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SE Bi @ LE OR TAY T WA WRECN HEIR 1 RE er aes ag. swpart inthe movement, ublished Daily id" Semi-Weekly b HE BRITIS WHIG PUBLISHING CO., LIMITED, be susasrrenense President Managing Director and Bec.-Treas. , G. Eldott .... Bn A. Guild .. 4 Telephones: Business Office Tdirorial Room Job Ol SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition) One year, delivered in city ...... 6.00 One year, If paid in advance ......$5.00 One year, by mall to rurdl officess. $2.50 One year, to United States ........ 3.00 $ix and three months pro rata. » (Semi-Weekly Edition) ne year, 4 mail, cash .........0 1.00 ne year, If not pald in advance. .$1.60 %One Fear, to United States ..... + $LE X and three months pro rata. Attached Is one of the best job printing ofMces in Canada. erate ooomomtr ee us ------ TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE H. E. Bmallpelce ........ %2 Church St. U, 8. REPRESENTATIVES New York Office ........ 225 Fifth Ave. Frank R. Northrup, Manager. CRICARE +4 vvpnissnvsesos Tribune Bldg. AF Pani R. Northrup, Manager. PUBLICITY REQUIRED. There is no feature of the paign which will begin next week, in connection with the patriotic fund, which will be more effectunl, § and, therefore, should efficient, than 'the publicity which should directed by a man. man is being sought, and -he will be cam- be more be competent That jound. He can do all manner of things to keep the purpose of the campaign before (the people. The autos pressed into the service--and every one should be loaned, or put at the disposal of the committee by {he owner--the bands should be will- ing to make music every day, the placards and bulletins produced by artistic brush should find lodgment every place 'they 'can penetrate, and wvery one, merchant, lawyer, doe- tor, trader, solicitor, preacher, peas- ant, gardener, mechanic, printer, and newsbpy, should feel (that he has'a This is the people's, cause, without exception, and "it must succeed. Tt need' not be naked who amp the workers. Whoso- ever will may serve, and the who- soever means '"'you." DESTROYED THE DELUSION. The scares of the war are gradual iy passing away, though the financial .. xtrife, remain and become: the heav- ior, The Whig has already noted puirdens of it, 'in the centres of that in some articles, in fruits es- pecially, the British market had most favourable outlook. To-day an- other encouraging intimation comes to hand from a leading British firm Tol" inerchanty, and its wording is so marked that it is quoted : "We have diready written advising vou that, in a our opinion, Liverpool will be a cheaper market than New York for We Almeria grapes, to. buy in. and shall know before long' Whether we are right or wrong. We have some support for our contention already, for it is nearly impossible to give things away here. Talk about Eng- land's food supply ! Why, with the «xbeption of bacon and sugur, food- tufis are cheaper, especially fruit, than we have ever known them to he." And this, mark you, so soon after ihe panic which induced some, peo- ple to buy up all they could and fill {heir cellars -and larders, under the delusion that they were on the eve of a penmic and might starve. The war has removed a lot of delusions, . and among others the delusion that ¥\vhen nations dispute over gpes: tions of 'Honour . everything stands Fn, teade, transportation, life it- £ 4elf. The dissipation of all this isa %inerciful deliverence. J "BRITISH", NOT "ENGLISH." f 4A writer in the New York Times ! trrects the habit which that -paper, $id conimon with many others, has of si tolerring to British troops as "'Eng- lish," The Times is reminded thut ¥%Cheat Britain resents more than Iingland, and that more than Fog laud is represented in the war. There ai" Scotch 'and Irish and Welsh, _ and all are British, These, how- ifbvor, feel that they are not included »syd not covered by the term "Fng- (dish The point is well taken.' ~ Fhe Whig has not forgotten the re- primand it received many years ago Jizom a good Scotch friend, long 'wines called to his reward. He had poem reading some reference to the 2 ish, in hand, invad: room and metapbori- upon its editor. , somewhat mende- | u mean by this ? My clothes heather. and were ' write English, but British, countrymen © ud Please bear this in mind, and in future, Mr. Editor, refer to them in a very respectful way." The Whig has been doing it. Our readers will notice - that invariably the = word British iv» used in referring to: the empire't troops in France. We have old doing {forgotten our Peace to his ashes, not in so Seoteh friend. RIGHT HAS TRIUMPHED. In gonsequence of the Kuropean war, and all its exciting details, little has been heard about the Mexicap erup- tion in which the United States was interested, When Huerta, the usurper, was in oflice President Wilson refused to recognize him. When local condi- tions became, really bad, when Ameri- can interests and American citizenship and the American marines were landed in Vera Uruz, the -insurrection was still ; continued. It reached a climax when, following the resignation and retirement of Huerta, the constitutional party came into power through. Carranza. Now he proposes to turn over the govern- became menaced, ment provisionally to others, until, in October, arrangements can be made for an election in which he will be a candidate. This election will be as free and independent as it is popular, 1 he electors will be allowed to vote as they feel. and without the threatening presence of the soldiery. The Huerta contest was a farce. He was not the choice of the people and he knew it. He never enjoyed the confidence of the electors, and his surrender and hurried foreseen has were departure eventually Carranza from thle beginning. fought for constitutional government, has made many sacrifices, and will probably receive the reward. of his ser- vice, MAKING PAPER MONEY. Windsor,. or tather the Windsor Record, which is radical every- thing except has scheme for raising money for muni- The city has, deben- tures which it cannot sell, Its dit It has real estate within its bonndaries that over * $20,000,000, and that only a' partial value. Property never assessed at its full value. The general debt of Windsor is less than a million of dollars, The net deben- ture debt less than half a mil- lion of dollars. Yet the securities of the municipality cannot be disposed in its polities, a cipal purposes. ore. is good. is ngRess- ed at iv is is of. The banke-¥6 not want them as collateral, They have all they want of this kind of paper. The fin- ancial houses will not bid for them for two reasons: (1), They eannot get the necessary accommodation from the banks, and (2) they do not want to buy debentures bearing in- terest higher rate than the debentures they have on hand, and hundreds of thou- What does the Re- of munm- at a to the value of sands of dollars. cord suggest ? cipal 1.0.Us, signed by the treasur- er on the command of the council, and negotiable as paper currency in local trading paying. Has the council any power go into money making'? pa- per, if legal tender, be handled except through the banks ? And suppose the banks refuse it as they would coun- is not clear that The Record The issue and account to Can its terfeit coin ? It the scheme is workable. must explain. MESSAGE FROM KITCHENER. Kitchemér is 'a man of few words. He has been called the Sphinx. The face of the mintstér expresses lis temperament. He thinks. He de- cides. He acts. History recalls the remarkable success of his plans. Hence when he condescends to speak, to spnd it were, a world's message from it must be noted with great significance. Speak- ing to the press last night, and a Out, as Jritain, last word before withdrawing to the joner recesses of his office, he said that he had reason to be ru- tisfied with the splendid work of Sir John French and with the cffi- cers and men serving under him. Iri- tain now occupied \a safe position in this collosal war. She would eveut- ually triumph. But there would not be an immediate or early demand.for peace. His actions agree with his words. He has all along said the combat might be prolonged. He ac- cepted office with this expectation. He hay been recruiting the army for any contingency, and he knows the situa- tion. The tremendous slaughter of men, the decimation of the German ranks, the wastage in the British forces, and the overwhelming losses of Austrians would suggest that all this could not go on very long. On the other hand there is an empire whose fate is doomed. It cannot be expected to pass out of existence without a desperate struggle, and the fight of the Germans with Russiang and allied powers is indeed a death } grapple. - SOME PETTY GRAFTING. {Public officials cannot walk too straight. They cannot be too par ticular -abotit ~~ the manner in which | they periorm their duties. They can be exacting, and not overbearing. They can insist upon the right with- otit exhibiting any weakness of spirit of will. Ove makes this comment i papers : before 'which a local build: reading . FHE DAILY BRITISH ing inspector is alleged to have he come troublesome to the contractors from. time to time and been appeased by the pussing of a little present. The competency of the man is not questioned, but his morals are cer- tainly open. to eriticism, and under circumstances that must be humilia- ting. The result is a feeling of dis- appointment. 'and disorder. Why should any contractor scamp his work and require the watehful attention of any supervising oifsial That is the first consideration. Every man who enters _into a contract agrees to do certain things for a certain compen- sation. - The specifications lie before him. He ought to follow them free: ly and to the very letter. Why does he fail? He has a reason, and if given it does not comport with his reputation for honesty. Why is it that the watchdog fails to bark when there is some trespass pre- the act of some undoubtedly open to challenge ? "Be calse some one throwd him a hone and he is engrossed with it to the exclusion of everything else. Graff- ing has become so common that peo- ple are no longer impressed with it. There was a time when the mention of the on his mises, one that . is word, with - any individual, carried with it a certain sting or suspicion. That was when the con: science was somewhat active. The fact that the charge no longer produces mortification is very regrettable. It is an unfortunaté sgn of the- times, EDITORIAL NOTES. Why the deluging of the pave ments with water before they are cleaned each day? The city's ap- pliances are lamentably incomplete, The idle of the city arp numerous That is evident by the umber who are inspecting the work in which the few are engaged on Princess street. The concern of the moment is not how relief may be disposed, but how What is the projection mich may be provided council doing about the of its plans ? Little girls--you cess street so much in the evenings- who walk Prin- do your mothers know you are out ? It than ring the curfew bell. is time some one did more One is curious to know what good a drawing of Fort Henry would be The war department Germany has surely no time for the study of a dismantled fortification, The moratorium, in Manitoba, save many a one who is hard pressed on land transactions. Tt does mot nullify any debt but carries the em- barressed one over the present finan- cial depression. to any one. of will Petty grafting in the municipal der- vice in Hemilton. This thing, like a foul odour, is to be foupd every- where. favoured, though it is not to be con- Hamilton is not particularly gratulated on its find. How is it that so many men have no faith in themselves ? They sess energy, and influence, and good- in public movements They can will, and yet say they cannot lead. do all things with a little faith. The mayor of Montreal has refused to sign a contract which the coun- cil authorized, for its finances, with the Bank of Montreal. He is pun- ishing the people for their © mis- placed confidence and they desacve all they are receiving. The German army and navy are recruited on the conscription plant Result--Men have been threatened with violence in the field if they do not fight, and the seamen on the baltle- ships have been driven to with whipstock and revolver. service Hundreds of people have been 'ar- riving in London from the conti nent armed with bogus passports, is- sued by Amefican consuls in many and Austria. "The scandal musi, be investigated. The alleged Am- ericans give most ridionlous address es. Ger- The * American government has been shamefully imposed upon in the matter of relief. It undertook to help home from Europe all Americans who were in distress in conseq@Pice of the war," and the London coms mittee has" been imposed on in spite of all its diligence, The vice-president of the Mussev- Harris company says it doesn't pay any manufactuber to reside in Toron- to. Some years ago the Queen City spent a lot of mowey in convincing capitalists that it paid them to lo- cate within it and accept of its cour tesies. Commandant Meune, the wrecker of Louvain, is in the hands of the al- lies and will be court-martialed. He may be prepared for the - worst. His identificaiion medal may be sent to the emperor, but: that will be poor consolation for the loss of art treas- ures -that cannot be replaced. The Massey-Harris company is dis- satisfied with its assessment of near- ly $1,400,000 in Toronto. The Tele gram intimates that if the company is rot pleased it knows what it can do. To be eure. It ean find a lodg: le pos- WHIG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914. ment in Kingston, where the atten- tions of the assessor are limited. Dr. Shortt, of Ottawa, thinks that for finaneial and commercial reasons, war cannot be prolonged. Read what Kitchener says and -be prepared for a good long siege in Europe. The Ger- mans ale not going to abandon am- bition¥ they have sedulously ~ culti- vated for over forty years. -- PUBLIC OPINION Trusting In The Fleet. gi La Presse, The British fleet guards the empire of the eas. May its silent victory al- ways continue ! : He Surgly Is : Montreal! News. You can say what you like about him, but the czar is a.dandy little mobilizer, ' He , Cannot, Hamilton Herald. British troops not to drink too much, he will not object to their going on the Spree whén they get to Berlin. a ---------- A Miracle Worker. London Advertiser, When this war is over the general public will lean of some astonishing transportation feats that prove Kit- chener hax lost pone of his efficiency. ------ ea He Cannot bo It, 3 Toronto Globe. . Lanada would be deeply indebted to Col. Sam Hughes if he would stop talking till aftef Canada's troops are outfitted and dispatched to the front emi A Heavy Touch. hi ; Montreal Mail I'he indemnity paih to Germany by France in 1871 'was five milliard francs (FL,000,000,000) and the whole of it was 'paid in three years, Will Ger many be able 10 do as well after the Present war ? Hard To Tell. .Montredl Gazetie Russia is reported to be buying great stocks of arms in various parts of the world lhe czar evidently ex pects the present war to last a lopg time or else he is preparing for the next one Kingston Events 25 YEARS AdO. While engaged in placing two arge pontoons under water to raise the steamer Armstrong at Brock- ville .one of the pontoons came up with such force that it knocked a large hole in the bottom of the 'barge Gaskin and she was sunk. Harold Horsey jleft for [water town to-day where he has secured a position ds draftsman. Henry Cunningham, skipper of the yacht Lama has left for Boston. Alfred Street is about ready for the street car service. WANT T0 BE PAROLED IN ORDER 70 JOIN THE R.C.D. FOR SERVICE. Two Prisoners, Gabriel and "Mains, Seek Their Liberty--The Minister of Justice Will Likely Them. Release \ I'he minister of justice has been ask- ed to parole two convicts named Ga- briel and Mains who are serving time at the Portsmouth penitentiary. Ihe two men want to fight for Britain in France und "Germany, if released trom prison. They were sentenced to prison on the charge of setting fire to the sta- bles at the Royal Military College last; vear. Une of the men was sent up for two years, while the other got two and a half years. 'I'he prisoners were formerly members of the Koval Canadian Dragoons and were attached to the college for duties in connec- tion with horses. It will be rememberdd that when: the lire took place at the stables the men were suspected of the deed, and a de- tective was placed on their trail. hey werd placed in a room at the British- American hotel, where a dictograph had been Hidden, and by that means the detective was able to bring their guilt home It is altogether likely that the men Will be given their hib- erty. GRAFT WAS THE CAUSE Of the Crumbling of the Forts of Namur. Antwerp, Sept. 18.-Great ang not the bravery of the Germans npr the power of their giege guns was réspons- ible for the quick fall of the torts at Namur, and 'this alsé was likely re- sponsible for the collapse 'of the de- ense at Liege, motwithstanding the faet- that the liege works held out 18nger thal thse at Namur... It was learned yesterday that the government has. been conducting an investigation ever wince the Mons forts, fell. It is found that while the de- fensive works were being built millions of dollars were directed from their proper channels into the pockets of contractors. and dishonest government officials. The plans for the forts were laid down * by General Brialmont, of the Belgian army, ome of the foremost military engineers in Kurope, bud the materials which went into battle- ments were far below specifications. No fault is found with the plans. It "is agreed that the fortresses were built upon the strongest positions that existed, the Belgian ordnance is also beyond ériticism, but steel and con- crete and stone work were of poor quality. At Namur it was found that the concrete and stond work were of poor Although Kitchener has warned the | -- A EE ------ New ew Hats = | Bibbys | We Will Meet Or Beat All Catalogue Prices 615.00 SUS "The best suit of clothes ever saw for the money." 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