7 ‘grumble; will attempt to calla halt now.’?.

lan end, We have’ not’ the slightest douht as to How it:

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Vou. VE SATURDAY, =— 11,1916 | sNo. 11

There has been but one fear i in the hearts of Britons—that . by
gome means an inconclusive peace. or a return to the status quo ante
bellum might render vain the sacrifice of life and treasure * which
the Empire has made in its effort to end the menace of Kaiserisin
This fear has heen dispelled by the ringing message sent to the
United States hy Lloyd George. Expected overtures for peace by
President Wilson were forestalled by the war secretary in an
interview with an American representative.

“There is no end of the war insight,’ said Mr. Lioyd George. |;
“Any step at this time by the. United States, the Vatican, or any
othér neutral in the direction of peace would be construed by England

as an un-neutral, pro-German.move, :;

“Britain has only’ begun to fight.. The British ‘Empire has
invested thousands of its best lives to purchase future immanity. to
civilization. The investment is too great to be thrown away.

“The British, now that the fortunes of the game have turned a

' bit, are not dispused to stop. because of ‘the squealing: done by
Germans or done for Germans by probably. well-meaning, but
misguided, sympathisers or humanitarians, .

“For two years the British soldier had a. bad. time—noone knows

so well as he what a bad time. He was sadly inferior in equipment:

The vast majority of the British soldiers were inferior i in training. ||
‘is surrounded by ari Indian“ re-

He saw the Allied causes beaten all about the ring, but he did not
appeal ,to the spectaters or referee to stop the fight on the ground
thet it was bratal,. Nor did he ask’ that the rules be changed. He
took his punishment ¢ even when beaten like a dog. He was a pamé
dog. .

“And at this ‘time and under these. conditiods” what. was ‘the
winning German-doing?” he asked, - - “Was he worrying over the
terrible slaughter? No; he was talking of annexing Belyium and
Poland. as a result of his ‘victory’, - And while he was remaking
the map of Europe without the alightest' regard to the wishes of its
people the British were preparing to pay the price we knew must be
paid for time to get'an army ready. It is one thing to look back on
the: pounding the British soldier took in the first two-years of the
war; but it was a different thing to look ‘forward as he did and
know that the beating could not be avoided.

“During these months, when it seemed the finish of the British
army might come quickly, Germany elected to make this'a fight to
4 finish with England. The British soldier was ridiculed’ and held
in contempt. Now we intend to see that Germany has her: way,
The fight must be to a finigh—to a knockout;

“The whole world—including neutrals of the highest purpose
and humanitarians with the best of motives—must: know that there
can be no outside interference at this stage, ‘Britain asked no
intervention when she was unprepared to fight. She will tolerate
none} now: that she is prepared, until Prussian military despotism j is
broken beyond repair,

In the British determination to carry the fight to a. decisive

finish thereis. something more than a natural demand for v vengeance,
The inhumanity and the pitilessneas of the fighting that must;come
‘before a lasting peace is possible is not comparable with the cruelty | °
that would be involved in stopping the: war while there: remaing the
possibility of civilization again being menaced ° from: the same.
quarter. ,.Peace now or at any time before. the final and complete
‘elimination of this: menace is unthinkable, “* No man 0r:no nation
with the slightest understanding of the temper of the citizen army
of Hritons, -which took its terrible hammering without a- ‘whine Ora}:
“But how long do you‘ figure this can and: must so on ng.

_ "There is neither clock nor calendar i in.tha British g army today, ' "
‘was the quick reply, "Time ts ‘the least vital. factor. Only the |
‘result counta—not the time epnsumed -in cachieving:, it... It. took }.
England 20 years to: defeat Napoleon,and the first 16 of these were
black with:-British Hefeat: © It will not take 20 ; years to-win this |:
war, but whatever time is required it will he done... *.

_. “And I gay: this recognising that ‘we have only: begt wh, ia to wit}
‘There i is no disposition on our side to fix the hour of ultimat victory:
after. the first success, Wa. have’ no delusion: that the war nearing

+ “There are, and will be; no quitters among-the Allies, |
_ tagain’ has become” our! ‘battle. ery, This ghastliness: must ‘never

| again‘ be re-enacted’-on “this: earth; “and ‘one ‘method. at least of

. ‘ensuting that’ end: is the inflieti auch pu

to. eniulate their exploita will
evil minded among
~ Britain's régoly e,

a. data, hereof, to: ap

, CORRESPONDENCE
Eprror MINER: .

During a recent visit. to the a}

Bulkley Valley I heard consider-

able discussion advocating. the
moving of the government build-
jings from Hazelton to some town |j

in Omineca district east of here,
The real object seemed to be to

increase the prestige of some|f
other town in ‘the district at the

expense of Hazelton, and various |i!
arguments were advanced, some |

of which were that Hazelton is

not centrally located, that the:

present government buildings are
too far from the railway station,
that Hazelton -townsite is too
small, too elose to the Indian.

‘{reserve, and so forth--By the

way, I saw one of the proposed
sites of the suggested new gov-
ernment buildings,and it is about
ag far from’ the. railway - station
as the present government build-
ings are from Hazelton station.
1 have lived over eleven ‘years
in Omineca district and have
considerable interests in different
parts of it, and,although I would
be personally benefitted if the
government buildings were moved
to some of the points suggested,
still, having the best interests of
the district at heart,I can plainly
see that no possible advantage to
the district at large is going to
be gained by moving the govern-
| ment buildings from one town to
another. The fact that Hazelton
townsite is of small extent and

serve is not ‘an insurmountable

; obstacle. - More ‘than one town-

site inthe interior and elsewhere
could ‘be slightly smaller at no
disadvantage to itself, Also,the
"| the cities of. Vancouver, Victoria,.
Prince Rupert and Prince George
are-either wholly-or in part built
on erstwhile Indian reserves, ac-
quired from’ the Indians. when
conditions. made | it-. necessary,
Hazelton has.several natural ad-
vantages over alliother places ag
the most conveniently ‘central
point: of Omineca district, some
of which are: It-is. situated at
junction of the two main rivers
of the diétrict, the Bulkley andthe
Skeena; it is the entrance -point
to the fertile Bulkley and Kispiox
valleys and near the entrance to
the extensive Kitwanga and Kit-
wancool valleys; jt is at ithe be-
ginning of the. trail tothe Babine
and; Omineca‘countries: it ig: the
closest point to Rocher de Boule
mineral district; Hazelton is the
farthest north station on. the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway..
‘If all of ‘these ‘natural advan:
tages and the fact that Hazelton
has always been, and still is, the
commercial center of the ‘district

should be ignored and the: railway

taken aga base, then Houston ia
the logical center.of tha district:

Every citizen having a live and] .

loyal interest in the development

{ot Omireca district. ag -a whole
will deplore the raising of petty.

and sectional jealousies in'an at-
tempt to ‘Pay Peter by robbing

Paul.
CK, ‘SMITH.
Hazelton, Nov: 9, 4916. °°

+ MINERAL’ ACT?
' Centificats of. improveraenia
0 NOTICE

_HAZBLTON MINERAL-CLAIM, ait.
wate In the Omineca Mining, Division of
‘Omineca District...

" ‘Where located:—On Nine-mile Moun:
-[tain on the: Babine Trall,

TAKE NOTICE that J. GC k, Sanky
and George: palkon. per his - attorna:
Thorias :Railsor, Free Minor'a Cortifi-
cates Nos, 989268, 49167B, and 44966H,
respectively, intend alxty: days from the
‘to. the Mining
Recorder or a Certifleate of Iniprove-

ae of. obtaln: a
Crown Grant oF enone claim, ial

And further take notice, that ‘action, | Al.

ander. section 86, muat be commenc

{© [before the issuance of, euch . Oertifcete
ion | of Improvonienta,.-)." ee

i : Dated Octobe Bet; 3016,

"> GEORGE ier !
o Rev: Ts, Ratlson, Atty, )
OnN C.K. SEALY;

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; for the Great Norther |

~ Interior”

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Landseekers, ‘Surveyors i.

and Sportstnen will find ©
‘the merchants of Hae Soe
“zelton prepared t to meet
"every requirement n.
a outfitand supplies, Hav.
7 ~ ing” been ‘engaged for,
- : : ‘many years ‘in outfitting
| ee parties for. the Northen.”
bok Interior, Hazelton bis ° “
- “ness ‘men ‘are qualifier”
ve to-g give, ‘valuable advice ©
a and assistance to new-

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