EEE THE DaILy NEWS | THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA | Published Daily and Weekly i Guaranteed Largest Circulation H, F. McRAR, HEAD Daily News Building, rates on application. DAILY EDITION EDITO The year 1914 is about to pass out in darkness and gloom. Not for a hundred years have the issues been at stake Be. will find that 1914 lievers in superstition it hard to understand why 1913 entrusted this It will be a re- if 1915 should bring somewhat similar results to those of 1815. Dem- and tyranny leaves unsolved. was not with dismal burden. markable coincidence ocracy are again other's a century) clutching at each throats as they were ago and perhaps the fates have | already arranged another Wa-| terloo. The present is dark but | the right must the New Year, therefore, may it bring us a victorious Waterloo. s because to and is bright future reign. Here's The protest made by the United States to Britain is not a warlike act, as a local paper would have the people believe. Neither is it something that has just arisen. The attempt of Britain to prevent her en- emies from getting supplies in the United States, which she is entitled to do by international law, has been going on for sev- eral months and an agreement with regard to cotton, oil and copper from the States has already been amic- shipments EDITOR 3rd Ave, Prince TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING-.-50 cents per inch. AND MANAGER OFFICE Rupert, B.C. Telephone 98 Contract RIALS and is matter search ships pre- sented as a of course solved as all other two and will be questions between those As a mat- according to those two countries they could not go to this without first submitting it to arbitra- It is worse than folly to countries have been. ter of fact, treaty between a war over issue tion. suggest a serious disagree- ment. * The Congress to prevent the expor- resolution presented to tation of arms to the Allies can be easily traced to the proper source, The men who are sup- porting it in Congress both carry German names. The United States is trying very hard to prevent strained rela- tions with Germany while the sentiment of the whole country is strongly pro-British. In this, perhaps, they are showing the usual wisdom of the “children of this world,” for they are looking to future business. The President even forbidden the manufacture of subma- rines for the Allies in the Unit- ed States, ther than Germany has which is going far- the law would not object to the States exporting arms if they could get their share. That they cannot do so is part requires. ably reached. The present of the advantage that belongs protest is over the right to to the strong. = _ = Standard Flour gives employment to over one hundred workmen in British Co- tumbia. and ensure their jobs as well as your own. Quite apart from this argument— ROYAL STANDARD flour. with a money-back guarantee. Vancouver Milling & Grain Co, Ltd. Vancouver USE IT is a good ‘it is sold by all dealers New Westminster Nanaimo Victoria The suggestion that the; States should cultivate friend-| ship with Germany in orde! that Germany might be her ally j i Amer "| do in a possible fight with Japan, is full of mischief. The people, however, not at the of the | American the ir| not in Berlin but ean forget that Spanish. time war friends were they not and are much in London, likely value on to put this bait. The principles that underlie the American demor- the same that exist the British pire and are quite antagonistic to those of Germany. Self-in-| racy are throughout Em- terst compels those great coun-| tries to together and with the men at the helm in both countries there doubt but that they will. work is no GOVERNMENT STANDARD DISAPPEARING BRIDGES Omineca Herald. Once again the bridge went out and onee again thousands of dol- lars in lumber, plank and wages went down the Bulkley. What bridge went out; the one at Hagwilget which was built by private enterprise? No! That bridge couldn't go out. It’s “not up to the govern- ment standard.” Was it the old Indian bridge that did such great service for so many years? No! The Indians built that. Well, what bridge was it that went out? Why, the one across the Bulk- ley from the old town to the foot of that great hill going up to the railway. I didn’t know there ever was one there. There wasn't but the govern- ment officials uave been attempt- ing for several months to put one there that “up to the govern- ment This already is standard.” about that down stream. Is three have gone Are they going to attempt an- other bridge? I presume so. There's a lot of voters out of work and in a tim- ?) country like this material Then really must have one bridge in the district “up to the standard.” Don't you think it would be a lot better to build it “up to the Bulkley standarua : ber does not cost much. we government Hush! Mercy! You're making a suggestion to His Majesty's road and bridge builder. You are apt “to be sued for damages and put out of business in six months.” But why don’t they use a good bridge with level grades and a possibility to make a good road. Man, man! Didn't I tell you to hush? You're’ asking naughty questions. To get information you should go to Mr. So-and-so. He might tell you. All we are supposed to know is that “it is not up to the government stand- ard.” How or why we are not expected to know. | quiet ;are jsuppositions to think. THE DAILY NEWS —————— — bridge the mouth of the Bulkley | up to the government standard.’ Is the pretty flush | just now that such things can be| government undertaken? I told you several times to be Don't harshly; you'll get us all in trouble. Come speak 80 close and I will whisper what our Now mind, we to have There is an army of government officials in the old town to do all those lit- tle things for us. But, ten We have been told several suppositions are. not even supposed now lis- times by different grades of of- ficials that roads and graded to and from the good bridge that is built on a high lev- el. Nothing has been done yet except the cutting which we did We suppose His Ma- jesty’s road and bridge builder foresaw the necessity of erecting would be cut ourselves. a bridge across the mouth of the Bulkiey “up to the government standard.” “Our’s not to reason why.” FUTURE EXPOSURES MAY TELL SOME TALES Mr. H. H. deep vein of loyalty at the meet- ing at Carleton Hall, South Van- couver, when he doubled up his into Alvo Von of the Ger- Stevens displayed a fists and banged Alvensleben, Count man Empire. Von Alvenslieben and Von Et- linger, said Mr. Stevens, were ac- corded too much courtesy by the people of British Columbia. Mr. Stevens was right. The two Ger- mans were received altogether too kindly in Vancouver and were, even after the war broke out, treated with too much tolerance. Just how a good British Colum- bia Conservative can attack the two kinsmen of the Kaiser at this late date and explain satisfactori- the relations in the past the Conservative party and Alvo and his band, ly intimate between isa puzzling question. Alvo always had the the Premier's office at Alvo, when the crash came, was in very heavy on entre to Victoria. British Colum- timber lands and agricultural lands. It is knowledge that at the Tory trough in British Columbia, Alvo head above of the others and sometimes even pushed his front feet into the trough. It is quite possible that after the story of Alvo Von Alvensle- ben’s connection with the public men of British Columbia is told that Mr. Stevens, Mr. Bowser and Sir Richard will never again be able to wave a flag from a public platform.—Chinook. bia coal lands, wild common shoulders stood and many GREY SAYS THE UNITED STATES IS WITH BRITAIN London, Dec. 31.—Sir Edward Grey, speaking in London, said that he was fully conscious of the “great sympathy which existed in the United States in the mighty struggle. If the British fleet and the Empire were destroyed by Germany, the Monroe doctrine, in the enemy’s estimation, not be worth thirty cents.” would The wise man learns from ob- servation rather than from ex- It costs a lot of money to ed a are eh) a 3 PRESENT OUT OF THE fy \ | HEY BOSS - AN’ DRAW AN KMAS GRAB BAG — A WHOLE SHIP LOAD OF PRESENTS. CAME: FOR THE KIDS - SOS SOLDIERS AND COME in Sa : ie) perience. GERMANY DOESN'T WANT A FINISH WAR New York Deduction From Von Tirpitz Interview Is To That Effect New York, Dee. The indication of the at 30 most} significant titude of Germany's war that has from the front in Karl Von Wiegand’s interview with Ad- miral Von Tirpitz, head of the German navy. As a frank decla- ration of the beliefs the war has forced the Kaiser's advisers, Tirpitz's statement leaders battle come is contained upon chief Von is more important even than the recent interview with the German Crown Prince. Von Tirpitz speaks of (Ger many'’s ability to keep the war going as long as Great WBritain desires, but his words seem to be shadowed by a spirit of desper- ation. He suggests Great Britain persists i. for an overwhelming Germany will have to protect her- self regardless of means, but simply in accordance with the firet law of nature. The Fritish must be terrorized into reason. | is Von Tirpit’s real to the world this be | know what)! that if fiehting sternly decision ableness, message He defines how done He wants to America would say ordered her submarines to tor- pedo England's merchant marine It has been a recognized rule of | modern warfare that ships of the enemy sunk unless all souls aboard are rescued. Von Tirpitz’s proposi-| tion, however, marine raids against these trad-| ing vessels and torpedo them as | warships are torpedoed, sending all souls to the bottom. Only a condition fron ean i | uParr ed | eannet is to make sub-| of despera- of th man ‘an explain a snegestion this character being made by resner.-ible head of the Ger» avy PATRIOTIC EMESIS. Henry White, the Amerigan first secretary of Legation at Lon officers who before the an Englishman, and English were dining together After to show his respect for the war the dinner Ger- man Emperor, lifted a brimming he toasted Wil- he sat down in which helm If. After waited for a time to King was not given, glass, he for a return toast that it asked | the Germans if they were going to comply with the custom. Re- ceiving a negative answer, the Englishman arose, and, assum- ing a attitude, shouted: George. he threatening ‘You'll toast my sovereign, or,” as he put his long middle finger in his mouth, “up comes your blooming Kaiser.” The toast was given.—New York Times. The secret of health lies in a careful of food and thorough mastication, says an ex- pert. 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