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EDITORIAL NOTES.
EDITORIAL NOTES. The value of legislation brought into I operation by the igoveriiiiient for the I medical inspection of school children is strikingly evidenced by the numerous reports that are published these days in various parts of the country. Generally, the cost works out at a small fraction of a, penny, but when we recognise the fact that all this machinery tends towards the ideal of the teaching of healthy children under healthy conditions, the price of the process should not be seriously objected. There is no doubt that, for the compara- tively tsmall outlay, an untold amount of future suffering is prevented. The chil- dren are made stronger, cleaner, and physically prepared for a more effective and efficient adult life of usefulness for the country. This result alone amply justifies the expenditure and care en- forced by this new feature in our educa- tional provision. But there is also to be considered the immense savings which aree ffected. A child in his school and pupilage stage is much cheaper to keep than a, futile, unproductive man or woman. Incapacity for work spells loss of wages; ill-health means expense in providing workhouses. This future gain represents far more than the present cost, even when compound interest is added. Generally, the reports aver that when the children are badly clothed, in- sufficiently provided with boots and other- wise neglected, it is not the poverty of the parents, but the usual didoraeth families where the fathers and mothers, or either, waste all the earnings and most of the evenings away from the home, and I without regard for parental care and thought of the little ones. What is wanted is a, better standard of home rule on the domestic hearth. Children are sweated and neglected and allowed to run into seed. They are not ruled at home, and, dog in the manger like, they shall not be ruled by. anyone else. Too frequently in such families they are encouraged to rebel against order and good government. The schools know these kind of families, and though, happily, they form a small percentage of the whole, still, they ferment an evil leavening in the efforts of healthy habits of life. That some parents are the most cruel enemies of their own offspring is without doubt. Why have we had so much legislation to protect children? The fact that we have a Children's Charter proves the contention. Why the Rhondda bye-laws, which prohibit street trading by boys under 11 years of age and girls under 14 years of age, unless in the company of a parent or guardian? And many more of such beneficent ad- ministration point to the solemn fact that many a home has lost its sense of righteous responsibility to the children. If the Home neglects its duty, then the State must step in; and happy is the thought that it does this in these days. The Prime Minister, on Thursday last has given the touch of reality to the political conflict which has been waging since the return to power of the present Government. The House of Lords ques- tion is urgent, vital and practical. It was no use to postpone it. The demo- cracy of the country was bound to come to close grip with the oligarchy of the Lords. The result of Mr. Asquith's declaration is that this question must be settled with as little delay as possible. It is not to the, interest of the nation to delay, and nothing is so damaging to its welfare as a prolonged, in- conclusive, unreal political struggle in which one side or the other clings to the belief that nothing more is at issue but a Parliamentary game. We are now with the Budget safely sailing to port, and even Lord Lansdowne actually begging that the Budget should be taken with- out a moment's loss of time as soon as the House oft Commons is done with it." The event of the Parliamentary week reveals the Welsh Chancellor of the Ex- chequer as the author of an achievement which the greatest of British Chancellors of the past would have been proud of. The Budget is to live. Even Mr. Austen. Chamberlain wishes the day that he can bid it farewell, and he recognised that the success of Mr. Lloyd George with the estimates was remarkable. The Parlia- mentary Correspondent of the Daily News" summarises the triumph of Mr. Lloyd George in his Pieople's, Budget as a measure which will be referred to in the days to come with the kind of enthusiasm which is to-day evoked by even chance allusion to Sir William Harcourt's Death Duties. He has not only beaten the "City" by force, but has made the great financiers there look exceedingly foolish. All the prophecies of Lords Rothschild, Revelstoke, and Milner read now but arrant nonsense. This is what they have done. They tried to degrade the national credit in the interest of the political party of privilege and monopoly. The Budget, is there- fore, safe, and the decks will soon be cleared for action against the Veto of the House of Lords. We must be alert, for every effort will be made to confuse the issues. We want the democracy to fight straight and square for the abolition of the Veto. They will attempt to carry out a bewildering campaign in which the real issue will be obscured. But we must not be led astray. Lord Rosebery has tried to get Tariff Reform out of the way, but Tariff-mongers will not let him. Already they are up in arms against it. Mr. Percival Hughes, the chief Conser- vative agent, declares that the Unionist policy, is to continue to recommend the scheme of Tariff Reform and other social reforms to the constituencies, and at the same time to offer a resolurte resistance to the present attack on the Constitution." It is, therefore, very plain that Tariff Reform will again have to be fought. It will be our duty to hold them tight to the Veto. Progressive legislation is stag- nation while the present Veto power of the Lords is left unf ought. The aim of education, as a philosopher once remarked, is to teach children to read books. Sir Phillip Magnus, M.P., in a speech last week, used much the same language. Not so long ago, said he, the aim of all instruction was to impart information, to supply pupils with a knowledge of facts. Within recent years it has been found necessary to modify our system and to train pupils in the methods of acquiring knowledge them- selves. Every pupil, whilst receiving some kind of guidance from his teacher, should be mainly occupied in the art of discover- ing for himself, and, so far as possible, by himself, the knowledge he sought. Teachers of the present day are inclined to do too much for their pupils. To answer every question, to elucidate every difficulty, to make everything as easy as possible is not a method likely to instil habits of self-reliance and independence of thought. Our children too often ask questions and demand assistance which a, slight mental effort on their part would render superfluous. We naturally feel that to sit at our desks and refuse to answer would indicate laziness, and we give way to our pupils when a refusal I- would have a more beneficial influence on their character. going down with gratifying rapidity. Last month it was 5.2 per cent. in the trades from which returns are received. That is certainly high enough, but it compares with 5.7 per cent. at the end of February and 8.2 per cent. a year ago. We know that the new answer of the Tariff Reformer to the declining figures is that the men who are out of work for long periods drift out of the Trade Unions and so are no longer returned as un- employed. That is an explanation diffi- cult to reconcile with the fact that the membership of the Unions is ever on the increase. We are especially glad to note the marked improvement in the engineer- ing and shipbuilding trades. Nothing diffuses employment over so great an area as the manufacture of articles in which steel is concerned, and we may be certain that a vast number of trades are, feeling the benefit of the increased activity in the shipbuilding yards.
The Week at w Westminster.
The Week at w Westminster. [By Mr. EDGAR R. JONES, M.P.] Those who accepted the Prime Minis- ter's advice to Wait and see," have now been amply rewarded. I am glad to have lived to witness within the walls of the historic House of Commons one of its great rare epoch-making events. The Prime Minister's declaration of policy was very precise and very brief. He delivered it in short crisp phrases with full strident tone and extra heavy emphasis. As soon as its meaning was guessed, all the democratic forces of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England cheered with unbounded enthusiasm. Then came the stirring episode. The Prime Minister, according to the custom of the House, went down to the Bar to bring in the Bill, and as he strode with head thrown back, with shoulders square, and with a jaunty step up the floor to the table, the great mass of Liberal and Labour members rose to their feet, waved u their hats and handkerchiefs, and shouted themselves hoarse. Such a demonstration is common enough outside, but for it to happen' in the House of Commons one has to wait for generations. Old Liberal members assured me that Gladstone never had a more demonstrative reception within the House. It was the cry of battle, a joyful cry because at last we were massed straight in front of the enemy. What does the declaration mean? It means, first of all, that the Lords are to have a reasonable time to consider the Resolutions. If they do not actually pass them within that time, the Prime Minister will tender advice to the Crown as to the steps which will have to be taken if that policy is to receive statutory effect in this Parliament." Now, the exact meaning: of that is mther doubtful. If tender advice" means that Mr. Asquith will tell the King to create peers, then the K.f11g is con- stitutionally bound to accept the advice of his Ministers. If the King refuses to act on the advice of his Ministers, then Mr. Asquith will be put in the position to be charged by the Tories, for forcing the King to act unconstitutionally. A conflict with the King would be bad for the monarch, and bad for the cause of democracy, because of the sentimental popular attachment to His Majesty. Mr. Asquith will probably, therefore, proceed cautiously. He will find out how far the King might be prepared to go, and if, for instance, the King says: Well, this is a great revolutionary change, and I should like to have further proof that the country really wishes me to bring it b ,I out. If your Bill, after the country has considered it, receives a majority of supporters, then I will give you the neces- sary steps to make your Bill the law of the land," then Mr. Asquith says that he will advise a dissolution. If, however, the King is unwilling, to go even so far as that, he will not advise a dissolution, but will resign, and will leave Balfour in the position of being unable to raise money for carrying on the services of State. I have written the above, to show my readers that the Prime Minister has many difficulties to deal with; but they are not so great as those since last January. The man who, by his grip on the tiller, and by his steady look-out, has piloted us through every shallow into the open waters inside the House of Commons, will be worth trusting for the difficulties ahead. "Wait and see" is the maxim that can be inscribed on our portals a little longer. The confidence of the past few months has not been misplaced. The Budget is to pass. This is the fruit of patience. This is the triumph of good leadership. It is not the result of any bargains with the Irish. It is the same Budget. It is substantially last year's Budget "without the altera- tion of a comma." Everybody assumes now, I don't know why "fclist X/ords will swallow it. If they do, they admit that they were wrong that the cost of a General Elec- tion, °about three millions of money, was un justified that the dislocation ox trade, and loss of revenue by the delay and many other evils, were caused by their action If this Budget is forced upon the unwilling landlords, brewers, and Roth- g I schilds, then, whatever may happen to the Veto Resolutions, it will have been established for another couple of cen- turies that the House of Lords must not reject a Budget. It is the People's Budget. It makes a new start in the economic system under which we live. For South Wales it means possibilities of development for the future, that have been impossible in the past. Having got the Budget, I am not afraid of a General Election even in England. If we had to go to the voters empty- handed, we might have suffered; but we can now go to them and say: We bring you the Budget; give us the power, and we will get gYOii the other reforms to establish a free people on a free land." Such an appeal will, I think, evoke an answer that will be the final knell of feudalism. But we do not know yet whether an election must be forced on us. We must fffc awhile ,J !Wait and see."
- Presentation Meeting at…
Presentation Meeting at Biaeiriclydach. Rev. T. E. Daviies Honoured on His Departure for Swansea. A large number of the very many friends and admirers of the Rev. T. E. Davies congregated at Libanus Chapel on Tuesday evening for the purpose of pre- senting him and his family with some tokens on the occasion of his departure to take up the pastorate of Cruglas Church, Swansea. Mr. Isaac Griffiths, Post Office, Clydach Vale, presided. Mr. Davies received the call to Libanus from Trefecca College some 16 years ago, and has worked hard in the district in every cause that has had the uplifting of his fellow-men as an object. His success as the pastor of Libanus has been most pronounced. Not only has the member- ship increased from 180 to 397, but the church has been quite free from any quarrelling: or rupture. This has been particularly due to his tact and his wise supervision. He has been especially suc- cessful with the younger members, by whom he is greatly admired. His depar- ture is keenly felt by the church, and also by the general public. I REV. and MRS. T. E. DAVIES and DAUGHTER. Mr. R,. S. Griffiths, J.P., who was to have occupied the chair, was detained in London on important business, and Mr. Leonard W. Llewelyn wrote apologising for not being present, but testifying to the excellent qualities displayed by Mr. Da vies, and deploring his departure. The proceedings were opened by prayer offered by the Rev. T. T. Jones, Noddfa. The Chairman, in a brief address, hoped that he would have the assistance of all in the meeting, as this was his first attempt to take the control of such a meeting. He was particularly sorry to lose Mr. Davies, but he had no doubt that the call to Swansea was as direct from above as that one to Libanus 16 years before. Sir. Hugh Rees said that the associa- tion with Mr. Davies had been a most happy one. He was leaving the church in perfect peace. He was particularly interested in Mr. Davies. because it was he who had joined him and his wife in a holy matrimony, this being. he thought, Mr. Davies' first occasion to perform the marriage ceremony. Mr. John Pugjh, speaking under great emotion, testified to the great respect he had for Mr. and Mrs. Davies. His ser- mons had been a source of much strength to him, and he had always found the family very staunch friends. Mr. John Williams thought that Mr. Davies was the only one to approach his ideal minister. He had been a help and backbone" to him and many more who had come from North Wales to this dis- trict. The Rev. T. Morris, Saron, was not at all surprised that Mr. Davies was going, to such a- lovely spot as the. Swansea Valley. He could assure him that he was going among the, kindest of people— people who, he thought, would make him quite happy. He was, however, sorry to lose Mr. Davies from Clydach Vale, as he was only just beginning to know his real worth. He had found him a firm friend and a kind neighbour—one who could always drive away a despondent feeling by his ever-smiling face. g The Rev. S. B. John; Bethany, speak- ing in English, said that if his language would sound a little odd, still he could assure all that his heart beat in unison with everyone, present in the meeting. He was particularly grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Davies for their many kindnesses shown towards him. It was rather strange to find a Baptist running away from water, but during the recent flood, Mrs. John found a most comfortable refuge at Brynffrwd. Here they were most hospitably treated, and never would he forget the kindness shown. The Rev, J. Walters, Gosen, was pleased to find that a meeting was being held to honour the liivingj, and also delighted that a minister was being honoured. Pcoplee were only too ready to criticise ministers nowadays—their ser- mons were too long for some, and too short for others, etc., etc. He, also, had found Mr. Davies a faithful friend, and the longer the acquaintance lasted the deeper it became. Mr. Thomas Davies, Pisgah, testified to the excellent work done by Mr. Davies in the District and Monthly Meetings of the denomination. He had been honoured with the position of secretary and chair- man of both. The Rev. W. E. Davies, Calfaria, was very pleased to listen to the testimonies of the deacons of the church. It was very evident to him that the separation was being keenly felt. County Councillor James Evans, trea- surer of the church, was next called upon to present Mr. Davies with an illuminated address. In doing so, he said that he had found the recipient a most kind friend and brother, and most sympathetic in the many troubles he had had since Mr. Davies' advent. He wished him and his family "God speed" and every success. The address read as follows: — GYFLWYNEDIG I'r Parch. Thomas Evan Davies ar ei ymadawiad o Blaenclydach i Abertawe. Anwyl a Pharchus Frawd,—Ar ran Eglwys a chynulleidfa Libanus, Blaen- clydach, yn nghyd a obyfeiliion ereill, wl dymunwn gyfiwyno i chwi yr anerchiad hon, yn nghyd ag oriawr aur. Daethoch yma ar eich ymadawiad a'r Ooleg mewn atebiad i alwad unfrydol a chalonog yr Eglwys, ac y mae ein hanes yn ystod y cyfnod o hyny hyd yn awr yn brawf diamheuol o foddlonrwydd y nefoedd ar yr undeb. Nifer yr Eglwys y. pryd hwnw oedd 180, ac erbyn hyn y mae yn rhifo 397. Cydnabyddwn gyda. diolchgarwch eich gwasanaeth gwerthfawr a diHino yn eich holl gylchoeda fel bugail yr Efelwys yn ystod y pymtheg mlynedd y buoch yn llafurio yn ein plith. Bit eich ffyddlondeb gyda'r plant ar bobl ieuainc, yn eu gwahanol dosbarthiadau, y cyfarfodydd llenyddol a diwylliadol, yn difwlch, ae y mae yr Eglwys yn medi yn helaeth o ffrwyth eich llafur. I ni sydd hynach, cawsom chwi bob ameer yn frawd a chyfaill yn ein gwahanol amgylchiadau, yn cydlawenhau a ni yn ein iiawenydd, ac yn cvdwylo pan mewn galar a, phan mewn dyfroedd dyfnion, byddecli bob amser yn barod j'n cysuro a'n diddanu. Yn ystod eich bugeiliaeth y mae hedd- wen a thangnefedd wedi ffynu yn yr Eglw ys, yn nghyd a llwyddiant parhaus yn mhob cyfeiriad, a phriodolwri hyny i tvaddau heljaeth ich doethineb a'ch hynawsedd chwi fel ein harweiniydd ar hyd yr amser. Yr ydych wedi cyflawni gwasanaeth mawr mewn cylchoedd eangaeh7 fel ysgrif- enydd Cyfarfod Dosbarth Is.af y Rhondda. am ddeng mlynedd, ac ysgrireiiydd Cyfar- fod Misol Dwyrain Morganwg am dair blyuedd, t'i- dystiolaeth unfrydol ydyw eich bod ii-edi llanw y svvyddau hyn gyda deheuiwydd mawr ac urddas, ac- y mae hyny yn Iiawenydd i ninau fel Eglwys. Yn ddiweddar, yr ydych wedi dadblygu felllenor ac esboniwr, aû eiddunwn. i chwi lwyddiant mawr yn y cyfeiriad hwn. Priodol hefyd ydyw cydnabod gwasan- aeth gwerthfawr eich anwyl briod, fel athrawes yn yr Ysgol Sul, gyda, Cyfarfod Gweddi y Chwiorydd, ao fel Ilywyddes y gangen leol o Undeb Dirwestoi Merched y De. Y ma-e, trwy ei hywydl pur a dirodres, wedi enill serch a pharch diffuant yr holl Eglwys, a dymunwn iddi ilynyddoedd lawer o wasanaeth yn yr un cyfeiriadau. Hefyd, dymunwn i Enid Myfanwy, eich hunig ac anwyl ferch, iechyd a phob daioni; bydded iddi dyfu i fyny yn ferch ieuanc rinweddol a chrefyddol, a thrwv hyny anrhydeddu el thad a'i mam, ac yn addurn i Eglwys Crist. Dymunwn i chwi lwyddiant mawr yn y dyfodol. Er newid eich maes, byddweb yn yr un winllan, ac yn ngwasaiiaeth yr un Meistr. Ein gweddi yw am i chwi gael blynydd- oedd lawer o nerth i bregethu Crist gydag arddeliad mawr, a bugeilio Ei braidd fel, yn y diwedd, y derbynioch Ei gyfarchiad, Da, was, da a ffyddlawn: dos i mewn i lawenydd dy Arglwydd." Ydym, anwyl frawd, yr eiddoeb yn rhwymau cariad:-R,. S. Griffiths, Isaac Griffiths, James Evans. David Jones, John Williams, John Pugh, a Hugh Rees, blaenoriaid. Mawrth, 1910. Mr. David Jones, senior deacon, after- wards presented Mr. Davies with a magni- ficent gold watch and chain. Mrs. T. E. Davies was the next re- cipient of a massive silver tray. In pre- senting this, Mrs. Evans, Gwynfryn, in a neat speech bore testimony to the great readiness of all members to contribute towards the testimonial. Mr. Dan Deere afterwards presented Miss Enid Myfanwy Davies with a hand- some dressing case; and Mr. Jame? Evans, on behalf of the Sunday School class, handed Miss Winnie Owen, who in- tends accompanying the family to Swan- sea, with a hymn-book. Mr. Evan Roderick, on behalf of the old Blaenclydach Literary and Debating Society, presented Mr. Davies with six; valuable volumes. In doing 00, he eulogised the services rendered by the recipient to that society, of which he was a most successful chairman. In returning thanks, Mr. Davies said that he found it very difficult to say any- thing. He was leaving a district that had become sacred to him. There he had begun his career as a pastor, and there he had also begun his married life. He was also leaving many, friends—friends in large and small things, in calm and stormy weather. He was leaving a church, too. It was not a perfect one, of course; but it was one of the kindest on God's earth. It was his first one, a,nd he never wished to get a better. He thanked all for the many acts of kind- new shown towards him and his family- He had always been well advised by the deacons. The ministers of the district also he cordially thanked. He felt that he would be lacking in his duty if he did not single out one person who had been particularly kind to him on the several occasions when there had been sickness in his family, and who had gratuitously attended them during his long stay at Clydach Vale. He referred to Dr. T. L. Morgan. With regard to the Literary Society, he had pleasant memories of the meetings held, and was pleased to find the members taking such an active and intelligent part in local affairs. In con- t;1 g ry clusion, he hoped that peace would reigP within the walls of Libanus, every stone of which was sacred to him. Brief addresses were delivered also by the Revs. John Morgan and M. H. Ellis, and Mr. Thomas Davies (Gosen) read very appropriate verses. During the evening, Miss Annie Wil- liams and Mr. J. S. Evans sang verse6 composed for the occasion, and Misses M- B. Griffiths, Olwen Bevan, and GwladyS Griffiths played a pianoforte trio arrange ment of 11 Bacio." The singing of dy fendith" concluded an impressive meeting.
Pentre.
Pentre. A public meeting organised by Young Wales Liberal and Labour LeagV; was held on Wednesday evening, lCJ t inst. at the Drill Hall, Councillor Walte Williams presiding (in the absence of W. E. Thomas, through illness). J- advertised speaker, Mr. Boville For;- chairman of the London Branch of National League of Young Liberals, unable to be present, but an effective s1 stitute was found in Captain -varg, M.P., Colchester, who delivered all spiring speech to a fairly large A mass meeting of the Pentre C'olli^ workmen who are out on strike, in ^$ quence of a dispute as to toe price of the new seam, was held on *o\P last at the Assembly Booms. # 0f being taken as to the aavisability o t 00 accepting the owners' terms, not OL person voted in favour of tfte and a deputation was appointed. OIV upon Mr. Wight, the agent, f.vn of of obtaining! if possible a the terms offered to the workmell.