4 THE OMINECA MINER, ‘SATURDAY, JANUARY: a 1916, , ‘ t The Omineca Miner. PUBLISHED BVERY 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 Dollers a year: .Foreien, Three Dollars a year. ‘ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $2.50 per inch per month; Reading Notices, 20 cents per line for each insertion. Legal notices inyerted at B.. Cc. Gazette rates, . : ; 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. -f é 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 berth . 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 “SS. “Princess Mag nt 5.5. “Prince ss “— singe Rupert ev "SUNDAY, at 6 pais "Prince “Re vert De “LTths. pam ads 3 Ath, & 28thiat “Tapani it CTORIA. fee) assured that the warm -hearts of all Canadians will 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 |]; fa 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, a4, : ; * President): peneen IER ; “Ganaainy 2 Fatriote Funds, ie. ms A new electrieil propens males i ebareoal from aavimill: Waste, hoe you In- the Geuneal Group) Mt abeclae sate i tey Babin, ia tho Hazelton Min: ti Tr “| Ineca District, Province of iris dono the required amount o of f work, an mentioned. claima hold tha same-un and 12 within: 90 vand Surveyors” a Lena es 7 oO ces at ‘Vistoria, ‘Nelaon, i é é C nd ae vores. eee TAT — fe Fag ee — ee tr Pol ee ee Pa ie arc A, ae? ———— ie z= Ea . -