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OF 4 THE BRITISH EMPIRE Dr. J. M. Harper‘s Plan for Parâ€" liamentary Assimilation After the War There are some erities who have cheap sneers for those whom they accuse of attempting tp ‘"‘reâ€"fashion the British Empire.‘‘ These crities delight in pointing to the empires past and present that have been duly organized and yet have failed to acâ€" hieve the higher purposes for which organization should be planned. They repeat tie fact that even organiâ€" zation sometimes fails to bring the right sort of success, until they make themselves believe that organization incvitably and always spells falure and loss for a nation. Usually these crities are very inâ€" sistent on pressing the ‘‘autonomy"" of the part of the Empire in wlhieh they reside. They are wont to argue that Canada, for instanee, should not be expected to share in the burdens and responsibilities of the Empire, beeause Canada has no representatâ€" i0on in the framing of the world polâ€" icy of the Empire. Yet when any plan is suggested for giving Canada representation in the counsels of the Empire, these critics immay be depenâ€" ded upon ‘to oppose the proposition Nfiétm’er it may be and wherever it may They still appear to fear for their precious ‘‘autonomy‘‘, which in actual practice in the past hlas siunply amouhted to this: that the Dominion has shared in all the benefits of the Empire and borne no due part of the cost. Few â€" thoughtful people question the need for proper organization or the advantages to be derived thereâ€" from. If there is such a thing as overâ€"organization there is also such a thing as underâ€"organzation. It is beside the point to laughingly quote the old wit‘s saving that the Brnitish Empire just fell together in ‘"‘a fit of absencee of mind,"" or the modern noodle‘s opinion that it is tlhus vyery Phone 95 B WQ“OW’OOM"WQOOOQM“W” Office, Goldfieclds Hotel, Timmins HUGH MULHKHERON, Agent TIMMINS TOWNSITE CO., Ltd. LOTS FQR SALE Collections Made ‘"absentmindness‘‘ that now â€" nolas it in the bonds of a workable union. Of eourse, the truth is that it holds together DESPITE the lack ofâ€" orâ€" ganization.â€"and the lack of organâ€" ization is a menace not a strength. There are a few people who can bring themselves fo believe that even the ueceesse3 in the present war grow in me mysterious way from Britain‘s ick of preparedness. The fact is hat there would have been more ictories and fewer aefeats, if Great Britain had not been foreed to turn aside TO ORGANIZE her forees and resourees while the Huns thundered at the very gates. in war the policy of ‘‘hungling through"" has cost the Empire many preciouns â€" lives, _ In peace _ shall Justice and Commonâ€" sense still wait becanse some illogical critics pretend to believe that everyâ€" thing will always turn out all right somehow ? "cltories and T1ewer a Britain had not been aside TO ORGANIZE resourees while the at the very gates. in The «mestion of the proper «eoâ€"orâ€" dination of the different parts of the worldâ€"spread Empire sursly must be faced, and thoughtfal men here and overseas are turning renewed intelâ€" livonce to the great problem. . Dr. J. M. Harper, the noted historian, poet and author, ofQuebec, has made ‘a noteworthy contribution to the disâ€" cusion of the subject. In a recent issne The Quebece Chronicle devoted a full page to a thoughtful and logâ€" ieal «apticle by‘ Dr. Harper. In tlus essay the whole situation is reviewâ€" ed and a "plan outiined for betterâ€" ment. Dr.â€" Harper prefaces lus article with a paragraph from a recent adâ€" dress by the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Lloyd George. â€" *‘Things can never be the same after the war as before it,""‘ said the Prime Minâ€" ister. _ **Five democracies, all parts of ~one Empire, cannot â€" shed their blood and treasure with ca heroism and «lisregard of eost which have been beyond all praise, withoutaleayâ€" inz imemories of _ comradesinp and great accomplishment which will nevâ€" er dis. Of this I am eertain. ‘The peoples wf the Empire will have found a unmity in war sueh as rever existed before,â€"a unity not only in history but of purpose. What praeâ€" interests O Ulleé LAmMpire heart, outside of all provincial or municipal exploitations of â€" rule,"" says Dr. Harpoer. He suggests a form of fedcration of the various provinces or parts of ths Empnire on a plan somewhat similar to the conâ€" federation of our own previnces of Canada. **Is it a going beyond the line of logic to say that if Canada and Australia have been endowed with an oversight of a coâ€"ordinating provineial rule within a federal rule, so oucht every Overseas Dominion be given a provincial rule within a fedâ€" eral rule, if it ordains to have such, just as Ireland and Seotland and Wales may be given provineial or home rule, if they «desire to have it."" That is Dr. Harper‘s way of stating the ease. vic@at CHhange iD ‘Lui i that. will mean I do not venture to predict. . That it will involve soms change is certain.‘‘ Dr. Harper makes Â¥ elear that Mr. Bonar Law and many other promâ€" inent Briiish statesmen hold simuilar views on question. To quote Dr, Harper‘s own words:â€"‘‘More than one prominent statcmxan claims that vyiews on qQuestion.. 1 Harper‘s own words :â€"â€"* one prominent statosman the anomaly of a tribute in lives and treasure, w ministrative voice in th counsels of the \l."herlz e allowed to continue.‘‘ “lndlwdua!ism is to Dr. Harper does not ignore the difficulties in the way of any and every plan for the eonsolidation of the Empire. _ Instead, he faces the obstacles squarely _ and seeks for means to surmount them. He beâ€" lieves it would ‘be almost impossitble to zrrange for «direct parhamentary control of these realms in and througzh the direct casiing of the balâ€" lots of the various peoples seattered throughout the length ~and breadth of this worldâ€"flung .community of in a collectivism t! mt â€"â€" AJI ELE MAiiaâ€"" a i2E OA L/ A iA BR PP hy lokk â€" Aoae Likbs A iJ A BV y n d } Issue of $150,000,000 5% Bonds Maturing ist March, 1937 GJ DerirtuExtT or Fixance, Orrawa, March 12th, 1917 The total allotment of bo to one hundred and fifty the amount (if any) paid 4; as the equivalent of, cash Loan prcsp(‘(t is of 22nd N 'Fm: MiIxistEn or Frrfancr offers herewith, on behalf the Government, the abm'o named Bonds for Subscripâ€" tion at 96, payable as follows:â€"â€" Subscriptions, accompanied by a deposit of ten per cent of the amount subscribed, must be forwarded through the medium of a chartered bank. Any brauch in Canada of any chartered bank will receive subscriptions and issue provisional receipts. This loan is authorized under Act of the Parliament of Canada, and both principal<and interest will be a charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Forms of application may be obtainsd from any branch in Canada of any chartered bank and at the office of any Assistant Receiver General in Canada. Subscriptions must be for even hundreds of dollars. In case of partial allotments the surplus deposit will be applied towards pavment of the amount due on the In case of partial allotments the surplus deposit will be applied towards payment of the amount due on the April instalment. Serip cortificates, nonâ€"negotiable or payable to bearer in accordance with the choice of the applicant for registered or bearer bonds, will be issued, after allotment, in exchange for the provisional receipts. When the scrip certificates have been paid in full and payment engdorsed thereon by the bank receiving the money, they may be exchanged for bonds, when prepared, with coupons attached, payable to bearer or registered as to principal, or for fully registered bords, when prepared, without coupons, in accordance with the whole Emvire at TAneQ rerla: THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE 10 per cent on 30 30 2t € 6 % 16t 101 15t SUBSCRIPTION LISTS WILL CLOSE ON OR BEFORE THE 23rd OF MARCHI, 1917. DLDOMINION at ‘laims caat being paid th no adâ€" 2 ww V/innipesg, Regina, Calgary, Victoria, and at the Agency of * 4* Pryable at par at Ottawa, Helifaz, St John, Charliettetown, Montreal, Tcronto * 9 nDItrC HALCTâ€"YEAR‘S INTEREST WILL BE PAID ON ist SEPTEMBER, 1917. THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN WILL BE USED FOR WAR PURPOSES QONLY. *~~*~\ *3 id C r"«< * *\ *"% y £5+ 118 OWn P nothing fo selected â€"by resentation inmem.s to if remains in pow er,â€" _ and such wonuld certainly y the prelude to a federated Empit throbbing with true British fervo: in faull touech with the whole Empire under the supervision of a people‘ parliament in both its chambers with direct representation from th people in the one chamber and in direct in the other, as the ease woul« bhe."‘" mote from might be denroacrac:es the himnpire."" lhe of his suggestion along «this line 12xÂ¥ be summed up in lhis own words â€"‘‘a reâ€"arranging Of the House ofi Lards imto an Imperial Chamber o Seuate House under the proviso that any memhber of it ean only hold a place in it for a given term,â€"say, as long as the Ministry recommending proviaing representation in the fum pire‘s counsels for the smaller and outlying perts of the Empire is also dealt with by ‘Dr. Harper. (¢ ‘The problem,"" he says, **should it hapâ€" pily be solved, will provide for a Provincial Rule, a Federal Rule, and an Imperial Rule, within each of the component parts of the Empire, inâ€" cluding the Motherland as well. The outlying smaller colonies would in such a case have to seek attachment to what to them would be the most conveniently situated Dominion,. For instance, the detached British posâ€" sessions in the Americas, from Newâ€" foundland and Bermuda to the Falkâ€" nake ical. PAYABLE ist MARCH, ist PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD. The other outstanding difficulty of oviding representation in the Em application; h April, 1917 uuiiuivers, tue creeds, races, the distances, seem ‘to â€"direet representation impraeâ€" ‘*What then?"‘‘ he asks. And »wn reply is: ‘‘There is then May, 1917 June, 1917 secured in a reâ€"arranged Lords, if that chamber is ‘ to be reeonstructed in se demands of the several it but a representa a representation,â€"a chosen a stage or so the Ban‘k of Montreal, New York ballot it remiains in pow wonuld certainly b _ federated Empir British fervo: representatior JOxX, " SucR. 1 Treâ€"a2rrangt i r@p flg it to me reg made a spi increase th and I thou idea, beceamw Dear Oid Len:â€"I know you be somewhat surprisefl to have a ter from me, but I was reading Advance the other day; Hall from the **MeEnaney‘‘ s ind Islanrds, would have to link themselves on to othe ,federalized Dominion of Canada, it they would share in Imperial Federation."‘ ‘*The setting of the Empire‘s house in order,‘‘ says Dr. Harper, ‘‘in my pinion, has to be preluded by the Motherland setting her own immediâ€" ate in order. The status t‘ Irelan1l bas to be agreed upon; nd that involves the fixing of a coâ€" elative provinecial status for Ulster ‘nd Wales and Seotland. And the eâ€"forming of the House of Lords as to be brought about by the Motherland herself, as a preliminary hn sfe ofe ofe ofe ols ofe aTe ols aye oge ofe ofe ofe «Te Te oTe ofe ofe ofe the Kn ++ io w stp oQe ofe ofp abo aje ofe ofp ce ofe ofp ohe ofe ofp ofe ofe ols ofe ce ofe ol sls shh to a possible Imperial Federation." Only a very brief and imperfect outline of Dr. Harper‘s argument has been given, yet it is hoped that even this will incite thought and study of the question. it should be remembered that the matter is of remembered that the matter is of vital interest and importance to evâ€" ery Canadian, for the Canadian in Timmins, for qnstance, is just as truly and as fully a British subject as it he were living within the sound of Bow Bells, for example. It is our Empire! â€" What will we do with it? Will we simplyâ€"to use a slang exâ€" pression,â€"**Let her slide!" IN THE MAIL BAG $ The bonds will hb of the Minister 0o Ottawa,. or at the®to Ottawa, or at theÂ¥oinc at Halifax; bSt;. Jolin, Winnipeg, Regina, Ca of the Bank of The interest on the fully registered bonds will be paid by cheque, which will be remitted by post. Interes: on bonds with coupons will be paid on surrender of coupons. Both cheques and coupons, at the option of the holder, will be payable free of exchange at any branch in Canada of any chartered bank, or at the Agency of the Bank of Montreal, New York City. Subject to the payment of twentyâ€"five eonts for ecach new bond issued, holders of fully registered bonds without coupons will have the right to convert into bonds of the denomination of $1,000 with coupons, and holders of bonds with coupons will have the right to convert into fully registered bonds of authorized denominations without coupons at sany time on application to the Minister of Finance. The books of the loan will be kept at the . of Finance, Ottawa. Application will be made in due course for of the issue on the Montreal and Toronto Stock Recognized bond and stock brokers having offices and carrying on business in Canada will be allowed a commisâ€" sion of threeâ€"cighths of one per cent on altlotments made in respect of applications bearing their stamp, provided, however, that no commission will be a@llowed in respect of the amount of gny allotment paid for by the surrender of bonds issued under the War Loan prospectus of 22nd November, 1915, or in rwypect of the amount of any allotment paid for by surrender of five per cent debenture stock maturing Ist Octohber, 1919. «No commission will be allowed in respect of applications on forms which have not been printed by the King‘s Printer. From the Front asd Elsewhere the other day; ©Charley m the **MeEnaney"‘ sends regularly. I saw where yovr spiel advising the town to the Hospital accomodation ought it was a real bright ause I‘m beginning to think Feb. 20th, 1917 know vou will CO)f paid at maturity Finance and R ce of the Assista Charlottctown, iAlgary or Vietoriq al, New York Cit PYTEMBEKR. and Recever Gen Assistant Recerver C town, Montreal, 41 surity at q nd â€" Reecelt Addrc issued in denominations gistered bonds without ations of $1,000, $5,000 David, in Psalm cii, 6, in comparâ€" ing his pitiable condition to the peliâ€" can, which was not uncommon in Palâ€" estine, probably had reference to its general aspect as it sits in apparent inelancholy with its bill resting on its breast. 1 of bonds will be made t taxCcsâ€"11CIUgGInf® > of degislation en: pt at the Department ontreal, loronto, or at the Agoncy YAÂ¥ M. . Halliwell, nd Canadian Pioneers, ‘"anadian Contingent, Frane for the listing ck Exchanges. at the ofiic +210 ilIl Y SEUV IS [\ C a