The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

minHtion on the part OF the Canadian
race to do its full share for the protec-
ton OF the empire.
Business depression began to make it.
self felt here. and at the same time un-
precedented sums Of money had TO he
raised. The Government needed money.
The patriotic fund "a fund 10 provide
for the families OF soldiers needed
money The Red Cross needed money.
The unemployed and their families
needed money. Everybody needed
money.
Factories began to shut down. while
taxes. II was announced, would have to
be- pushed up The Canadian plans as
formulated involved an annual war eN-
penditure OF Sl0O.O00.OOO, or about s12
per head for the entire population.
Thus. though Canada had not called
the war tune. it was seen that she must
help to pay the piper. No finer exam
pie OF fort!tude and loyalty could be
asked than has been exhibited by the
Canadian people in their acceptance OF
this situation.
| Every one has been HIT by the war,
yet every one Is standing hts or her
share of the punishment with the pro-
verbal logged pluck Of the British. Re
/ trcnchment began at once. The first
| thing | discovered in my room In the
| hotel in Montreal was notice of re-
duCed service owing To the war crisis
In another hotel where / went one day
I for tea | asked the head waiter II war
had affected business much.
! we failed yesterday" he returned
with a wry smile.
| How is business here" 7 asked a
clerk in large jewery store.
1T Is very bad OF course" he said,
but the employees VI this company have
been in great luck SO far Instead OF
being discharged, as 80 many others
have, We are being kept on at 20 per
cent. reduction in salary"
But there is one kind OF business in
Canada that is booming. Driving over
the historic Plains Of Abraham near
Quebec, where Wolfe defeated Montcalm
| (they would be allies nowD, | was sur
prised to see a great number of work
men building an enormous addition TO a
rcd brick factory.
What building is that?" asked the
French Canadian driver.
She's the Ross rife factory" he in.
formed me. "She ban maxim herself
twice so big as before"
AZ We drew nearer ] perceived chat
the factory was hemmed in by three
successive fences OF barbed wire, very
tall and discouraging. and that outside
these fences marched armed sentries
one or whom took a great interest in my
conveyance, turning his head and
watching II suspiciously as Il passed.
Some 5000 soldiers are engaged ir
this sort OF duty and in garrisoninl
forts, at present this body making VI
the permanent force OF the Canadian
militia. In view of the fact that Canada
IL still a long way from Germany this
seemed to ME a large number of troop,
for such duty. but it was explained t.
me that there had been trouble witt
Austrian worSmen in one or two places
and that furthermore Canada was over.
run with German spies
Shortly after the outbreak OF the wal
a railroad bridge in the western par
Of Canada was blown up. That sounded
the alarm. later a sentry on guart
at a lock in the So1Ilanges Canal. neal
Montreal, was shot Such sporadic
manifestations made II clear that rail.
ways and camls must he carefully
protected not only for the sake o
Canadian commerce but because Nh,
destruction OF canals and bridges Nigh
seriously hamper the work OF forward
ing supplies 20 England.
Much OF Engands food passe.
through the great lakes and the ST
Lawrence, and the blowing up OF on,
lock during the season Of navigation
would be serious disaster. Ate
Z naNigaNinn Inns RIpual
Forwarding supplies and troops be
comes even more limited, for the Inter
colonial Railroad. which IL owned by tn,
Government, is the only line that rum
TO the Atlantic sea coast without cross
ing American terrtory-for which rea
son tho Intercolonial IL the sole roa.
available for the transport of troops
Tho entire 700 miles Of the main lin,
OF this road must consequently b
patrolled.
Even in level headed Canada Il woult
bs too much TO expect that war coul,
come without its train OF alarms
rumors. Internal trouble was. 70
example, feared in the neighhorhood o
Berlin and Waterloo. Ont, where then
Ia large German population. Tim
has. however, shown that though Their
may be some pro- alderman sentiment Il
these Cities, the Majority Of the peopl
have become loyal Canadians, as at
tested ny the fact that war subscription
from this quarter have amounted II
several thousand dollars.
Less reasonable IL more exciting, ar
mo rumors of proposed invasion b
German Americans from the Unite
States. One Of these invasions, a
Canadians informed mo. was planned b