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4 : Boiled. He is merely soaked. en? Co y " at a grade crossing manage to find , refuse to share in the dividends, ly true that fools sometimes make er's index indicates that there are ged just now, it is true, 'takes three generations to make 'gentleman, and come back, . she Mississippi. I a man scolds because this is a t Slowly Russia becomes more rea- "ness. For example: dig, load, haul, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG THE BRI TISH WHIG COMMON SENSE IN TAXATION. | appeal was one for construction, not Published Daily and Semi-Weekly by THE HBRITIS WHIG PUBLISHING Co., LIMITED Editor and Managing-Director TELEPHONE Private Exchange, connecting all departments SUBSCRIPTION RATES; (Dally lidition) year in city 87. year, by mail to rural offices, Ha your, to United States { 00) 8X exemption, F-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: » 22 St. John Su, Montreal Thompson 100 King St. W,, Torente. Letters to the Editor are published nly Iver the actusl mame of the writer. WW, ratached da one of 1 the ont Th circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Circulations The ordinary tax-payer isn't hard- at oats The age. of discretion is that whics one stops sowing wild and wheat.' Some people are impartial just be- cause they are too indolent to form an opinion. In politics the only side that real- izes how urgently reform is needed is the outside. People who haven't time to stap time to attend the funeral, As a general thing, you can recog- | nize Easy Street by the number ot bay windows, A born leader is a man born in a neighborhood where people like to have somebody do their thinking, If France gets anything, of course those who condemn her methods will Any fool can make war, as Cur- #on says; and it is also unfortunate- the peace. Think of the- effort indicated by words connected with the coal busi- gouge. The drop in prices noted by Fish- more delicate iustruments than the Selsmograph. . & The girls are not ies bare-leg- but the stockings 4 lot of them wear give a fair imitation of it. It a little Building up is the hard part, only chorus girl to break one, one Well, it Lloyd George wishes to indications are that he ean carry most of the states east of sommercial age, you know he came out of 'his last battle with his purse derably flattened. When a politician declares for a orous policy," he means that he n't know what in Sam Hill he do about things. a8 'her spirit breaks under continued annoyance of enter § visiting statesmen. 'Bote with pleasure that high- 'who wish to rewrite the Bible ha thelr unqualified approval solar system. . | dlianapolis, Britain's war time prem- | Tomy ought to ated by a Monday whole fter dodging Sunday traf- \ poor moral ately a ooh Ba 3| where the tax on new re { The housing problem in New York City became so acute that an emerg- A ©ance, for w isdiom and me | ency relief measure was enacted in +1920, exampting from tion for a 'weriod of buildings erected for dwelling pur: poses. The immediate effe¢t of measure was to give a tremendous impetus to duilding construction, providing employment to such an ex- tent that wages soared hi igher ever before. In 1913 "Graded Tax Law" second class cities, are two, It pr local taxa- ten years, new than applying only to of wh Pittsburgh and Scranton. Years cent. 1914 and 1915, and ten per every taird year thereafier, until the tax on buildings is reduced i to one-haif of that charged on land. At present it is 20 per cent,- This law also proved a grea: stimulus to the building business, although not | to the same extent as New York, idences was entirely suspended for ten years. Now if, as thesa cases clearly | demonstrate, the building of houses is stimulated in proportion why, common sense, shouldn't we stop taxing them altogether, as well as stocks of merchandise, machinery, crops, cattle, personal property and all other forms of wealth? sary to us as buildings. If it works well in the one case, why shouldn't it in all others? Wealth is a good thing, 'not only for a selected few but for all of us. The more we haye of those things that contribute to the pleasure and comfort of living, the better we shall be, generally speaking, in every way. But the effect of our antiquated tax laws is to discourage the pro- duction of wealth by taxing Tt. We fine a man once for robbing a chick- en coop, and we fine him every year if he builds one. If'we want to rid the community a nuisance, we tax it. really of benefits the town. Nothin can be more inconsistent cr illogical than our present tax system. * The mode of taxation is, in fact, quite as important as the amount. As a small burden badly placed may distress a horse that could carry with ease a much larger one pro- perly adjusted, so a people may he impoverished and their power of producing wealth destroyed by taxa- | tion, which, if levied in another way, could be borne with ease. A tax on date trees, imposed by Mohammed Ali, caused the Egyptian fellahs to cut down their trees; but a tax of twice the amount imposed on the land produced no such results. Taxes levied upon the value of land cannot check production in the slightest degree, for unlike taxes upon corimodities, or exchange, or capital, or any of the tools or pro- cesses of production, they do not lear upon 'preduction. The value of land does not express the rewaril Gf production, as does the value of crops, of cattle, of buildings, or any [of the things which are styled per- sonal property and improvements. It expresses-the exchange value of monopoly. It is not in any case the creation of the individual who owns the land; it is created by the growtn of the community. Hence the com- munity can take it all without in any way lessening the incentive to Improvement or in the slighteet"de- gree lessening the production of wealth. Taxes may be imposed upon the full annual value of land, with- out reducing the wages of labor or the reward of capital; without in- creasing the price of a single co modity or making production in any way more difficult. AN APPEAL FOR PEACE. Ex-Premier "David Lloyd George (has at last delivered his real nies- Sage to the 'people of the United States. * It was not a message of re- proach for having disregarded the signature of the president, as at- tached to the Versailles treaty. It was not an appeal to the: United States government to intervene 'in Europe with the hope of settling the perplexing problem of reparations. It did not concern any of the finane- ial obligations of the Allies to the United States. The appeal! was on a high level, based on an entirely un- selfish motive, and on a genuine de- sire to ensure that the day of strife in the world may come to an end, and that nations shall for ever more live at peace with one another. Speaking to a gathering of mem- bers of the American Legion Gt In- fer made his great appeal to the United States people. It was an ap- peal that the British Empire and the United States should co-operate to Lring lasting peace in the world. There was a reference, of course, to the tragic situation which exists in Europe. This subject is too close to the mind and heart of Lloyd George to escape without mention. . But his reference to it showed a desire to help the weak and curb the strength of the strong, to be generous with the vanquished in the hour of vie- tory, and to apply the principles of this | Peunsyivania adopted a | ch thers | ided a ten per cent. reduction_ in the tax on all buildings for the | to the | in the name of Thase | things are just as useful and neces- | We also tax everything in Christianity, so far as they can ba destruction, for mercy, no: for veng- instead of hatred and strife. Coupled with his declaration ai) his doctrine the same as the | doctrine of Abraham Lincoln, the words of Lloyd George should have a 'strong effect on the' United States mind. Ever since it was announced that he intended to visit the United there were many _ who 'be- | Heved that he was coming to this | side of the Atlantic as a propagand- | ist, seeking to persuade the United States to join in the task of settling It is ap- | was States, { the troubles of Europe." parent now, however, that he had no such thought in mind. Lloyd George knows enough of the horrors of wur ! to be able to speak with strong con- | | viction on the desirability of pre- venting it. He has already expross- his fears. that the seeds of an- 'other great conflict are in process of germination, and he knows that ona thing only can avert the calamfity | wiich is threatening. That thing was the subject of his app eal | to men who also knew the horrors of | one war, to men who had fought through He appealed | bloody battles. them, as members any of the great of nations, n | to | L:inglish-sperking family [to concentrate their efforts on keep- | j1a8 the world at peace. He sees with the eye of a visionary that only a | enited front on the part of all units | of the Anglo-Saxon race can keep the | world free from strife. The Anglo- | Saxon race stands in a position of | { saon pre-eminence in world affairs | that it can decide the future course but that guidance can culy be effective if the two greac bhodies, the United States ana the British Commonwealth of free na- tions, work together. hand in hand, for the highest and noblest ideals, peace, justice and freedom irrespective of whether they or weak. Therein lies the destiny of the English-speaking | people of the world, and Lloyd George has rendered the world a poble service in pointing them to that destiny. J of events, those of for all, are strong PRESS COMMENT -- Scottish Fortitude. If North Carolina has become one of the most prosperous, as it has alyays been one of the most virtu- cus, of American Commonwealtus, the credit for the achievement is due in no smal! measure to Scotsmen there who, within the last fifty years. have made bricks without straw and spread splendor through their cace war-wasted homes.<-Louisvil'e Courier;Journal. School Systems and Future. Discussion is geing on among the Jews on the subject of what «ystem is of most advantage for their chil- dren, some holding to the view of co-education with the Protestants, whiie others favor separate schools. We would beg everyone who is in- terested in our countrv's future to note the persistence with which cer- tain Jews-and Protestants revert to the idea of a neutral school which 'all children shall attend. Today this idea does not seem to be of any rractical importance, but in twenty- five years' tinle with the constant increase of immigration, and the growing industrialization of the pro- vince, will the same conditons pre vail? To talk of it seems today an expression of extreme pessimism. Really it is sheer prudence.--Le De- voir, Montreal. To a Oigarette. Good night, my little friend, fare- well for aye, Thou wee consort of fantasies and 'dreams; Thou hast brought balm to me, and in thy gleams Aro Mystic joys with the day; Thanks for these charted play That gild this world and what it seems, Not what it is, and bfirg me strange, «dear dreams Which subtly steal the cares of life away; which to end moments of en- make fit Thou sceried elf about soon, » Tuy gallant life a noble tell, : Simplé and sweet as (far-off evening bell-- Thou givest all and ne'er doth ask a boon; Enough that thou "thy little life bast spent To make a lonely, tired soul content. Freeman Harrison. tale doth Lloyd George's Throat Normal, . The old throat trouble which has necessitated a curtailment of Lloyd George's speech-making in Canada ig no new thing with him. To a large extent it is'a legacy from his amazing feats during the last elec- [a tion. A friend, who was with him when he conducted that whirlwind campaign, tcld me that the effort to reach his audiences at wayside stations, when the rain and wind to die so 4 C MONDAY, nr Brow neil, 1 } caren ice: La Soe | § Fellow Royal Geograp London, England. | The day of The war, jAustria, Bulgaria, Germany, {Italy, Russia, and Spain are |Cictators, and all ate of the United States would not upliold the idea of the League Nati under ssia should be as far as and. the {¢ff the Ii least | League of Natiogs, i: tion spelling salvation for {for they declare that nothing {save Russia but a change- of -héart; But Russia's heart has changed. She | would gladly reach out to take the {hand of Unitedy States and step up i into the Léague, In a place from which she could ex- {tend her hand. Woodrow Wiison George thought in terms League of Nations, not as |Strument or as a machine th (within hailing distance of the ali men desire--a world at pe [but as a step toward the goal. | England haters in. the | States stirred the people, and Loyd the in- of an all | problems, and the people In herds, like sheep, fol lowed the makers mischief, Reed, Johnson, Borah, Follett, and other (land. | -- | Amcrica First. '+ Woodrow |the the sheep did not look back. supreme chance, the |€d at the door of American Republic. The a rer, to knock "was shameful. nation. It humiliated {persons the world over. It put record the fact that a country c {ag itself Christian turned jon service, turned its back on the response {manity, ignored its brother coun- | and | loverwhelmingly to let the rest of the | the | words | tries, and chose deliberately it held higa were the world suffer while {banner on Which {**Am¥rica First.' Perhaps Lloyd George, {his exceptional personality and the fact that he is from another couniry, @ country already in the League and glad of it, may open the eyes oi many of Uncle Sam's citizens. Ir 'he can do that, he will save the League, save Europe, save the world, gnd will remove a terrible reproach from a people whose humanity as individuals no one questions. in individual giving and individual sel{- denial, the citizens of the erican Republic have won the wo d's ad- miration. Had the United States entered (as they should have entered) at |into existence, Europe would be well on the way to frecovery now, and democracy, instead of dictator- ships, would flourish, but the senate said "no," and the dictators are "on the job." They. are there because cf the years of intense distress that physical conditions since the armis- tice have brought about, and because of the decay of faith that prolonged disorder always engenders. -- Noeds Are International Insicad of marching forward the American Republic entered the League at the beginning, Iurope has reverted. She has turned fo- ward the past. Blindness and sel- fishness kept the United States sen- ate from doing the right thing, and hence the reversion to the dictator instead of to democracy. Selfishness does not .pay. Blind- ress is an affliction. Jesus said "there be none so blind as those that will not see." 'In the days of Gallilee, those who accused him of lying, re- fused to look through his telescope. They condemned him without ex- amining-the facts which he was eager to show them. Blind condemnation is functioning today. Theology suf- fers from it; politics suffer; so does business, and especially do interna- tional relations, Were clarity of vision possitle; so that the people of onc nation could see. the motives of the people of other nations, differences of na- tionality would be reasops for friend- ship, rather than of enmity. The hearts of enlightened men and wo- men of ail countries beat faster for the same causes. The same emotions rroduce responses, like in kind, throughout the human race. ' The necds of the individual are the sarie; fvod, drink, air, and sunlight.™ If the world would wake up to this fact, and the League of Nations work for peace along these lines ol cemmon needs and common iater- ests, there would be no dictators, the wonld would be safe for Q SeCracy. ---------- Intuition. Mrs.-----What do you think of my new bathing suit, dear? Mr.--Well, ah, hun, to tell you the truth, my dear------ ¥ "Mrs.--Stop right there. If you're going to talk like that, I don't want to hear another Word--Cincingas Times. The great end of edueation is not Intermation, but personal vigor and ; one should blame Neptune for a cond shipwreck. DICTATORS the dictators davis. which some thought would | make the world free for democracy, | now sees seven countries in Europe ! under the domination of individuas. { Greece, | because the sen-| of | the | United | Sa tes would have been a combina- | Europe, | can i were United States | lat was | United , of | whom lack vision as to international ox | ha | sefworshippers | {| who made capital -out of hating Eng- | Wilson put his hand to plow and did not look back; ! The | opportunity | |such as in thé world's history knock- | that | It disgraced a! right-minded | on | its bac k tarough the | raoment the League of Natione came | as | all Europe would have marched had | Genuine Bargains COAT --THE RALEIGH. Genuine All-Wool beautifully value for-- YOUNG MEN'S OVER- ---THE SWAGGER. ~--THE ARLINGTON. English Chinchilla Cloth in pith shade of Brown, Tan or Lovat-- trimmed -- a regular $30.00 BIBBY'S Genuine Bargains Overcoat and Suit 'Special SPECIAL! $40.00 $9.00 value, for or fancy trim; hand-worked button holes pure Horn Buttons--a regular $8.50 and $6.50 absolutely new model-- a value, for $25.00 Genuine Bargains YOUNG MEN'S SUITS Genuine Wool Worsted in neat Blue and White Pencil Stripe--smartly tailored in an MEN S regular $338.50 heavy ribbed or BIBBY'S MEN'S 'SWEATER COAT Pure wool four ply Sweater Coat in rich shades Brown, Royal, Grey and Green; plain Genuine Bargains SPECIAL IN UNDERWEAR Men's pure Wool Shirts and Drawers -- flat knit. Sizes 36 to 52 -- a regular $1.50 and $2.00 value, for $1.00 per garment MONEY AT WORK Brief but Important Lessoms in Finauce, Markets, Stocks, Bonds and Investments SAVING wu WRONG WAY-- Sho] 200 SAANGS |PNCREASED INCOME 1 eee] Many a man is worse off after his salary is raised than he was before. Why? Because the raise is a signal for a lot of new expenditures! When you get a raise, what is your reaction? Do you say, "Ah, now we can buy that new fur coat,"" and go ahead and get one? Probably the coat was a little more fexpensive than you had estimated, but you buy it, and the first thing vou know you are in debt, just be- cause you received*a raise in salary. Instead of immediately figuring out what you can buy, figure out what can be saved out of that raise. Remember that a certain percent- age should be saved. Not $10, but 10 per cent. Then if income in- 'crease, t00. That Body of Pours 3 By James W, Barton, M.D, .| . s---- Why Take a Chance, I heard an argument between twp physicians one day, one a general practitioner, .the other a specialist, that is worth recording. It was a case of a tubercular sus- pect, a young married man with a responsible position. +After making the physical ation there were symptoms would point to tuberculosis, such as night sweat, a very light mise in temperature, and a tired out feel- ing. On the other hand, the man had a good @ppetite,' very little weight, if any, 'was at work every day. could be lo- cated. . The physician and the specialist were old friends, The * diagnosis of the specialist was that it was early tuberculosis. 'creases, savings automatically in- fo. [ine within him seemed to say: a constant cough, and an occasiona: NEW ISSUE Province of Ontario 5% BONDS Due 15th October, 1948 PRICE 98 AND INTEREST T. J. Lockhart 58 BROCK ST,, KINGSTON Phones 322J and 1797J. was that the man was a bit run| down and just needed a tonic and a rest outdoors, The sepcialist easily cinched the matter in this way. "If I'm right and he has tuber- culosis we've got him in good time, and he'll be a gure cure. Even it I'm wrong what about my trea. ment? Will it be good for him or not?" The general practitioner was sil- ent for a minute and then said: "You're right. I have no right to have him take a chance." The young man went to a well known sanitarium for nearly aj year, and came back strong and well. That was nearly ten years ago and there has been no recur- rence of his cgugh, temperature, night sweats, or "tired out feeling." What's the lesson? That every case of suspected tuin erculosis should be treated as if n were really tuberculosis, Even if the patient cannot or will not go to a sanitapium, the usual treatment for tuberculosis should be instituted. It-1s simple enough--Fresh air all the time, good nourishing foor, rest most of the time and then light ext ercise outdoors as strength returns. In any case treat the suspect as a réal case, and never "take a chance" in the matter. i AN HONEST INDIAN. ee 3 An old Indian once bought some things from a white man who kept a store. When he got back to his wigwam and opened his bundle, he found some money in it. "Good luck" thought the Indlan to him- self. "I will keep this money. It will buy many things." He went to bed but he could not sleep. All night long, he kept thinking about money. Over and over again he thought, "I will keep it." But some. "That would not be rigat." Barly next morning he went back to the white man's store. "Here is some money," sald he; "GI found it in my bundle." "Why did you not keep it?" said the storekeeper. "There are two men inside me," replied the In- dian. One said: "Keep it. You found it. The white man will never know." The other said: "Take it back. It Is not yours, yon have no right to keep it." But the other kept saving: 'No, no, take it back." The two inside me talked all night. They would not let me sleep. I have brought the money Fue dagaesia' of the practitioucs talking. Tonight I shall sleep." back. Now the wo men will stop the | DUTCH BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING We have just received a large consignment direct from Holland. These are beautiful, sound Bulbs, and are surpris- ingly low in price. For Spring blossoming in the garden, or fragrance and color in the home during the winfer months, plant some of the many varieties which we have and which are so easily grown and so .satisfactory in results. Come in and see the different varieties. Dr. Chown's Drug Store 185 Princess Street. Phone 848 Cheese from New Zealand. Green Turtle Soup .85c¢. per tin Green Turtle Meat 55¢. per tin (from Jamaica) ~ Large Skinless Codfish from Newfoundland Jas. REDDEN & -N & CO. PHONES 20 and"bv0 "Ihe House of Satisfaction" Hotel Frontenac Kingston's Leading Wotei Every room has running het and ool@ water. One-half block from Railway Stations and Steamboat Landings. J. A. HUGHES, : Proprietor ITN 23: 0% OAL LaLa AKE A look at the cal- ] endar. Turn back two or three or four months and you are apt to turn up your coat collar. You know that cold weather is coming and that it would be a mat- ter of downright sane econo- oy tor "you to call us on the one and give your order. Why don't you? 'Crawford Health and cheerfulness mutual. ly beget each other. +All is but lip-wisdom which waatls experience,