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This is the class of men who when work is scarce, parade â€"the streets, hold meetings and whoop and howl at the Government and at their employers and at everybody, ‘because they are not provided with work, and yet just as soon as the time comes when they are offered work at increased wages, they take the opportunity as soon as they get their pay envelope, to go on a spree and spend their time in carrousing. During the past few days the felations between the War Office and the s > >i>2,£4§* es men do not seem to be so strained and there seems to be an _ inclination f O*v‘ ’;’M {g”( amongst the better class. of men to act more reasonably, and it is just possiâ€" se 2 . %‘,;Mx ble that the incident may be closed without any drastic measures being taken; oo s Q&Y‘" but the whole affair has shown that men of this class are not interested to any > css f extent in the welfare of their country, the welfare of their community, the > o 32 f welfare of their families or even their own welfare, and that plenty of work | M 4 o a}x:d high wages 1don’t imprfovle theif condition but only give them a better Th s in that t. d vital d i d chance to make hogs out of themselvesâ€" e marriage scene in that great and vi rama of today and all time *# # # # # s i“The Brute". A dynamic portrayal of the worldâ€"old conflict oyf the sexes, t-o’ Prohibition seems to be working out all right in Russia, but the conditions l belsee{I‘ .VlVli.th that nt(;ltedt %{Jara,clter dtel‘i‘}leato,r of the American stage, Mr. Malâ€" colm Williams in the title role, at Moore‘s theatre on Wednesday evenin mewecuanomacomuumentesmmacacememmemmmmezmiic«@ciui uo * | next. Aprit 18. A play in four reels that will stir you up from the ’very bod{;,' W*WW*WWWM} of the heart. The present war has called upon every Britain everywhere to make sacriâ€" fices. Thousands will sacrifice their lives, thousands will sacrifice their loved ones, thousands will sacrifice their wealth and will give up many things that are dear to them, yet these dock laborers are not called upon to make a sacrifice at all. They are simply called upon to work at their busiâ€" ness at increased wages and be on the job all the time. Closing the saloons in all communities where these men are employed would be only right and proper, but the great trouble would be to find out the proper places to draw the line. â€"° â€" â€"â€" § & i J. 0. MOORE. i «in ofe cfe afefe efo afe afe afe afe cheafe afe h ate ofeafe «fe afe cie inefacfe fie cfi ofe ols apoale fls ofe aie afe ahe ce abe ie afeaiie ohe ale cfn Gnaiie cPeofe oo efeate ofe of: ofe of: f The difficulty about the declaration of prohibition in a country like Engâ€" land would be that it would throw out of work ten thousand men to one that it would compel to go to work. The number of men engaged in the manufacâ€" ture, transportation, handling and selling of liquor in Great Britain must run into the hundreds of thousands and to throw these men out of work in a day would create far more distress than harm done by the foolish dock laborers. Yet it seems too bad that some way cannot be found to punish these foolish men for their ridiculous conduct. % t P I don‘t look upon them as any better than traitors to their country and if it were not for the innocent women and children depending upon them, they would only be getting their deserts if_ tpey were lined up and shot. While the declaration of total prohibition in England at the present time would create more misery and trouble than the action of the foolish laborers, yet I believe that "desperate diseases require desperate remedies."‘ Lord Kitchener‘s stand in the matter has been highly commended by not only the press of England, Ireland and Scotland, but by many of the leading newspapers of Canada and other colonies. _ A wave of indignation swept all over England and spread even to the colonies, against the men who were so foolish as to jeopardize their own country by their self indulgence and not only jeopardizing their own country but neglecting their golden opportunity to better their conditionâ€" § So bad had the present situation become a week or two ago that Lord Kitchener declared that unless the men would stick to their work and quit their carrousing, he would appeal to the Government to declare prohibition in all of England. As soon as Lord Kitchener made this declaration, he was backed up by Lloyd George and King Edward himself, the King and Queen going so far as to declare prohibition in their own househoid and calling on other notables of England to do the same. The thing to be deplored is that the men instead of taking advantagoe of the opportunity to pay off their debts and lay up a little for a rainy day, spend the money as quickly as they get it, in carrousals and drinking, and neglect their work into the bargain. The People‘s Paper Not only is this so, but the wages are much higher than were formerly paid and employers are willing to pay overtime, so that men who are willing to work can be busy all thAe :cigng a} _good wages. There never was a time in England when the working men had such an opportunity to catch up, get out of debt and get into better circumstances than the present. The making and transporting of war supplies is being carried on to such a prodigious extent that no man who is able to work need be without a job. For many years there has been an excess of labor in nFgiand, i1fCialll and Scotland. In every town and at every shipping point there were . more men than could fird joBs and the result of this condition of affairs was that a great many men worked half time and loafed the other half. As a conseâ€" quence of the excess of labor, there became almost a double shift and when one man dropped off to go on a little spree, there was another man ready to take his place so the work went on without cessation or much inconvenience. The great European war, however, has Changed all Lhese COunuilonn oV today there is more work than there are men to perform it. The excess labor has nearly all gone to the war and the result is that there is no time for men to bum or go on sprees and if they do go on a spree the work is neglectâ€" ed and gets behind. ¢ shipping points in a;eajtvfi;it;ifl, i)â€"y which 'théy have refused to work except when it suits them, has brought about a most peculiar situation in the Old Country ‘‘BRMSâ€"Subscribers in Canad« States $1.50 per year in advance. 5 wires, 39 ins. high, 22 ins. between stays, 18c per rod, 19c per rod 6. *~ 80 ~ _ * 22 §€ 21¢ $s 22¢ k s s 40 :2 22 * 28¢ o 24c * 7 >*/ ; 48 _ * 22 % 24c s 25¢ *£ 7 66 40 66 16% 66 25c 8 64 33 64 16% 66 27C 66 s ¢* "«t ‘ 164 4 28C¢ c 30c 3 8 L* L > 2 22 # 26¢ $ 28¢ *£ o . * ATt A 22 (* 26¢ 8 29¢ ¢4 C _ * >A / 4 16% x 28¢ x 31c ** 9 * OX 1(9 16% s 34¢ * 9 66 51 66 22 ©€ 31c 66 9 â€"" "*‘4§8. . "% 16% *€ 31C¢ it 9 64 48 66 22 66 29C 66 10 °> >", ag * 164 s 33¢ s 37c i 10 .2 ****:49 ; "} 22 if S1¢ * 35e § 11 *‘ â€"57fÂ¥â€"~1i2 164 $ 36c 84 40c d 9 &£ 49 > " 16% t# cow fence 34c $ The above are for the popular gauge No. 9% wire, also full, govâ€" ernment gauge No. 9. The No. 9 is made by the leading makers at Hamilton and it is fully guaranteed to be as good as any on the marâ€" ket, at much higher price. Compare the prices then, if you are wantâ€" ing any, get your order booked before April 15. I can also supply you with the medium weight fence No:« 9 and 12 gauge wire at attractive prices; let me know what you want and I will quote you prices. I have poultry fence on hand, 3 ft. 4 ft. and 5 ft. high. Prices right..â€" _ As this is the season for rubber boots, I must quote you prices. They are the best that can be bought. The redsole rubber boot is $3 75 and the white sole rubber boot is $4.00â€" There is no better grade, so do not be misled, as I know much higher prices have been quoted you. Some call the white sole the automobile tire sole rubber boot. Keep these prices in mind and come to the one price store at Grassies. I am now booking orders for wire fence; these prices are good till April 15, when we expect another advance. i Grassie Store News Advertising rates n application. The action of the dock men in Liverpool, on the C}yde_a_nd ot}xer big THE INDEPENDENT JAS. A. LIVINGSTON, Editor and â€" Proprietor, J. QORLON LIVINGSTON, News Editor. MAIN STREET, GRIMSBY, ONT. Published every 22 16 %% 16% 16 % 22 22 16% 16% 22 16% 22 16%%4 22 164 16% All No. 9% gauge All full 9 gauge , 22 ins. between stays, 18¢ per rod, 19c per rod 22 § 21¢ $s 22¢ s 22 * 28¢ T 24¢ s 22 % 24c s 25¢ £$ 16 % o 25¢ L6 4 § 27¢ s 16 % 4 28C¢ & 30c % 22 # 26¢ * 28¢ *f 22 (* 26¢ §* 29¢ t# 164 hig 28C § 31c ** however, has changed all these_conditions_ :_md Telephone 36 $1 per year in advance. in United Wednesday 31c if 29¢ 3 29¢ g 31¢ $ 360 66 cow fence of labor in England, Ireland Established 1885 Kirfe abe 40c 34¢ 28¢ 29¢ 31c 34¢ 31c London, April 5, 1915.â€"Fifteen thousand letters expressing various views on the liquor question reached Chancellor Lloyd Seorge in yesterâ€" day morning‘s mail, and the day‘s letters on this subject probably num bered 25,000 in all. The Chancellor has caused to be printed in the news papers an appeal urging all citizens to write their views on the prohibiâ€" tion issue. It is recognized that proâ€" hibition, if. applied, must be univerâ€" sal. In spite of the pledges made by the King, Lord Kitchener and Lloyd George, there has not been a really remarkable rush of prominent perâ€" sons in favor of total prohibition, and, in a most striking appeal, Preâ€" mier Asquith admits that total proâ€" bhibition is impracticable even at the The French have been unusually brilliant in their work on the battle line and the Belgians stand forth before the whole world as heroes and fighters of the first water. ~.." We e The Turks alone have shown poOr fighting_ qualities, but this can probaâ€" bly be attributed to their lack of efficient military training, efficient equipâ€" ment and efficient management rather }1'1_813 to their temperance qualities. The Austrians may be put in the Same class with the Germans, both as liquor drinkers and fighters. They are largely a beer drinking people and under the same training and efficient leanrship as the Germans, they are just as good soldiers. _ ) e The German is a proverbially heavy drinker of beer, but the present war has shown conclusively that the German lacks neither courage, strength nor endurance in fighting. lz We The Russians, who have been vodka drinkers, have certainly done some wonderful marching and fighting under most trying conditions. The British soldiers are known throughout the whole world as being able to stand marching and fighting with any nation, yet they are probably the heaviest drinking men of all the men engaged in the war. [& It has generally. been concededlin,mt, by students of the liquor trafâ€" fic that beer drinking people were not so clever mentaliy as whiskey Urinking people, yet the Germans who are heavy beer drinkers, have shown themselves in the present war to be the most clever at all cunning tricks and manouvres From a student‘s standpoint it will be interesting to find out whether the Turk, who has never tasted liquor, or the Russian who has been a vodka drinker, or the German, who is a lager beer drinker, or the Frenchman who is a wine drinker, or the Briton who is a gin, whiskey and beer drinker, can stand the racket best. of any set of people ever engaged n military movements Vodka is handled by the Government in Russia and when the Government declares prohibition all it has to do is shut off the supply of vodka and the people are compelled to go without it. In Great Britain, if the Government declares prohibition, there would be a hundred thousand or more people who had been engaged in the business who would continue to engage in it illegally so that the object of the Government would be to a great extent defeated, on account of the fact that it had no control over the traffic, only to the extent that it could strike terror into the hearts of those who were engaged in it. From the standpoint of the student of temperance and intemperance and the liquor traffic, the present war will reveal some interesting facts about the countries engaged in the war. Great Britain is a whiskey, gin and beer drinking country. Russia has been a vodka drinking country, but is now under prohibition. Belgium and France drink wines to a great extent. Gerâ€" many is universally a beer drinking country while Turkey is absolutely and positively temperate, no liquors either being manufactured, sold or drunk from one end of the Turkish Empire to the other. * As fighters, the people from the drinking countries seem to be just â€" as successful as those from the temperate countries. The universal harmful drink in Russia is not a beverage such as beer, whiskey and gin in Great Britain. It is more in the line of a narcoctic, an intoxicant that stupifies rather than exhilarates and its effect on the user is much more demoralizing than the effect of the ordinary intoxicating liquors of Great Britain or any of the colonies. k with regard to the drinking habit in Russia and Gréat Britain are just as different as day and night. INTERESTING DESPATCHES \ For Youâ€"a wonderful Book & on Farm Drainageâ€"FREE! THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONT. 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