894. A London Cable stated Queen and Prince of Wales had Given their con sent to marriage of lord to Rosbery Suid Princess Maud of Wales. South Central Arkansas experienc Ingv live worst floods in its history r Juder Travis of Calgary re turn ins from Germany to Canadian Northwest. J c. G. L. Larse it crowd cd i r gathered to watch in asset latin oot Hall game was at Fath pen Farl. Glasgow. B if in hockey a Pujji to hits puck Over an $103 into net not Lilvay The puck int not Fly More Hiiri shoulder High. To. C. .Jamek carry App Rov f r or informer in connect Ion n i h Phoenix Park i re rdc re was shot dead on Board Mcl Rolft cant by Patr iroc o Donn i. Nar port i so Cha f r i c to n july 9. 3883. O Doi inn was convicted of murder in dec. 1st of year and h i cd at Newgate a i on Doc. 17. M. Of. City Yog Krev 1 r a � fully represented n cities you men. Tion. B both Canadian associated press and t h e Vosit in at vex at a press Are purely Canadian orc Alstn tons for Coll Icin a and d i t r i by t i a news. B won Tern Asho Olat. Al press would or i i in Kra of a i Tkv i 1 for its const i tent a Asp i a i I Arao coated i Ress Ati Arn Plynn Enterprise ;