New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1917, Page 6

in the Senate. He is not in tune with the body politic. He is a discord. If the people of Wisconsin are as ashamed $ 9. M. | of him as the people of Connecticut are as proud of their two Senators then the ration has rcason to Believe that patriotlsm is not a matter of section. It is not dead. It must be national to mean anything. It must go on regardless of modern day Beéne- dict Arnolds, : Post Ofice at New Britain ‘Second Class Mail Matter. by cafrier to anv part of the ety 15 cunte & week, Goc. & month. r for paper to be sent by mafl, Dayable in advance. €0 conts & TowtR $5.00 & your. m AT ] R "':“' :""‘:“: e 58 B0 / WHAT IT MEA News Stand, 42nd 8t an There is no telling what will rappen hm"‘ A% |in the day. ahead. When grim war E there must. necessar- | ily be suffering and saerificc. This has been ever in th. minds of ::ose whose duty it 1s to protect this .ation from { harer. This thonght has ever been uppermost with those whose responsi- bility is greater than that of mere cit- izens. ‘The men at the hcad of the na- tional Government, from the Presi- | dent down, have not heen desirous of | rushing ‘headldng into war, whether it | Was to be war with Mexico or any Eu- ropean’ power. They cxercised pa- | tlence so long as it was compatable with the duties iraposed upen them. When the “limit of paticnce was j reached they did what the honor of { the nation demanded of them. The ! President has called attention to the { long list of crimes committed against E o s it and the : this government and its peoplé by the jvernment of the United States the h:‘:‘:o:"'“e;‘"mfls lfO:;nmen; He use of Representatives takes its e ‘m“.":;' ;-" i te:: (c; ense: nd with the Senate. The vote of vay the fault of the Germas people. They arec attributed to *the g resentative one. Be- to 50 is a rep Prussian autocracy, the Hohenzollern of the early morning hour,— A 2 % 5 dynasty, which cares for no one or no fee o'clock,—many members were 2 people so long as its own selfish ends in their places and ‘consequently avdadoiked not vote. War is now . assured The people of the United States Germ: g resolution Ayy. - The. folut, have been ever peaceful in their ways. mplete so far as Congress is con- BRdil; Al that is needed now s They have wanted war with no nation e forkin’ of - the on earth, at no time in their national jSs action. | The existence. Every war that was fought Jin will be marshalled together as 1\ 04100 " with the possible ex- S etono; \n the (history [ of (the T, o the Mesican war. has hoan fted States., The varlous depart- o o S waged with justice faifs/of the government, actively en- present on the side of the United Ped for some time in rounding out g .o iy hol never been a war Miecessary measures Of PrePard- ., o .....¢ rought by the United Will teapand™ to; the call. When g i, mpery hag never béen & war our comes to strike the fEhNg, ¢ yominion waged by its sons. What- UEshe connsoy mil beitemay, ' ever territory that has accrued to this ‘government will call upon fts, I ! government because of any wars it they are-mecded. Untl hat ', 4 i oq was afterwards pur: until each man is told what he dnaskaiaTd vald torissh o aried Bt do,land where he must go, there o1y "\pon aior the war with Spain, @ be no cause for over-excitement. .\, .0y not brought on by the & serious business, this entering . v, 3 giates, the previous enemy war. It must be gone about With, 1,y 5 friena in this country, a e ! friend that was generous enough to | spend millions for territory acquired by £, the sword. There is no nation in Europe with such a record. There is not an- other nation anywhere on the globe o such person represents it in” with such a history. If, at the end of the war with Germany, that ' nation st - ch of the national he! '\s ::::z as are compari- negd- a friend. it is.safe to say now " that the United States will be the % mc:n';::m:cl:‘ ;::5 h::r :; ::: first to offer the hand of help and do of McLoan and Brandegee in 8l in its power to sooth the wounds to what Wisconsin -has pro-- of War: : 3 the roster of the United! Peace is a precious thing. As the scnlm_ {Were ‘either of our | dark days of the future loom up, it § to do \nhat the man from ' grows more precious. But there are n has done the people here things even greater than peace, and bow their heads in shame. We “ ithout which there would be no use nk God we are no responslble living on this sordid old earth. The Follette, people of this nation have learned to B the first test of patriotism placed 'hold Democracy as their dearest ¥ the mien -of '(he: national Con- ; treasure. "Any crimes against it must sa'nn'tou Brandege and McLean ::“":';’“ ‘:;‘I *‘th“""‘“‘"l‘;h‘:;:t iflh ml,: their mettle. Belonsing to a & 4 A ‘party -than - that. ‘which ever been conducted against it during Woodrow. Wiison: - to the’ the past two and a half years have office i the land they rallied been deliberately levelled by the au- . ‘tocratic government of Germany. As s de when the hour for w: the ‘people of this country believe in 4 :‘;‘;’;r:';'e‘;d = D:"::: the ! the right of the people to have a hand Bt workers 15 thos S Tor and a yoice in their own government, 7 ‘they have raised up against the mon- Jes Evans Hughes than Senator - t " s th very liberty. and Semator Brandegee. "I°F that threatens thelr very Hberty And in taking the stand they do, the or McLean, in particular, lent -~ !N taking bs £ . £ " + a manifest -a- willingness tq fight for the {nl‘hty gUEEs U SsTERIANL AN .ights of other people. They are will- lon to the cause of his party ing to fight the Hohenzollerns of Ger- w‘:‘:“:’ g‘j‘d"":‘“c 48 w"':';; many that the people of Germany may mocratic oppone: enjoy the fruits of a war for Democ- TN Ronatn Romer 8. C“I:T racy, what though the people of Ger- was not 5o much a plea for his ..\ ..o ynwittingly fighting the election as it was a masterful Z battles of the royalty. There are no ‘for the overthrow of Woodrow sons of the Kaiser In danger of death and the Democrgtic adminis- ¢, pyjlets. There has not been one “Senator McLean did not' oy gy killed to date. It is not the /to go back to Washington so- business of the Emperor and his offi- | 8s:he wanted to see Nis party .i.; jmperial advisors to fight. It is er there. From the first to the i Divine Right to direct the fight- state of his career he has been ;. 5 we are told. These are the d as a strict party man. Hels 5 against which the American mber. of the sg-called Old Guard . . le now protest. So long as the le Republican party. Belonging g, ,eror of Germany kept his fight- it group he is supposad to fight ng machines where they belonged, so last ditch. Yet, when the call j,,, a5 they did not injure the lives ots went throughout the land ! ;¢ Amerjcun men, women and chil- id not lose a moment to ShOW' gren innocent non-combatants, the he stood. He was found true ymerican people had no right to com- eyreal trust the people of this' pain. When the slaughter of inno- piaced in him. It was Senator cents took place on the high seas they who. delivered the best cyulg prove truc to their country in b in favor of President Wilsons ' 1o other way than to resent these neutrality” plan. Whether murders. It may be that in doing so t, Republican, Progressive or . there will come suffering the people expect its rep-. Let it be so. es in Congress to be above ericans, s McLean and Brandegee are ' plessings to follow comes to mind. , first, last and all the time. , peace,—it is a wonderful thing! War lis they differ somewhat from the | is ugly. But if by waging war the tor from Wisconsin. He is'sacred rights of Democracy are to be jcan in name only. His heart | upheld there is not a man or women, ed to beat with the pulse of a boy or girl in this country who tion. He has failed to keep| will not sacrifice all, fortune and to the music of the Union. He| life itself, to bring about God's great- harmony with the vast ma- ¢ gst gift, | Labour to keep alive in your ‘Dreast that little spark of celestial fire,—consclence. —GEORGE WASHINGTON. § AVAR! By passing the resolution declaring fstate of war exists between the Im- STUDY IN CONTRAST. ever Wisconsin may think o Follene, Connecticut cl.nnot' 'l'hls state. may thank its stars, upon the It will be short- land. ta lived Nt e v jority of those who serve with him It is not to be considered at | iall when the thought of the greater | ’ NEW BRITAIN FACTS AND FANCIES. The objection to the polite man is i that he usually wishes to sell you | something.—Cappers Weekly. It seems to be the aim of the British forces in Mesopotamia to capture every town that ever had a rug named i after it.—New York Sun. “In Jerusalem by Easter” probably appeals to the British army in Pales- tine as a better formula than the late “out of the trenches by Christmas.” Springfield Republican. A woman’s idea of the quintessence of excitement is a new spring hat, suit, shoes and the other “fixin’s.” It is also a man’s idea of excitement— when he pays the bill.—Bridgeport Telegram. Here's an argument against enforc- ing “bone dryness” at sea. A sailor, lost off the United States coast guard cutter Yamacraw, floated into Ocean City, Md., on a keg.—Waterbury Republican. We seem to remember that the British also drilled with broomsticks earlier in the war, but they' have turned out quite an army.—New York World. e Dr. David Starr Jordan: “It will take $50,000 to kill a German, fully $50,000. How many do we want to kill at that price?” “All of ‘em.)” called a youth from the rear of the room.—Despatch- from Philadelphia. Youth is generous.—New York Sun. We are loath to believe that, when Governor: Holcomb takes a careful census of the why’s and wherefore's and mobilizes them, he will jab his veto pen through the vitals of the | Sunday observance bill. The bill is & step in the right direction. — New Haven Journal-Courier. ~ere— The Lost Paradise. I looked into the little room I may not enter more, The room that was a Paradise For us ten years before; With aching heart and praying eyes I lingered at the door. Across your bed the gleam and gloom Of sunlit leaves that crowd Your window shadow-music made One must not play aloud, A score of flitting light and shade By spiritual fingers played. —Richard Le Gallienne in Harper's. Put Up Or Shut Up. (Hartford Post). If the person who signs his name to the letter printed below is willing to sponsor his creed the Post is will- ing to print it. Here goes: To the Editor of the Hartford Eve- ning Post: Now that we are on the brink of war with Germany, is it not the duty of all you editors and other public writers to enlist in & body? Cannot you get men of the Times and other fire-eaters (on paper) to form a com- pany here in Hartford and join that much’ touted division of that other “blatherskite, Terrible Teddy? The undersigned is willing to contribute fifty dollars to the Red Cross fund for any and every recruit that i» mus- tered into' the federal service who has served on the editorial force of the Times, Courant or Post of Hart- ford. This money will be placed on deposit in any bank in Hartford, and will be paid over to the Red Cross fund on demand. But there is no danger of even one of these paper he- roes enlisting, now is there, Mr. Ed- itor? No, not the slightest danger ! ! GEORGE FORAN, Station 26, South Windsor, Conn. Hartford, Conn., April 3, 1917, Comment on such a document can not . damn it more conclusively than it damns itself. The Post agrees cor- dially that people who do not intend to help bear the burden of war use very poor taste when they urge a con- flict that will impose its burdens upon others. The Post has not talked war, it is not talking war today, but neither Mr. Foran nor anyone else can deny that we are being attacked and war is _being made upon us whether we admit it or not. And a nation which does not defend itself when attacked is quickly swept away. Further, the strongest form of defense is a.vigor- ous offense, , Now as to the patriotism of Hart- ford newspapermen. Perhaps the future is best to be judged by the past. The Post has no occasion to rush to the defense of its contemporaries, but it may interest Mr. Foran to know that when the call came for service upon the Mexican border four em- ployes of The Times were members of the National Guard and responded to the call; another ex-member of the Times' staff enlisted in a New York regiment and went into service, as did a recent ex-member of the Post staff. One member of the Post’s staff was a member of the National Guard and he responded; a young man was em- ployed to take his place and the new man quit after 24 hours’ service to join the National Guard and went to the border with the unit to which he was attached. No one of these men ‘:‘resigned” on his return from the border and all of them are still members of the National Guard. They will all re- spond to the call if their units are summoned to the colors. What other: young men of military age will do, the Post does not undertake to say, but it is certain that emploves of the | newspapers of Hartford are as loyal | and patriotic as any other class of citizens. We invite the attention of the prop- er authorities' of the Red Cross to this lctter for the reason that at least eight men “who have served on the cditorial forces of the Times, Courant or the Post” are certain to respond to ‘the call to the colors when it sounds for them, and on that basis Mr. Foran should deposit in some bank in Hart- ford $400 to be paid over to the Red Cross on demand. This is his own proposition. Put up, or shut up, Mr. Foran, DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1017. A TYPIOAL MARCH DAY. From the Sunrise to the Going Down Thereof Anything is Ldablo to Happen. I never think of a typical March day without thinking simultaneously of miscellancous weather. F% in- stance, I remember awaking one morning from Dreamland and arms of Morpheus to see the sun streaming in my windows. The buds on the branches ontside seemed fairly bursting with gladness and the joy of living. “For the living buds are there ready to sprout in a kinder air.” I feel like shouting “Good morning, merry sunshine.” And dressing hur- riedly I rushed for the ‘open, and the sun was very warm. It seemed the creation had lease, there was the “beauty that thrilled me with woider, the stillness that filled me with peace.” - During breakfast, however, a cloud pasced over friend sun, and the air was chill It felt bleak, and the air was dauk. (I've always liked that { word). And before I knew it rain had come. But the weather never has any effect upon my spirits, and donning rubbers, raincoat, and & Uneeda Biscuit hat, I watched for thé miracle rainbow. It camne as i: 4lways does in March, for April show- ers bring May flowers—and a rain- bow. - And we marvelled and the won- der grew. But the sun was only teasing. and suddenly a gale blew up. ' It whistled ““Y0000000" for the rest of the morn- ing, telling strange tales, blowing about its business in real school-boy fashion. \ You probably won’t beHeve it pos- sible but the afternoon grew darker and darker. and strange as it may seem, soon I heard rat-tap-tap at my window. It was hailing in a most amazing . fashion. Then it snowed and then it cleared. ‘“The inner half of every cloud is bright and shining. ‘And the sunset prophesied ‘“fair and warmer tomorrow.” . It was sunset and evening star, a «clear cold moon, and a night for the gods omen. Adjectives fail me, but certain March and New England weather is queer, yet delightful if you can appreciate it. Certainly things are never what they seem—that is for very long—in March, “Whichever way the wind doth blow Sorhe heart is glad to have it so, Then blow it Fast or blow it West, The wind that blows—that_wind is ben. The sun comes up and the sun goes down, The night then shrouds the sleeping town, But if the tempests beat. on breezes play At's all in a March Day. And Fertumners, the god of changing year, réigns supreme, spring is come. , the the and ' LEO LEONIBUS. WILL EMPLOY DRAFT T0 FILL UP ARMY (Continued from First Page) are the cost of cantonments, to house the troops.” Presumably the previous plans of the general staff for sixteen military dlv'on- will be carried out. This would provide for. sixteen com- plete and fully equipped army divi- sions and while it is not proposed to create any additional tactical units of the National Guard, steps will bs taken to fill in the gaps in the pres- ent National Guard structure with cavalry, artillery, engineers and other special troops, completing the tactical organization of those forces on sound military lines. Staff officérs regarded the plan pro- posed as the mi effective that could be worked out to meet the present emergency. They regard the expan- sion of the regular army and the bringing of both that force and the present regiments of the guard to full war strength as vital, since for five months they expect to employ these agencies officers and non-commis- sioned officers can be turned out. No other way presents itself to meet the need for officers, although addi- tional steps are being planned to or- ganize new officers’ schools and sup- plement the work of all military col- leges and schools now turning out prospective junior offiders. Seventeen Provisions of Bill. The staff bill divided into seventeen sections makes the following provi- sions. Section 1—For the immediate ex- pansion of the regular army as de- scribed with all vacancies thereby cre- ated in the comipissioned rank to be filled by provisional appointment. Sectlon 2—For the drafting into the fleld service of the full strength of | the National Guard and National Guard reserve “for the period of the existing reserve ““for the period of the charged.” Section 3—For the raising by draTt of an additional 500,000 men, the sources from which officers can be drawn in¢ludipg the regular army, NationalfSuard, officers’ reserve corps, volunteer officers, or from qualified graduates of civillan schools. Officers up to and including the ank of colonel to ke appointed by the pres- ident without confirmation by the senate. Section 4—For the ment of 500,000 men, Section 6—For the raiding by draft of recruit training units as may be deemed necessary to maintain the active forces at maximum strength. second incre- | Section 6—For the organization and | equipment of provisjonal ammunition and artillery trains, exclusive of those included, in the tactical organization of forces previously provided for at the discretion of the president and for | the duration of the emergency. Section 7—For raising and main- taining only the regular army and national guard and their auxiliary units until the president decided that melective draft” is necessary when it shall be applied; all of the forces to be.raised exclusively by selective draft the | the | Ostrich Boas 98¢ to i} $4.98 each McMILLAN STORE, Inc. | ALWAYS RELIABLE EASTER SATURDAY We Offer Many Attractive Values in Our Garment Department! Choose. 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Section 8—For the exemption from Section 14.—For regular army pay selective draft of the vloe-presldent of the United States, and the execu- tive and judicial officers, federal or state and of all persons in the mili- tary or naval service of members of well recognized _religious sects in which the creed prohibits participa- tion in war. Provision is also made for the discretionary exemption or drafting for partial military service only of custom house and postal em- ployes, workmen at armories, arsenals and navy yards, pllots and mariners actually engaged in industries neces- sary to the military establishment or maintenance of the national interests persons with dependent relatives and all physically or morally unfit persons. all persons liable’to military service under the act under proclamation by the president; such persons to report themselves for registration as shall be prescribed, failing which ‘they will meanor charges and punishment upon conviction by from three months to one year imprisonment, subsequent to which they will be duly registered for military service. Section 10—For the employment of all agencies of the federal i ment of the states or six months to one imprison- | ment. { for any person aiding in any way | fraudulent evasion of the requirements ; { of the registration section of the act. | " Section 11—For voluntary enlist- | ment under the gualifications now ex- | isting in the regular army except that | the maximum age limit is raised from 25 vears to 40 and cnlistments are| for the period of the emergency only. | Enlisted voluntecrs may be assigned to any part of the federal forces ex- | cept those raised exclusively by draft. | i vear's Provision also is made for the, dis-: i charge of any soldier who incurs. re- | sponstbilities 2fter = his -, .enlistment | which justify that step; and for the ' | employment of retired men of ‘the® .—For the appointment ' { of meneral officers and .appropriate | grades as the president may deem | necessary for the period of the emel‘—i gency .to be selected from any part of | the forces. provided for. irrespective of their previous rank, vacancies thus | created in regular army grades to be | filled by temporary appointment only. The lower rank permanent commis- slons of regular officers appointed to temporary high command will not be vacated nor their status in that grade affected. Every war department bur- be held liable for trial upon misde- | govern- | territories by ! the president to carry out the act, all | | public officialg being required to aid | { in its execution under penalty of from ! Similar penalties would attach ! Naval Militia allowances and l;enslons to all officers and men in the federal service. ; Section 15.—For the blanket appros priation of nearly three billion dol— lars to pay the expenses of one year’s operation of the act. o Section 16.—Suspends all restric- tions upon the employment of regu-“ % lar army officers for the period of the "A# emergency. Section 17.—Repeals all confllctln‘ statutes. Will Prove to De V_aluable Auxiliary./ President Wilson’s order increasing the naval force to 87,000 men, the limit allowed by law, has had the effect of stimulating recruiting not only in the navy, but also in the naval militia. This body of men, which is intended to supplement the regular force of the navy in time of war, is-now organized in:twenty-two states, the District of Columbia and the territory of Hawail. The latest available information before the ree cent stimulus ‘to recruiting gives tho following figures as to the naval militia: Commissioned officers, 558; warrant officers, 26; petty officers, 1,- 837; men, 6,076; total, 8,517. Picture taken a few days ago shows naval militiamen on deck of training ship: polishing three-inch shells, s