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Semi-weekly by & PUBLISHING CO. LIMITED, KINGSTON, ONT, W. RUPERT DAVIES .,. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One n 2 ya $7.50 year, One year, by to rural ¢ffices, $2.50 'One year, to United States ...... $3.00 (Semi-Weekly Edition) - OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: x NTO---F, W, Thompson, 100 King RoE LE, Saiien MeN + Calder, ' 23 St. John NEW TORN ~Powers, Ine. 350 LEER Editor are published Letters to the a" the actual mame of the wr : The sireulstion of The British Whig - inGienteq by the Audit Bureau of v + THE FINAL TEST--No. 4. One of the things charged against the Liberal Government now in power is that it has shown lack of 'skill in handling the financial pro- blems of the Dominion, That charge could only be given credence by those who do not know the facts of | the case or will not|take the trouble 10 look them up. The King Gavern- 'ment has shown better judgment and more presclence, iii its fiscal opera- 'tions, than did its predecessor. Take one example by way of com- "mentement. The King Government has not fssued any tax-free bonds. The Meighen Government, unneces- ly and indefensibly, issued bohds of that class to the value of §1,644,- 24,350; and there are still $931,- 900 worth of those bonds out- The interest charges on hi ter amount are $60,807,370 Annum, As these bonds passed to the hands of large holders, it 8s been authoritatively estimated t the loss to the public treasury year has been $18,487,968, Since the King Government came ito office it has done some excellent | financing. The Meighen Government | Some very bad fnancing. In 1920 the latter floated a loan: of $35,000, 00 at 7 per cent. That was actu- the highest rate of interest at- od to a Dominion bond in our history. It might be said that a ial rate of interest was o to financial 'conditions at that There are strong reasons for bting that such was the case. If At were true, however, what was part of ordinary prudence? ously, 1t was to borrow the ly for a short period. But the ighen Government made the term ty years. For that act of folly Was not a vestige of excuse, The case was even worse than it; for the Government of Canada, gent. for twenty years, only got for its bonds. That was bad yet in the same year the then Government floated another nty year loan of $25,000,000 on ) same terms, and only got 94.05 it. Now, let any one with a haat for figuring take penci] and and'calculate what would have _difference to the public the the King Government is shown to have made a very fine record in 1s handling of the Doniinion finances. RUGBY SEASON OPENS. The rugby season in Kingston will open officially tomorrow afternoon, when Queen's, the Dominion cham- plons for three successive years, will meet their oldtime antagonist, To- ronto 'Varsity. That Queen's have been able to down all their oppon- ents in every big league in Canada during three seasons fs » remarkable feat. No other rugby team has ac- complished this record, and f{t is doubtful if it ever will be repeated. There is every probability that Queen's will be champions for the fourth successive year, as the Tri- color team appears to be just as strong as that of last year. There will be stiff opposition from McGill and "Varsity, but the Tricolor should again triamph. The people of King-! ston and Queen's graduates through- out the length and breadth of the land will wish Athletic Director Hughes' team of 1925 as great suc- cess as It attained in 1922, 1923 and 1924, and hope that tne Canadian championship honor will again come to the university on the Old Ontario Strand. -------------- DO TORIES RAVOR RAG MONEY? All through the Conservative cam- paign literature, we find the com- plaint that Canadian manufacturers cannot compete with manufacturers of certain European countries be- cause those countries have a de- preciated currency. But what ad- vantage can it be to any country to possess "depreciated currency" * Was Canada more prosperous in 1921 when she had an 85 cent dollar than she is to-day with her dollar at par? Was Germany at the zenith of commercial prosperity when a million marks could be pur- ¢hased with a Canadian tem dollar bill? This idea that a depreciated cur rency makes a country prosperous is hard to understand. As a matter of fact, it handicaps the country by making it almost Impossible to obtain necessary raw material. An unlimited issue of redeemable cur- rency appears to create for a time great prosperity, but the inevitable result is commereial ruin and dis- aster. If the Tory argument be sound, that a depreciated currency gives a manufacturing nation a great ad- vantage over any country having a sound currency, that argument should be followed to its irresistible conclusion. The Tories should at once come out in favor of rag money. We have an abundant supply of paper in Canada and some of the finest printing presses in the world. It prosperity can be gained by flood- ing the country with worthless money, why not utilise our vast supply of paper, why mot turn our printing presses to account? The next time a - Consérvativa tampaign orator argues that de- preciated currency gives any coun- try an advantage in the markets of the world, ask him whether Mr. Meighen and his party favor a policy which will make the Canadian dollar worth only 50 cents, 25 cents, or nothing at all? g The Lake Huron towns on the On- tario' shores are alarmed at the changed levels of the waters. Dry land 1s shown that has never before been sden. The actual drop is plac- fed at two feet in the last two years and three feet since 1920. last year the water at the w. has lowered fifteen inches. Condi- tions on Lake Huron prevail on-the other lakes lower down. The Chi- cago steal is a predominant cause. Since HmUmAL WIGH somoovs. In parts of Kansas not served by raliroads, $100,000 has been expend- ed in building rural high schools. The principal and teachers reside at 'In 8 'teacher-age" and ' | latter for the unmarried members of {the faculty. The schools serve 26,- b casional pformer Americans THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG many in the Old Country, viz., oc- hints in the Canadian cables of a movement towards an: nexation to the States. So far as my observation goes, there is no such feeling in any part of the Dominion. Any talk there is emanates from Prime Minister, who is not what would be called at home an Imperial- ist, recently spoke vigorously against the idea of annexation, The whole sentiment of Canada is against it. It would be a great matter if some of the English Labour party were as loyal to the King as, say, the resi. dents of the maritime provinces. Dis- satisfaction there is in certain pro- vinces, but if is due to conditions un- der Confederation which are rapidly constituting one of the most urgent of Canada's problems, and in some quarters already there fs the Dbe- ginning of a secession agitation--a wholly different thing from secession from the Empire. It fs this dis- satisfaction that les at the root of the loose talk in the West of annexa- tion to the States. Before the war a statement by any public man Advocating consideration of annexa- tion would have aroused a storm of protest. To-day it is advocated in cer- tain American publications without arousing any special protest, but there it ends. Any political party that adopted annexation would destroy it- self. Canada wants to be British, and the better the understanding between her people and those of the Mother- land the more British will she re- main. It 1s true that she is eco- nomically more American than Brit- ish, but spiritually she is more Brit- ish than American. Material con- siderations of economic profit have never been the final argument with Canadians, which is the greatest tribute that can be paid to their de- votion to the Empire. PUNISHING OWNER, NOT DOG. RB ---- « The North Adams, Mass, Tran- script, in a recent editorial, com- mends the good sense of the people of Clarksburg, a neighboring com- munity, in deciding that hereafter, if the owner of a dog forgets, or fails to provide a license for his dog, instead of punishing the wholly guiltless dog by kling him, his owner shall be summoned into court and fined. We agree with the editor, who says, "A dog, so long aw he is free from viciousness, disease, or predatory habits which are a menace to others, is entitled to life, to liberty within the law, and to the pursuit of his own innocent happiness." To shoot the dog because his master has re- fused to get a license for him, is even a far worse piece of folly than it would be to destroy an automobile because its owner was found driving , with no license. ---------- THE CUNNING SMUGGLER. Those of us who live along or near the international boundary have long been familiar with the cunning of the smuggler. To the task of evading the law he has brought a genius which has scarcely been matched by the alertness and geal of the preventive forces. Thus he has had much of what the world calls success, But he now faces a new challenge, It comes from the co-operative attitude of the two na- 'tions which have hitherto worked entirely as units. The clash with this new combination, which is ex- pected to begin next month, will be watched with general interest, Not only have Canada and thel * escape the ubiquitous---and inigui-|- United States become allies in this matter, but Great Britain and other countries have also become partici pants in the e¢rusade. The British Government, for example, recently furnished information to the United States which may lead to the break- ing up of a huge and powerful syn- dicate formed in Europe for the smuggling of narcotics across the Atlantic. It is In that fleld the pros- pects of gain are most tempting. Extraordinary thethods of con- cealment were adopted by this Wa- ropean syndicate. One consignment selsed by the Cuban Government was of 1,200 pounds of opium con- cealed in the walls of nine cases of iron safes. Another consignment, seized at Hong Kong, contained 110 pounds of morphia in cubes hidden 1 who have settled | in Canada. Mr. Mackenzie King, the | cy jane slowest freight tram" which he | figures at Balf a mile long, travel: | ling at a speed of 15 miles an hour, } will pass In two minutes. What would the motorist do with | i those ten second or ¥wo minutes, | anyway?! Probably fool them away | or spend eternity paying for them. I EDITORIAL NOTES. Campbell's a winner: 3 Gen, Hindenberg is sensitive about | his age---seventy-eight. He did not | desire that it be publicly noticed. Looking from a mountain of vision or from a valley of self-seeking makes a vast difference in the out- look. The Liberal ladies are very busy and very enthusiastic over the elec- tion of Mr. John M. Campbell, The Liberal party in Kingston en- thusiastically supports J. M. Comp-} bell and are rallying as never before to carry him into parliament. '"Give our people work, vote for Ross," is a Tory slogan on the city walls. By the way what work can Dr, Ross give the people? ; Trotsky wants better beer in Rus- sia. He is not alone in this matter. He has warm Conservative advocates in Toronto for a better article for consumption. * The United States tariff law puts all agricultural implements on the free list. That is one way to help the farmer which has not occurred to Mr. Meighen. The independent thought of this riding is overwhelmingly behind J. M. Campbell and its support will be of the greatest service to him upon Oatodier 29th. » The man who said October was to be a choice month, was a Conserva- tive. He was guessing the weather on the same plan he was guessing the result of the election. A Nova Scotia cleric had his trous- ers, hanging in a church closet, rifled and a big sum of money taken. Some people will say he deserved it for having two pair of pantaloons. If Mary lives in Lapland, Willie, her Canadian admirer, can reach her with a postcard, which will cost four cents to mall. He can paint it-with red rosy words, if he can compose them, Premier King and Mr. Meighen ex- changed greetings when their trains crossed at Hellroaring Falls, on the Thunder River, B.C. Happily at such a place neither of the distin- guished men could speak! Hamilton Board of Education is to have a summer school for the benefit of scholars who just-failed to pass their promotion examinations. Kingston has had such a school in operation for two years. It has been a success, A London millionaire has paid $750,000 for ad island in order to tous--honk of the motor horn, He could have secured desired .relief, and at small cost, by making his home sound proof. ; A checker game, carried on by correspondence for more than eleven years, between players in South Carolina and New South Wales, "has ended in a draw. It is believed these were the most moving letters ever written. . Canadian National officials are ex- perimenting with a new type of loco motion that may make it possible to travel for one cent a mile. I this is their answer to the challenge of the motor bus and the auto it's going to be a merry fight. Judge Mott has faith in the child- ren. They are getting better all the time. There was never a time, he says, when there was such fine boys ag today, such fine teachers as today, such homes as today. The world is ~ THE MEN'S AND BIBBY'S COAT SHOP YOUNG MEN'S SUIT AND OVER- Overcoat Swellness IT'S RIGHT HERE And something besides that money can not buy elsewhere--the exclusive- ness of our classy Young Men's Styles. The most classy Overcoats that ever came from the tailors' bench. Th A trifle boastful you say? How- ever we would ask that you see our display of Choice Overcoats. $21.50,%25.00 $29.50,435.00 Coats Are Certainly Wonders for the money. BIBBY'S d a "melon patches." 'Melon News and Views. Cause For No Action. Wall Street Journal: Coal-miners and operators haven't agreed, be- cause both have a greed. Poverty's Pinch. St. Paul Dispatch: Poverty is partly a state of mind, caused at times by a neighbor's new car. i Hard To. Some, Shoe and Leather Reporter: It is hard to discourage some people. They are ready for another vacation already. 4 Scanty Cover. pitiful than to see a bashful child run behind his mother's knickers. An Improvément, Ottawa Journal: When women came into Canadian public life with the franchise a lot of political cor- ruption went out of it. And Sometimes. From London Punch: A sporting writer says that racehorses should be given appropriate names. This is often done by men who have backed losers. 'What Passport System Is For. Dally Express, London: What the passport system is for, no one seems to know, except that it pleases a lot of inquisitive officials and anmoys every body else. Character Essential. Orillia Packet: In the opinion of a British member. of Parliament there is no use having a first-class brain if there is only a second-class character behind it, The Acid Test. Christian Evangelist: A Quaker once hearing a person tell how much he felt for another who was in dis. tress and needed assistance, dryly asked him, "Friend, has thee felt thy pocket for him?" 8 Kansas City Star: Nothing is more patches" are quite common in the country districts of the United States. The two men in the motor car were tempted, and they fell. Their fall was not moral; it was literal. The owner of the melons objected to his "fruit" being sampled without authority. He lodged his objection with a "shooting iron" of some kind, Result of objection: Two dead men. Better Times This Fall. have no difficulty in paying taxes this year. hardship. Everything seemed to turn out well this year, and prices are good, and 'money, although not 80 plentiful as it was during war time, will not be fight. Nothing gives a man depression like tight money. their women folk, and that is not nice. to the cities or the This may be good for them, Yor ad- versity hae its uses. Wit and Hamor A Bad Sign. "I'm afraid Tomkins has forgotten about that $10 I loaned him." "Why do you think so?" "He always seems so deucedly glad todles me." © ep #* Mixed Ephraim---' "What you all call it when a girl gets married three times ~=bigotry?" . Rastus--'"Lawsy, boy, you sut- tingly am an oramus. Why, when a girl gets married two times, dat am bigotry; but when she gets mar- ried de third time, dat am tri- © iret To . Mrs, O'Brien: "Have you any an- cestors, Mrs. Kelly?" he tors, Mrs. O'Brien?" Port Rowan News: Farmers willl Last year there was some |} It makes some cross with |}! It makes others scold theff i boys, and some of the lads find' it |} better to desert their homes and go lll lumber camp, |} gonometry." ix In the comb ,...,. Mrs. Kelly: "And phwat's ances- In § 1b. patls ......78¢ pall Headquarters for Queen's Sweater Coats Bulbs Plant mow for Christmas bloom or for Spring blossom in the garden. inte Dal Ps, y Iris, {f Galanthus, Good, sound Bulbs tive prices. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 PRINCESS STREET at attrac ew) 5 TE 26c. section |