Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 5, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Editorial Section Fott pages 13-20 win Peg wednesday August 5, 1914. Sulla c to Piergue. Boo Mailer. Building Hong 306. No. 1 Mth Street. V to him Condon. K Babi sized at the general Ion Loc. England. For the malls in the postal rates. Or j British Isles at Inland Freedom of Trade Liberty in religion Equality in civil wednesday August 5, to a. Tha die is cast. The Rubicon is _ passed. The British Empire through no fault of her own finds itself engaged in the most fateful War of tie Century t Pon the Issue of the conflict depends the future of the Empire sad the Freedom of the world. The nationalism of Canadian Ukraine is this country to be made use of As a Mere bidding out ground for tote Miu poets of the conscription sudden countries of Continental Lin rope who Are to be allowed to come Here and continue europeans in mind to toe moved again across the Atlantic when the governments of the countries Ulicy came from want them As fighting men _ Piipo to question of the Foremost essential importance to the Canadian is before flagrantly in a manner which must make even thoughtless Canadian think seriously by the pastoral letter which if aka of Ekls City the Buthe Niau Bishop in Western Canada has. To All the people in this country under his episcopal jurisdiction. J. Tlle Clersy and nil the faithful of the Canadian this f Mary pastoral Letton begins in which Bishop Budka speaking with Lutness of his ecclesiastical a authority undertakes to exercise the functions n a officer for the military authorities of Austria Hungary v it n of the canal Njau Ukraine Bach to take places in the 01 regiments that will fight in co operation with the military Power of pc Zimany against the Allied nations upon whom Germany and Austria Hungary Nave forced a War which will be the most terrible in All history. The Canadian Ukraine is a Laud which is unknown to the world s geographers outside the educationists in this country of the stamp of Kar Manski engaged by the Boblin government in carrying on the bilingual school system designed to prevent the making of european immigrants into canadians and to Foster among them their old world National and racial hatreds and instill in them Devotion to the Ideal of establish King themselves of Canadian soil As separate nationalities the purpose of the politicians engaged in this nefarious anti Canadian work being of course to secure utmost to destroy each other to solid votes among these people wreak us Minh a Erir ral to f madness Are things which result from injustices find oppressions Anil economic maladjustment which Are. In effect unjust and oppressive. Patriotic sentiment and racial and religious Zeal and _ animosity Are forces of immense Power which de diplomats and War lords play but in last analysis it is economic pressures which have caused the present strife and struggle in Europe. There is War because social and political reforms which l would Lessen the burdens suffered by the Many in Europe Are slower than they should be and because religion of humanity finds so Many obstacles in its not that War will bring a euro for the evil conditions in so Large a part of where to the masses life Means toil and deprivation not better wrong conditions for regiments of men drawn from the classes on whom such conditions Bear hardest in one country to be marched against regiments drawn from the classes in another country on whom such conditions Bear hard what happened at the Pas a personal experience by f. J. Dixon . For Centre Winnipeg est and for these men to their 1 ,3 Vultao trim no of the emperors would u Lynn nags for a rec Canadian Ukraine is a favorite slogan used by Karmanski whose Woik in the at Brandon for training teachers for the Iti shenian schools in this province was so warmly praised by or. Coldwell the minister of education in charge of the activities of the Roblin regime in be Devilling the Public educational system of this for political purposes. Are. The Canadian people in this country going to allow the continuance of this propaganda of educational inefficiency and anti Canadian nationalism with its menace to the future of Wiir country i slip Budka speaking with the ecclesiastical Power of which his Mitre and tronier fire the visible outward symbols Calls upon All the men of the Canadian Ukraine to remember their duty towards Austria sets Forth the duty of All who would be liable to conscription if they had not come to Canada to return to Austria and join the All deserters he adds having i gracious offer of Pardon extended to them if they will immediately j report their readiness to go Over and fight. As for those of the Canadian Cora inc who have made up their minds to stay in this country proclaims mean that All Europe would pass for a. Generation Umler a military despotism. The British Empire enters the lists confident in a Good cause the character and courage of her fighting Eien. The first test must come Speed ily perhaps to Day unless the Ger Man Navy declines Battle in the North sea and retires to its fortified base. This is not probable. The germans inspired by t of fighting spirit Are looking for their enemies. They will not have far to look in the North sea. Ile these Fth t it May Well be lines Are being printed a a Teal than Trafalgar is being decided in the North sea. The Empire j Raits with natural anxiety but strongly confident that the old spirit so strongly in evidence in these contributions. By Cash troubled nays triumphs. Will repeat its old i his episcopal proclamation by Bishop Bulka is a striking manifestation of the danger that this country May become a land inhabited different speaking foreign tongues and cherishing divergent National ideals wreak As Nutch general destruction As humanity progresses slowly and at a heavy Cost in human and with Many halts and Many temporary turn War May Well be termed a madness a disease but the conditions which cause it cannot be said to be incurable. The Progress of civilize consists for the most part in working towards curing them. As for the argument of the militarists that without War certain of the most heroic qualities in. Man would die out it might As Well be be cause mine disasters unfailingly Are Roblin Ridden Manitoba has never before been so Rilely outraged As she was at be Pas. An Angel from heaven could not have convinced me that the happenings were True if i had not seen heard tasted smelt and Felt the putrid facts. Experience is a hard teacher but she compels belief on monday july 2aih, i left Winni Peg for be Pas at the request of several friends to address a few meet Ings on the subject of direct was in charge of Carson of Centre Tion. Upon my i found the Winnipeg. No whiskey was found brought in by the conservative party to do their dirty work. This train was due at 10 ., but did not arrive until ., and would have run right through the Slation had it not been for member tit the North West mounted held it up to execute a warrant fee had to search the train for whiskey there were be tween forty and of lofty disreputable Are required to protect but was informed that he could have either alone at any time and invited to come Down and see Pic Ture at the Walker theatre this incident occurred in. Tie morn ing and in the after icon and i were taken in or. Buting s boat across the River. We struck through the Woods and came Down on to the main line about Bridge at a which was a coach containing three to fall eco government detectives. We were Able to watch them All the after noon the main line and were familiar with everything that was going on. Tjie special engine which. Went up to fetch the train Load of a mile from tha on one Corner of looking individuals of the train which j plungers Down passed this Point about Al 3c in Oil of a _ _ _ v town in an uproar at the tyrannical action of Oliie engine Crew running the Roblin machine. Two gasoline cars belonging to the but each Man jihad Supply of tobacco cigars arid cigarettes. Thor train was allowed to pass through the station Molesta opponents of the government had Tion and apparently the plans of the been put out of business also several gasoline launches. An order had been issued by superintendent Hazelwood tories to steal the election Bir Means of plungers was online conservative government owned i Odeon Bay rail that no gasoline cars were to be Road to Success allowed on the Hudson Bay Railroad occasion of deeds of heroism there should be no precautions taken against the occurrence of mine disasters. The Hok oks of Var. The european War has come As r. Rude Shock to the Anglo Saxon Peoples of the world. Despite the recent clash in the Balkans anal the bloody Revolti i. Tons in the people the British even re and the United states instead of a Laud peopled Only by canadians cherishing a orca Ian National Ideal. Canada does not ask the newcomer of forget his old Home from which he came to this country to improve his condition and give his family a better Cli Ince in the world. But Canada has the right to insist that he shall become a Canadian and recognize that his first duty is to the country which is his Home. This is a matter of Villa importance to our country. People of foreign origin who Hare come to Canada to make new Homes and do not feel that their first duty is to Canada and to the Empire of which Canada forms part better be. Got out of Canada and kept out. To i c that it War in had Coa Ift reviving the great and supposedly civilized nations of Europe was Ai impossible the know Loings that almost with out such great nations As Germany i Aiice Austria and Russia with dire implements of destruction of in Quern times at their command have grappled in a Flercy struggle rudely shocks these finer sus Cebu abilities of society the Flower o generations of religion and culture. It seems As though Europe had Slid Denly reversed to Tho Days of henges and Horsa the ravaging norsemen and the warring gauls. War is horrible but it would no be so bad if Only the men engaged in it were the victims. The Strong men of these modern times Reta in the primal instincts of the race and fee a certain satisfaction in the act o participating in violent strife particularly if convinced that patriotism Calls them to Tho fray. But the Grea horror of War among cultured nations is the fact that thousands of gentle women and Little children inured to peace and the Security of ample Protection Are left bereft with their hearts crushed and Brol -.-Ri. Great european now under any. Is a spectacle Over which the auselis must be weeping. Such As housing and town planning left behind him when transferred to the presidency of the Board of Trade a record of solid and honorable achievement. Subj is. It is impossible to consider lightly its resignation from Asquith Cabinet of lord uie right Hon. John Burns and i Hon. C f. G. Jlas Tennan. Iasin Fickau of their action is not lessened by the Ramc a that sir John Simon and the right Hon. Lewis Harcourt were also inclined to leave their colleagues. Attempt to adjudge the action of Morley or. Burns and air. Kas Tinnan would at the present moment not Only be improper but very foolish. Only when we know much More about the whole situation than we mow now can the and judgment of these resignations be legitimately commented one thing however can be without hesitation and that is both lord Morley and or. Burns actuated by the highest and sheer est motives in taking the course Wey or. John Burns there passes the Cabinet a Man who created a new tradition in British politics. There much head shaking in the United pig Dora when in december 1905, in announced that sir Henry Camp 311-Bannerman had included a. Work in his Cabinet. Even men of federate views were disposed to Coil it whilst the re declared it scandalous and this Plain Strong Man As pre s Dent of the local government Board not Long in winning Golden for himself As an adminis his ability was recognized of hands. In his department he Ubibi Ahod a Standard of efficiency something new in the Bri Burvic a. In addition to this took a keen interest in All. The two Kaval policies. This is not an opportune time for discussion of the Canadian Caval policy and the of Tho present. Dominion government in abandoning the policy w Aich had been decided upon by the unanimous vote of the Dominion parliament. But the responsibility for the re emergence of that discussion at this juncture rests upon those who with ill timed parti san Zeal have brought Forward that question their mistaken idea being that they can make political capital out of it. But it is Only uninformed and in reflecting people who will be deceived into imagining that what has happened in Europe constitutes a justification of the Borden naval policy of Cash contributions ans. A condemn the men on these vessels that they could go and the dismantling of the two vessels was begun to the accompaniment of jeer ing by the party press about a tin pot the Rainbow and the Niobe Are far from being dreadnoughts. They were secured for a specific purpose for which they were adapted. That they Are no Mere tin pots is being made evident at the present time. If the Canadian Navy policy in support of which be it noted again the entire party in parliament led by or. Borden a Man had been adhered to these two ships would be today in a state of first class efficiency in ment and in personnel and in Addi Tion those of the four Canadian cruisers of the Bristol Type and the six Canadian destroyers which were not actually ready now for service would be nearing in addition there would. Be docks and naval shipyards on both coasts of the Dominion Canadian naval Usta tailing atte3ut1s to be tent Tab it satisfaction to recall at this moment that the three Allied Powers Britain France and Russia All used their utmost endeavours 1 to get Austria to extend the term of her ultimatum to Servia 2 to induce Austria to submit her quarrel with Servia to the Hague tribunal and 3 to induce Servia to make concessions to Austria. Germany on the other hand appears from the first to have held War Between Austria and Servia to be unavoidable. Tion of the a Aii Rier policy which the College would be in operation and House at Ottawa on motion of sir Wilfrid Laurier seconded by. Or. Borden adopted by unanimous vote of proceeding with the creation of a Canadian naval service. Nothing can be plainer than that at the present Canada had this policy been carried j by which Canada instead of seeking out an incomparably to discharge her duty to herself and better position to be an e Fec Faye Factor 1 the Empire by Cash payments would in the sea Power of the Empire than be devoting her manhood to that duty it would be if the Borden policy the Byrdea policy was a denial of which was. Rejected by the Senate the possibility of such a development there would be several hundreds of canadians in actual naval training. There would have thus been provided As or. Foster set Forth in his. Memorable speech in. Advocacy of the Cana Dian Navy policy a naval activity rooted in Canadian National Leeling had been proceeded with. Tenders were called for in 1910 by the government Ottawa for the construction of four cruisers of the Bristol Type and six destroyers. Cammel Laird company of Birken head who were then constructing the Cruiser Melbourne for the australian Navy As Well As several ships for the British Navy were the lowest tenderer and would have been Given the contract if there had riot been a change of government at Ottawa. The Borden government came into exist ence burdened with pledges to a cer Tain Section of the electorate which sound it to abandon the idea of creat no a Canadian Navy and of training to serve at sea. The Borden government record Egiy on taking office in 1911, threw nto the waste Basket the tenders for he construction of the ships which i it was a policy which if the Borden government had been Able to carry it into operation would unquestionably have Canada in a far inferior position in regard to naval effectiveness to the position in which Canada would Nave been had the Canadian Navy policy Boen adhered to and gone on with. To consider Only the paralysing effect of the outbreak of War in Europe upon Ocean traffic the cruisers of the Bristol Type Are designed As Commerce protectors. As to Tab nothing is commoner in current speech and in current writing than the use of such expressions As War and the like which imply that the desire for1 War is a More or less periodic insanity which seizes upon a. People. Would be the nucleus of the nothing is easier or cheaper than Navy and announced instead a Yearl for those who regard with derision Ater the policy of furnishing the admiralty with the of three dreadnoughts with absolutely no pro Ision whatever for them and maintaining them Borden naval policy would gives. 3reat Britain would have been three Repty dreadnoughts and these 3readnougbts, it must not be for gotten would at this moment be under would not e available for service the Borden government lost no time in putting the training ships Rainbow and Niobe which previous government had Pur chased from the admiralty out of local notice was served on the different sorts of advocates of peaceful methods of settling the differences arising Between nations to Point proudly now to the present state of affairs in Europe As proof of the Wisdom of their constant assertion of statements which they regard As fundamental axioms namely that there always has been War and there always will anti that Tho War spirit is a natural and essential product and must have its and the Lite. J that such assertions a save a Frac of truth i them granted. But there is More truth Tut statements to the effect that the discontents and hatreds which find their outlet in War 5che mailed most. Within three Days Germany has declared War on. Russia on France on Belgium arid of great Britain with the practical certainty that Holland will be included in the list within 24 hours. In other words Germany has Rua amok among the nations. With Germany in this state of National frenzy there is nothing for it but War to the death. The title the madman of once worn by Charles of Sweden should be revived and conferred upon emperor William. Alf explanation needed. Father More sir Rodmond has opposed the compulsory education Law desired by the Manitoba the above is an extract from an article by "l1 action of que bes City an Ultra Montane daily on the result of the Manitoba elections the whole argument of the a article which latter was reproduced in a re cent Issue of the free press is that the Manitoba catholics were fully justified in voting for the Roblin government and against the liberals be cause of concessions received and to be received under the Rodlin regime. One of these concessions As will be seen from the above extract is the opposition of the Roblin government to compulsory education. Will Tho Hon. George r. Of education who wishes the Public at least a portion of it to believe that he placed upon the Manitoba statute Book a drastic compulsory education act kindly explain what social a Means by the statement quoted above Zilay lose his support. Looks As though sir Rodmond s majority in the twelve seats he won foreign votes May desert this pro Vince to Bear against great Bri Tain and her allies. At least Bishop Bud Kajj who was one of sir Rodmond s most useful lieutenants in the late election is urging them to this course. In spite of this cars loaded with tory healers had the Freedom of the Road while All cars bearing opponents of the government were strictly barred by Manitoba provincial constables made to order and specially brought in for this purpose. At noon on tuesday i addressed the workers at Finger s Mill also spoke at a very enthusiastic meeting in the Lyric theatre at night and accepted a Challenge from the conservatives to speak for Twenty minutes at their meeting. Arrangements wore made for a gasoline car to leave be Pas to visit the Camps on the Hudson Bay rail Road. This car was to leave town at 3 . On wednesday the 22nd, carry ing win. Molloy myself and several other workers but it was stopped at the Bridge by imported Manitoba policemen who said they had orders to Stop All cars from crossing Bridge but would not say from whom they received their orders. We then had to devise some other Way of get i Ting out of town so crossed the River in boat Aad hit the Trail above the Bridge. Some friends kindly conveyed us on a hand car to the six mile Point where we caught a gravel train to 37. We stayed the night in a caboose and caught the first gravel train in the morning to 55. We were very Well treated by the engineers at this Point and heard from one of our own men that their were voters any further up and no trains nearer than 110, so decided to be Pas. -1" a or Reid Lewis Jar Lewis Reid assistant Engineer caught no . He was driving a gasoline car with one passenger on we Natur ally thought he would give us a lift to town but upon reaming that we were opposed to the present Golem said this is a conservative Road and it is More than my Job is Worth to give you a lift. You will have to get Back the same Way As you to which i i replied All right we will take our it galling to think that a Railroad financed by Money taken from the pockets of All the conservatives socialists labovites and be thus de graded into a right of Way for the Roblin machine. C after this dirty we started Back to be Pas walking ten Miles in the hot Sun to Camp at mile from there we caught a gravel train to mile 37. Or. Hazelwood superintendent of the react was at the engine on his gasoline car when we got off the rear end of train at this Point. He enquired of the con Ductor if we were on. The Man gave a evasive reply. Hazelwood then warned him not to give us a lift on peril of losing his Job. The next engine Crew that came in to 37 had in Mexico gunmen would have been met by gunmen Force by Force but the men of Manitoba have lost that spirit of rebellion against tyranny which is obedience to god or do not realize Heights to which political tyranny has risen a this province. This train ran up to mile 94, and stayed there until tuesday morning at 1 ., when a special engine went up and pulled the Cairs out so quickly that the gang did riot Stop to take their Cook stove with them. While the train was at-94, Carson who was in charge of the gang Drew a 38 calibre revolver and i told a Young Man who was trying to snapshot the train not to get too fresh As his men had guns and knew How to use evidently the tories were afraid that even by their1 plugging they could not win the election so they _ there is Rio. Doubt1 that when the special engine left be Pas at 4 o clock on monday afternoon 27th, Bill Carriere had sold therefore the plungers Wera so issuer necessary 4 A Little later two costless Roea came from town to visit the coach and i distinctly heard them mention my own name. They stayed about an hour and then of the men in the car accompanied them about a Hun dred Yards Down the line. We very much enjoyed the gramophone selections which were put of by the men in the coach. A Little after 6 these gentlemen went to town probably to inform their masters that All was Well. We immediately took a hand car to mile 6, walked from there to Milf 14, where at Midnight we sunk into a Well earned repose on the wet gravel which was loaded ready for the morning and were pulled out in the sea hours of tuesday morning. We travelled by gravel train to mile 47, walked to 55, from there we caught the celebrated Muskeg limited to Jackson s Camp at 94. This was the location of the mysterious poll 4. Kenner and i stayed there to be on the ground for election Day while Billy Molloy and Mckinnon went on to mile 110, poll 6. We Learned at 94 that the train Load of plungers had been pulled out in a hurry at 1 . On tuesday morning. We passed them on a siding about mile 18 and Wero Loath to believe that they were really out of the country. We feared the tories were running a Bluff to induce us to abandon our Post so that they could bring the plungers Back and get in their dirty work. A Little investigation revealed Why the plungers were located at poll 4. And so were hustled 1 Back to Winni a there were 153 names on the voters1 Peg As Quill try As possible. Lists for this poll but we 5oald not it is an everlasting shame aunt an in eternal disgrace that the first train of passenger coaches to pass Over the government owned Hudson Bay rail Road was filled with armed plungers sent there for no other purpose than to Sand bag the democracy and keep the Rotten. Roblin 1-governraent in Power just a Little longer. A Toi any ssh we restedmir5 the River to the big Feldy in the after noon where we found attorney general Howden j. T. Haig Parent and several others fishing. Suckers were not plentiful consequently they had poor Luck at this Point. Or. Of rail Lery suggested to Biilly Molloy that the minister of Marine should put an embargo of the River that we could not go up it. We informed him that we t could swim As Well As we could walk and having All the information we needed left them to their fishing. On sunday 26th, or. Koznatz and myself returned to the big Eddy in a motor boat with the intention of finding our Way to a if Ravel pit about seven Miles up the to travel Down the Spur from the pit to after Cassity the has confession compelled which be provincial treasurer Armstrong to make there is a growing Public belief that or. William Carriere now has More Cash than the Roblin government it is time to ask Bishop Burka and our ruthenian friends whether they Are Canadian or austrian subjects. If they Are the latter they had better get Back to Europe arid stay there. The War poets have been already mobilized and Are moving upon the newspaper offices. Birthday congratulations to a on. Hugh Armstrong born new York 1858 provincial treas Defeated a recent Manitoba Elco the night to returned to the big Edily on foot and there hired an Indian to take us Back to the Pas by Canoe. On monday the 27tb, we decided to go up the Hudson Bay Railroad by train is possible Ami with this end in View made end iridies at the station As to when the next Traisi would go up but could get no definite information while messes. Calder nowels Kenner and myself were waiting for some thing to turn we. Sharp re presenting Lisgar in i the Dominion parliament came from the famous Bridge on a gasoline i car. Messes. Calder and Nowell immediately pre pared to snapshot this gentleman on the forbidden conveyance whereupon or. Sharp became Rerer indignant and unparliamentary in Hiis language de Claring that no creator condemned son of a female dog could take his picture and started Sci run after or. Calder evidently intending to smash the camera if he Cafield Lay hands upon it. However i stepped in front of or. Sharp and Prev edited from catching Calder. Lille or. Sharp was demonstrating with me Nowell secured Amther picture attorney general Howden who was the station platform that is not playing the game according to Hoyler Dizla " whereupon r informed him that we knew Hoyle so rules As Well watch men on the list were All classified As labourers except three and no doubt were put on two years ago when the line was under construction. No one knows where the men Are now for As some one facetiously remarked Here Are three gangs of labourers on the comm roae working and one going. The personnel of the gang of labourers changes entirely every few months. This was an Ideal spot for the plungers to commence their work but the Best Laid schemes of mice and men gang aft another trick was played and the plungers became merely a Bill of expense in the eyes of the managers of the machine. Hence their hurries departure. On the Way up to Polf 4 we Dis covered that Charlie Gustafson proprietor of the Oberon club was de fending his License by acting As Specia Constable at the Narrows where the line crosses Cormorant Lake about 40 Miles up. He was assisted by another swede named Emery who is some thing in the immigration department. We Learned afterwards that r. A. C. Manning arrived in the Pas. With another gang of plungers on. Tues Day morning but returned to Winni Peg almost immediately. On wednesday morning about 10 ., a. Gasoline car arrived from the North driven by the company s special Driver Sam Hill. The. Car was a charge of a Man called Calder. A Man by the name of Tait and. A me Pherson of the License department completed the Crew. Calder rang up Hazelwood is office and asked for v. H. Sharpe or Benard and after cont priced on Page Twenty looking backward the free press was founded. In 1872.1 forty years ago Clarke is rapidly recovering his health. He is in new York. Or. Hespeler has returned from Iha Reserve where he had been with his first detachment of the mennonites. Thirty five years ago four potatoes from mrs. Inkster s Igar Deu at kill Donaa left at the free press office have a. Combined weight of 4 pounds 6 ounces. Mcdonald of Ontario arrived in Winnipeg last night. Thirty years ago 1884. The cholera plague in France and Italy is abating. The Manitoba Rifle association meet ing. Was opened at Stony Mountain. Won the ladles prize and the Earsery event. Twenty five years ago today 1889. Dalton Mccarthy m.p., a rousing meeting at Portage la Prairie he pledged himself to move for the of dual Lang pages from the act. Bev. Canon Matheson has just re turned from Minnedosa. Reports the crops exceptionally Good. Twenty ago today 1894, the new Westminster Church build ing was formally dedicated for service sermons were preached by revs r g Mao Dormell and grit. As he did. The Mem Ber for Nigat were issued for Iro Riccini by elections in Brandon Beautiful said it s a queer. A dog where four up ;