New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1919, Page 6

e o0 le to.argie With' e cost of mammning‘ ‘street ays hag greatly incréased since the bay sbegan. There is some truth in r. Punderford’s statement that *I r it a is not peedily will vaak that treatment oen agministered.” Proponents of the program to have thorough diagnosis made that 'an Autopsy should have special committee appointed to in- of the Con- boticut Company received a setback the General vesterday hen the Senate tabled & bill providing r such an investigation. It rted, and rightly, that the question ould be referred to the Public Util- Membership in the ire into the condition Assembly is as- les Commission. a quali- such a islature is not necessarily ation for membership on mmittee, notwithstanding Governor olcomb’s attitude. It would be diffi- hit to select from either branch o are sufficiently expert in fiscal d transportation problefns to thorough men ren- r a comprehensive and port. The s Commission Public Utili- position to immediately with an this composed of laymen from e Assembly would find st to study the situation luable time. Tt judgment to a members of the are in a oceed almost vestigation of nature while ‘a mmittee it necessary and waste would show lack sk a butcher to erect house or to call on a carpenter to Ind your meat for dinner. It would b equally lexperienced absurd to ask a group of members of the Legis- ture to investizate a trolley pny, for which mission they halified either by pnal knowledge. “Direct rough the tax levy com- are not training or profes- community contribution the only prac- sal way out of our present transpor- tion difficulties,” is e Massachusetts pmmission after bstigation of sion the finding of Public an exhaustive Service in- The serv- the situation. pmmi argues that trolley direct interest to the com- that if the pve financial burdens e is of unity and companies with which ey are nnable as a whole the to cope the commun- and not only those who trolley lines, should | pntribute. A number of trolley rnarlsi the Bay State have gone over the | into ptronize ecipice the abyss of ip and others are rink. Tt he ry to discontinue several I all street receiver- struggling on the s even been found neces- lines. railways were suddenly otted out, the blow would fall on dustry, trade and real estate, the mmission gues, | and olley service is an therefore | asset to the incor- ; prated city or town as well as to the | pdividual sent system unequal in its distribu- citizens. It considers the responsibilities and is con- jon of nced st be assisted that the trolley companies can the direct over rough spots the road by a tax levy on he centers to their which they give rvice. JLUBROOM FOR SERVICE ME New Britain has demonstrated its atriotism time and again through | hans to the government, subscriptions | and the b semi-military organizations umber of men rmed forces. ¢ even this late day to prove the sin- erity of its cheers when its soldiers arched away the tide that as to engulf Von Hindenburs. Approximately 460 soldiers ilors have returned, according to o statistics of the War Bureau. The wajority of these have obtained em- contributed to Tt has an opportunity to swell and d 4 v 15 ”’e Tetter says: oRong- W‘ @™and there. other e le of Mlling their { < W Are withqut jobs or the means of taking care of themselves. 1t seems to the War Bureau that it is the part of pa- triotism for these women to give up their jobs in all cases when they have homgs to care for and husbands who are adequately providing for them and the home and especially in cases where the women are filling places formerly held by men. Whatever arguments there may be in favor of retiring to their homes patriotism is not one of them. into the job one of women Patriotism does not enter case where the possession of a lies between two women. and the other The big one whom supports herself is supported by her husband woman-worker question is a itself. It uncharitable and and may adjust does seem rather inhospitable to ask the women to leave the factories “‘because their services are no longer needed. ” VIVE The world lets fired at not reach a of fate leader of Fu hour in Clemenceau. as an imperialist but his critics should CLEMENCEAU! is grateful that bul- did the Clemenceau spot Premier vital Only the eruelty could cut down the rance at this momentous her history. Irance needs He has been catalogued remember that he is speaking from the for his when he the of an international sufficient heart and native land asks for establishment military force to smash back the Germans sheuld they ever again attempt to ravage the country of Lafayette There ardent or than is not a more in France more Pre- for- his intense patriot mier Clemenceau it is and much i given him as realized ths opinions are honest opinions dictated gov- iend the Nations. d 1. W, W § United States © live in they atitude that it them to try other ork World Bldent is o his way dtless with S\VFVH h on “keep him from Nuffering el while he is out of.touch the daily papers.— One of the most difficulf determine in the dispatches from IS rope is what is news and what is pro- paganda.—Springfield Union. home his from with Count Johann von Bernstorft, for time practically in exile, now | more of a political pull in Berlin {han Count Wilheim Hohenzollorn—Wash- ington Star. The tighter time must remind Germany of returns from the wash Union. irmistice terms shrink they're char abhrey Manchestc the every way public money during the treated simpiy inefli- N C the war ended treated criminality Republic: Waste of war may be the tumult of the the silence of be heard.-—Detroit Abhove ble peace ta- Colonel House News, can Looks as if the cans will noi cut that word into dictionaries ture.——Des Moines Reg so-called Spart: ice to of the f enough the Atchison “Socialism is actually not as popular is senerally believed.” which is simply N Howe's W of expressing his good opinion of his fel- low men.—Minneapolis Tribune. Ed. Howe, (Kansas) sage. savs Little early for harvesting opera- tions, hut depend upon it, at the right moment Ohio will come up smiling with a bumper crop avorite Anaconda Standard sons. To protect himself against the price.” Mr. Armour is quoted, can quit eating meat” the vegetahle {rust rates on him!-- Atlan- high “the consumer just as if wouldn't raise ta Constitution With ec butter and bacon going down, it begins to leok as though the world might eventually he made safe { for breakfast.—San Antonio Light. on of News. American.) informed by York American w correspondent the Assoc The Associated Pr so publishe by what he considers the interests of France. It was injuries BRounces roday hat caused by the would-be as- sassin are not serious. .America pray that the pilot of the French of state wili and be able to the the d recover resume his place at wheel. The hope is strong that stard who shot him will reccive a fuli measure of punishment as he has proved self to be an enemy to human society and good government. SIR WILFRID LAURIER. of Sir Wilfrid Premier of Canada, The death Laurier, former removes one of the most widely known men in public life in the western hemisphere. | He was ihe only French Canadian ever to he chosen Premicr of the Dominion and in some that of was an respects his resembled He and had a life Theodore Roosevelt aggressive fighter lowing, large personal which dwindled fol- when the fifteen he or posed the execution of conserip- tion measure. For Wilfrid held the downfall came when he and party supported the reciprocity agreement with the United States vears Sir Premiership and his the Lib- eral t's a told go. long time since anybody has the Germans where they could The id to he stunned by the Huns are s armistice terms. They the new should be accustomed to sensation by this time. President has asked that no reception be tendered him on a But Boston insists on a | curing The riving in this country behave and just red- the returning con- won't hot querer. welcome to | the | will y ship | him- | knew of, virtually that this Associated cither by upon its Press had r ced, or five secret treaties which ted China to Japan as cabled to the and | instigation of W own motion | The m | Press informs ted suppressed by shinglon or agcr of, the Associated The American that the Press did not suppress any from China or | elsewhere concerning the secret trea- ties which Japan is said to have in- duced China to sign: that on the con- | trary, it had been making strenuous | efforts for a long time to obtain ac- | curate information on the subject, hut ! had been unable to get any facts until last when information ceived in Washington of the the papers from the Chinese delegates to they the Associated world. The dis >sult of encrgetic months past | Associs I news received by it re- theft of week was baggage of the the peace con- were passing way to IPari ference while through This news promptly gave closure was the r efforts made for 1 by the Associated I'ress to obtain cor- rect information for the public about | the allezed secret treaties The New York American has satis- fied itself that the imputation that the Associated Press did suppress any in- formation from China, either at the instigation of Washington or other- wise is unfounded, and i ad so to in the intercsts of justice to that | organization and indeed in support of the rveliability of the American's own news sources, of which the Associated Press is an important and valued one. It is also gratifving to be able to helieve and state tha ta genuine at- terpt is being made to inform the public accurately on these most portant international matters; and congratulate the Japan on to the any state im- we Associated Press on jts strenuous efforts which Mr. Martin explains, resulted in se regard to tt obtaining a that the im- this treaty manager, the news in Chinese treaty and in making public the fact portant papers relating to had been stolen from the the Chinese delegates—all of which tends fully to confirm the Americ gard to the dangerous the assertions in re| machinations of Japan. baggage of | SDAY, THE McMILLAN STORE [INCORPORATED| 9 1 9 “ALWAYs RELIABLE” s e e —————— nniversary Sale February 20th, 21st and 22nd Thursday, Friday and Saturday CELEBRATING OUR BIRTHDAY WITH A MONSTER SALE W}II(?H BEGINS THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRU ARY 20th. CONTINUING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. 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