New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1917, Page 13

1917, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, "APRIL 4, T ———————————————— —— e = Pal ) W naga ] the richest nation in the world, Nor Western Germany, as far as could be' GERMAN BIPLGRACY Tageblatt Says Bryan Treaty! Sheuld Have Been Adopted Berlin, Tuesday, April 3, Via Lon- don, April 4.—*"President Wilson's .aessage is not surprising,” says the blatt. “But do the people of tne United States have the same view? That is hard to say. “‘German policy now pays the pen- alty for failure to conclude a Bryan treaty with the United States such as. Great Britain and other great powers ade. « If such an agreement existed ., the United States would be compelled to submit the most important ques- tions to a commission for investiga- tion before breaking-off of relations. Such an investigation would take at least a year. It is not impossible that President Wilson would have availed himself of such a way out of a serious situation.” “The president must realize that the results of his action will be far great- er for the United States than for us. t means the end of the Monroe Doc- o trine. fcy of avoiding entangling alliances, which since the days of Washington “thas been an article of faith. It is a change from provincialism to world citizenship, involving participation in {#uropean affars. The . proclamation of the policy of imperialism which _heretofore has been fought hardest ¥y the democrats, is now complete. The effect on internal affairs of the United States cannot he avoided. “But we shall not appraise too lightly the consequence for us of the entry of America into the ranks of our enemies. The possibilities ‘of.in- Jury to us by the sending of an ex- Jpedition to the western front or by Co-operating with the so far insufi- cient British fleet may be restricted, but any accession of strength to our enemies is undesirable, no matter how small. Nor do we forget that the Union, with 100,000,000 persons, is It means the end of the pol- | i must we overlook the moral effect on France and Russia.” | Most of the other newspapers thus . far have made no comment, printing | the news despatches regarding Pres- ident Wilson’s speech with question marks and saying that the despatches have come by way of London and have not been confirmed. Premier Ribot received the Ameri- d'Orsay. “This is a memorable day in your history and in the history of the world,” said he. “It is the greatest event since the Civil war,” remarked M. Cambon, who was present. of congress,” cohtinued the premier. “The president’s. message has im- pressed me deeply in the simplicity and nobility of its exalted utterances. The world will now understand for what we are fighting.” Later Premier Ribot added: “Pres. ident Wilson has distinguished be. tween the people of Germany and their government.” ‘When asked if France American troops, he .replied: shall be glad to see the Stars Stripes alongside the tri-color.” Premier Ribot, both in what he sald and by his manner, gave every { evidence of his satisfaction with the action of the United States and his appreciation of President Wilson. Message Thrills France. ; Although to a certain extent dis- counted, President Wilson’s address t. congress had made an emormous im pression in France. The numerous vague and sometimes contradictory forecasts and rumors as to its prob- able contents, published continuously during the past few weeks, had served more than anything “else to sharpen i expectation. Consequently the mes- ! sage itself came almost with the force iof novelty and the joy of the press is unhounded. ! The message expected “We and fulfills the widest hepes of France. The front pages of the principal newspaper organs are entirely given up to it, and portraits and eulogfstic pen pictures of Presi- dent Wilson are published under such headings as ‘“a great citizen.” Western Germany in the Dark. Amsterdam, Via London, April 4.— Tuesday evening newspapers in | Prudential BGhe Qutfitting Go | AreYou 1 of 1 Them? Part of the public of New Britain took advantage of our advertisement of the , previous week. We are located at 9 Washington Place (South of R. 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Track. can correspondent today at the Qual | *“We have only to wait for the vote ' reached - from Amsterdam, contained no mention of the recent events ini | Washington. - The mid-day edition of | the ‘Cologne Gazette carried a leading editorial under the caption ‘“America | Before the Decision” in which it says: | “When President Wilson replied to our proclamation of unrestricted sub- marine warfare with a rupture of re- lations the world was surprised, but' his attitude since that time has been more than a surprise. Nobody, even i in anti-German circles in the United | : States, believed that the tension be-, tween the two countries would go be- | yond a diplomatic rupture. It is not | Germany but the United States which ; taok the rupture as a starting point| for warfare. The American people do not desire war but probably it will believe - the- president if he declares that it cannot be avoided. “We wait to see whether President Wilson will ‘plunge the American people into war in order to make free -American business. If Our U-boats will continue their excellent work until the sea tyrants lose their .breath and the seas be- come really free. The work of the U-boats will be more glorious t! more enemies they have to conquer. Rio Janciro Paper. Approves. Rio Janeiro, April 3.—President ! Wilson’s speech, reproduced in full in | all the afternoon. papers, has created a most profound impression. Anotica, commenting editorially, says: “The United State: through its president, places its intervention in the war exclusively on the graund of | the interests of humanity and civiliza- tion and consequently repudiates any idea of material compensation. is sufficlent to place in a clear light the nobility of President Wilson's in- tentions, intentions which congress will certainly honor, giving its support to the president’s message.” Italy Rejoices at Address. Rome, via‘' London, April 4.-—-’1‘9- day’'s date willshe written in golden letters in the ry of the world | war” says the Giornale D’Italia ‘“for it marks the entrance into the con- flict of the noble and powerful Amer- ican nation.” The Tribuna says: ‘“The American demooracy, which is democracy in i the purest form, joins the Russian ! democracy, - the youngest, and the British ‘forces. and Italian which are the .oldest, and are now. united in arms ‘to ‘overthrow the last bulwarks of dying.autocracy.’ Senator Willlam Marconi, the in- ventor, said: “America, the greatest unit of free peoples which ever ex- | isted, ‘the greatest republic of: the : world, recognizes the justice of our chuse by taking arms against Prus- sian militarism. This causes us to ; 1ejoice most sincerely. In addition to the moral effect of her participa- tion,” America will draw still closer the circle surrounding our enemies.” General Ricciott! Garibaldi, son of the Italian patriot, said, “America will give us not only moral and fin- ancial assistance but a large contin- gent of indomitable fighters. Ameri- can volunteers, if well organized and { ably led, will produce in this war results as important as American vol- { unteers in past wars. °* “Red Detter Day,” Says Ribot. Paris, April 4—“It s a red letter day for us, “was Premier Ribot’s comment on President Wilson’s speech. In conversation with his {riends, the premier expressed the deep joy felt by everybody in France over the entry into the conflict of the great American democracy. The official text of President Wil- son’s speech has not yet reached Paris, so no officlal declaration in regard to it has been made. United States Ambassador Sharp called at the foreign office last night and was received by Premier Ribot and Jules Cambon, secretary-general 1+ the foreign office That WOMEN’S APPAREL | I MEN'S APPAREL ===AT THE .O.P. 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The wife, testified that the accused struck her several’ times and in other manner maltreated her. Judge Meskill imposed a jail sentence of fifteen days but suspended judg- ment and placed Josephs on probation. ARRESTS ON INCREASE. The annual report of Chief Raw- lings of the police department for the | past year, shows a total of 2,163 ar- . rests, an increase of over 500 for the corresponding time a year previous. fade into the relics of the FURNITURE FASHIONS As surely as today becomes a yesterday, so do the once modern objects of your home grow obsolete and past. Being impossible for your furniture to adapt itself to each new born vogue, the gulf between them widens day by day. ven as you observe fashion and the changing customs, so should you give your home the benefits which the ever dawning future holds in store. 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This season he will play centerfield for the world cham- pions in place of Clarence Walker. With Hooper in right and Duffy Lewis in left garden Boston fans claim the Sox have the greatest out- field on the diamond. At the annual meeting of the ¥, M. C. A. last the following directors were re-elected: George S. Talcott, A. J. Sloper, H. B. Humason, E. M. Wight- man and E. J. Skinner. April 9, the directos elect officers. I DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED. On Monday, | will meet and GERMAN BALLOON LANDS. Officers Are Interned for War by Swedes. London, April 4—A large German balloon has landed near Gimbrishamn, . a Swedish town on the Baltic, having: been driven by contrary winds out of its course to the eastern front, accord- ing to a Stockholm despatch to’the . Exchange Telegaph company. Four Ggrman officers, passengers in the balloon have been interned at Stockholm. Mapo, and photographic apparatus which they carried were confscated, i