NOTIS OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2112, 1 April 1914, Page 6

NOTIS OF THE DAY.

This Mi'tiisskr of Murim; ismiml anIjtltM' MIIWKH Hi, PilX-toii Ofl M(M.ldtt.V t,, i!Vi;iiirj){ Inst Ami m> (IriM-ht. did. good riy wrvici) far k<B pitrly. Mm. Fimm'.ii Ijlo fs nil fixiwlkiil, piifLfoi'iii s.].i«,'Lfe:r ft.ft<:l Mt> eviM , i'<w|,y, fii'HiKiji.H ?ivor-rf!(ul,y. fui , '■y (t %}]!.. Life W (jiiHu its tH».i<JJi at home in tlje fijci/ (i{ ImM-UHfcy aM he Iβ when mrtmitukd %' his' α-flmiir-o*; ci's, and is (.'BiiiieijueiKJfi is inelivniitJ 'Mi In lie dfawii intn TOiitniversy wlicn ivo "'■; K r nr, !' W»rtfi his «U".H.i;kiij. Ai 1.i.i.» W«i).lii.|.gt!)ii z<ll , instance, • li« sliowcd' hiii kiwnioßs fflf tftrtflifit Ky })i.ifMMi!.tiri.« fi iriOiifliß!' of tlio Sociiii Ifamnirnih Vntty l.u : linv« ;t pl;l« '*ii liis- pliitfoi'Hj with ii vie\c l» datmting with him iho rolutis-e itiwhs of Hie Jkfofnr Patty m»i the fexiciftl Dcntecr-fUs. Itt M:«» « is s : ijoi.'tifjg'" ,a '- Uiittg Iμ do m doubt, Init tin? great t, bulk of the ftmlicin* Iwd rtsa'mMnfj ii> hear IJie Miniator, antl would net lwi,v« tj-oTilifod to he pfeseni to bar s, t'hc goitHf-rriiin Hit,' FiftHKft was ready to sa,t).H&c hie own time -for, Y Agaiji itt Foxtpn, sflttretMio appears tit to have a-skod him whetter he was pi'Cpai-wl to mCGty"I'I!:(j.FESSO:!.t ! ' M'ft.LS =.•■Oll the platforrh, and Mil. Fisiffin .prtjmptiy Mplied that ho wtis pi;cpared to meet that getttleftan: t® a, ,'iiiyono else, undflr fair conditions. ; We lm-yc noli the kasfc doubt tija.t the ST« Minister would enjoy nothiog better thftu a eJa-sh of wits oi the maturo suggested, and that he is able » s to hold his own in such an ertcotfnP- to cafiiitit bii fiiiftsWomid;. But is « this sort; «£ thing worth ■whiT.vi B * "Profbsbob" Ihxb naturally wwld , st lift delighted with tho omjortuniiy no for gaining, the .publicity and atten'cl tiori. tljfi (ioniesfc would assitte hitl)-, os and 'has already indicated as much n- by the .eagerness with whkh he has ■?- rtiahed: into the. ppdfling ttjacb for is him t>y his i''o.xton adtnifci , : He is has everything to gais and nothlfig ce to lose. The Minister can fed': hot: o- ter moans of employing his tiifte |tn.d his faleots than in taking up 0e ?s challenges' to cxeliartge picasahtraes 0- with the irrespons'iWe'gentjemcft W.hb to wave this, red hanftjSf. of gociaj jj.e> a moei-aey. Ee is So a free !■•, laaee. IK vfew of Sfn, is.QßiiH,'s nsgigiy nation of Ills seat in th.e. Hpiise of V- c&mwums in order to sepk w-ctet-ipn is after taking.office &s .geeretary for v - War, it is 'interesting to k.jiqw" that »r >yhcti he rose to speak dttring the e- dolmtp' on . the- : Eepiy at; i-. , the opening of the ptcseMt session he Sβ did so for #0 sixiM j'ea* ift success 4 sieii, With the single exceptioft of i'e Lokjd PAtiififfiSioji, no' statesman, since i<l the days of Pift (says flie j>^ ti mmsffcr Gazette) has 'been Prime is Ejhisto'and Lc.adei' of the Souse of 5". Cartrtnems foi* suclj. a period as ie , : lias Mb, As.With. Mr-. GunsTaNE's 5< longest tenure of the dySj office jast- -- e.d just- over five, years; IJis'ra-em'.s d \tm longer, hut hfe we»* to . the a :Ho;US3 of Ivor-is after threp ggssioijs. h Loiti) Jflas I-fsseeb. was. P>|me- Miiii. h rst*v and leader of tho House- from f* 1846 to 1852—a- pe-riod short of M*. i- AsQ'tJiTH's record by a few inonthsi- • Mil. fijttFoui!, of course, was ,t*a.der: : : i- ] of tie Hoiisfc for ov/er' fc.» years./ £ from- 18S5 to j.905, ■■ btj-t he o'rily -be* ; n came , P'rime Minister in I9fe r pA-Lji&RSioS's; record froin- jeSft, to,; h ISGS> Irj tliis dvtia:l f .years and i ; h*i:e 'ffianths: ■. Thb- •>■ (ftedie, Tctoaris that jib-: '.s :c.TOls-;ate- raoftj ,, than -hopeifui /tjxat Slfli Asqbbh wi.H- goon, beat this' 1 :.;, i- but the- uneKpccipd hffS fiow lifflp- !- peiied and Jib. n- ;tion, -fchoiigh"jife nTny bq-.r%,ird : e;d. as 1 Q .merely .a formalityv fe*ves Lqkd , y FA-i,JiEBBfON'B record still unbrofeeß.'. s _ The disefetrres m-.a.de- in connccv 0 tion with the action just' .heard in s the local Gmib in which a> , journalist P sued two of t-He pillars of "iLibGr-.: ■ a:li?iii"' on account, flf ffqrtaih ha-p.pen- ? ings arising out of a newspaper c>' : " te.vp:rise aare hot .without pplip hi* fe tepest The aotitaj. merftof |he Wat-' 1 ters in .dispute need- not be discusseclj i- b;(it the stey of th* fSrmatiori oil'-tfce a cohiptoy to .acfprfr.e- tfas' newspaper' ! > in question'-.iiieidejita'lfy enters- the - rea-1-Htis qf politics:, and niare -par-ticth i lai'ly -touehes on, the telatiojis ■$$'■. e politicians with P«biifi.Be.r,vants,. ■' cording to the piaintiff in the a> • tioa the newspaper in question Hd *: been owned; and e-Ond-u-cted by aft exJ secretary of Sift Jos.Eftt Ward's, ; i and. (ft his death there apparently" • was a jdsjc ol thfc. .pa-l?.ci, ■which- was t in nnjin-cial sti?a.j-.tSj 'kfipiii : ii>g an ■ Opposition journal-.. This , in;.' i 1989, tfhon tho Masse* Patiiy were Jin Opposi-t-io-n. The "X-iberal**: - Parly, wish-ins to -jfqtain fiontol. of 1 he some of its- pr/sminent; ' supporters decided to fom a,- c.onis pany to a'cq-nirc the property,, and- • a gentleman ■name.tl Mk. J-eteS ' He-yes carried' this .prapQs.ition , into ' effect and became , managing -director I 't)i the new company.. Mk. Reter I , : H'EYESj while thus aetivMy ia-teile-st--1 i.O:g MmsM in thq matter, W'iJS a ; 1 Ptibliv , .gcrvaiat,.hoid.ino the »j*sjpfo«s- ---' ib-le position of Clbiwra-issione-r <jf ■ Taxes, It njaj , be stijggefsted, : , ,>f course, that Mr. %y&s was ii:ot con* t'criled With- the. polWicaf. sidte of tho vantufc, and that the: Warp , %-vV WiM-ncn-fc kne-w. nothing -Abo'tit his' eonaeetion with- the effort tiiati wa? ; being , maija to retain cQiv.trOl of tho paper in %e Liberal intercat. This nowcvoi , ! is fliitjy cotttratficted b ; y t}rc cvid-anee, ©f feixe principal witness who stated on oath that: Keyci ioM hiffl ()'mt .Jj.p. ffloate.4 the eom.- , ■pany n-t t'tie vcfUrcst oif Sir Jdscph Wa.t(i. to SaVe t%p. papei' from Kglttjig j-nf:o th:(> }>ossessi6n of ttc Oppasi'tioii .political •pi-ty. po-unsal .in- his opening, itddre&s «lso: stated, that before his appointment the plainiifi ■'yritk .KeVks, liacl \nd an interview >yi_fih Si.r JMEPii War : o, ttimi Prime Minuter,. whoso goodwill it Hyas necessary far' plaintiff to have before he eoftik! be apiieinted. The- interest of the pubile in the thntte*.. will (tfiffUMlly' ce'ntKo round tho Gvidence which gofts to : stiow the active part this highly-'placee! and lUgMy-jbaid Prtrfic Serv.a.nt was fefei.ng in the political fortunes o : f tlic Gam'nmehii of that day; arid ac-.i carding to the statement of the witness referred to with the .knowledge and so, ptc-siimalbiy,. wjt;l) the- a:pprwal of Bib JasErtt. IVard. ThentOifctfiJ:, is nofc 0.n.0 &i aafiy , gi-e.at tmjwi'tanec to4ay when the Public Service; is placed beyond the reatflr of pftlitkiil jiifiiießc&i, but. jt sesves, ta I4irow ftn jhjc-resti.rig. sidsjighfe On the conflitioiis whidi existed 'iittdef. WardisW.

— 7-T. — p .An eftviy candidate fan tho Sub- S vtfbsi sorifc entered tho lists last etfen- * ing on beliali of thtv "Libera;!" c Party in tire pevetm of jln. Ai.slabjp. " Api3«en% tnk .geMtewan is. not : ' n the . "oflid'al" caajdi.diife, but lie is. noftc fcho worse on a'CfeOiinfc.; £ Judging ffom bis initrfa) aditess,' f whid) was Riven «it rSrirfta to a, ,'i small atteiidan'fte, he is not an 6s- ;' povieiiGCd jjtoitom sijisikpr, ink! is .' feding liis way Eautluusly. Tho'h jj. is |)!eiity pi Ufirt fostweifeii now aiu!: ti . election daf for him feafrush up Ms methods aftd styfo.and tlie fact that tj be appears to realise t}iis'rt-jay a-ssfot: i? him to do so. The "official" XiberaJ | $

wtiwlj-da-tp for Ihe mtit, it sf.it.tcd; to 1.«.i jVii:, ]•'. MfJOiiK. iiltiioMgh'" H« Mftonii, Jwlftsri we ate. .lnj-sfcakfliij. i- stocjol %m t : lic> Just iiccasiah as a Lav k»'tir fintwiirkln. It will be 'interest(l ing to iKiic- whel%r M,u. Hoop is ii. tiropawid to Weiiv tha label of thfi c| wowtst fα-etion, ii' :