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THE OMINECA MINER, ‘SATURDAY, JANUARY: a 1916, ,

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The Omineca Miner.

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No. 20

Vou. Vv. * SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916.

‘It Lord Kitehener’ 8 prediction ‘of a three-years’ war is correct
~—and facts seem to justify his estimate—the great conflict has run
nearly half-its course.. While there has been no outstanding event
which could be pointed to us as the turning point of the war, save,
perhaps, the battle of the Marne,” it must be generally ‘recognized
that the central powers, the aggressors. in the war, have failed -in
all their main objectives,’ Their Balkan compaign, while tempor arily
successful, has necessitated a great lengthening of their. lines, with
resulting advantages of some dubiety, and internal conditions
resulting from. Britain's mastery ‘of the sea daily become more
galling. In- view of all this, if is natural that already there should
be talk of peace, ‘Just how much peace sentiment there may be in
Germany wa cannot judge, but att least it gives timeliness to British
statesmen’s warnings against an inconclusive peace,

-On this subject, G.K: Chesterton, the famous publicist, sheds an
interesting: light, The Germans; he says, ‘‘are taught histor y; that
is, they‘are taught how the Whole modern civilization by which we
live was made by the Germans, out of the dingy remnants ‘of a
disreputable latin failure’? And while co-religionists agree avout
whence they came, ‘‘German citizeris have: to agree alsu about
where they are going, and that is towards a Germanic ‘triumph
which is the only divine destiny for tmankind,’”
powerful figures of Prussia realize that their gigantic efforts have
resulted lavgely in failure.  “‘But-it is nove the less hecessary to

military: secrets. - It is tiecessary: to realize that they remain in
an ‘iininstrugted stupidity stupider ‘than ignorance, and it is neves-
sary for this very “urgent reason: : While it will make no difference
to. -the rulers in their design for ending this war, it will make 2.
very great difference to them in their chances of- starting aviother,
If the present business ends with anything like a partial Gérman
success, the national legend will soon lend it the character of a
complete success; and upon ‘that success will be erected the next great
adventure of ‘the Prussian adventurer. “The nature of that. adventure
- has already been ‘fixed. _ Itis the destruction of England. For
those, averse from., ‘such, an incident it is urgently necessary to
understand.-this fact: That'Teutonie culture and conviction remain
solid today. + This i is a fallacy. of those more moderate’ fiends ofa
prétriature ‘peace wlio. think that the German. failure in France and
Russia must: have’ “taight ithe; ‘Germans’ a lesson.” "What the.
modern German. has’ to doi is ‘not! to. learn: ‘a lesson. but to unlearn it.’
: "That which presseg ‘on his brain -and makes him’ a madman,
dangerous to the whole world i is not: ‘Something added just . before
the war; it is something put into him when he first began: ta live.
ae Exactly, as fundamentally as. ‘we feel about: our inission ‘of
adventure upon the sea. the- Germans feel about, their ‘mission | of
.  @Xpansion and domination on land 30
_ enormous difference between thertwvo: that’ ours. sis, even” in: ‘its own
theory, limited; but theirs is, 1 Believe,’ even in its own theory,
unlimited. .
what they believe i in isa process, We may call our special claim on

‘liable to - abuse but .we ‘do not think oué.cliim willcontinuall:
advance ‘further. and further up the mouths of all the. great rivers,
But what is ealied progress is the very life in. the ‘Prassian” idea:
Ata of’ this’ fact’ the’ very accumulation of German figets: to® destroy
the English‘feetsis a very pointed instance... An island eountiy”

“it WAS an ialand.country. .; Bat). an inland country ‘like. Germany):
--could only-be: specially, strong. i in shipping because it ‘claimed: to: be
specially strong id eyarything, ‘lf ‘the. typical’ educated” Gérinait |

he would. ‘not care to: beliave, in, ‘German: power: ‘At all. a Therefore, |

Jand therefore, “ultimately religious. .

The ‘princes and!

realize that ‘for ‘the German: millions these self evident facts are/

- But there’ is - this

“1 mean that’ what wie belfeve i in isa state; but]

. the sea a ‘egintnand. “of .the sea (though the phrase.i is faulty. and’

like England ‘might be: ‘especially. strong, in ‘shipping’ merely: ‘Aecauge :

- does not: believe ‘that! the German ‘power would continually. grow, 3 we

o it is “certain that ttoless our teidimaiph 3 over. dt. id “yaade” ‘absolutely (2
sian tee thie whole: momentum of his moral ‘tory and ‘habits

It is. determined by” “the
tremendous -fact ‘that the power qi ‘Prussia; appedted ater the
Reformation and. before ‘the ' Revolution. That is’ to’
appeared after the decline of the old realties of religious: fai ho
before the rise of the new realities of, democratic hope... ‘Theréfor
it is tobe noted that neither now nor: ‘at. any, other time has Pru ass
ever fought for anything, as old Spain: fought. for” “Catholic
new France for equality.
because it- has never had anything. else to: believe in.
not in its heart any love, : but only hunger, °

beast, by some ‘clear’ conderanation as unmistakable as ‘ikon’ bar

yade

more.

dl,

It. believes inits.own. arowthi simply’
. Tt. has 7
Therefore, what- A:
| ever land is left to it, though it were every inch ‘that she. ‘could. I:
even rationally” claim, in. that land-it-must be locked Up. like’a. wide

Therefore there must be gaid to it in notes go loud and distinct! chy 1
all men can undestand them, the great words that. were said ‘buy a *
little while ago by a Russian minister: “Do ‘what | you, will: hence; = _
forth in your own country; -but out into the world. you: come ng. Hf: eel

— | NOTICE. ae
SECOND APPEAL BY an
_ DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

Somewhat over a year ago,
as -President of the Canadian
Patriotige Fund, I made an
appeal to the ‘people of the:
Dominion for funds to assist
the families of the gallant men.
who were going to the front.
Though anticipating a generous
response, | was hardly prepared
_for the magnificent manner in
whieh the call was. met.
Monies have poured into the’
treasury of the Fund until the
total contributions have reach-
ed and exceeded six million.
‘dollars. »

Larve however, 3 ‘as this sum
‘appears, it has not greatly
exceeded current demand and"
if peace were declared in’ the
immediate fuluie, the entire
surplus on hand ‘would be. re-
‘quired before all the men ‘of

Naas&Skeena Rivera Railway Company
a, Company incorporated by eA

to be entitled

railway, pr
up, in cas
cent of the authurized share ea

powers os may be necessary.

of November, 1915.

BARNARD, RORERTSON, .
14:19 ’ HEISTERMAN & pair.

NOTICE: is hereby given that on sppli- 2
cation will be made .to the Legislative’) ~
Assembly of the Province of. British Co- }.,
lumbia at ita nextSessionombehalf of The’

eLeaislar,
ive Assembly of the Province of British | ;
Columbia, by Chapter 69 of the Statutes
of British Columbia, 1911; ’for'an Act’).’
“The Naas &-Skeena |‘
Rivers Railway Act, 1911, Aiiendment |. ‘
Act, 1914", extending the periods pre-|"
seribed by Section 79 of. the Railway,
Act, within which The Naas &-Skeena
Rivers Railway Company. ehoutd“bona.]:.
fide commence. the construction.-of .its | -
rocure the bona fide payment

of not lesa than .fifteen* per |...
ital of
the Company, and thé expenditure of}:
such fifteen per cent in, upon. and.
towars the construction of its railway,’
and the completion and putting” into
operation of the said Company's rail-|..
way; and for such further and incidental ; *

-Dated at Victoria, B.C., this Path day a

Gracin Bros) Burden: Be

Civil: ‘Enginesrs::

‘Solicitors for the ‘Applicant. “ Bomaingon: tnd Baash Columbia. . *:

the Expeditionary Foree could
again return. home, .
‘oday there are 25,000 fami-

lies, comprising, it is estimated, four New Zealand eitiegs*

Complete. automatic telephone |: "
systems are to be. installed ° iny

r of every *desfiption ie

“for | everybody, ;

+ fo MAZBETON, B.C.

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80, O00 individuals -depeident
upon the Patroti¢ Fand. «|

With further yeeruiting, the
demands upon bie Fund will,
with each succeed fig mouth,
continue to graw, so that it is
estimated that should the War
continue during 1916, 4 sum
amounting. to some $8, 000,000
and probably. more will be |ig- .
required. ‘Lhis vould, however, :
only mean.$} pér:head .of the || § he ;

verre aE

population> for the people of

Canada, “and i648 tittle’ indedd,

to ask. ot. thosé: ‘who remain at
horhe’ in comparison with the.||
gactilice in lifé: and limb of

those who are, fighting - in
‘defense of ‘the Nation. wie

In. epite of all’the’ various

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. Lowest rates Prince Rupert to all Eastern, Points vi via steam
“tp vane and..Canadian Pacific. B
include

calls, that. have been ‘made ‘fer
funds to aid our soldiers and.|),
sailors and the. magnificent:

response that has been made |}.
in each anu every case, 1 still |) i : a

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fee) assured that the warm
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Los LPeters, Geiieral al agent did AY 8. ath: Be E rl

respond to this: further;appeal |f

to: enable thé Patriotic Fund
to éontinue irs: ‘splendid . work -
during 1916 afd: take’ care” of °
the families of those who are |];

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fhe Sie Mite is tw dallas, yur ‘aly iy @ehaaa!

fighting. for ‘their Sovereign, |) *

the. Empire, and the Dominion ||:
“on ‘the. battletields. of Hlarone
aha, on‘ the igh Seas

‘Bigned);. ARTHUR,

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; * President): peneen IER
; “Ganaainy 2 Fatriote Funds,

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