THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, JULY 14,’ 1917

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_ Colossal War Figures . IGHTS .

Von. VIL. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917 No. 46) Some startling figures in con-{ MAN WHO EF |) See

nection with the war were given ||

The following editorial from the pages of the Colonist, while by Arthur Henderson in the(f
dealing with the imposition of the new agricultural tax in its eourse of A speech in aid of the
relation to and effect on farming on Vancouver Island, applies in Beigian Relief Fund, These in-
equally as much to the agricultural situation in the northern cluded:
interior: Killed and wounded. 46,000,000)| . . . 7
“The farmers who are operating in a small way on Vancouver | Killed soe ne « «~~ 7,000,000 ¢ an oo : '
Island have not an easy task to make both ends meet in the best of /Expenditure . —$45,000,000,000| -
times, For some years past,in fact since the war began, we helieve| The number of killed, which|}. THE CANADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND -

"it is no exaggeration to say that many of them have been living on jincludes the women and children |
the edge of existence, holding on to their land in the hope that the; of Armenia and Syria and cther f —_ ~ ;
war will end and conditions improve. Now they are awakening to| territories occupied by the enemy, soldiers, requires millions of dollars to keep the soldiers’
the fact that the taxes on their property have been duubled and the | exceeded the entire population of . home fires burning.

‘imposition falls with a heavy hand on the agricultural industry of| the county of London, and it was District Treastrer: Stephen H.. Hoskins, Government Agent

_ the Island. , estimated that the total number fo “Hazelton Committee: ° .

‘Various public bodies in Victoria and elsewhere on Vancouver) of ‘people killed -and wounded, | J. E Kirby, R. BE, Allen, J, K. Frost, J, BR. Barker,
Island have striven, year in and year out, to encourage the| direetly or indirectly, exceeded |j ~
development of agriculture and jt is fair to assume that theiy|the population of the United
propaganda has brought fair results. But now it would ‘seem | Kingdom, -.
unfair to invite Settlers to go on the land, for with the burden of Something in This ;
taxation it is too onerous a task to make a livelihood. When thel - There would be little resistance so
additional taxation was announced last session this paper’ pointed | ¢, conscription in Quebec if all ' THE CANADIAN RED CROSS
ont that inasmuch as taxes on land were in arrears owing to dull the clergy in that province were| 4 \ ya)
times, it was unwise to make the levy heavier, ‘The new supertax |in favor of it, and the politicians |i The. Hazelion Branch
seems destined to have even more serious results than we were marooned outside the cable{ il .
anticipated. Farmers cannot be blamed if they give up the land limit. There woutd be less still
and seek occupations in the cities, for in muny instances thel ». sistance to the draft if Kaiser|¢ .
doubling of taxes on small holdings is certain to prove heavier than Bi would prospect the pea-soup|ff| Honorary Presidents: Mrs. (Rev.) John Field; Mrs. (Rey.)
they can bear. ; formation with a few of his iron- |} . W. Hogan =

“Tt should not be too late for the Sovernment to reconsider the | erogsed terriers, If Germany wins]| _ , Chairman: Dr, H. ¢, Wrinch
Situation that is developing. It cannot have been foreseen, or Mr. this war, nothing, not even holy g Vice-Presidents: §, H. Hoskins; Mrs, E.R. Cox; W. J. Carr
John Oliver, who is a practical farmer, would not have -bermitted | water. could save Quebec from it Honorary Secretary: Miss J. C. Grant .
this tax to go into effect. If it remaina in foree-the result to the | conscription, Bill would handle Honorary Treasurer: H, H. Little, Manager Union Bank
agricultural Industry is certain to be harmful, While it continues that question without using soft | # Executive Committee:
it would be folly to attempt to induce returned-soldiers to go on the soap, marshmallows or conified. | a ; een . ;
land, unless their property is to be exempt fram the super-tax. Itlicecream. Evidently Bill’s agents {ig Mrs. H.C, Wrinch, Mrs, R. G. Moseley, Mrs. Chas, Reid,
is regrettable that ata time when the ery all over the world is for} and boosters have been busy’ in j Miss Hogan, Rev. John Field, Rev. M, Pike, H, H. Phillips
more, and more production, the government of British Columbia Quehee since post bellum days. {§ Large or Small Contributions will be Gratefully Received.
should have considered it wise to put a tax on agriculture, for in —Ledge. if , | 7 a

ffect that is what the inereased ley n land ? ST : oa : .
onect nea 7 60 fan theans A total revenue of $63,000,000, |} pt ‘ /

The Outlook for Silver If ‘silver is re-established ag[compared with $50,000,000 in the |[ . . Oe _ -
ial situa- as ; ndir riod last year, | WOT .
ton tre freely predictor tat fn “the inp te, is shown in the voturre ts ‘the , SOLDIERS’ AID & EMP LOYMENT

the close of the war silver will Columbia caunot be over-estim-| Wnance department at Ottawa fo
have advanced to $1 -an ounce, ated. With the vast silver de-{the first quarter of the fiscal |
and some go even further than posits of the Slocan. Kootenays year, - I, Endeavors to supply soldiers from Hazelton district witk

- this, with the prediction that and Bulkley river districts in full| - : * | such comforts and nécessities as cannot be readily obtained
Some of the leading nations will operation, as they would be were | ; at the front, and will assist them to re-establish themselves

remonitize the white metal for the Prevailing price of silver eg- HS in civil life when they return. . The Committee ig acting in
coinage purposés, The nations tablished on a more stable basis,

engaged in the war will naturally an era of prosperity would reault | oo operation with. the Erovineial _Relumned . Spiders
hoard their gald supplies for the for these districts auch as they . | Commission and-the Military Hospitals Commission
purpose of maintaining their trade| have never known,und the whole : ee ‘Contributions to the Soldiers’ Aid Tobacco Fund are Welcome —
balances, -and silver will enter| province would benefit propor.) a, = Chairman: ‘A. R, Macdonald’ ~

more and more into circulation. tionately, . - | (2% ©, - Honorary'Secretary-Treasurer: J, K. -Frost,. >.

| i ig sienlieat that England | The Ranma a; H. H, Little, R. E.' Allen, FB, Chétileburgh
ast year coined three times as turned Soldiers nay ne er eeeane

much silver than the normal] One of the great problems that ‘A B. Campbell, H, F. Glassey, G. W. MeKay. |
‘amount used in that country,.and'is facing the Dominian is what! . a, — .
France coined 'ten times’ more to do with the returned goldiers, | ~ = we ON
than the normal. In her ‘reor-| There seema to be an idea in

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ganization China will need 200,- Many nogdles that they ‘should fUtL ‘, NirT .
000,000 ounces, or practically the #0 on the land, but why i. the| ' | SOME CAN FIGHT,. SOME 7 oo
entire output of a whole year for name of the great Jim Hill sol- iin - || ae ” Tea es ee |
-the world. India is placing or-{diers who have retprned should —_— - C AN WORK : OR PAY nen
ders for a larger amount of silver|ba expected to go. farming in| .-S, M. NEWTON yp oe me NS iat d ce :
_ than she ever used before. ~ So preference to any other occupa- . The Prince Rupert Empire man; . a. ae wee me ee |r
~~ all indications point to the fact | tion ig apuze, " - wo Tp who te a candidate, for the. house ; Vane C; N SER fF
that, although silver has made|’ Most people do,not faney. the|! commons for this‘Riding, :. ° Beet NT Eda VY

ae og in nite inlides’ .¢ gfe ae) Thid is: to introduce the iar
snondous :advanees in price in idea’ of farmii, except cextaln who always Nights for the rights I
the past year, the zenith has not Peggle living-in towns and cities, and interests” of ’ the’ massed
- been reached by any; mearis, no and: who, having’ made a failure rather than for partyismin . ~ >

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