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The sun., 1919-10-06
10 MILLION CONCERN
TO FINANCE RELIEF
Jewish Reconstruction Work
Abroad to Be Placed on
Permanent Basis.

Jewish relief work abroad is to be pu
Oh permanent financial basis. which
VIII lead 10 the total rehabilitation Of
The affected people. At a conference o.
the joint distribution committee at III,
Hotel Astor yesterday recommendation
of Louis Marshall to found a recon
struction corporation with an initial cap.
ital of 10000 900. were approved. TIL,
first acts Of this corporation will be tc
FORM a forwarding company to handl,
the purchase of food and supplies hero
and to organize an express company In
Poland to insure the prompt distribu
tion of the shipments.
For each of these enterprises 5000, 90,
was voted as preliminary appropria.
ton. The content Of the Polish Govern.
inent VIII be necessary for the incor.
poratton of the express system. Re.
ports from Felix NJ. Warburg. chairman
OF the committee now In Europe, show.
ing imperative need of constructive re-
lief, spurred the committee to devise the
plan. An immediate campaign for SEQ.
10000 to finance relief work through
the winter will be made.
The organization for the reconstruc-
tion corporation proposed BY a commit
tee of which DIR. Lee X. Frankel is chair
man calls for the appointment OF di-
rector-general in this country with a
stan of organization experts and a Eu-
ropean director whose function will be
to coordinate the work abroad and ia
direct a staff of medical. technical, eco.
romic and social workers in the field
1t is proposed to make the corporation
self supporting. Mr. Marshall's plan is
to establish branches in Poland, Galicia
Rumania. Czecho- Sovakia and other
countries. the parent organization con-
trihuting certain proportion of the
capital. The remainder Is to be supplied
by local interests in the districts where
the branches are established. Through
the se branch banks credits and raw ma.
terials may be obtained for local manu-
facturers and merchants. Tools, imple-
meuts and similar goods can be supplied
Mr.. Marshall said, through existing or
CARNATIONS.
Jacob II. Schiff in support of the plar
suggested that the subscription books
of the corporation be open to the public
in America and Europe to secuer the
widest popular support. In order that
no time may be lost in getting the
project under way a small group ot
fnanciers is expected to underwrite tho
corporation.
The committee voted 100000 as e
gift TO the Children's Relief Admins
tration organized by Herbert Hoover ir
Europe. and made the following appro
priations for relief work of the join
committee: $1,000 for Warsaw, Lodz
Lemberg, Krakow and Dublin: s120
600 for fuel; 100000 for shoes, cloth
&c. and 100000 for tools and sewing
machines. The total appropriation
made at the session reach almos
So. o00. 900.
Shipments of food will be made b,
the use of coupons sol dto individual,
in America, who will forward them [,
their relatives in Europe. The packa ge,
will be delivered there upon the sur
render OF the coupons.
The sun., 1919-10-06
CLEAN SUNDAY SHIRT
MENACED BY STRIKE
Walkout and Lockout Begins
in aundries To-day.

The walkout or lockout, whatever It
is of workers In all the laundries of
New York city becomes effective this
morning. in accordance with an order
issued Saturday by Vernon B. Smith,
president of the Laundry Workers In
ternational Union. on the one hand, and
the refusal of the steam laundry pro-
prietors to recognize union labor on the
other. II is said that 60 per cent OF
the workers are organized.
At meeting held late Saturday night
in the Harlem Casino, 10th street and
LenoX avenue. 1000 workmen cheered
derisively the report of union officials
that the employers had made no answer
to their demands. 1t was said the work.
ers are determined TO hold out for at
least part of their demands IL they have
TO let every shirt in the city go un-
washed, and call upon all the $4,000
men and women working in allied oc-
cupations TO back them up.
Following n meeting of 5000 owners
OF hand laundries in the Harlem Casino
yesterday afternoon 1t was announced
that they have agreed to close their
doors until a satisfactory agreement is
reached. Ely Rosenberg, a lawyer of
346 Broadway, said last night that all
hand laundrymen of the upper West
Side from Fifty-ninth TO 125th streets
would close to-day. and that most OF
the others in the city probably would
take the same action.
Harry CLOSER. secretary of the execu-
tive board OF the Hand Laundrymen's
Association. said yesterday:
"You can call this a shutdown or a
general lockout. / don't care which. We
have decided to close our doors-3,OOO
of us-to fight the 1000 laundry work
ers who Saturday declared a general
strike for tomorrow We are going
to defy the strikers. AS a result of this
strike we will be compelled probably
10 raise the price OF laundry work 25
per cent. 1t means that we must charge
30 cents for shirt and . cents for a
collar. All other work will have TO be
raised roportlonately"
II is understood that the Chinese
laundrymen, who have been keeping
their prices considerably lower than the
others. have indicated they will take
advantage OF the strike. II It is pro-
longed, 70 put up their prices.
The sun., 1919-10-06
CLEANERS SPURN $500 RAISE.
Promised Increase Not Enough,
They Now Declare.

Wage complaints OF drivers and
sweepers in the Department OF Street
Cleaning will be taken up in meet
ing this afternoon in 7S1 Eighth ave-
nue. with representatives of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Transfers and
Chauffeurs, and non-union workers of
the Department OF Street Cleaning. Two
meetings were held yesterday. at which
the promised increase of 5000 TO be ef-
fective January !. 1920, was declared
unsatisfactory. The men want more
money now.
t. r. Fitzgerald OF Brooklyn related
a conversation he had with Mayor Hy-
Ian, which, he said, the Mayor ended
by rising and exclaimins: Fitzgerald.
you are never satisfied; Fitzgerald, you
are always crying - The demands for
mulated in both meetings were for a
wage scale of $36 a week for chauffeurs
s33 for drivers and $50 TO s32 for
sweepcrs and stablemen.
The sun., 1919-10-06
WEEK END VISITORS
AT WHITE SULPHUR
Many Touring Parties Stop
Over at Popular West Yir-
9inia Resort.
JERSEY COLONY FORMED
Harry s. Black and Friends
Arrivc-Several New York
ers Among the Guests.
specinI Dcsnnfch 10 Tnr srN

Special Despatch TO THr Sun.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. Va. Oct
b-Many visitors were here for the week
end After services this morning sew.
eral riding and driving parties made
trips to various points of interest. Tour
ing parties were numerous, some coming
here from Hot Springs for the day.
Harry S. Black arrived to-day on his
private car. With him were Paul Star
rett, Miss Therese Starrett. Miss L. Root
and George A. Fuller They will re-
main here a fortnight.
Horace ]. Seymour, second secretary
OF the British Embassy. Is here from
Washington with Mrs. Seymour to pass
two weeks.
Mrs. Ward Douglas William Alden
Pratt. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis a. Taylor
William A, Brady, William A. Brady
Jr., Col and Mrs, s. j. Murphey. Mr.
and Mrs Thomas F. Gilrcy, Jr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Hart and Mrs Alexander
Mckay are here from New York,
Capt. Robert r. Glen. attache of the
British Embassy. arrived this morning
from Washington with his mother. Mrs
Robert Glen of London, who has been
at Newport for the summer. Capt
Glen was out riding in the afternoon
with Miss Fiji widener and Miss Emily
Pierson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Conlin Of New
ark. N. j.. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. CASTOR
Of Passaic, Mr.. and Mrs. s. t. White
of Montclair and Frank T. Williams OF
Short Hills are forming a Jersey colony
at the Greenbrier.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Stonehill OF
Glencoe, ILL.,. Mrs Howard r, Hughes
OF Cleveland. Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble La
trobe, Mr. and Mrs. John White Mat
thews and ]. w. Matthews. Jr.. of Will
mington. Del, Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Wat
tiers of Boston. Charles Weston and Miss
Annette Weston of Buffalo. DR.. and Mrs.
A. Castella and Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Raoul
Barrios of Havana. Cuba, registered to-
day at the Greenbrier.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Fuller motored
TO Hot Springs for the day and Mr.
and Mrs. F. w, CASTOR motored to
Grange Cave.
Mr.. and Mrs Sherwood Aldrich and
Miss Louise Mcmahon and friends drove
TO the Pines for luncheon.
The sun., 1919-10-06
MORE VISITORS IN BERKsH1REs
LenOx Garden Club to Hold AM
nuaI Meeting To-day.

LENox. Mass. Oct. 5.-Mr and Mrs.
Francis r. Appleton of New York will ar
rive tomorrow to visit Charles Lanier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish Benjamin
OF New York will go to the Lenox Club
Tomorrow for fortnight
Mrs. Edwards Spencer will open Ship
ton Court tomorrow for the annual
meeting of the Lenox Garden Club.
Capt and Mrs. Herbert B. Shaw of
Boston will be here tomorrow to vi it
Capt Shaw's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Rarkman Shaw.
Mrs. Joseph T. Low of New York, who
has been passing the season at Hotel
Aspinwall, will return to town to-mor-
row. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pelham Rob-
bins also will leave for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul W. Alexander, Mr..
and Mrs. Lionel Surto of New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilmot NJ. Paterson of New
Rochelle, n. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs. C..
Harrison Cravath Of Baltimore have ar
rived at Curtis Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob H. Halsted Of
Morristown. n. j., Mrs. William Frye,
James r. Mckee and James H. Seaman
of New York are registered at Hotel
Aspinwall.
Mr.. and SIrs. James Walter Thomp-
son OF New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Roberts OF Paris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cameron Blake of Englewood. n. j..
are in Pittsfield
The sun., 1919-10-06

The American Free Milk and Relief
for Italy, of which Mrs. John A. Drake
is president, has started on its way an
other 100000 quarts of dry milk. max
ing a total of 100000 quarts the organi-
zation has sent to Italy to relieve suffer-
ing among the thousands of orphans and
other destitute children. Mrs. Drake is
now In Italy, where she will have the as
sistance OF the Italian Red Cross and the
Italian Health Department in the distri-
button OF the milk, Henry NJ. Rae, in
charge OF the work here during the alb
sence OF Mrs. Drake, has arranged 10
continue shipments at the rate OF 10000
quarts a month.
The sun., 1919-10-06
MARRIED..

LANDON-BALDwIN.- October 1,
1912, at st. Marks Church. Mount
Kisco. y. Y. by the Rev. Dr. william
G. Thayer. assisted by the Rev. II. A.
Prichard. Cynthia Bradley Baldwin.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Clark Baldwin. Jr,, to Nathaniel
Ruggles Landon. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry H. Landon.
HOMAS-THOMAS.--On Wednesday, Oc-
tober /. 1919. at Christ Church. New
Haven. Conn. by the Rev William
Osborn Baker. Louisa Carroll Thomas.
daughter Of the late Oswald jackson
and Ella willing jackson. to Theo-
dore Gaillard Thomas
The sun., 1919-10-06
WEEKS COAL OUTPUT
SETS A NEW RECORD
Hard and Soft Fuel Produc-
tion Increases.


WAsHINGToN. oct. 5.-Production of
both anthracite and bituminous coal
during the week OF September 81 set
new records for weekly outputs during
this year despite the steel strike. which
was expected to lessen demand and
hinder mining, the United States Geo
logical Survey reported to-day
indicating a steady improvement in
coal production. which has been so low
sc far during the year as to threaten
a famine this winter the weekly outputs
In September were the highest of the
year.
The report gives the bituminous out
put at 1857, 900 tons or $3.50 tons
more than the preceding week. Anthra-
cite coal mined totalled ,946, 900 tons or
per cent more than the previous week
The bituminous production. however. is
l,3sO,OOO tons less than the correspond
ing week OF last year and the anthra-
cite output 100000 tons.
The surveys statement on the coal
situation says:
THE efforts of the railroads to in
crease the supply of cars carried the
rate OF bituminous coal production to a
new high record for the year. the fourth
IN as many weeks. The ra ilroads pro-
vided empties sufficient fer loading
nearly 2l2,OO0 cars. an increase of Sc
per cent. over the preceding week
The first week of the steel strike ha $
thus not reacted adversely upon the pro-
duction of coal. The general industrial
demand seems to Have been active
enough to absorb any capacity released
by reduction In the customary demand
of the steel mills
Anthracite. like bituminous, set a
new high record for the year during
the week ended September 27. Produ,-
ton Is estimated at $4,000 tons high, r
than during the last week of August
which up to the presen. had been the
greatest attained this year. The week $
output was still materially less than for
the corresponding week of 1918 and the
total production since the beginning OF
the coal year is 1000. 600 tons below the
extraordinary record of La ,enr
The sun., 1919-10-06
RELIGIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
What Is 1t
to Believe on Jesus?
"The bread of God Is that -
which cOmeth down out of
heaven, and glveth life unto
the wOrld.''-JOhn 8:33.

And this is what believing on Jesus
means. 1t means appropriating that
flesh torn on the cross, that blood
trickling from under the crown of
thorns, from the nails in his hands, the
rail in his feet pouring forth from the
thrust where the spear went in. II
you do not believe he gave his flesh for
you In the way of penal sacrifice. poured
out his blood as the blood of the sin
offering was poured at the bottom OF
the altar: II you do not claim him Just
as the Jew claimed the offering when he
laid his hand upon its head and the
knife was thrust into its flesh and drew
the blood; II you do not take OF his
blood as the priest took 1t in his basin
IL you do not offer him TO God In faith
as the sacrifice which lie has pro-
vided for you. then you are not believing
in Jesus as he bids you to believe in
him. You are not eating of his flesh
nor drinking of his blood. He is not
the bread OF God to you.
"You may follow him as a reformer.
a socialist. a purveyor of the bread
which perisheth, but you cannot eat
of his flesh nor drink of his blood in that
way. If you do not eat of his flesh
and drink of his blood through ap-
propriating faith he says you have no
exemplar. bringer In of temporal
good. you may keep yourself more or
less clean. You may attain a higher
plane OF moral living You may fol-
low him near enough to see what he
does. wish to do 1t, and try, but you will
get nothing out of that body in which
the fulness OF the deity dwells. You
will, not get one element of his essen
tial life. not line of his living char
acter You will not get him at all,
and at the grave you shall
part company forever"
The quotation is from "What is
/, to believe on Jesus?" by Rev. ].
IN. Hsldeman. The pamphlet may
be Ind free by addressing-
Salvation" John ,, r6.
32i West 3sth st.
The sun., 1919-10-06
Many Arrival. mt Gedney.

Several families arrived yesterday and
Saturday at Gedney Farm Hotel, White
Plains. to remain for the fall and win
ter season. Among them are Capt. AMI
Mrs. Woolf Barnato of London. Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Revillon and family of
Paris. Mrs. T. C. Thebaut and sons,
Mrs. l.. b. p. Gould and family and Mr.
and Mrs. II. Wilson and family of New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. kellar.
Jr, spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert J. Kellar, Sr. Mr.. and Mrs
G. II. Southef of Albany are there for
two weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Sinclair of
New York will spend a month there.
The sun., 1919-10-06
DIED.

R1sTOw.-Suddenly. on October 5, 1919.
in her seventy-third year, Mary
Frances. widow OF Henry Bristow.
Funeral services at the residence of her
son. 1873 Pacific street, Brooklyn,
Wednesday. October s. at p. NJ.
CREIGHTON.--on Sunday, October 9, 1919.
at Morristown, n. j.. Elizabeth wyn-
koop Creighton. widow OF Rear Ad-
miral j. Blalteley Creighton. U. s. N.
and daughter of the late Rear Ad-
mral s. II. Stringham, u. s. n.
Funeral from her late residence, IL Elm
street, on Tuesday. October 7, on the
arrival OF s:i5 train from New York.
Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Brook
lyn.
LIE MoNE.-Francois, at Loomis. y. Y.
Saturday October 4, 1919.
services at Church of st. Luke's the
Beloved Physician at Loomis. n. Y,
Monday at p. NJ. and at New York
and New Jersey Crematory. Union
Hin, y. J., Tuesday morning at 1880,
fRosT.-Harry Howard. Services THE
FUNERAL CHURCH" Drank e,
campbelD. Broadway and Sixty sixth
street, Monday, 2 p. NJ
sACksoN.-on thursday. October ?. Caro-
line weidemeysr. widow Of Dr. George
T. Jackson. in the sixty-fifth year OF
her life.
Funeral service will be held at the West
End Collegiate Church. West End ave-
nue. and Seventy seventh street. Mon
=. day, October 6, at 10 A. NJ.
EEMP-suddeniy on October 4, 1919. Mary
Augusta. wife Of the late Edward
Kemp
Funeral services in the chantry of st.
Thomass Church. Fifth avenue and
Thirty third street. on Tuesday, Oc-
tober I, at o'clock. Interment a;
Trinity Cemetery.
ahoWBRIDGE.-clare wiederhold, wife
ol James n. Trowbridge OF Englewood,
~ j.. on October T.
FUNERAL service at Spring lane. Enyle-
wood. October s. at 2 II. VI. Please
omit flowers
"AHREN.--At New Haven. Conn. october
D. 1919 Alice g. Peek. wife OF Her
bert c. Warren
funeral Will be held at her late home
A "l whitney avenue. on Tuesday al
a
The sun., 1919-10-06
Williams-Rice,
Special Despatch to The sun.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 5.-Miss Mar
garet Sargent Rice, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs William A. Rice and granddaughter
OF the late ex-Mayor Joseph b. Sargent,
was married here Saturday afternoon TO
Mashall Henry Williams. son of Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick Williams of Binghamton,
y. Y, in Trinity Church, by the Rev.
Charles o. Scovllle, The bride was at
tended by her sister, Mrs Charles Ken
meth Deming, as matron Of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy Slmson
OF Brookline, Mass; Miss Mary Will
Jams, sister of the bridegroom Miss
Helen Means, Miss Charlotte Watrous
Miss Catherine Rice and Miss Virginia
Rice OF this city.
The sun., 1919-10-06
MISS HOLT TO BE A BRIDE.
EnEngement to Roger Batchelder
of Worcester Is Announced.

BOSTON. Oct. 5. Announcement has
been made OF the engagement OF Miss
Florence May Holt, daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Holt of Galveston. Texas.
and New York. to Roger Batchelder, son
OF Mr., and Mrs. Frank Roe Batchelder
of Worcester
Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey f. Abbey of
Maiden have announced the engagement
Of their daughter Ruth to Crawford Ly-
man Goldthwaite OF winchester.
The sun., 1919-10-06
HOTEL BALL IN BRONXvILLE.
First of Winter Series Is Held
at the Gramatan.

The first Of series of balls to be
given this winter by the management
of the Hotel Gramatan. Bronxville.
y. Y. took place on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Morrison and family
of oxford. England. are at the Gramatan
for an extended visit. Other arrivals
there include Miss l.. S. Bacon. Miss
Mary Dove, Washington Mrs. Clarence
h. Caldwell. Miss F. L. Thompson.
Philadelphia Miss Jeanette Hancock.
Baltimore Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.. Brennan
and family, Mount Vernon Mr.. and
Mrs. f. T. Wilson. J. C. Curran, Miss
Cur-an, Mrs. A. c. Miller, Mrs. Frank
Noble. Mrs. F. w. Allen, Mrs. j. NJ
Carbondale. Miss Carbondale and Cas-
per Whitney and family. all of New
York,
The sun., 1919-10-06
Miss Atkins TO Wed October IT.
Special Despatch 10 The Sun

NVFtFuF DtSVUTtW
GREENWICH. Conn.,. Oct. 5.-Miss
Gladys Beatrice Atkins. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Atkins, and Lester II.
benson son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
benson. both of Greenwich. will be mar
ried October 81 In the home of the bride.
The Rev. NJ. G. Thompson will officiate.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Lucille
Sens and Miss Winifred Glassup of New
York city. Miss Betty benson, a niece
of the bridegroom. will be flower girl.
The best man will be Clarence Atkins.
Jr.. brother of the bride. John Atkins,
Douglas Palmer and Russell Studwell
will be the ushers.
The sun., 1919-10-06
ADMIRAL SIMS IN CAPITAL.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Closes
Her Newport Season.
speclaI Dcspatch 70 Tnr sul

nPecf1 DcSpdfch 10 THE Sun.
NEWPORT. oct. 5--Rear Admiral W.
3. Sims left for Washington to-day.
II has been decided to keep a section
OF the old Casino Club for reading. writ
ing and bridge rooms for next summer.
The remainder of the building will be
remodelled for offices and stores.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt closeu her
season tonight, and with Lady Herbert
and Miss Grace Vanderbilt started for
New York
Mrs c. II Baldwin and Mrs. Arthur
Curtiss James snve dinners tonight.
Mrs. Frederick Pierson has closed
her season and returned to New York.
Mrs Burke Roche will remain here
until the goth.
DIR. John Ridlon has arrived from Chi
cago to join his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Suffern Taller and
family started for New York by motor
to-day.
The sun., 1919-10-06

of shipping has been recognized at
London
The King and Queen of the Belgians
haye been invited to visit Canada, and
]: Is understood they will do 80 after
they have seen California and the
South.
The sun., 1919-10-06
FREE FARE HOME TO VOTERS.
100000 Natives in Prussian Prov
incc Already Registered.

BERLIN. oct 5.--More than 100,000
natives OF the eastern provinces who
are scattered over Germany and who
are eligible to vote in the approaching
plebiscite already have registered at
the election burau in Thorn, West Prus-
sia, and further applications are coming
in in such numbers that 1t has been
found necessary to establish branch bu-
reaus in Westphalia and the Rhine
provinces. Those persons who are un-
able to pay their fares to former homes
receive free transportation.
The sun., 1919-10-06
FIOrfan--PaImer,

Announcement has been made OF the
wedding September 27 OF Miss Constance
Palmer. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Pitt Palmer Of Montclair, n. j.. to
Paul Andre Florian, Jr,, son of Paul
Florian of Dallas. Tex, which took
pace at st, James's Episcopal Church
the Rev. X. ". Trenbath oficiatins.
The sun., 1919-10-06

New HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 1.-THE Rev.
Anson Phelps Stokes, secretary Of Yale
University, has been granted a years
leave of absence by the university. 1t
was announced tonight. He will leave
shortly on trip around the world, A
visit to yale-in-China is included in his
itinerary.
The sun., 1919-10-06

stockbridge. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. George
~ Meilick. Plalnneld. N. j.: Mr. and
Mrs w. Smedey. Philadelphia Mr.. and
Mrs. r. q. Barclay and Miss Barclay,
/ Brooklyn.
The sun., 1919-10-06
YOung-BrOOks.

MIR. and Mrs, Emerson Brooks OF Mont
clair, y. j.. have announced the mar
Iiage Of their daughter, Miss Atlee
Brooks, to Charles w. Young Of Tren-
ton.
The sun., 1919-10-06
CANADIANS EXPECT
COALITION TO STAY
Despite Wars End Present
Government May Continue
in Power Until 1928.
TORIES DISC0NTENTED
Parliament Probably Will BE
PrOrOgued at End of This
Weeks Sessions.
Special Despatch 70 Tur srS.

OTTAWA, Oct. 5.--When the coalition
Government was formed in 1917 there
was no notion that the war would be
ended in 1918, and little was said about
the period of the alliance time. was not
The essence of the agreement. Parlia-
ment was elected for five years in De-
cember, 1917. and may run until early
in 1928 for the next election. The peo-
Pile gave no explicit mandate for the
period OF reconstruction, but they did
give a large majority to the coalition.
Now that a caucus has quieted things
for a while all talk of dissolution of the
war Parliament has stopped.
According to one critic of the oppo-
stion, this Parliament is a selected
draft Most OF the candidates were
picked in advance by the campaign
managers and conventions were formal
rather than live and real. Under such
conditions many strong men were sacri-
feed. The debating talent OF this Par
Lament is not equal to the last. The
next election conventions will be genu-
inc tests of political strength of the as
pirants, and some of the mediocre men
of this Parliament will be laid aside.
But cautious men, who see the hand
writing on the wall. are in no hurry to
urge dissolution of Parliament. Some
can even make out a case in argument
that they expected this Parliament to be
normal and saw the Unionist party COM
ing as a permanent thing The passing
of Sir Winfrid Laurier was calamity
for the Liberal party. for had he been
leader, as of yore. he would have healed
the divisions and have been returned to
power. But there Is no indication of
anything like that now. nor any sign
OF healing the breach. Consequently the
coalition will remain for a time. pos
sibly as a permanent alliance.