New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1917, Page 6

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Sword of Democracy, tempered and glowing, Sword of the Union—Free States in accord— 8word of high righteousness, ' wrong overthrowing! Bhout we, ‘“‘America has girt on her sword!” | | Clear, brave, the echoes dart! Our message is soundin; Safe be the Rule of the People, O Lord! Safe through the world, all in- Justice confounding! Shout we, “America hath girt . on her sword!” ~—FORENCE MARY BENNETT LIFE AND DEATH. BEven war in all its horror has pro- | duced no single catastrophe to com- | pare with that of Halifax. In point of numbers dead there has been no single engagement on the battlefields “of Europe claiming so great a toll in the short space of time which saw the - tragedy enacted in a peaceful mart. On battlefields men are schooled to ex- pect wholesale slaughter. In cities and towns far removed from the rum- ble and booming of cannon Death, the ‘Visitor, is not expected in such un- cefemonious fashion. On top of the man-made disaster at Halifax comes the ravages of Nature to lend further destruction to the already pitiful state of affairs. Poor Halifax! Comment | stands balked before such tragedy. | The best that can be said is, “In the " midst of Life we are in Death.” WAR WITH AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. There was no fuss or furbelow in Cangress over the declaration of war against Austria-Hungary. There was but one dissenting vote cast, and that in the House of Representatives by the socialist, Meyer London, from New York. There were 365 yeas. In the Senate, the vote was 70 to 0. The dashing grenade-thrower, LaFol- lette, managed to get out of the cham- ber when the voting was called. \ Many will wonder at this seeming quietude over the drastic action that has been taken against the Dual Mon- archy. It will be recalled that when elght months ago war was declared ‘on Germany there was no such calm. In the Senate at that time there were six votes cast against the resolution. In the House of Representatives there were fifty dissenters—we might even eadl them deserters. In view of the fact that Germany ‘has committed more sins against the good graces of this country since the world war began than has Austria- Hungary, the people of the United States will naturally compare the situ- ations of April and December. In April we had those who were loath to cast their votes for a declaration of war against a wanton enemy. In De- cember we have all hn.r‘)ds jaining in a vote against a nation that has not done one-half as much against us as has her ally, Germany. Why is it? The answer is easy: Since the declaration of war with Germany, the Congress of the United States has had a let-up in its labors. Its members were given a chance to go home and sound out public senti- ment. They returned to Washington swiser men than when they left. They naw know the trend of the nation’s thought. They know we have griev- ances against Austria-Hungary which, if not as great as those against Ger- many, are worthy of note, and which demand the most drastic action. Con- sequently, we are at war with the Dual Monarchy. It is only a question of time when ‘war is declared on another power now fighting by the side of Germany. That is Turkey. And then we shall declare a state of war as existing between . the United States and Bulgaria. This L on friendly terms with those who boast and brag of some person who has inflicted personal injury on him or his family. The formal declaration of war on Austria-Hungary will be received with the concern it deserves by our people. They Wwill now have added to their list of enemies some men and women who, up to this, have held the advan- tages of aliens without bearing the stigma of the adjective “enemy.” In some cases sorne good men and wom- en will suffer under this title, just as some good German-Americans have suffered because of our war with their native land. This inevitable; but at this time more than ever must the individual be sacrificed to society— especially to that part of society that is struggling to make the world safe for Democracy. is FOR THE GOOD OF THE SERVICE. Commissioning men in the United States army is a serious affair and not to be taken lightly. Especially is this so in the case of those men of the draft age who receive their commis- sions for performing services that any civilian might do perfunctorily and without the aid of a uniform. These are what may be termed “swivel-chair officers.” Already the country has seen too many of them. From now on, however, the Secre- tary of War bas announced, thcre will be a dearth of these fellows If political pull has had anything to do with getting them their “jobs” some- thing more than political pull might he used to place them whera they belong, in the ranks of active service. There is a lot of work that must be done in Washington, work that is the out-growth of the war and which can be performed by civilians as well as by regular army xsen or officers. To this work should be assigned men over the draft age who have special requirements for par- ticular fields. And even then there should be care exercised in the selec- tions so that valuable timber is not taicn from places where it Is best necded. Work of civil life which has been transtormed into army life does not necessarily demand that it must be done by a man in uniform. ft can just as well be accomplished oy the men of the mufti. Further, *he nation’s mind will be quieter if it knows that tane uniforms of officers are not used as hiding pla-es for those who would evade the actual wvorkings of the draft, insofar s first iine duty is concerned. ‘Washington these days is the n.ececa for many who see the strong right arm of the Selective Service law stretching in their direction. They are anxious to get jobs oui of the ordinary. Ac- cording to some despatches when johs are not available these men would have jobe made to order, a sort of plum-pie affair. It goes without saying that commissions must be attached to the No one would think of lomng wearing on offers. such war work without his shoulder the silver bars that denote the commissioned officer. Perish the tholight. These are the things at which the Secretary of War aims when he announces his intention of breaking up any practice that might cast reflection on those good men and true who are rightfully cloaked ia the uniform that denotes the Amer- ican army officer. For the good of the service the tin soldiers should be relegated to the scrap-heap. “‘TWAS A GREAT DAY LAST NIGHT.” Aside from a very good minstrel show, there was patriotism in the air last night when the tableau, “The As- sembly of the Allies” brought the benefit performance for “our boys” in the service to a close. The rendition of that homely ballad, “Tenting To- night on the Old Camp Grounds” brought a touch of pathos to the af- fair and lent many a tear-drop to eyes that saw what the future holds in store for the young men in Uncle Sam’s Service. The camping ground will be Europe. Yet the men who go from this country will ren- der an account of themselves and fight the good fight as have all American soldiers from the time of Valley Forge. The men who planned and organ- ized the company that carried out the great benefit performance of last night have done more than aid New Britain boys in the Army and Navy. They have brought out latent talent that many never knew nor dreamed existed in this city. .There are per- formers here who.might easily win laurels . on . the professional stage. There are, too. those who have al- ready graced the boards in just such a capacity. The soloisis in the main minstrels of last evening are worthy of more than mere mention. Some of them are stars of the first water. With just a trifie more experience, with a little of that stage presence which at once distinguishes the pro- is but natural. If we are fighting Germany we cannot remain on friend- ly terms with her allies, those who are fighting for the same principles she upholds. We could not do this fessional from the amateur, the be- inner from the veteran, these men might easily add greater wreaths to their crowns of victory. Of this we are assured: Whenever {2 mammoth performance for the | benefit of any cause whatsoever she | need look no further than her own confines for talent. In the tragic or who can hold their own in any com- pany. For the management of any such enterprise there are willing hands and capable heads to carry on the business and producing ends. There are those who are more than glad to give their time and services gratis to these things. covered all this and having been ex- ceedingly gratified the while it was en- tertained New Britain should not lose sight of the riches at its hand. We need look back but some sixteen hours, recall the scene at Fox’s thea- ter, and say, in the language of “Eileen,” 'Twas a Great Day Last Night.” FACTS AND FANCIES. Lord Lansdowne seems to be the La Follette of Great Britain. He is a slacker from Slackville.—Paterson Press-Guardian. The man whose service flag has one star is just as proud as the one whose flag has a dozen, and why not? The one boy was all he' had.—Portland Oregonian. Possibly we should be grateful be- cause the size of letter postage stamps haf not been reduced.—Albany Jour- nal. Perhaps President Roosevelt did not do such a good job, after all, when he forced the peacc settlement that saved Russia from impending annihil- ation at the hands of victorious Ja- pan.—Omaha Bee. Senator La Follette now says that “there is no difference in congress about supporting the war until honor- able peace may be obtained.” Itis a pity he did not resolve to make it unanimous many months ago.—Phila- delphia Public Ledger. Concientious objectors to the war in England are to have the franchise taken away from them. This might be a good plan to follow over here, as the man who does not appreciate his ecit- izenship sufficiently to fight for it does not descrve its right and privileges.— Raltimore Star. Noting that a New Yorker has called for two “automobileless days” a week, the Louisville Courier-Journal, having in mind the Manhattan death rate from that cause, makes this sol- emnizing comment: ‘“Of course the undertakers will protest, in behalf of ‘business as usual’.””—Springfield Re- publican. French matches may have improved in recent years, but not so very long ago they were quite unsatisfactory. A Frenchman was once arrested for having a lot of smuggled matches in his possession. The judge said to him: “What have you to say for yourself, prisoner?”’ “Pléase, your honor,” stammered the culprit, “it is true I use foreign matches, but only to light our own government ones with.”—Boston Transcript. DO IT NOW. “He Cannot Read His Tombstone ‘When He’s Dead.” with pleasure, you are viewing any work a man is doing, If you like him or you love him, tell him now; Don’t withhold your approbation 'till the parson makes oration As he lies with snowy lillies o’er his brow; For no matter how yvou shout it, he won’t really care about it; He won't know how many tear drops you have shed; If vou think some praise is due him, now’s the time to slip it to him, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead. If, than kind More than fame and more money, is the comment and sunny, And the hearty, warm approval of a friend, For it gives to life a savor, and 1t makes you stronger, braver, And it gives you heart and spirit to the end; If he earns your praise—bestow it; if you like him let him know it; Do not wait ’till life is over and he's underneath the clover, For hé cannot read his tombstone when he’s dead. THE LOST ART. Anh! my Castles in Spain, sunny Cas- tles in Spain! What joy would be mine cauld I build them again As I did when a boy in the long, long ago; Alas! how to plan them I no longer know. For the Dreams, golden Dreams, come no longer to me, And without them one cannot build castles, I see; I try, o’er and o'er, them again, They still linger back there in Child- hood’s domain. Tho’ to recall Should: .the Future endow me with Wealth and with Pow'r, | I'll gladly exchange all for one magic hour | Ot Childhood, if certain I'd once more regain The lost art of building my Castles in Spain. _— Where D’ve Get That Stuff. | Girr's Father—But how can you | support my daughter? Twenty dollars | a week won’t pay the rent. ! Suitor—You don’t mean to say | youw'll charge Edith and me rent, do aay more than a man could remain | New Britain again essays to put on ! you? the comic roles there are men here | Having dis- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, No one knows just when the new draft is to be called, but newspapers intimate that the men may not bhe called before the middle of March. In the meantime, however, arrange- ments are being made and on Decem- ber 15 the first of the questionnaires will be sent out. Tt then devolves upon the registrants to fill out all questions and return the pamphlet to his board within ven dave., In- asmuch as there ill douhtless be numerous points upon which the registrants will be undecided, the legal advisory board, composed of Judge G. W. Klett, Judge W. F. Man- gan, Lawyer A. A. Greenberz, Lawyer E. J. Danberg, Judge James T. Mes- kill and Lawyer P. F. McDonough, will answer all questions gratis. While full information concerning the new draft has not been received by the exemption boards it is understood that every man not already enlisted or in a cantonment must be re-exam- ined and classified. This means that men with dependents who were previ- ously discharged as well as men who were discharged for physical disabil- ity must return to be re-examined. When the examinations are again held it is likely that some men who claimed exemption before will now make no claim, and inversely some who made no claim will now file one. Some who were single when the first draft was called are now married and have dependents. Also, probably some who were able to pass the physical examination last summer may now be physically rejected, and in a like manner probably some who were re- jected for minor physical defects at that time wili now be passed. Tn this last category, however, it is not thought that there will be many changes, except in cases where bad teeth that have been fixed or some other minor ailment from which the patient has recovered. So conscien- tious, honest and painstaking were the corps of physicians who assisted both the first and second exemption boards that absolutely no justified re- flections can be made upon their in- tegrity or skill and therefore it is unfair to these doctors to assume that many of their previously rejected men will be accepted this time. New Britain was extremely fortunate in the calibre of the doctors who as- sisted in the draft. They were all skilled men and honest and had the boards throughout the country been similarly aided there would have been none of the post-draft scandle that so stirred the country. * s Events move rapidly in some places, and less rapidly in others, but ap- parently credit for being about the slowest place hereabouts should go to the neighboring town of Berlin. far back as last June the bridge at the American Paper Goods company pond in Kensington collapsed and as e Tofics{ | DOING His BIT U vet the rebuilt structure has not been ! { stead of having a supply of potatoes opened to the public, necessitating those who live beyond or have ccca- sion to go beyond to make a long and rough detour. It would seem that six months was ample time to make repairs. But then, things do go slowly in Berlin, the highway be- tween Kensington and Worthington Ridge for instance. Although it has bee in such a condition as to be haz- ardous for many months there seems to be no sign of improvements 1nd probably won’t be until either the state takes it over or the town is made the defendant in a law snit arising from an accident which can be traced to the highway. Berlin is also lax in not having any fire pro- tection of .its own and, we are told by members of the safety commission, the selectmen have of late been jax in even thanking the New Britain offi- clals for the use of thelir fire ap- paratus when it has been called there. Considering the chances the New Britain department takes, both as regards injury to men and ap- paratus, it seems no more than fair that the town of Berlin should pay for any fire protection accorded by the Hardware City department. e Have you bought a War Savings Certificate,/ or even a Thrift Stamp. Why not teach the children to invest their little savings in these stamps, rather than hoarding their penniex in the little tin bank. Its safer and will help Uncle Sam at the same time. .. Purchase of Red Crosg seals halp to bring a ray of light and a hope of life into the hopeless life of some poor unfortunate svffering from tha terrible white . plague. Weo all can spare a few pennies and every one counts. % e Indications are that it will be a hard winter for those people having a ‘“sweet .tooth.” ‘e We wonder how many people are living up to their food conservation pledges. Consistency is imperative if results are to be obtained. S e e Only twelve more business days to Christmas. Do your shopping early. L Christmas falls on Sunday this year, so now what is worrying many em- ployes is whether it will give them Monday as an added holiday. s s A hint to the young man who would ‘“get in right” with “her folks": Bring her a pound or two of sugar— but keep your intentions quiet, other- wise you may not have it when you arrive. .o Yes! 'Twas some Some dance, too.. minstrel show. .. If you don’t wear a uniform boys, its no use. The proverbial moth and the flame has nothing on the way some of the gentler sex flit around ‘a uniform. And the wearer is ofttimes uncomfortable too, for he has to take them as they come and cannot always pick the one he.would choose. o s Report hath it that oil heaters ave going to be more popular than coal dealers this winter. PR The Camp Devens chaplain told this DECEMBER 8, As ) | a different story it would be. T 1017.% HOWARD W. SMITH. Howard W. Smith enlisted Septem- ber 20 in one of the so called “suicide clubs”, a term given to machine gun battalions. He is at present conncct- ed with the 103rd battalion of this unit. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith of 107 LaSalle street. one at service several weeks ago ,and while many have heard it, it will bear repeating: The regimental clergyman, return- ing late to camp was accosted by the sentry. Their conversation ran some- thing like this: “Who goes there!” “Chaplain!” “All right, advance watch your step.” - v s The frequency with which the well known Municipal Farrh committtee meets might lead the unkind to sus- pect that the members with wives Charley, but Men make their living out of it— nol the flag alone but the name. Re- gard the rhetorical Chatauquan whose best-loved scene is a sea of handker- chiefs waving wildly. ‘“Old Glory,” he repeats in thundering tones, ‘‘over fhe land and the sea—emblem of Freedom’s might! . . . ” Then goes home aud demnonstrates his patriotism by cheating the income tax. The name would have come sooner or later. The Movie Age of Man could not have been complete without it. It is a truly American epithet, a fine example of the spontaneous en- thusiasm which is the real blue blood of our veins whether it driy on a sanded deck or survives the awful strain of a nineteen-inning nothing- nothing afternoon. Hats off, Men, to William Driver, master of the American brig “Dag- gett” out of Salem, Mass.—Yankee Sailorman, and Citizen. The moon itself is no more distant from us today than was battleship or husket- mast from the stalwart simplicity of that rum-guzzling old rascal—God rest his faithfu] bones in peace! In 1831, 86 years ago this fali, Captain Driver provisioned hig little ship for a cruise around the worli. His chief purpose was to advertise America. In recognition of such pa- triotism the town council set out sub rosa to give him a proper sead-off. Brass band, free beer, and sandwiches culminated—as the last rat ran over the bow line—in a speech by the mayor. His voice snook, but he fin- i ished, and to the parting one gave a | bulky package. ' While the audience stood silent Captain Bill undid the strings and wrapper. Under his trembling fin- gers the parchment fell aside. Sud- denly to his feet rolled a beautiful expanse of stars and stripes—a four- teen-foot silk American flaz. For a , moment his emotion would not per- mit him to‘speak. Then, raising his cap aloft, he cried: “I'll call her Old Glory, boys; I'll call her Old Glory!” That night the news was flashed by stagecoach, pony express, aad ACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAV BY LIECT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. 8. N. 0ld Glory parcel post to every state in the Union: Old Glory must be—and it i, older and more glorious every Jay that we live. Around the world and back again the Captain carried his famous flag, until like many a good sailor growu old, in 1837 he retired and settie} ashore. Old Glory went with him in a brass-bound cedar chest to Nash- ville, Tennessee. So far inland, thought the oid sea-' dog, must he find peace—e .dless, to- baccoful peace. He was mistikeny The South seceded. Captain Driver disparaged local talent and backed the Union to win. For safety's sake hé sewed Old Glory up in a purple bed- quilt under which he slept every nigh, of his life. By dazy he stood zuar% in the front-porch rocker. After considerable excitement exa tending over a period of four yeurs the Northern Army won the bet and a squad of the 6th Ohio rcached Nashville. The now white hairbd mariner greeted them with his treas- ure. The Stars and Bars cam~ down, from the state capitol and the giit of the Salem Council went up instead, But no Navy man lacks imagina- tion. Captain Driver knew that his flag had its sentimental value. He' figured he had done his part in the occupation of the city. That same night he quietly regained possession of his precious banner. Next morn. ing another was easily procured whi e the original Old Glory was carefu’ly replaced in the cedar chest for tle generations of admiring patriots teé come. Today it is in the hands o the Captain’s daughter Mrs. Roland of Wells City, Nevada. So it is our Fleet slips like a mist-gray phantom across the - seas, while high at the peak of every loomha ing mast flickers a spark of cnlof a hit of the flame of a vast conflagra- tion which Willilam Driver and ‘a handful like him started two centurics ago. Brother, have your own Old Glory. Fly it through the war. Save it for vour son. & ' e.. son’s son will bless you for the relic. King’s Sons of the First Baptist classes. Those who are at the front consider these sesslons in the light church last evening. The West Main fighting, and those who are at homie* of “a night out”—or an excuse for such. . s The above mentioned committee coming in for its share of public criti- cism, but the members seem to be bearing up well under the strain. If memory serves aright a certain mu- nicipal committee came in for con- siderable panning a few years ago, yet the members survived and today have just as many friends as ever— £0 no need of the potato barons feel- ing discourage. But seriously, if in- had on hand the committee - pur- chased a big supply of sugar and was now able to supply the public—what Then the good housewives of the city, and their grateful husbands who insist on having sugar in their breakfast cof- fee, would decorate the committee with medals. Yet it was to avoid a potato shortage that the committtee labored and when the project was en- tered upon there seemed to be a far greater possibility bf a potato short- age than a sugar famine. That the emergency does not exist is purely i good fortune and should not reflect on the committee. PR One just can't beat the ‘kids.” The tearful, snivelling newsboy who stands shivering on Main street and dolefully begs the pedestrian to ‘please mister, buy my last paper so I can go home,” is now passe. His story has served@ its purpose and now a new scheme has been evolved. The latest money-mak- ing idea of the rising generation is to loiter about the ticket offices of the moving picture shows and as the patron pockets the few cents change from the war tax, solicit: “Say mister gimme a penny. I need just one more.” It works more often than not. s 1t is with trepidation, mingled with strange visions and feelings of sub- dued mirth that we await the ar- rival of a consignment of white mice for laboratory experiments in the health department in City hall. It is with similar apprehensions but no mirth that the numerous young wom- en employed on the second floor of: city hall awalt the same event. Al- ready several are said to have picked out their havens of refuge, in the shape of convenient chairs or tables, to which to climb when Supt. Moore appears marching down the marble corridors with several battalions, pla- toons, companies or squads of white mice in his wake. In the meantime the aforementioned young women are wearing a worried look and adopting a combined attitude of preparedness and watchful waiting. s It is no new discovery that a local doctor has made in announcing that the police patrol is unfit for ambu- lance duty. In the first place this patrol was built to primarily convey healthy prisoners rather than suffer- ing invalids, and in the second place it is old and considerably racked from hard usage. All of which leads one back to the original conclusion that the New Britain General hospital should have a proper ambulance of its own and not have to rely on the police department. e . Skating parties have already bcen reported and with the first snowfall of any depth sleigh parties will be in vogue. PR There are many streets about the city over which the sidewalk inspec- tor has not trudged lately, judging from the condition of the walks. These should be repaired before severe dulgence a moment or so that I may | sible if the government gets weather sets in. v s From issue of the Herald just quarter of a century ago: December 2—A. J. Sloper acted as toastmaster at a banquet given by the ; street residents will petition the com- mon council to have the street graded before the new trolley tracks are laid. i men of Hartford and New Britain to construct an electric line between the two cities. Lieuteuant Joseph R. An- drews was elected captain of Company 1 last night. December 3—There were seven real- ty transfers in the city last week. Harry Copley has returned from a ! trip to England. Charles Andrews’ . peanut roaster caught fire last night and both the machine and peanuts were well roasted. Town Clerk Nor- imn recorded five deaths and three marriages this week. December 4—Sunday. December 5—The Retail Coke ex- change in New York has advanced the price of coal 25 cents a ton but a | prominent local dealer said today | that there will be neither increase or decrease in the price of coal in New Britain this winter. Charles H. Dew- ey of 14 Spring street, a peddler, fell down the steps in the rear of the Strickland House Saturday afternoon and was killed. He had a pail of pickles in his hand. A two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc- Kirdy of North Stanley street swal- lowed a pin Saturday evening which lodged in its throat but was removed by Dr. Styles. December 6—There were recently hung in the High school three inter- esting group photographs one of which is the High school as it looked in 1880 with the class in front of it, among whose members for instance were John H. Kirkham, B. F. Gaffney and Theodore Stanley. December 7—The horse cars on Park Place today. posed trolley line to Hartford is established it will not be long before the two cities grow together. December 8—New Britain mer- chants are not anxious for a trolley ! line to Hartford as they think it would injure certain branches of their trade; they say their fellow business | men should rise in their might and fight off the project, although they fa- vor connecting New Britain with Bris- tol, Southington, Plainville and Kens- ington. COMMUNICATED. THINK OF IT. The Coming Millenium, Or Everything | Will Be Lovely In the Sweet By and By. To the Editor of the Herald: Time has three great divisions, viz. Past, present and future. Many of us know a great deal about the past, while the present is before us in which we may learn. But the future is a sealed book and insofar as man’s knowing anything about it with any degree of accuracy is con- cerned he does not, notwithstanding we are told that ‘history repeats it- self.” Yet from the present, and things of the present man may fore- ‘cast as to the future if through log- ical reasoning he will but do so. Thau is, he may take certain conditions of life and through the power of reason say: Such and such are the condi- tions and if such and such a policy be adopted I'll get such and such a West Main street ran only as far as! Comment is freely | come governmenta| heard about the streets that if the pro- | there will be ushered in conditions ! that shall equalize wealth so that ins yet are no less as earnest in its pros- ccution as those in active service. | dare say there is not a person whe is | A scheme is underway among moneyed has given any thought at all to the subject who has not at some timi asked the question “What will be the outcome of the strife?” How will i affect us as a nation? How will it af- fect me as an individual—for Wwe should narrow the question down tHa it may be a personal one—we will, i we are good Americans. In short, what will the war have done to America? Already the government of the United States has sounded the fifhl blast on the golden trump that tefls of the new dispensation when greed and autocracy as invested in thirfgs common such as coal, oil, lumber, iron and other metals as well as the ! common facilities the people n | use to ald them in living the sate life so that the most may be gotten from that life in order that it may contribute its full force physically, mentally and in every other way ta its country, state, soclety, home and its God. If the government has seen fit, and considers it necessary in the time of | war to enact laws that makes it A | crime for corporations or individuals to inflate prices, and with the strong hands of justice to govern the zon- sumption of food stuffs, I say, if H can do this under this present con- dition why may we not expect that ,.seeing the good result— which ity i already beginning to see—the gove ernment will not continue it? Tha i knell of the grafter has been sounded? The knell of the produce trafficker through inflating and cornering ix being sounded! After the war will ownership and stead of a man’s being compelled to glve the best part of his life to tha employer at his (the employer's) price he will be able—because of the justice of the government—to do a little dictating himself. This is a4 it should be. In a few years the man who makes a milllon over night will not only be taboo, but in all prohw, ability, if apprchended, imprisoned. As this war has been unlque In more ways than one, so too, will the readjustment of things in the manu. facturing world and the soctal world There will be—there is bound to be— a broader and more brotherly feeling. Instead of the dollar being the stand- ard wherefrom men reckon, it will be something far more solid and last- ing than money. Yes, and becausa" of this there will be less crime, fewer police, judges and jurors. Citles, towns and hamlets will become sa brotherly that there will be no need of churches. Think if you will of a city without a church! Think of a city without a jail! If you. get me. Think of a coal yard owned by the~ government and run as our post of- fices are run? No clique to get to- gether and vote as to how much shall be squeezed from the public! Think of a place where oil may be bough at a price just sufficient to pay for its production! Think of hopping on a trolley car and being whisked 1tq green flelds at say 2c! Think of an eight-hour day! Think of being able to have a telephone so that wife may visit half an hour with Mrs. 8o-and. so! the rental per year of which could not exceed $10.00! Think of being able to own a car whereas now you're not able to farnish wind enough to blow up the tires of yous result. This conceded, I beg your in- bring to your many readers’ attention certain deducted facts that to me are and sets. Millions are frightful war. concerned in this There are two great employer’s car! All this will be pos. after things, and when it does, we will hav( a bigger government, a better gov. & 2 | as irrefutable as that the sun rises | ernment and a saner government. Yours very truly, HENRY WILLIS MITCHELL. Plainville, Conn., Dec. §, 1937,