Fa _ saids ‘to surround herself with vassal . states; consisting of Belgium, THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1916 The'Omineca Miner’ PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, ‘THE CENTER: OF THE GREAT OMINECA District oF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ? A R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor.’ > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year; Foreign, Three Dollars a year. ; . . ADVERTISING RATES: Notices, 20 cents per dine for each insertion.. Lega) notices inserted at B, C. Gazette rates.” ne ro ; VoL. VL ‘SaruRDAY, DECEMBER 2 1916 © No, 14 The‘ attitude of the British people and their Allies on the question of an early.peace is. well expressed by Prof.Giloert Murray. Writing on the tentative peace talk which emanated from Germany. as a result of Von. Bethmann-Hollweg’ 8 recent, speech,. Dr. Murray ‘IT do not think this is the: time for peace, or. that the Chaneellor’s. speech forms any basis for negotiations, ° “The. Chancellor, in hesitating language,. denounces the policy of annexation, but annexation is not the real question. He is ready to‘evacuate some. parts,..not all, of the territory: now occupied, provided Germany: has guarantees that she Shall preserve. due influence. We know what that-‘due influence’ means, It has been explained by several German writers. Et means. the influence that is now possessed by Germany in Poland, Bulgaria and Turkey, -"‘Austria expressly explained that she did not, wish to annex an inch of Servian territory; she only wanted a vassal state ” “Germany now, with an air of making. a concession, consents Poland, Servia, Bulgaria and the whole Turkish Empire. ‘" 4Burthermore; when we'ask for a future league of peace, she ‘replies that she is willing to place herself at the head of such i u ‘league, ‘The answer is a mere insult, ~ — {We enteréd upon this contest to show the world and future ‘benerations that a deliberate and Jong-planned war of aggression, even if backed up by every form of ingenious treachery | and frightfulness, is folly as well as crime, and cannot end ‘in suceuss. -| these birds.treat a hurricane: fire Display, $2.50 per inch per month: Reading : “Germany has naw the prestige of triimphant erime, and will keep it until we have’ beaten her decisively.in. the field. ‘believe, we ean do, and \ ‘we mean: to do. ‘last ounce of our ‘strength; but even if we should exhaust: ourselvés -4n. the process, the world which future generations will inherit will -be a better world for what.we have done.” © “The suggestion . that. Great Britain ‘should consider peace can only be regarded: as hostile, ‘ , “Our citizen army is now. ready for war. : : x. ‘‘There are-no peace discussions i in. this country at all, and there will be none while Germany. “occupies any. portion ’ ‘of the Allied} +:!. Lord Northeliffe . ‘SAYS:. . ‘territory. 7 . That, we It may take almost the i “To Help Mining | a London, Dee. 1:—A suggestion - ig being made for ‘‘a central de- partment of minerals and metals” under government auspices, to collect ‘and impart information “beating: on thesources of minerals, ‘and the production of metals,’ ag pheing imperatively necessary ‘ia _ the public ‘interest.’ This is ad-' “yanted i int aletter'to: the chairman “of the “Advisory: Council of Scientific and. Industrial '-Re- “gearch?; ‘by: the. presidents of the, Institution of Mining Engineers, a Institute..of. Mining. and. Metal- ilurey,, and Instjtute.of Metals, . 2 ithe letter. points. out thas there, 248 at present. no connecting link “between various. organizations,’ and’ that thére’ ‘is . considerable Soverlapping and much waste and. confusion. ” Uf a properly orgah* wiged and officiéntly © conducted ‘department oft ininerals and niet- “ala had ‘been i in ‘existende, much: | Valdable’ ‘tima}* many! lives,” and’ . Yast sums of money would have Been saved to the - nation in’-the i ; conduet of the pregent, war, = and 7 smueh of the cost: ‘and ° ‘inconven: jience ‘to: “the * ‘British’ industries’ 4 ‘depending. largely foi thelr’ rdw t matertal ; ‘on ‘mineral’ produts and. economic value. of minerals and their: produets;.special atten- tion being devoted to securing industrial applications for newly- discovered-minerals‘or metallur- #ical_ products or inventions. The investigation. of all questions and|° problems relating'to the utiliza- tion of the mineral or metalhir; gical ‘resources’ of - the. “Empire, The'co- ordination and Aissemina- tion of information. - A general réview from’ time ‘to ‘time or the developed and. unde: the position of. each, mineral - or {.metal, to insure that the mineral Wealth ! of ‘the Empire is being exploited with due regard to- Im- perlal: interests, Generally : ‘to advise | the Imperial ‘overnment on all questions. bearing on the mining and. metallurgical indis- tries. ts oven i | Animals Under Shell Fire "The proverbial sphinx: like: im- perturbability - of” cats ® ‘is\onee again ‘demonstrated: by ‘the’ fact ‘Known >to fncellshellé: without a natural: feeling’ ‘of trepidation, | fore, veloped. mineral resources, and of} ,organizing’ the: famous -| school : for. that pussy ia the: ‘only quadruped |. says ah. English exchange,”: Even| after’ ‘two years.iof vata "| result ‘of oxpertende, . ‘immediate necessity. of ‘cHlecking the danger'zone, Perhaps, how- ever the most unaffected ‘of . all natural life ‘Within sound. of the guns are -lariks and - ‘sparrows. | with. : aloofness and: -contempt,’ singing and-chirping through. all the din as if the uproar were but and uninvited accompaniment to] their song. . ee ARE NOT: DOING NY . “BETTER ID IN. FRANCE”; a ‘They manage nage things bétteri France’ used’ to be. the’. stack phrase of the‘British grumbler, was “‘going to: the dogs’*. They have: managed wonder-. fully, ‘it. is ‘true, in their. training of. the -wounded.. » The - French’ press ‘is full of it, “and all classes | agree that the’ Work is being well done. . o _ Oar Canadian wounded are , bes ing restored hy. the Military Hos- pitals Commissién, appointed ‘for this purpose, partly by means for which we are grateful, to French doctors and inventors, including ingenious apparatus -by--which injured and weakened _ muscles are exercised back to strength. By these and other exercises, by the scientific use of electricity, massage and haths,. by occupa- tions whieh both. interest and train the invalid,. we. are getting results, . Of the men treated wholly. in England, for ‘lesser injuries,-an increasing ‘percentage is being restored to the fighting. ranks, 7 Of those: brought back to! Can- ada, “too seriously disabled for: a. return to’ the front, “nearly all will be enabled to carn. their own living, and many. ol them to’ earn better wages thin “they ° “did:"-be- - Their physical handicap is being so- reduced’ and sO _Tany avenues .of new: ‘industry are be- | ing. opened ‘for those’ who cannot resume their old work that their success wili, maw depend jargely on their’ .o fill ‘and’ energy, though ° ‘these miust,be backed up by governments’ and individual citizens with offers and organi- zation ¢ f suitable employment.. » The. Preneh,. with : far larger numbers to provide. for,:,, have gone further than oufselves—for. éxample, in training’ ‘Agricultur- ists’ for a succdssful’ return to agriculture; and in’ preparing the | better , educate “to. enter.’ the teaching: ‘profession. ‘They. have also organized a preat’ ‘toymaking industry, which, it is hoped,. will prevent the cheap, toy trade ‘from falling again into ‘the | ‘hands. of | Germany. : TBA: In‘ some = ‘respects, “however, Canada has nothing to learn. ven, ig ment of _consumptives,” for stance. ‘Senator Her of Lyons; "a: leading: recent speec had been de | ing rthe tuberculous soldiérs, @ though: departinent: (or: sociatl had: boing a the patients he C:) de, 6,,like that their legs. can carry them : fiom om aS The Distributing Point : who always declared his country | hoe a ve | ; fo a Great Northern “Interior — _ Prospector Mines : ; cis, ” Surveyors: ; te “and Sportsnien: will find the ‘inerchiants ‘of. Ha- = ' - zelton eared we to meet | ness: a are. “qualified to give valuable advice! : Enchites ans " fn es go EER SO Se TTA. + gabe t eens