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EDITORIALS.

Nothing strikes the visitor to
Britain the

reserve classes,

so much as
of all
no boasting,
but
lo

and a

Gireat
ealm
no Ma-

simply a

There is
feking nights,

quiet resolve see
through,

confidence

magnificent

hands have been

the honor and security
The cheery optimism
the front

ephemeral man

Empire.
of
irresponsible,
but simply
life of the
follows

the men at is no
ifestation,
the

nation,

normal
which its even

course uninterrupted by Ger-
This
particularly
the
smile
to their

sons going to the front,

man scares. wonderful

spirit is observ-
able

bravely

women, who
they

husbands

among
wave

as

adieux

ly maintaining in face of death
the

things |

in those into whose}
committed |
of the!

reflects |
|
British

and |

proud-

i
|
i
|

splendid traditions of the.

race.
= = |
War has brought great}
changes, moreover, in the re-|

|
lations between man and man,|

the outlook, |
For years there has been a bit-|
Unit-|
fierce |

and in national
ter war of classes in the
ed) Kingdom,

animosities and

arousing
kindling

jealousies

|
the |

vanguard of democracy assail-
the citadel of
This war has served to
to
to create a
those

in

sus-

picions and

as

ed feudalism. |

correct view-
hetter

who

relations,
points, and

feeling hetween

long. have been opposite
camps.

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The
of the

surprising

remarkable patriotism
Laborites has come as a
revalation to the
On the other hand,

the matchless courage

aristocracy.
and sac-
the

gentry

of the sons of
landed
the
if respect fe

rifice aris-

tocraey and
democracy

vr the

have inspired
with a feeling «

upper ruling classes such as it

has never before known. Thonu-
sands of the British aristo
racy and wealthy classes are
serving as privates in the

 

 

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ranks, and

the

intimate

tact that comes to men hourly

facing

greater

and promote

widely separated by social bar-

riers.
*

death

respect

a closer

between

must
for

those 80

*

Contract

instill aj
each other |
bond of
long

cruisers were not very fer from)
of British Columba,
accurate
that one

the coast
We have information,
information, T believe,
of them went as far north as
Prince Rupert, no doubt wateh

ing the trade route of Canada)

 

across the sea,
the

submarines

of every naval man,
of these
| British
only had a splendid moral ef-
fect,

dered splendid defensive serv-

pres-

ence in

Columbian waters not

cone

but they would have ren-

ice had the occasion arisen.”

GERMANY’S OPERA STARS
ARE NOW FED IN THE
PUBLIC SOUP KITCHEN

 

 

 

A new Britain is evolving out
t th ~ + oes Thing Sang in Doorways During Warm
0 i chaos o ar. rs
_| Weather Berlin Artists Hard
ean never be quite as they Pur ve te by the Wer.
were. The old political feuds "y — .
are for the moment forgotten
Al I " nome reo — Germany, Feb. 1.
in face of the national crisis.
Correspondence Among the
In this calm atmosphere of a ' ial bi niet
sué sSOcle “«~ , = Vv “n
long political truce the. finer a A Aacedrtlaiapbrcee id on

instinets of humanity are hav-
ing fuller play.
which Germany's im-

the war,

The lessons of

moral doetrines have raised in

such an acute

unheeded.
of the

domestic
the
for,

country’s

rate,
hope,

problems.
future
in the

destiny

form,

This
British
prove to be the solvent of many
any
is more full of

will not go
supreme

people

At

hour of their
all

classes

have rallied to her side and find

in the common bond of nation-

al service the

golden bridge to

a better understanding between

all classes,
unity and
Globe.
* *
The
D. Hazen,
and
the value of
is

fact

ment

that
had

interesting
the

progress.

aA
following
Minister
Fisheries,

a loeal navy

In
Borden

all along before

and the sure way to

Toronto

* *
from Hon. J.
of Marine
to
unit
of the
govern-
the

with regard

view

war repudiated the idea:

“Tt has

nate thing that we own

been a

most fortu-

these

submarines. Ask any man on
the Pacifie Coast what he
thinks has been the result of

these submarines being there.

Ask the

naval

officers of the

department in Ottawa what the

moral effect of the presence of

these
These
fact that
rines on

ready

or

to German cruisers on the

cifle
the

Coast,

Leipzig

they would not
attack,
might

Making

that

an

they

submarines
officers tell me
there
our

has been
that the
were subma-

Pacific Coast

to go out and do battle
in front of Vietoria,

Vancouver

Esquimalt would be known

like the Dresden,
and others, and
venture in to

knowing

be met by a

torpedo from a submarine.

*
These
Pacific

about

the
tons,

single handed might have
able to engage any of them,
fact

cept for

the

German

vessels

Coast were of 3,400
the
Rainbow.

same

The

size as
Rainbow
been
ex-

that she

test
may

1s

presented themselves in this city
since the outbreak of the war the
problem of the unemployed artist
When

opera

takes an important place.
the
and concert singers were not in-
the

houses

weather was warmer

frequently heard singing in
courtyards of apartment
in residence districts where mu-
sic is strictly prohibited.

“The condition of the artists at

the present time is pretty desper-

ate,” said Prof. Jung-Janotta,
when seen on duty at the Art-
ists’ Kitchen.” “The position of

the
er is the worst.
at the
receiving only half of their for-
of the
theatres are paying as little as
one-third of the
Xaver
who has

music teacher and the paint-

The opera singers
Deutsche

Opernhaus are

mer payment, and some

former salaries
Scharwenka, our president,
chiefly

and whose income

been a teacher,

of Americans,

was exceptionally large, hasn't
one pupil left. My own pupils
have decreased in number from

forty to five.
“All the
here at the

artists whom you see
kitchen are entirely
the
slightest prospect of employment.
We held subseription teas in the
kitchen to time, to
which and bring
artists then
and the
proceeds are divided among them.

without work and without

from time
women
knitting.

play,

come
The

recite,

their
sing, and
We shall arrange picture auctions
so that the may
have a chance to sell their works.

also, painters

“In no other kitehen will you
find as good a table set for our
price, 6 cents a meal. These

tickets
to two

Prof. Jung-Jotta pointed
large rolls on the table,

are sold to each person, the green

for 30 pfennigs, which entitles
one to soup, meat and, two vege-
tables; the yellow for 5 pfennigs,

which pays for coffee or dessert.
The associations
of the city buy rolls of 150 to 200

many musical
tickets and distribute them among
their members,

“We serve dinner daily from 12
to 3 for than 200 artists

painters,

more

writers, actors, opera

 

In the opinion)

THAT LARGE SUM OF MONEY WAS Mis-
APPROPRIATED.

|
Hon,

Wm. Pugsley took up tp
| the House of Gommons a few
t lays ago the question of the pul
lehase of submarines by Sir Rich
ard McBride, The following are
jselections from his speech
“After their completion, ©ap
tain Plaza, representing the Chi
lean government, refused to re
ommend the acceptance of th
submarines, That was on July
126. Tam informed from British
Columbian sources that Mr. Pat
terson was the chairman or pres
ident of the company in Seattle
which was putting together the
parts of the submarines I am
informed that upon the rejection
of the submarines by the naval
expert of the Chilean gover nment
this gentlemen immediately wet t
to Victoria and interviewed Sit
Richard MeBride Presumably
Sir Richard MeBride commun
cated with this government on
the subject—of course we shall
have the correspondence if this
motion is carried—and it appears
that in the course of a few days
Sir Riehard MeBride purchased
the submarines on behalf of the
British Columbia government, the

cheque of the British Columbia
government being given in pay
ment of the purchase price. That
is a matter which I think my hon
friend the Minister of Marine and
Fisheries ought at some time ft
explain to the House. If this go

ernment found it desirable to
these

it will be a matter

pur
submarines, I thin
of interest to

chase

know why the government did t

purchase them direct from the
builders, and why it was left t

Sir Richard McBride to take the
extraordinary step of making a
purchase in the name and on be

half of the government of British
Columbia As one who has had
some correspondence on the sub
ject, it looks to me as if this gov

ernment was hesitating about the
purchasing the submarines and
Sir Richard McBride took it upon
himself to force the hand of the
government by purchasing them

British

knowing

behalf of the

government,

himself on
Columbian
right well that when he
that far
government
of his
and would obviate
the
bia being placed in the

had gone
this
the
recommendation
the of

government of British Colum

his influence with

would prevent
ignoring
danger

very un-

their
their
few

them bring families, others
earry food
baskets. A
their
slips
their

vestigated

to families in
too poor to
They

institutions

are

pay for meals, must

bring from

where eases have been in-

and their statements
verified.
“Although

artists

the

are

of

vet we

majority
these Germans,
admit two
to
continue their work in spite of the
need of
gladly
kitchen

whose

have gone so far as to

English artists who wished

war and were badly

We

privileges of the

in
assistance. would also
offer the
lo any ,

finances have

Ameriean artists

been injured by the

 

lment

wwkward postition in which they

would have been placed if thes

had beeome the owners of these
bmarines

It appears that a few days al

ter these two submarines we
) ht over to Vietoria ind il
equently, on August 7, an order

uneil was passed for their
purchase As I have said, in it
ferms the sum of 81,050,000 Wa
mentioned as the purchase pret
It was not stated that the bma

had been rejected by the na

of the Chileat

friend the Minister
of Marine Fisheries merely
stated to his Royal Highness it
Chilean nt had been

That or

val expert
my hon

and
the governine
ther

in-couneil says that technical

unable to receive

det

officers of the Department of Na
val Service reported that thes
hoats were very § table and ree
mmended their purchase. So fa
1s is known in Vietoria, no naval
expertS from the department at
Ottawa had any opportunity of
examining these boats befo the:
were purchased, at ad mys [ na
tion is that no such examinati«
was made However, | have nt
doubt that the ee esponde
will show what thes eports
ver I ta t that 1 hon
f i 7 os t that rre
eponde ‘ ind = those reports is
private, and that he I

i i ed n Poge Three

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