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Ufililll Dill! (“Illa 1957) “~00 it! you‘ (lclhelfll) In lllvllcel ( Mail and ED191113) a“ n, "u (-'"“‘ l. “"'°" l‘ ‘hufl’ “a n” "I, U15: In keeping with the spirit they lu- A. A. mum. President. , .1. n. nunm. Bum» no robin-L: showed ln the war, the Canadian u‘ K‘ °"""'°' ‘"°°"'° Mm“ people are thankful rather than boastful about the manner in which

they came through that ordeal. Un-

IBYSINESS 1S BUSINESS. srudglllB l5. l!" Praise yielded 1° tfaniidian valor by nations whose Themortgagee who forecloses when the mort- ‘§§§"§,',°1f§‘,1‘,‘§,,§’,f,i§‘§,fi{‘;§§§§: gagor fails to meet theinterest and throws the latter “u; Wm,- wonde, m, anmm m. out on the street is acting within his legal rights and sources of. man-power. o! produc- on the prinicple that “business is business." If the tlttn and 9t credit that suddenly former be actuated by feelings ofhumanity he will "Wig "F a‘ ‘he fa" °' mhmm” '1‘ iv , , - - _ llils Dominion. Tie war, t e sever- g e the mortgagor a chance and possibly make him m m“ by which “nation w“ em selfla poorer man, The latter method is not accord- ma,’ ‘cum, in m, Cmd,“ people ingto business principles, nevertheless it has its com- a g,,,,,.,,,,,,, a, ,,,,,,1.n.,,.ve.nom n pensations and, YiOt infrequently llZS PGWHPd. ,iiatlonal strength far above what This is about the situation in the world todayfuusht be expected trout their Great Britain has lent money in almost unlimited """"’°_"- amounts to the nations of Europe which were sorely h‘ M‘ "ms ‘he “m” m“ “m - . - . - . leadership. The body of citizens 1n need, starving, perishing of cold and disease. In m” be ammamd b, m, “ohm, some cases she had a reasonable hope that the money ,,,,,,‘,_.,_ bu, unm, m, have lead... would be refunded in other cases the refund was ship m to be trusted with thelrdes- u’ n t . very doubtful and in the case of Russia, the amount tlnlrs. they may tall 1n dunluswu- may as well be closed at once into the Profit and Loss "m? "P §°"{"Y “°'""°““$ °II°““Z‘;“‘- account and on the LOSS Side. atiu their willto do the rig t t rig . . . . . may bc baffled. Canada had the best T0 do this Britain was obliged to borrow heavily n, madership m me W, “m N0 from the United States at a time when everydollar "m, coup“, m“; helm, and we available was needed to carry her war expenditures. doubt n any Other had equally 800d The effect of the borrowing and the lending has been luutlrrshlp- Sh‘ ltnhrrt Burden was the ‘present serious rate of exchange and the almost "“_~‘ ‘m’ 5‘"“‘“‘“°" W“ “:13!” ‘"3 impossibility 0f doing business with the United m“ "f " dummm” e “m” , . . . iintlon from the beginning to the btates either by Great Britain or by Canada. ‘,,,,,,.,,,,,m wmorha, m, waespampd _ I‘he United States government has decided to m do 8.. i,- ,, can... i... prgfquhd 1 - withold further financial assistance to the 0ver- constriction tnuvchy thlnklhs ‘innu- burdened countries in Europe until the latter give

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diam The people knew Sir Robert satisfactory evidence that they are practising rigid "“‘°"“ F“ m" “K”- m’ m“ M‘ economy and are likely to be able to repay. This is ;“O'f::'f);e‘:,,,':,° gdllcthlii: business. Meanwhile, in oredr to recitify the cx- “,1,show,,,,,,,,,,e,nobedevoid ,0 change Britain, Canada and the other countries of (‘ziiizida and to the Empire. The adverse exchange are curtailing their purchases in proplc tncrrrort- tunic to regard the United States. When such an essential of British 11"" to our u! the foremost stats-s- » manufacture as American cotton is‘ being returned “m” °"““““Y‘ “Y 5mm“ °°““°“‘ because exchange has pul; Britain’s industrial use of cotton out of the question, the great export trade the “ “

_ _ _ . _ _ should be committed in tlie lime ol United States has carried on with Great Britain is writ‘. Nobody else was thouglitoffor

DIOIJCOUI wai- labors have toldoul his health, and‘ it ls absolutely pec- cenary that he separate himself from the cqras of office and take a long rest. when the- members of Parliament who supported his Gov- ernment come to Ottawa for the session which meets a little more than a {Oblglll hence, the ques- tion of leadership lwlll have to be dealt wllh. It is more important now than it was even in the war time that the leader of the Govern- ment. should be a man of strong character and‘ of commanding in- fluence with the people. By its véry nature the war emergency operated to make the people of one mind. By its very nature the sudden relaxa- tion of the tremendous war strain tends to throw public opinion off its usual centres. Unrest is a condition to be expected in the period of re- construction, and unrest tends to upheaval where Governments are not strong. .

The Canadian who with most general acceptance, both in "politi- cal circles 11ml in tlie country ut large, coilld takeSlr Robert Bor- den's place at the head of our af- fairs is Sir Thomas "White, one of the ables! men that Canada has produced. Without the aid‘ of Sir Thomas White, Sir Robert Bor- tlcn‘s leadership could not have been the wonderful success it was. Sir Thomas has n genius for fin- iiicc. 'l‘he_peopls soon recognized his remarkable powers and un- hesltnlingly fell in with hi5 policies ll ls safe to say that no other country that took pnrt in the war mode-touch unexpected displays of financial vigor as" did this Dom- lnlon in the splendid series of Vic- tory Loans arranged by Sir Toe. White. Throughout the long period of Sir Robert's absence oversea lho rceponalbliiity of lcadelrshflp and the heaviest tasks of ndinlii- lstratloii fell to Sir Thomas, His financial abilities rind his uncom- mon capacity for work were known l0 everybody before he entered up- on the duties of Acting Premier.

neai‘ly at a stand still. ‘Canada cannot afford to pay that trust. in war time no rose to one hundred and twelve or fifteen cents for an Am- h" Emmett "Pigm- "B Sllrlmssed erican dollar and therefore-she cannot continue her ""5 “'5” flfmw“ msifle°flledhml trade the United States‘ ‘sillfiteuijliflihe[liilgriviiiligd Cfinffiliciicgf

This matter of exchange will rectify itself in ,5 among tn..- statesmen of the om: time but iii the meantime the channels of trade will ish pinion-o, he took a loading purl. have materially altered their course, perhaps per- Every step hp took in war time manently. One of the effects will be a larger trade ‘leelwlmd m“ P°°Pl"'s ctlhlldslws l"

. . . . . - i i _ H; .1 ‘ ' ' .. within the British Empire. lioiio 1o:

i ‘seas and for putting the economic

‘WYIIICX THE l)l'l\'lli \\'.\S SK‘! .“

ciierglea ‘of the country into the struggle, were unreservedly ap proved by the ‘majority. Party op- lponentu gladly turned in and‘ sup- ported his war policy. He was llirlil in his leadership and the mass of tlie people gave him their whole- souled support.

“When the Devil was sick, the Devil a saint would . be; When the Devil was well, thaDevil a saint was he.”

Germany was sick unto death about the middle of November, 1918 and, to save herself was ready to promise anything demanded ‘of her. She signed a‘ treaty with her conquerors promising everything Fvth in this lvynl dhd rich Dvltllh- they asked of her and, considering the blackness of f“ If?" mg“ ““f’““‘§"’f““e;_“‘”“ her crimes, they let her off easy. One after another ifoifpejsfl fofflifjy‘ ‘Q1123: of her treaty obligations she has repudiated when u, Mk6 ,,.,,,,b,e and daflng new shown any leniency; she has begged off from the ful- and then to show enemy leaning or filment of one obligation after another; she has not sedittdus spirit. Had there been an

fulfilled one solitary engagemnet of her treaty until Ohhortlllllst 1h vfflcs- or had the"! compelled. Moreover, while systematically evading 291mg" ‘i "m" ""°l'°°“;dl‘*"i°“' her treaty obligations she was doing what mischief ti; ’:;ee;,,.:,r,§ 33s 312,1“; she could among her neighbors and stirring up strife mp5,, ha“, been mp1,,’ Ab], against her former enemies. leadership made possible the glor- Among the terms of the treaty was one stipulaq tour pnrt tnnt Canada played ln the ting that Germany should surrender for trial by the w" _ Allies all German officers who during the war werelwgrf "d"! 5Q" 1'5‘: ‘Ifgmg “T” guilty of violations of international law and of in-‘no, b’; If S: "18 °,'“:““L”_ human cruelties as many of them were. A list of __. ' these was submitted to the German Government the other day and the German Government declares com- _ _ ' m plianglzhwith it isbiméitissibleéh h i Dilly Selflcllfllls at is to e one wi a nation w ose every ' agreement is but a scrap of paper? The validity of the Guardian Readers whole treaty of Versailles is now at stake. The Bri-l Furnllhdd by W- 8- Luuu tish press is seriously discussing the question and wooooo-voooooo-meo-mo-oww the suggestion is made that, under the circumstancesl the complete disarmament of Germany should be in-l , sisted upon and also that, as recommended by General Foch, Germany should be compelled to cede the left‘ bank of the Rhine to the Jgntente’ _ ‘Afraid to fear. nfmld to hope;

In all negotiations with Germany, in war and in Vljut this one thins: l lcnrn to know peace, one thing is obvious, namely that her word is ‘Zf-‘Qff,’ flflfl,',,"°ar.°o“iliiollioii [tr/iii- arc worthless. Provision must however be made where- _ made. by she shall be compelled to pay her financial obli-ilfjfafllf,§§§n1",‘§,‘1 35,222 ‘aaéffmm gatlons and in order to do this concessions may be IYnrhthpp-hd phrpnw to lultlh- necessary, not in Gcrmany’s interests but in the in-l M‘ ‘“‘ ' Wm‘ terests of the Allied nations. This is no doubt thegllndtoltled undhtlrllpne llwatml t _ explanation of a telegram in yesterday morning's Tgfjxifijiiy‘,§§,";,,,,,§,"§;§1,?,“}3,,,? e’ Guardian that certain British ministers advised len- And m0 ruw luvlpcrs nn the road; iency in enforcing the extradition of the war guilty.

“NOT A9 I WILL" Blind-folded nn‘i alone l stand, With unknown thrcsholrls on cncli

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The (larkiiess tier-pens us f grope,

And joy ls weak and grief ls strong.

And "years and duya so long. so

long;

Yet this one tlilng i learn to know [Each day more suroly as l go. iThat l am glad the good and lll gritnted to France, Belgium. Grecce By chamules“ mw “a ordered “ml

"Not as i will.’ and ‘Romania for 1918. but abnut| $40,000.00!) has been used. This "Not ns-l wlll;" tho sound grows

E DITORI .\ I. NOTES.

D. B. lliinnn tolrl the ‘Men's Clutb of tlie Eaton Memorial (‘liurch that the average wage of enfployoes

a , If‘ of the National Railwayvs in 1917 secmg lo indicate remarkable ro- Each filynt-‘gimy “m the words m. terest in a1] ma; went on about very largo llst.nf'call'.,rfl. there was. say. from DINLBGTG to was $401., in 101s n was $1.000, and cupnrntlve tiualltler on the part nl- pm, ‘ hm“ I“ a" m” °°'""'°'"°"°"°d by The blg public event of the week 3"“ ggfmllfldlggaflé‘; in 191B n was $1.200. That is on iti- these countries. more especially igiwot an l, will?" the darkness feels m“ 2mm“! ‘hm M" b“ "°“° m" "T?" "if "F;°1"t°*th°‘ 1g“; f1‘? ‘llglfi: many/could be raised until given crease of 200 ner cent, Whereas Belgium. which has thus far avalh’ ore safe than light when this ndv words such as he himself i! Y 8;? (t; ed Frzdl; “h” a broiler test. 1f, there is not cn- . p“, m, o, “m, "H"; h“, l, ,5 ed itself of only $2,000,000. There L lhvllsht Ituulu would speak of others. n" 0", *1" “tY jnlnm m!’ h" el- ough feed on this Island then im- agreed advanced on an ave-rage of la a creditable inference in these‘ “w Yzhlwered voice to calm and w“ an en era e en r y M“ n Keep every fox ham “d

10o per can,’ The runway em figures that the work of reconstruc- ployeoa w“, m“ “"8", wages__ tlon in countries devastated by the been“ [he WW‘, paysv_MaH &, war is proceeding at n far more sat-y gone

Empire. 'sf“°'°"y m” than w“ M fl"t_Before us on the road. and ‘still

_.__._..¢.>_____. UIOIIZM Dflfltllble. Willflll. it l8 llill- For us must all His llfe fulfill: A rODoi-t from Ottawa states that rarely hoped muy ultimately prove’ "Not Rs W" will"

ll . ‘All unrest an‘; -all loneliness. ’“Not as l will,“ because the Ono Who loved us first and best has

How different lt miglit have been ‘

. sting In his comments on men and

ln the performance of which duties he showed that he possessed the other qualifications for first place. Members of botli sides of the ‘House liked his human nature. The poo- plc huvo had their eye on him, and would like to see him ln the place Sir Robert Borden has by lll-health been obliged to vacate. Sir Thomas can give Canada the leadership she now needs.

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f Others View Point i

¢ MR. JOSEPH KNOWLES.

(Evening Times.)

To the younger generation the new; that Mr. Joseph S. Knowles has gone to his rest is merely i1 chronicle in the day's events. To those whose memory gueg back ‘hilly l° filly years the name ro- calls mucii that was joyous and‘ sprightly, in times when tlie plny of wit and liunior added spico to .1 life far less strenuous than men lend today. "Joe Knowlesfl» in those years was the llfe of cvery group in which lie moved. His good hum- or was irrepressible. his laughter "Olllillzious. The humorous nine oi "Why incident or characteristic ap- nouleu to him, but there was no

filings. Ills storo of Jokes and fun. lly Stories was inexhaustible, and by the turn of a word or a phrase of the kind that provided laughter of tthe kind that makes tlie day brighter for us nil. His nature was sunny, his social instinct highly tlc- vclopcd, and his companionship of tllO lovable sort that inspires con- fidence and wins friendship. There was l1 dflvller side t0 his nature, which mudo him Sympnthgtlg m. ward nll who suffered pain or loss. lie developed u. talent for humor. ous writing, and a publisher, but without continued success; al- though his Grlpsack is remember. "l With pleasure by the old-time mcn of the road, for whom as for miiny nthcrp it brigiitetied'_maiiy on hour; and earlier publications of a humorous sort to which he contributed are still the subject 0F nllnrcclatlvo commmit by lhc older generation. There is o. song of which a lino readin-"Brlghlen the corner whore you iii-p," Th1; lllllht be described as the motto of Mr. Joseph S. Knowles. He was wlthal, an ardent Canadian and lover of British institutions, and retained to tho last his keen in-

"Don't you aver find it harrl to be

a freak?" said the stoutisli tightly laced woman to the fat lady. "N0, not a bit." was the reply. W“ Pmlwmzed b!’ a "1 one“ {Q91 sorry yo, some 0f you number and left link: to be desired. people who seem to find not to be freaks." .

it hard

of lrlle credlts of $26,000,000 ouch to be truth-Hulnlltun Spectator. "s°l°°'°'1-

new and novel and everyone was, t pleased with lgs prerientnttlon. ' l

in Zion Church Hall on Thursday

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HAPPENINGS 0r THE writ

The infant son of Lady Patricia

Ramsay lg to be christened next

mouth in the rChapel Royal. St.

James’. Mother and son wfill leave afterwards for the South of France joining the of Connauglii thcre, and returning to England carly in -tlie spring. Everyone who lifts seen "Princess Pat's baby. lu- cluding his proud father, Capt. the Hon. Alexander Ramsay. R. N., says without exception that he is flie image of li-ls mother. He is a splendid example of babryllood. Wll-ll eyes of deepest ‘blue-large eyes. like his mother's-and lots oircurly dark hair. He is also described by those who have seen lilm as one of the best-tempered babies imagin- able. Young Master Ramsay-ills names are not yet settled, but it may be taken for granted that one. of those finally chosen will be Ar- thur, after hi; maternal grfl-lldllhf- ent, tlie Duke of Connauglit-was boi‘n on tlie Sunday before Christ- mas Day. The weather has been so unfavorable during the first eleven days of his life that lie has yet to take his first airing aboard. On the ncxt sunny day. however, he will be taken out by his nurse in the gardens at Clarence House. At present the little fellow lies hap- pily gurgling and sleeping ln his dainty white cot decorated with pink ribihon bows. His nursery nv» ferlooks the garden. Xilifl ls fl largo. nliy, pleasant room at the top of Clarence Houss.

O I ' Princess Mary like hcr royal liro- iliei‘, ‘tho Prince of Wales, its wr-ll as Prince Alllicrt and‘ Prince l-lenry. is flniiy participating more and more in public life than over be fgfg_ lspo n; giving the Girl Guide movement n great impetus by her particular interest. in that fast- gfUWillg organization. She is n vcry attractive girl. fond ntf outdoor llfc especially riding and golf, and has tlio pronounced nxocu-tivo ability of hci‘ royal mother. Queen Mary. 'l‘iiore is interested speculation as to who eventually will be the Prin- cess's husband now that so few princes are eligible. Marriage with a commoner would meet with wide-

, Hallfa! 563ml‘ Fiwnt uio

woo. end w friend's here. ‘ O I O

'Mr'. and Mrs. Malcom after a thoroughly enjoyable visit with their son Mr. J. H. Malcom and‘ Mrs. Malcoin left yesterday for St. John and are sailing early in the week on return to their home in Large, Scotland. The visitors were charmed with Charlottetown and the hospitality received. The friends, tWhlCh they both so read- lly made, regret that their visit did not extend over tlie summer months when the Garden Province is to be seen ‘at its ‘beat.

Sympathy is being extended to His Honor the Lieutenant ‘Gover- nor,on the death of-nis brother, Mr. William Mciflnnou which .ic- curred oii Thifrsclay.’

Mr. Weston Peake is here from Halifax on a visit to his relatives. ' a a n

Not for several seasons have any except the narrowest of skirts been made with suits, and the ten- dency to feature pleated models of generous width rings in a new note that lt is believed will help to croa-te a blg demand for suits. Wo- men liavs grown a, little tired of the very narrow skirts, especially in view of the fact that the tailored wool fabric dress is such a strong rival of the suit, uiid that it clings deterniinedly to narrow lines, so that with dresses still adhering to close reofcd lines and skirts of suite somewhat flaring, interest should be keen in botli types of ap- purel.

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WHY DOES A FIRE GO OUT?

Firr- will go out naturally when there is nothing loft to burn, or it Will go out if it ciuiiiot secure en- ough oxygcn out of the ulr to keep it going. In the first case it dies what we might call ii "natural dontli," and in tho hitter case the flrc practically guffucatcs. Tlir- flrc in the open fireplace, if it has plen- ty olk air. will burn up everything hurfiable tliol it uiili peat-h. 'l‘lic‘ stones of the fireplace or other

spread approval. for the English people-hope it wll‘l be n romance. , it

llirs. C. L. Miles. wife of Mr. Miles, the new Manager-of the (Inn- adlan Bank of CDIIIYIIPPCO. received on Wednesday at her pretty lionie on Richmond Street and hurl a great many callers. Mr. and Mrs. Miles with their lwo interesting children arc entering into the soc- lnl 11ml business life of iiic city with n zest that is quickly utinning them a host of friends here.

Among tlie hostesses entertain- ing within the week in honor of Mrs. Malcom of Largs, Scotland. were Mrs. Malhieson. wife of Chief Justice Matlilcsonjlvirs. (Justice) Huszard and Mrs‘. (PL) Fullerton.

Many former friends heard with regret this week of tlic denlh of Mrs. John H. Longworth which oc- curred at hcr ‘home ‘in Brandon. .

‘The vei-y seriously illness of Mrs. Arthur Newhcry is causing her family and friends deepest anx- iety. , . . ‘ a a o- . Mrs. Pomeroy entertained at flvc tables nf Brldgo oii Tliursdny ev- ening at licr home. The Brlars, Brighton. I I A little spirit called dancing or good times seems to have crept quietly into the life of Charlotte- town. and old and young are crowd- ing days and nights with pleas- ure. Thls,tlie week before Lcnnhas been one of tlie gayest in years with a regular round oi‘ social iictlv-- flies; ' I O I The Country Club is quite tlie popular place to hold entertain- ments. Besides the usual afternoon tea Ipartles‘ which one meets over- dayt, social affairs are rumored for one ncxl ‘few days and keen excito- ment is felt over the fancy (lress ball in progress for Monday when miiny pretty and original costumes are to be worn. I I

Prof. -W. E. Fletcher, of the Roy- al College of Music and Trinity College. London, the new organist of tlie Methodist Cliurcli, was heard for the first time to great advan- tage last Stinduy and every one was delighted. it ls understood Prof. Fletcher enters upon his dut- ies hero early in Mai-ch. He will receive a cordial welcome especial- ly when it is learned that Mrs. Fletcher is also an accomplished musician. possessing n voice of sweetness iinikcliiirm.