New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1915, Page 6

ted) at 4:15 p. m. 47 Church St. it Ofce at New 'Britain Mall Matter. %o any part of the oity k. 66 Cents a Month. paper to be sent by mail 60 Cents rtising medium _in books and press to advertisers. d on sale at Ho Sti, and Broad- Board Walk. artford depot. and Colonel ists in their par- ‘The' first colonel ‘is n\. the second -at-any-price mar. ‘of their rantings we' realize that um between these odrow Wilson, ted States. 3 made public today 2in ' his. happiest hei s joyful there is Aot imny on o 1 Bryan and his * peace howlers: “matter, the best | prepared this At of his enemies iself all the’| in the yards of the New York, Ship- reaching . dis- uek on every sub- ey go from the isome good ar- /the singing of _aboard into eternity. ‘the toremost‘ rioan cabinet and ses a large meet- e he was very uproarjous ap- h mnw' t of .the ih!gmment as ‘a actual fact stood | interest of were a German, ment - would not it him. to make wplandod Wnn his own ‘ad'h‘on states- ds the milk- _of another na- s ke the men who‘ olution l.nd those (l'OD\IbHC» He is qg, nation. But idea if he thinks \is shying at Ger- 3 resident Wilson American Colonel probably more. He 3/ King or Crown thatever he does K of ‘the entire ‘That has been ry’ at the present nd him. Repub- and all their political nonce and have " “e.t man in the are, of course, a few ‘a8 Colonel Bryan and But these two will . back' at the first sign s g{hnrt on arbitration fighting. He cannot ssion ' should be irbitrate matters after invaded any thing to do, he ‘ Pned to resist - »] | lltlul and d}biflhnfle workmn. a bombastic review of ;policies which he doel not. sanction, Sometimes Colonel 1§ gpight, sometimes he is wrong, always he |is posi- tive. No doubt the Colonel's article will furnish much féod for tfiought, and discussion. * Whether we should free the Philip- pines; invade Mexicp, break with Ger- many, maintain a lrger army and navy, and force ouT boys to take up military training, afe all moot ques- tions which will occupy the stage for some time to come. No one man can take/up all these things and decide them for the Ameflcm people. They must all be worked out sooner or ‘later, one way or another. .And the people, in the end, ah-ll say how. FIRES ON BAmx:sme When Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels has a few moments respite from his arduous duties, he should order an investigation of the fires which have occurred aboard three Ameri- can battleship within the past two weeks. It is strange that an epidemic of fires should be in yogue in the Amer- ican Navy at this time. Hitherto the vessels of Uncle Sam have béen immune from this one danger be: cause of the strict vigilance main- tained.” Now, for some reason or other, care has been thrown to the four winds and fires are occurring with alarming regularity. It. was the superdreadnaught Oklahoma which was afire last night i miost. part, ArkerCRRENRRY wibf disten to no rantings of an agitator in the pay of a torefgn potentate, but will l work for the mere joy of working and earning their daily bread. If the concerns in which these men working are. the recipients of great Dprofits because of the augmented sale | of their wares, the men. who help to | put out these products should be giv~ eh some !hare of the prosperity. They must ot expect everything, they shopld be given whatever is just. As it 18, ‘they are probably A o good wages, better wages tnan they | on would, get if they remain out strike, because then they noth- ing. It is sometimes wiser to work at small wages than to quit work and get no wages. Wwork for the American Red Cross, and no' able bodied man, willing to wants to" be fed ‘at the hands get work, of charity. Scanning the News | The State Department‘s working on A stronger German note. A German submarine, ‘tis said, Has, sunk another boat. ' The Becker case, mysterious still, Is getting first page mention. Ten thousand men Found work agaln, But a strike relieved the tension. A convict in a nearby cot . Tried carving up poor Frank. They say the Oklahoma was Set fire to by a crank. 5 Our business men, on.pleasure bent, Are going on an outing; ‘Who'll set the pace In the fat men’s race? Their wives will do the shouting. bulldlng company at Camden, New Jersey. Three fires were discovered i compartments, all in different parts of the ship. In the case of the Oklohoma there \were no lives' endangéred as she ‘has -two weeks have been i trouble are significant. not yet been fitted out. with a crew. But the Alahama and the New Jersey, the two ships which were afire last week, prosent a different situation. When the Alabama was afire there were five qundred visitors ' ‘aboard her, and the fire raged in close proxt- mity to several tons of powder, enough to have blown every one on The same was true ‘of the New Jersey, , although there were no.visitors aboard: Those are the facts in the case. Three American battleships, within jeopardized, and some one should start immedjate- 1y to.find out who perpetrated ‘tha ‘deeds. The wild ‘méh “dre ‘aboard in ‘the ‘land ‘at this particular time “and no one dare say what may hnppen, Vigilance should be maintained at all public places, and when battleships tie, up to docks everyone who 'goes aboard should be metully serutin-’ ized. In chis way disaster may be pre. vented, and the: public mind set at rest. Tt is always well to remember what happened when the battleship | Maine was blown up in Havana har- ‘bor in 1897. | THE INVISIBLE FINGER. Sa.ni\’uel‘ Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, struck the nail on the head ‘when he ‘said, “foreign interests, ‘well supplied- with |'funds, have sought .to bring on labor troubles in this country to prevent ‘the shipping of American prbducts to Europe.” Down in Bridgeport Mr. Gompers has evidence to back up his assertion. He could have gone one step further and named the foreign influence at work, ‘although that would have made little difference. The Bridgeport situation is but part. of a general plan by foreign influence to cause labor troubles for the pur- pose of putting an end to the export- ing of American arms and ammuni- tions. } The utterances of:some of the men who are high ‘in the - Bridgeport As one said, *Samuel Gompers or the President of | the United States could not stop this Others | girikce.” There was the final word in the matter, given by a man who con- trolled the destiny ““of the sixteen thousand people employed by one company. What he said went, and the honest liborersv\vho must lose in the long run followed. his orders. The only question is, Did he do it for the good ' of the laborers or for his own selfish end? 1Is he really trying to get for them their just share of pros- perity, or is he the paid puppet of some foreign interest whose money power is as great as any earthly pow- er? If the men of Bridgeport ever find out such to be the case, woe unto the man or men who recelved the money. Samuel Gompers has intimated he knows two men who were guilty of # vi -vm 5 foly service such as is in Switzerland. - There afe 1l disagree with the dat~ receiving money to agitate labor trouble, and he should make good by exposing them. He seldom talks for @‘ mere sake of talking and there- ( Colonel's argument, | fore his words at this time are'ex- mm to stand for un- 4 e Colonel's article is tremely ‘n[ghty When the men of Eridgeport fina out who is the rm power behind the which ought to tarone: they wul be uick to, A fair proportion of our town ! Is away on its vacation. Mayor Quigley originates a dance, The ‘“War Order Hesitation.” The prices of our factory stocks Are still upon the rise. ficials say - 0 bombs today, “Theré’s no such thing as spies.” “T. R.” gave out an interview In a monthly publication; He characterized poor Bryan as A menace to the nation. The “milk-and-water statesman” is A German sympathizer. A topic song Is very wrong, The ‘““Commoner” is ‘‘Kaiser.” FACTS AND FANCIES. For a “poor man,* as he said he | was when he left Mexico, Huerta is a very liberal and reckless spender.— | Buffalo Courier. i a = Be'.‘ een ‘the jimey on one hand aml strikes on the other, traction com= panies are having an interesting time: of it this summer,—Utica Observer.:.'; In the matter of the American ve: sel Nebraskan, torpedoed in viola tion of international law and of treaty obligations, Germany’s explanation is straightforward, her apology honor- | able and her spirit friendly.—New | York Press. 1f the Germans have really taken the Belgian Lion at Waterloo to make shells, it is only a final episode ml a sad career. It was -only a few | years after the battle that French troops marching to the siege of Ant- werp deprived him of his tail—Wa- tertown Times, When the fierce old ¥yes of Count | Zeppelin fall upon >the' names of Thomas Alva ‘Hdison = and Orville ‘Wright, in the advisory board, ca-ope- are | but ' getting | That only makes more | {.ly and sharpened mentally. rating with the United States, navy, | he may, for once, realize that all the | ‘ideas are not made in Germany.—Ne York Evening Sun, P T A New York writer on etiquet say: the ‘kissing of kin is overdone when a girl kisses a boy who is only a sec- and cousin.” As long as people en- Joy kissing, what in the mischief do the etiquet people want to butt in for?—Houston Post. Some 200 vessels have been sunk in the submarine’ blockade off Great | Britain, ninety-five enzaged in = ship= ping and the rest fishing boats, the aggregate tonnage being 312,000. For 'comparison’s sake, it may be men- | tioned that the addition tc American registry since the r Legan totais ££7,000 tons.—-Pittsburg Dispatch. The subscription of $3,000,000,000 record. of the British people to see the war game through, One loan of three times the American national debt will finance war operations d¥ Great Brit- ain, with a surplus for her allies, for some time.—Syracuse Post-Standard. The importance of the German gov= ernment’s action in admitting respon- sibility for ‘torpedoing the Nebraskan and offering to pay damages lies not in the act itself but in Germany's ad- citizeng placed in jeopardy through a ‘“mistake” that could not possibly have happened had the Germans com- plied with the principles of law by visiting - the merchant vessel.—New York Herald. The Retort Alcoholic. (South Norwalk Sentinel.) In reply to. the question asked by Leslie's Weekly, “Who drank all ths 88,000,000 gallons of whiskey made in the U. 8. last year?” the Madisonville (Ky.) Hustler gays: . “We sincerely hope it hasn’t been drunk. If the the American nation has degenerated to. the _extent drinking whiskey less than a | then all the mean things the haye’ ula aw must be true.” | tains, to the British war loan establishes a ! It testifies the determination | i lived | than 30 mission that an American ship was & by torpedoed ,and the lives of ‘American | McMILLAN'S All Cars Stop Here STORE CLOSES 'WEDNESDAY'’S AT NOON CLERK’S HALF HOLIDAY New Britain’ Store - “Always Reliable” s Busiest Big Our Anpual July Clearance Sale Extensive Price Reductions in All Departments THREE BIG (Just for Wednesday Morning) $1.00 Children’s Wash Dresses, 49c each Sizes 6 to 14 years, made of fine Amos- keag Gingham On Sale W ednesday at 8:30 A. M. FANCY BUREAU SCARFS Colored Cretonne Effects Scailoped aqd Lace Edges On Sale Wednesday Morning at 8:30 Half Holiday Special 45¢ eac Genuine Leather SUIT CASES AND BAGS Wednesday Morning $2.98 each Regular Price $3.75 D. McMILLAN FLOORS OF BARGAINS McMILLAN'S All Cars Stop Here WATCH FOR BIG WEDNESDAY MORNING SPECIAL SALE Just for Wednesday Morning Men’s Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, 29c each On Sale Wednesday at 8:30 A. M. Sizes 32 to 44, value 48¢ ‘Regular 75¢ alues W ednesday Morning at 8:30 Half HolidaySpecial 10-4 COTTON BLANKETS Regular 75¢ Values Wednesday Morning 109-201-203 59c¢ pair 4 MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CONN WHAT. OTHERS 3AY Views on all sides tymely questions as discvssed in ex- changes that come to Herald office. of Militia Assets. (Boston Transcript.) ! The belief of the militia clearly is that the ‘‘hike” is better than the muster. The scheme of summer man- euvers has been intelligently devised The toops moving over the country under conditions simulating those of actual service are hardened physical- They not only strengthen their muscles by tramping over the country roads, but they learn to read the lay of the land and to perceive the values of positions. A hiil means something be- sides being a geological formation, | ana a water course gains a signifi- | cance for offensive or defensive. War, | of modern cap- is largeiy a matter of posi- tions, and Wellington declared his OoWn most valuable gift was his ability ty mse the country beyond the hill ‘said the greatest i Modern war demands trained percep- tions in the ranks as well as in com- mand ,and the {s.getting T tical proj of preparedness. not only give us militiamen the more easily convertible into soldiers, but it will increase our supply of officers. Without drawing or secking draw a invidious distinction be- tween organizations, we may that this fleld training is especially in the line of preparation to which the 1st corps of cadets has been de- ! voted. since its organization.' It was intended to be a school for officers. In every war we have had it has up to that intention. In the furnished scores of ex y < to the Union army, though the ‘“corps” itself was not numerically strong. It raised by its exerticns one ;entire regiment and contributed powerfully to the recrui:- ment of others In addition it did garrigon duty then, as it did more vears later when at war with Spain. Long command- a veteran officer of the army of the Potomag, the ‘*‘corps” hecame 8. school of both theory and appli- cation. When we are counting up our._military assets for the develop- ‘ment of trained officers we should not overlook the cadets. civil war it cellent offic Georgin Wheat Milis. (Atlanta Constitution.) There is good news from all sec- tions of the state as to results from diversified farming. The old pro- verb of “living at home and board- ing at the samc place” will be prac- tically applied this vear, for food supplies are beihg raised on a larger | scale than ever before in the history of farming operations. Bspecially is this the wheat-growing, of which, case In speaking | mills is only temporary, however. | from the farm, so far as possible. training our militia ; in with the most prac- | It will | to | yet say | ! subjected to disagreeable | the leaders of the movement claim. we were | tional i to every man that while the originators of the idea want ' it to be reserved for those returning ! for its particular section, the Tifton (Ga.,) Gazette says: — Reports from all the wheat mills in this section say they are crowded with wheat. < The Sycamore mill is said to have 1,000 bushels ahead, and at Cordele it is reported that the Powell mills had last week 8,000 bushels ahead of them and had wired for machinery to double their capa- city. This is good news, not only for the millmen, but for all of south Georgia. We are learning to feed ourselves; to quit paying toll to the west, and to raise our bread at home. The crowded condition of tl}? every farmer will wait he can get his | wheat ground before long. That is the root of the matter “We are learning to feed ourselves. It is news that comes from ‘every southern state, thods in farming are making for a new era of prosperity. Writing in the Rock Hill (N. C.) Herald, W. T, Rhodes, a successful farmer, susm the situation in a few telling words:: "I cut cotton acreage three years ago. I believe in rotation and diversifica- tion. I plan .to feed myself, my family : And every farm in the south can be made self-sustaining. It is merely a question of the man and the land; and the land never fails to answer to intelligent cultivation. ' War's By-Product, (Waterbury American.) Europe is likely to have something | like the G. A. R. of 'this country when the present war is over. Already there is a movement afoot in France to pro- cure recognition by the government of the need of some distinctive sign, rib- bon or arm badge for soldiers who have accomplished their duty, been in- capacitated by svounds or other disa- bility, and returned to civil life. In | many cases their disabilty is not ap- | parent and in civilian attire they are incidents, Some propose ‘for these victims of false appearance a “1915 medal”; not the “war cross,” reserved for excep- exploits, but a simple distinc- tive mark that will make known to every one that they have done their duty. The proposition has been com- plicated by a demand that it be given ‘was mobilized, from service “at the front."” Serious business as it is, war service in all ages and in all nations has been considered by soldiers to be a legiti- mate excuse for laying claim on the government for title, or honor, or re- ward. This couyntry furnishes the greatest example, in modern history, of this tendency in the organization of its G. A. R. after the civil war. Al- ready it is apparent from many writ- | ings that the generations to come will incline to view this organization which was so effective in procuring millions of dollars in pensions for former sol- diers ore or léss of a movement making ‘Peace, in the sense that it New and better me- | and my stock and the farm | lost not opportunity to increase the cost of a four years’ war durinf the half century of peace which followed regardless of any other burdens borne | by the public. “Anti-enlistment.” (South Norwalk Sentinel). An eastern organization calling it- self the “‘Anti-enlistment League” |Is pledging young men never, under any circumstances, to join the army or navy. It is naturally arousing a stonm of criticism, which doesn’t all, by .any means, come from jingees or militarista. It seems strange that any American, knowing American history and sup- posedly animated by American 'tradi- tions, could deliberately take such a pledge. We are a peaceful nation, but we have never been so ob.eued’ with the idea of peace that we were willing té swear that we would never fight under any provocation what- soever, If such 2 doctrine had prevailed in 1776, there would have been no De- claration of Independence, and no United States of America. 1If it had prevailed in 1812, we ghould have sub- mitted tamely to Great Britain's ag- gressions and been permanently de- prived of the freedom of the sea If it had prevailed in 1861, slavery , would have continued, or the Union would have been disrupted—probably both. If our young men had been so pacific at the. time of our Spanish war, the Cubans might still be sub- Ject to foreign butchers and tyranny, There are two kinds of war—ag- i gressive and defensive. No great na- tion has ever repudiated. the latter. Even China does not object on prin- ciples to defending herself. The doc- trine of turning'the other cheek may work for individuals in a civilized so- i ciety, but the behavior of nations to- ward each other is still so barbaroua that no cquntry pledged to tame sub. mission could preserve its independ- | ence. If we go to war again, it will be in honest self-defense. We ghall then | need sgoldiers, not peace orations. Any man who disqualifies himself now { from doing his duty in such a time of need is doing a shameful and un- patriotic thing. What we need is men | wiling and eager to enlist, and just as eager to preserve peace after en- listment. | Encourage Dyestuff Industry, (Norwich Bulletin) it is sterling advice which is being offered to the administration at this :time relative to the importance of | giving protection to the dyestuff in- | dustry. Because of the long establish- | ed business in this line which the peo- jple of Germany have huilt up they are in a pasition in normal times to i take care of all the demands from | of which now goes to ithis country for such material. They ‘haae plants, the experience and the { opportunity to produce dyes at a low cost, so much so that with no tariff hindrance.they can. undersell any and all who undertake such an enterprise in this country. This means not oniy that this country is dependent Upu: Germany for this product, but it throws up a formidable obstacle to the development of any permanent in- dustry of the kind here. v This country has the material, much ‘waste, the knowledge and the capital for estab- lishing plants which would take care of its wants In this direction. What it lacks is encouragement on the part of the government which would give it a chance to get onto its feet without going through a ruinous competition. A number of plants for the production of dyes have been started, but for fear - of being put out of business just as’ soon as Germany gets a chance to en- | gage in export trade, they are neces- sarily small and for the most| part temporary. We have in this country no more industries than are needed and no more valuable move could be made in behalf of new ones along this line than the placing of a tarlff on rmltn dyestuffs. /It may be against the dem- ocratic free trade ideas, but it i& a step that is advisable for the good of the country. Compulsory Military Training. (Barre Times.) Major General Leonard Wood, U. 8, A., was talking as @ military man to a military college when he urged on his audience the necessity for greater . preparation for war in the United States. While there may be some aif. ference of opinion as to the methods of going about such preparation, o large section of the people of the United States agree with Major Gene eral Wood that the United States has been somewhat remiss in its duty in this respect. But we do not belleve that the sentiment of the United . States is at all in favor of adopting a system such as is in vogue in Switzser- iand and Australia, which embraces a compuisory military service among all able-bodied youths of the nation dur~ ing the high school age, supplemented by the placing of all of them in the so-called reserve list of the nation to be called on when'the need may arise. It i& our conviction that the majority of the people of the United States whe favor more ektensive preparation for war would adopt the plan of maintain« ing a far greater standing army all the time, with, of gourse the cstabiishe; ment of training courses for the des | velopment of privates as well as. offi- cers. In spite of the huge war devel- opment of the past year, the trend of the world is against war and the train- ing of all the youths of a country to war like pursuits i not necessary o called for. A large Army of = profess s sional soldiers will meet the nceds of the United States until such time as war-making is all but eliminated in the world—a large army not as aggravation to war, but as a means protection if war {s forced upon us, Our. Liberty Bell may b« cracked, but the sentiment of Astierican 1u~ is still ringing a clearn a harmony W-nnru no Syracuse Journal a Pl » £ % ) )