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VOL. XIII Dees sur O15. No. 49 
Mr. Henry Forp is doubtlessly inspired by the high- 
est motives in arranging for his peace party which saiis 
tomorrow. There is no one but wishes that such an en- 
terprise could be successful and the war ended and the 
soldiers were out of the trenches in a few weeks, but it 
isa hopeless dream. There can be no peace save upon 
such terms as will make it possible for the world to be 
assured that it will be permanent peace and not a truce. 
The brave men who have laid down their lives fought a 
good fight and their labors and sacrifices cannot be delib- 
crately set aside. To conceive peace on any other terms 
would mean a defeat for the Allied forces’and a partial 
Germany, without considering the merits of 
either of the contestants’ case it is impossible to believe 
either side is or could be willing under the present con- 
ditions to discontinue the contest. The world wants 
peace, but it wants peace at honor’s price. If by any for- 
tune of events the present war could be ended without re- 
sult, a draw, with the militaristic policy of Germany un- 
rebuked, but stimulated by failure to prepare for the fu- 
ture armageddon, peace would be a tragedy. It is now 
recognized that the present conflict is the greatest that 
the world has ever known. The long line of the forces of 
Allies are now fighting for the principles of individ- 
uslism, democracy and liberty. Peace without victory 
must mean defeat. 
success to 
THERE SHOULD BE SomE Way whereby the President 
of this Republic should be able to protect himself persou- 
aily and the office which he holds from the hectorings 
that may be caused by such an avalanche of telegrams as 
were sent last week. The President wants peace; the 
world longs for it. The President has made overtures to 
the powers at war and those offers of service are still be- 
fore them. He can only wait for the European powers 
to ask his assistance, America cannot force peace, neither 
our President. Henry Ford should have taken a 
sober second thought and relieved the President of the 
strain and irritation caused by those telegrams; the activi- 
ties Were unwise, and discourteous. The burdens of pub- 
lic office are already too great and the automobile manu- 
facturer should: have realized, efficiency expert as he is, 
that the time of our Chief Executive could be better em- 
ployed than in receiving such annoying suggestions. 
Call 
Boy-Ep May Nor be punishable under our United 
States laws, but that does not spare him from the re- 
proaches of our nation for his disregard of our neutral 
declarations. 
New York LEARNS now that its alien labor law 1s 
rot to be regarded as a dead letter law. 
Dec. 3, 1915.- 
Tue AMERICAN TELEPHONE and Telegraph Com- 
pany has announced through its President that the con- 
pany intends to avail itself of all the advantages which 
wireless telegraphy may give. The company, however, 
recognizes the problems to be solved and the difficulties 
io be encountered. ‘‘Wireless telephony can be compared 
to an attempt to carry on all telephone exchange business 
over one great conductor connecting everyone, and over 
which all telegraph, all artificial disturbances caused by 
transmission or power lines, and all the natural electrical 
disturbances were in full play at the same time. These 
are the conditions that govern radiograph activity and 
limit its possibilities.” The company evidently inten:is 
to make progress, for Mr. Vail says: “Whatever there 
is to add to this use or to this value or to increase its uni- 
versality, this company proposes to develop. To this end 
the company will, as soon as necessary construction and 
equip rent can be assembled, extend the universality or 
its system by wireless stations at selected points on the 
Coast so located as to enable persons and places not able 
to be connected in any other way to maintain commumi- 
eation with the world.” ~ This announcement is epoch- 
making and marks another great advance in telephony, 
and demonstrates that the experiments tried have been 
sufficiently successful to warrant a careful conmercial 
enterprise to extend its sphere of influence. It is now 
evident that the wireless telephone can only be an im- 
portant helper in telephony and can never displace wire 
telephone connection, 
THERE 1s A MovEMENT now on foot in Canada to 
inaugurate a local defence program. This is contrary to 
traditions of the past, but the exigencies of the present 
have swept all traditions away. It has been taught by 
certain elements in Canadian life that such armament 
would be an act of hostility to the mother country. The 
proposed plan is meeting with favour and .Canada is to 
inake provisions against a possible attack. If Germany 
should win, it is argued, and if Germany should demand 
Canada, Canada could declare independence and contest 
Germany’s efforts at the point of the bayonet. If prop- 
erly prepared there are those who live in Canada who 
believe that Germany never could conquer. Whatever one 
vay think of the future the lamentable fact remains that the 
day of disarmavrent has not yet come. No one can gain- 
say that Canada is not loyal to Great Britain. ‘The world 
now knows that America has not and has never been land 
hungry for the Canadian territory and if Canada does 
make provisions against foreign invasion the long line of 
frontier between Canada and thé United States will not 
need protection. It is the peace and brotherly kindness 
i. the hearts of Canadians for Americans and Americans 
for Canadians that make such a border armament impos- 
sible ! 
Tue LArcE Divipenps being declared by munitioa 
compames and the publicity that the formation of new 
1nanition enterprises receive tell their own horrible story. 
One can understand how as a patriotic act women can 
work in munition factories and how patriotic citizens can 
piace their money in munition enterprises when their na- 
tive land is endangered, but the spirit of a money-making 
bystander who sees in the strife only an opportunity to 
make money is incomprehensible. Does the conscience 
lave no voice in money investments ? 
EVERYONE 1s WaArtING to read the President’s Mes- 
sage to see what he has to say concerning our prepared- 
ness problem. 
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