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GREECE MISLED BY HER "LEADERS.??

MISREPRESENTATION OF ALLIES

PEACEFUL OBJECTS.

Internally, Grecco-thanks to the ab sence of anything bearing a reasonable resemblance to a system of responsible government is rapidly drifting towards Anarchy. She is on the verge of bank spicy, morally, financially; and polici- cally.

KING'S COUNSELLORS.

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NEW SCALE OF TAXATION." A TRIP IN A FRENCH TRAWLER.

M. Ribot Minister of Finance, at the, Mr. W. L. McAlpin writes in the Daily opening of the Chamber tabled a Bill de

manding a Vote on Account of £315,654,0:0: tail

"La conformity with the Minis for the third quarter of 1916. At the terial instructions the currespondent of same time M. Ribot is asking the Cham- The Daily Mail" in authorised to guber to increase the majority of the exist on board a trawler, and to make a vanaging taxes and to suppress entirely the out to see. By agreement with the mural privilege des bouilleurs de cru," which officer in command the trawler Bantam is the right of private distilling enjoyed will wait Afr. Medipra at the Quadre by farmers under certain conditions. Remorqueurs at wine 'clock in the morn This right is at the root of the drunken- ing a take him out to seat,

ness prevalent in Normandy and Brit tany.

By order,

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Capitaine de fregate," I had pointed out to the courteous official who received me at the French although Ministry of Marine Frenchmen are well aware of the doings of the British Fleet-thanks to the flat tering articles of special correspondents in the Paris and provincial papers little was known in England of the ex- fcellan) work done by the French Navy

since the war began..

**Let me sve your sailors at work," 1 requested, so that I may return the compliment paid to the British Navy so handsomely by my French confréres

And so it was arranged that I should visit, one of the great. French ports and 80 ont to sea in an armed trawler.

"M. Ribut draws his increased revenítőt. from a variety of sources, from which it is estimated that £36,280,000 will be ob tainable Of this, £11,000,000 will be ob- trined by doubling the State share of land taxation licences and £2,400,000 by raising the rate of general income-tax from 2 to 5 per cent. The doubling of the taxes on mines, carriages, horses, billiard tables, clubs, and a number of other simi- lar taxes is estimated to yield £1 080,000. Dogs will be called upon to provide £900,000 Income-taxon stocks and shares, to be raised from 1 to 5 por cent will yield £1,520,000. The consumption tax on alcohol is to be increased to the hectolitre (about 32 gallons) and the

will be raised." price of the State monopoly on tobacco

During the discussion of the Finance King Constantine's Cabinet seems to be Bill in the House of Commons last- beat upon effecting the political and month, Mr. Hume-Williams called atten- financial ruin of the country. Openly it tion to the scheme known as premium bonds. He repudiated the idea that professes to be friendly to the Entente

these bonds could legitimately be called Powers, but secretly it favours the cause

a gamble.

Win or lose was of the of the Central Powers, says Mr. M. H.

essence of a gamble, an clcinent which in Donohor.

this case was entirely absent A pre: Greece now boasts a double-beaded een-mium bond was merely an investment al a low rate of interest, carrying with it Borship ander which M. Skouloudis first, then M. Rhallis, effectually destroy any the chance of the bond being drawn in attempt at apartial criticism or even

a shorter or longer time and paid off at a mere statement of fact concerning the premium. The bond should be, if possit present day events in the country.

purchasable over. the counter.

could be easily existing machinery utilized. He thought it would occur to every one that the people to whom these bonds were likely to appeal were those who, up to now, had not had the habit of investment. Again, there was this ad mirable factor, they would attract money from foreign countries which was not at present coming to this country. (Hear The great attraction of the King Constantine himself is perhaps hear.) not so much to blame as his illegally con- scheme was that the bonds would be There was stituted advisers, together with the issued free of income-tas. powerful military elique which now holds brought against this scheme the arguing as to the of chance. But they sway in Greece. The monarch lends too ready an ear to the alarmist storice of could not eliminate chance from human his political and military counsellors who life. They could not allow it to be used The Bantum that was not her real read evil into every action however the basis of an argument against a name lost no time in needless formali harmless of the Entente Powers, and scheme which was in itself sound and ties. We steamed past torpedo-boats and who profess to see in the scheme for the which would be practicable retransports, fishing smacks, colliers, and many other kinds of craft, and then stood transport of Serbian troops over the munerative.

Sir E. Coales submitted that in this every quarter of the globe,

out to where the big ships come in from Greck railways nothing less than a plot matter they must bring fresh minds to aimed at the overthrow of the present fresh problems. With all the good will

That's an Englishman," said the cap monarchy.

in the world he doubted very much whetain, pointing towards the misty horizon, Every day fresh stories of the contemther the bankers would be able to give and he handed me his glasses. Behind plated Entente perfidy reach the the Treasury anything like the same sup her is another Englishman, and the three Royal ears from the same inspired

扯 Frenchman, a sources; everywhere there prevails port as in the last loan. Therefore they others following are

A slate of unrest, irritation, and auspicion, ing classes an opportunity of them day 12 I asked

must tap a new source and give the work Russian, and a Norwegian

How many do you challenge in a A majority of the people of

stake in the country. Do not let

Between 40 and 50," he answered. who have become weary of all this politi- have a policy of Wait and see," but

'Great Britain on her side [he said] cal chicaners, look round for a leader,

"One day we stopped 74, varying from does not forget her reciprocal engage 400 to 7.000 tons. awaiting the signal to assert themselves a policy of Try" and see what the

Sometimes they come ment for the solidarity of financial, as and drive forth from the Chainber of result would be. There was a precedent

In the foundation of that great Imperial up so fast, one after the other, that I well as miktary, effort. The arrange- Deputies these men who have no claim building the British Museum, which was

speak to three boats in ten minutes." to be called the nation's representatives. bailt and founded as the result of a lot-

By this time we were wall out, and the ments which we made with the British Treasury as well as that recently con.. But meanwhile M. Veriezels, who is still

tery loan. In 1763 the Government Bantam was pitching and rolling mer remembered and revered as a saviour of issued 100,000 shares, charging £2 for rily. I gripped the rail with both hands, cluded between the Book of England and the country, lies low." and all we hear each, nobody being allowed to have more pulled down my cap, and determined, if the Banque de France, are to the advant from his side is that the time is riot than 20 shares. They gave prizes rang my sea-legs played me fair, to stay with age of both countries, since, while Eng Tipe for action.

So the real Greece waits and wondersing from one of C10,000, with the result the captain on the bridge. The English land has opened for us the Credits wo when she is to be delivered from political that they took £300,000 out of the pockets man hoisted the flags which spell his required in order to meet our payments

of investors and distributed £100,000,

name, and we ran up to speaking dis-in England, abroad we give her very leaving £200.000 with which to build the tree. Then the "commandant seized effective assistance, by gold advances re-

his inegaphone.

payable after the war in maintaining the They created as Trustees the Museum.

London exchange on other countries, and Archbishop of Canterbury of that time. (laughter), the Chancellor of the Exche

particularly on the United States, bigh qaer, and, is believed, the Lord Chancel.

snough to prevent any stoppage in gold lor. The British Museum was a standing

payments to the Bank of England. This nonument of real old-fashioned lottery.

solidarity of action and of sacrifices be of the very finest description. Laugh-

tween the Powers which are fighting to ter.) There was no moral ground why

gether for the freedom of civilization and the Treasury should oppose this scheme.

the unshakable resolution of ourselves and our Allies not to lay down arma until we have ensured a peace which will pro tect is against further aggresalons are the certain pledge of final victory. No guerifee will count if we arrive at the goal Franco has herself fixed,'!

Bondage

AN ARMY OF UNHEST,

The army itself is in a state bordering on disintegration. Long inaction under the colours has sapped its vitality and rained its organisation; it is gradually demobilising itself without waiting for the official sanction until recently thought 4o le due.

It is said that (whether on the initia- tive of the Queen or otherwise) officers in the army have been drawing, double puy, while the wives and families of soldiers mobilised have received nothing at all from the State, the Government being unable or unwilling to allow sol diers dependents the meagre dole to which they were entitled.

Faced with starvation, many soldiers wives wrote. to their husbands.. But here the censorship once more tried its had lotters were suppressed; but the news reached some of the men quartered in remote Thessaly and Macedonia; and abandoning their regiments in thousands, they made their way home,

On this the military favoured severe

measures; but the Government-which feared the effects of arresting maleon: fonts en muse for the crime of seeking lo surcour the victims of Government neglectrofrained from' taking extreme asures, and very artfully legalised the infringement of military discipline by granting long leave to a large percent- age of the whole army, including officera.

ARMY PARTY'S PRETENSIONS.

Where are you from?" he asked. The answer was unintelligible.

Where are you from bellowed the captain.

The second officer noted the name of the Porce

it

"Where are you bound for?" And that was put down. What's your cargot' "Frozen meat."!

Mr. Wardle (Lab,) held that the whole basis of civilization rested on reducing

What's your speed ?? chance to the smallest possible dimen The answers were satisfactory, and, sions. A large number of the working with the French equivalent for Right classes would be no doubt, delighted the Bantam sheered off and made with the opportunity of investing in pre for the next stemmer. minm bonds, but He would not at this plage advice then to take up so specula tive an investment. Frankly, he would rather see them put their money in safe investment with a reasonable rate of interest, then he would ask them to put it in any speculative investment Ho-nsked the House to consider what would be the effect on our credit in the world if we were reduced to the expedient of raising a loan by these means. (Hear, hear.) Speaking generally, he urged that it was their duty to provide as fared, smiling.

I offered the captain a cigar.

No, thanks, He said. My throat malade. These Englishmen are ter rible, he continued. They never will speak anything but English. Many of their officers know French, but they insist on speaking English, and they speak it so quickly that I have an awful job with French their ships would go to the hot them. I suppose they think if they spoke tom

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In a long exposé des motifs the amount of Credits demanded since the beginning of the war is shown as £2,180,000,000. FINANCIAL RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN,

It is impossible to deal adequately with NETH. all the points contained in M. Ribot's exposé des motifs, which deals at great length with the whole financial situation in France. That portion of his statement dealing with the question of exchange and the assistance given by the British Government in dealing with it may be specially mentioned.

Ribot's proposals for the first time since the war began impose upon France special war taxation. The reasons which have hitherto prevented recourse to new taxation have now largely disappeared and, as the caperi des malife points out, constant borrowing creates heavy br dens, about the meeting of which it is been attained necessary to think even before prace has

In his new taxes M. Ribot has been at Britannia rules the waves," I remarkpains to hold the balance equally between new taxes will be applied with care, and the two great classes of taxpayer. The a very large margin has beet, left, in the Estimates for the concessions which the state of war and the invasion of French territory will demand-Times

the war by taxation rather than by bortain, but in dirty, weather, when it's na possible for meeting the burdens of Yes, that may be," replied the cap rawing. At the worst the demand made blowing a gala, our job's not an easy on the taxpayer was small in comparison with that made on the man who was one on this bridge from eight compelled to serve as a soldier.

o'clock in the morning till eight the next morning twenty-four hours at a stretch, with twenty-four hours off. When I got back to port 1 sleep the round of the clock, and the children have to be very noisy to wake me up.

THE CHANCELLOR'B REPLY.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply, said it was agreed that there was no gamble in the capital and there was a gatable in the interest It was also agreed that if these bonds were called by the name that was known to the law they would live to call them lottery bonds, and why not call them by their name If they were good, why should they not

The

Was

steamers I accompanied the captain to After we had spoken half a dozen his cabin and shook the spray off my mackintosh

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CANADA'S FINE RECORD. The Speech from the Throne.on occasion of the prorogation of the Cana dian Parliament last month referred to the struggle in Europe in the following

expected British transports, and another terms

Tacked to the wall was a long list of list hearing the heading "Suspects.

"What happens when you encounter Lone of these saked......

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This, then, is the military organisation which the Government hint may be used to oppose the peaceful passage of Serbian troops across Greek territory; this is the army, which, lacking ammunition, rifies and necessary supplies, exists from day to day by the bounty of the Alias arri the benevolence of the Allied Beet.

be resorted to in normal times? Unliappy Greece, already politically divided, is now presented with a frestanswer was that, though they were im

moral, the end justified the means.

"If their answers are not satisfac- complication in the shape of the intru- it worth while? What would they gain tory," he said, "I tell them to follow me sion of army politics in an attempt to gran mantrol of the civil administrative by this system? More important, what into port. There they are searched and Since last July the undergo a close examination. If they wanchinery in order if possible to intimi would they lose!

State had obtained from small invest attempt to argue about it I uncover that date be Allies.

little instrumsht on the bows, and be ments through the Post Office £82,000,00 and working class undertakings

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co-operative societies had also invested in addi- always within call by wireless of a tor

Besides, you will notice that we in large amounts in War Loan pedo-boat. So they

Eldom aud Treasury Bonds. The invest

monkeying ments of the working classes in the State The submarines are o our worst were really very large, and he doubted trouble. You see those masts sticking up whether more would be got through pre-out of the water two on the right and Was it worth while paying the price and of two English boats, a Frenchman, and mium bonds than was being got now, two the left! That is all that remains taking the risk? From his point of view a Norwegian. They were sunk without there was nothing to gain, and he advised warning by a submarine. But we bagged the House to have nothing to do with pre-him at the finish, caught him in the agt. mingi bonds. The State did not want It is some compensation for the ceaseless the profits of gambling.

A good deal had been said about the watch, night and day, that tires the men

The Government is secretly encouraging the re-establishing of the military league, which body was such a potent factor in Greece seven years ago. The King, by the way, bas na liking for military leagues, however constituted the history. of the events of 1000 is still fresh in the Boyal memory; so he has inbooed the present organisation,

Notwithstanding the Royal disap- proval; however, the league is thriving The secretary, it appears, announces that it is aiming at ridding Greece of all Foreign intervention and foreign in

Buence.

HOW ATHENS BAMPERS GREECE.

but.

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try any

The struggle is still proceeding in many widespread theatres and has re- cently become more intense on the Western Front, where more of our Dominion troops are engaged. The Canadian Army Corps has been en- trusted with an important position, and the people of Canada justly cherish the calm confidence that they will fully

dis maintain the honourable and tinguished record already established by the First Division.

Throughout the country the re- sponse to the urgency of the Empire's peed is unfailing, and unaccustomed burdens have been accepted with an unfaltering spirit Nearly 170,000 troops have gone overscas and more than 140,000 are training in Canada to the needed reinforcements. Supply Men have offered themselves in even greater numbers during the first four months of this year than at any similar period during the war.

It was all vastly interesting. But the In their many dealings with the pre-working classes wasting their money and Bent Cabiact, the Eutente representatives living in luxury which was unbecoming day I went out in the Bantam the heavens have by turns tried methods mild and in the middle of this great war. Bo far were fair and, beyond an occasional Our own naval men havo no illusions methods severe; neither have accomplish-se he could judge, that charge, as a drenching, there was little to complain about the good work done by their com ed much; there would seem to have been general charge, was not true. It was of. But it must be a dreadfully dreary rades of the French Fleet. Fighting the wither too much of the one, or too little perfectly, true that individuals earning job in the winter.

comuron foe in a common element bas of the other.

very high wages were spending much The captain and his men were philoso taught them to esteem each other, and, At present the Government, always more than they ought to spend, and it phie about it. They know they are doing whether they meet on the high seas or petulant and often spiteful towards the was true they were more numerous than good, useful,

not complain.

is always & friendly ane, even if it ter Entente, is ever ready in its small way we would like to see thom, but it was not and thesel, necessary work in the war, foregather in the Allied ports, the tomat 10 discredit the Allies and to attempt true of the working classos as a whole. Some of the men in these trawlers were minates with a pious wish that they may ships to the (Hear, hear.) They were behaving very formerly advocates, doctors, or trades soon send all the Kaiser's to besmirch their cause.

General Barrsil at Salonika finds the much in the same way as other classes of men. The quartermaster of the Bantam bottom. problem of the armed hosts before him the country were behaving. The weal was a Poor Law inspector and a Bachelor When I had said good-bye to the much less perplexing than that of the their classes were showing great patriot of Law in Paris when the war broke out skipper of the Bantart and his kindly unfriendly Greek Government behindiem as a whole, and were exhibiting When the call to mobilize rang through crew I walked us the quay to my hotel. Captains Turning the corner of a shed I passed a him.

great self-denial and was true of Form the octipation gobe They could Donbideas the Allies in their various pay taxes. The same was also true of found their occupation gone.

boneath the Ence with a leather Caught have made many mistakes: healings with the Bkouloudis Cabinet the working classes. It would be impos not all find posts in the Navy, so he group of London dockers, their trousers

The possible for the nation to make the effort dreds of them volunteered for service,

Docks. Half a dozen cheery sibility of a compromise on the question

It was making if this were not true. with the Army on laud, and as officers, and just 28 one sees them in the West of transport of Serbian troops is already Economy must be practised throughout ever privates, they have done noble work. Tommies went by, leaving a pleasant hailed by the rabid section of the Athens the whole nation. He regarded this Many of them are in line regiments, odour of English tobacco behind them, Press ás confession of weakness, and power to raise our gigantic revenue not some are with the cavalry, and others in described in the sense of being a great as a fiscal but as a moral triumph. the air service. I have seen a long list raoral victory achieved by the Govern (Hear, hear.) It depended upon the of seamen whose valiant deeds have won ment over the Allied Powers

moral power of the people to submit to them distinction at the front. Alas taxation that we had shown our more! there is another long list of those who strength which none of the belligerent have died on the field of honour, whose

"ecule have gone aloft." Powers had proved themselves capable of. (Cheers.)

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