New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1919, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1919, w Britain Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANTY. Proprietors. a4 dally (Sunday excepted) at 4:1% m., at Herald Building, 67 Churca 3t 00 s Year 00 Three Months, Sc a Month red_at the Post Omes at New Britald &8 Sccoud Class Mall Matter. ~ TELEPHONE CALLS pess OfMco .. prial Rooms Junly profitable advertising medium 10 @ oity. Circulation books and press 00m always oven to advertiserm Meinber of tho Associnted Prems. gelatod Proes fs, oxclusively entitled jo the use for republication of all news adited to it or not otherwise credited o ¢nis paper and also local mew. ublished “erein. SOLDIER FOR PRESIDENT? dbout this time every four years, gatherings of men and in the mns of the press, conjecture as e general character of the person will run for President of the ed States nearly year hence pmes the order of the day. Baby s are being nursed, presidentiul rants are busily performing fo benefit of the public, which they 1a enlist to their cause and cam- m managers are letting drop re- ks as to the policies which they ld have adopted at the next jon. They have not yet come to point of showing the man that best carry out these policies, man is showing himself aud presently be unearthed by his hds (and managers) as the only al choice for, putting into opera- tife scheme of government h the “deer peepul” are thought e most insistent upon e have a plenteous crop of as- ts today, most of whom are re- ficans, in Johnson, Poindester, d, Penrose, Coolidge, Lowden othe: 1t is probable that from of these will be chosen our next kidential candidate in the vepub- fleld President Wilson, At- ey Ceneral Palmer, Underwood, it is whispered, McAdoo reign in Democratic ranks. There may park horses, it is expected that e will be, but we have a suili- cy at present, upon which to der. Republicans have proved they are thoroughly alive to the s, & man of practically every He of political adherence may be hd on the list. Providing, when time comes, u decision may be e upon the logical man, without brness and without a party split kreat consequence there is a good ace of one of the G. O. P. being ted next fall. The number of idates promises that a split will come, there are too many of them any two to smain great strensth, -eby causing a battle royal at the vention, with its following party tting The party is going into ion with a large field from which ick, delegates will find it easy to to a candidate hopelessly in the ority until it is time to ‘get ard.” . n the speeches by politicians about country we find a wish to im- ss upon the people the need for a ¢ business overturn, a scttling of dregs of commerce and a Presi- t who is able to skim the:busi- s brew with the best results to wiblic This naturally forecas nomination of u man well versed business affairs, an accountant, if will, well versed in economics b will be able to steer us around rocks of reconstruction A business man for President” is ery just now. However, in {his ing for the best of the temper the country. in the endeavor to it, so far in advance, we sce a sibility that the candidacy of a L gentlemen of military heritage is bed by the old line politicians and suspect that they ave trying to ko the suns of the military before have a chance to zet into action withstandinz, a Presidential boom the part of one of the leaders in past war is liable to prove an rwhelming proposition for the timers, whether thed like it or There is a sveat chance for a ier for President in 1021 His- r will bear this out. invariably r a war the populace has an need its preference for a military In for the highest office in the lund. | the neighborhood of five million ovs, a third of our male electors ed in the Army or Navy and will or the man who may advocate ns for the betterment of the apan, and who hknows the soldic o' worship will influence ers. The woman vole, a bsibility. at the next election known but-—brass huttons D. suit are great attractions "he two foremost contenders of itary strain ] Major General nard Wood and General Pershing se hat was thrown into the ring his friends very recently,” Per- g&'s political faith is unknown, he s steadfastly veiused (o name his fty, Wood I8 a staunch Republi- h. It may come out thati the com- nder of the overseas forces is a mocral, If he iy, ‘and is nomi- | palns are too varied to describe in nated, there is but one man for the Republicans to run against him and that is Wood, ofherwise they will g ! surely go down to defeat. The latter has more than a fighting change as Pershing was none too popular, owing possibly to, propaganda, with his troups abroad. FFinally, it may be through fear of Pershing's cancidacy fthat the old iinc men are campaigning in such a way zs to lead the people away (rom a military President. ~ They n know that he is a Democrat and fi ure that they will not harm Geod Wood particularly by their carly methods. We believe, thoush, that the sceptre of political power will be relinquished with keen resret by the ormanizations now running affairs on cither side. They do not wish™ & choice of soldiers for office CHRISTMAS IN NEW BRITAIN. Christmas, 1919, is nearly upon us. This is Lar trom being “news” to our readers, we thoroughly realize. Prep- arations for the proper celebration of | (i oceasion have been under way in | many homes for several weeks and it will be rave, indeed, to find ‘the family which has not some sort of a te monial to the scason in process. Mother has been consulting the family cookbook with a mysterious air and; has been shopping betimes; father despite his worried look and oc sional glance at his bankbook, has been sneaking into thd house with suspicious-looking bundles Please do not let your thoughts read us| wrongly. Father has not been brins- | ing home that shape ot a bundle since the first of July. MHe is carrying parcels now that are of various de- grees of Dbulkiness, invariably aw k- | ward, and ostensibly not bottles. | Little Johnny is upon his most excel- lent behavior, never neglecting to put on his rubbers or forgetting to come in by five o'clock in the cvening. H knows that Santa Claus is a person with whom it will prove mighty casy for his parents to get into touch and he is running no risks. Taking it all together, there are many indications of a Christmas near at hand. In our larger family circle—the community which is known as New Britain—plans arc also being per- fected for the proper observance of the anniversary for the birth of our Lord. To entertain its people, the | city, through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce committe will give a tree to all those who wish to attend. They will not take it home, but the exercises at its base Various organizations have loane their services for singing at the trec | | | i will be such as to be 1'um(~u\bc|‘ufl.} and in collecting the necessary funds for its ercction. A spot of cheer, a' manifestation of good-will, is to e upon the j at the center through- out the holidays for the edification of New Britainites. The spirit back of | the plans means much more than U)e’i actual Christmas tree: it symbolizes the union of humanity in our com- munity for an expression of (hristmas good-will. Tt will be popular—pre- vious trees have proved this. May its mute lesson live until another year rolls around! Charitable organizations and phil- | anthropic individuals are making sure to sce thal the various persons 00 needy to have a Christmas from their own pockets will . be given a chance for extra comforts and Jux- uries at this time of the yoar. Their these columns. The Salvation Army | lassie, with her little bell and her iron kettle for collecting the coppers of the passersby, has been much in evidence. With the enviable reputation made by that organization during the war! there has been an even greater re- | sponse to the appeal this year than before. Christmas dinners. toys and comforts will be bought from what is collected. The annual observance of the holiday hy the Army is eageriy looked forws by hundreds here. We may not rest satisfied that ull are lo be taken care of; therc ave bound to be cuses which are nor reached is the duty of all of us to look for these cases and help if w may, even in our smail way. In ob- serving Christmas, lct us lend our- | selves to the public services about the municipal tree, help in making others happy by our own personal effort and live through the holidays with the comforting feeling that our Christmas was partially spent in mak- ing others than those of our imme- diate family s happy as we might wish everyone to be. N FANCIES. | Zi it The deportation bill reported to the house not only reache: allens who blatantly preach overthrow of Amer:- can institutions, but the mere cun- ning ones who keep thelr mouths shut and operate through revolutlon anizations; and, . quite impor: it provides punishment for Ameriéan citizens who suppart and participate in such organizations. . There is to be government by constitutions that all equally share i v and all and sundry who d gree to this are to set out. It is sca 1y necessary lo peint out that this policy in mo way | threateny liberty. Tt is to preserve it. | w York Tribune. ther corn will come down soen to mect the hog, or hog is going off the map. with corn unable to find him at . When hog is gone. the corn farmer, like the hog farmer. will guit Ninee the corn farmer needs the hog as much as the hog farmer necds the corn, and since the American con- sumer necds both. they'd better all get together on a faiv working basis under the fundamentals of cconomics. The first step will be for the government to let the prodigious surplus of wheat zo freely on the market under the laws of supply and demund.—New York Sun The way is now clearly apen for the carly ratification of the peace treaty and league of nations covenant For Premiers Clemencean and Liloyd- George have indicated a willingness to accept as far as possible, SeserviL- tions to the Versailles treaty reported by the fareign relations committee. In other words, they are willing to com- promise in order that America may accept the treafy and become a mein- bLer of the leaguc of nations.—Buffalo News, Nicholas Lenine complains that the peasant former in Russia, “wha has a | margin of grain, is accustomed to ve- gurd it as his own property, which he can sell freely.” It is hard to cradi- cate human nature, even in the great causc of Bolshevism.—Rochester Democrdt and Chronicle. To suy that the coal strike has cost $126,000.000 means nothing to a public cloved with big figures by the war. Call it $6 for every average family in the United States. and it is vecognized as a sum that would be handy for Christmas.—New York World When those Reds arvive in IRussia they will sce the difference between closc-up existence with Bolshevism and prepaganda for it at a distunce. Albany Journal Can the process invented hy a Eritish engineer for extracting com- mercial alcahol and its derivatives from coke be used in this country atter Jan. 167—Boston Globe The nomination of Gen. Pershing on either ticket is so remote that par- tisans on both sides take a nee and speak well af his report of the army’s opcrations in France.—Buffalo Enauirer. The president is sitting up—and sit- ting tight.—Boston Herald. This is the kind of weather when j the man who publicly boasts of taking his cold morning plunge ought to be arrested for disturbing the peac Baston Transeript. Somchow the mention of former Ambassador Gerard as a democratic presidential candidate failed to lift the root:—Springfield Republican Gen. Obregon ¢hosen president in : peacerul eclection sounds unlikely if Carranza daes the counting.—Wall Street Journal CHRISTMAS, (Lurana Sheldon in New York Times.) They who keep faith in childish things Delight in joys that Christmas brings— The merriment of innocence, Pre-Christmas hours of gay suspensc. The holly bough, the shining { Old Santa Claus—the mystery Of dainty packages that hold Assorted gifts—gifts manifold: The mistletae, the chiming bell. The old, old tale we know so well! Now come, ye old and weary—come Where all is Christmas cheer! To childhoon's urgings are ye dumb? Hove you no pleasure here? La. Christmas bids your sorrows cease! Lo, Christmas brings Goad-will and Peace! Fond, joyous hopes were once your own And soft life's sweet winds blew. For you the Christmas candles shone When faith was strong and new. Come! Christmas is the turning day To light your long. carth-darkencd way! Come hither where the candles shine, Where hearth logs redly glow! To childhood's spell your hearts re- sign, Let happjy teardrops flow! The shadowing future stretches cold And ve are weary, worn, and old! They who kevp faith in childish things Delight in joy that Christmas brings— The witchery of mystic spell. The tender promise of the bell. The Christm calls—conie Y who can For here is Peacc —Good-will to Man! And nauzht shall lighten more the way Than childish faith in Christmas Day. POST WAR DEFENSE Government. The Hague, Dec. ~Post war de- fense problems, closely ailied with the probleniatical result of the formation of the league of nations, have hrought about what appears to be a the Dutch government Closely followinz the resisnation of Jonkher Bylevild, minister of ma- rlne, last week, Alting Van Geusan minister of war, announced his resig- | nation today when the Dutch states general amended his war budget and greatly Yeduced the snms available | for munitions. The budget generally provided for an army of the approxi- mate strength of 200,000, While the present government had taken a stand that the world situation was still del- icate ard necessitated a large army, socialist members, led by Deputy Mar- 1 chant, opposed the budget on the theory that the | e of hatlons | would cnd the Torie oA arma WHY FOREIGN MONEY IS GOING DOWNWARD “U. S. Is Big Creditor and Hesi- tates to Give Loans New York, Dec. Three fac- tors in the demoralization of foreign exchange, intelligible to the uveraze man. rise above the complexitics of | the present situation, according to old-timers in Wall street. These 'e: 1—Allled and other nations of the world owe the United States approximate $15,000,000.00 2—American mapufacturers hesi- tate. owing to peace treaty uncer- tainty, to accept big advance foreign orders; 3—IEngland's virtual suspension of gold exports outside the British col- onies is repulsing American trade. “Just why the British pound sterl- normally worth $4.8665 in .Am- n gold. should have declined much since the war ended. and wha it all means is an obscure question said a New York financial expert. “The present situation. Sir George Paish’s apprehensions notwithstand- ing. is by no means hopeles Pro- phecies of a ‘breakdown’ of credit are not well founded. “America. the storefacyise of Uhe world and now the world's banker, is in the sume position England was in after the Napoleonic and American Civil wars. Shce bought the cheap securities of impoverished nations in a4 most prodigious manner and therc- by laid the foundation for her fu. ture wealth. We must do likewise and do it within the next two or three vears by which time these abnormal conditions will have passed “With pound sterling 26 per cent. or more below par England can sell to the United States at a great ad- vantage. We can sell American goods abroad only at a great disad- vantage because we must add the ab- normal rate of exchange to the g00ds to get into foreign markets. Premier Lloyd Georze recently de- clared, when sterling was selling at discount of 15 per cent., that the discount veally represented a ‘protec- tive tariff’ of 15 per cent on goods manufactured in England. Certainly it is helping to keep .American goods out of that country. “The only remedy for this condi- tion is for the United States to buy foreign sccurities and extend long time credit for merchandise. We arve in agstrong economic position. The nations of Europe must have our cot- ton and wheat and, since they are so heavily indebted to us and we must extend them many more millions to put them on their feet what is the difference whether we buy their bonds or send them our merchandise? Iivervone in Wall Street Lnows that it the peace treaty had been signed in Washington an international exchunge committee would have been organized long before now to stabilize exchange and bring about other nec- essary readjusiments. Never during the darkest days of the war. when i the Germans were ulmost ut Pa did British and French exchange: go to where it is now ne British, dur- i ar, by o system of credits Cnited States. hadi sterling “The tencion over andg gold exinort curtailed {here was nothing to keep it i that ose to parity. Indecd. unless the United States looséns its purse strings ther: are London financial e perts who say the pound sterling will drop as low at 0. That would be a calamity. It would be & two-edged sword injuring both Fngiand and the | | United States. ‘Burope is like a man on the verge of death due 1o starvation. When | you find such an unfortunate you feed him gradually until the stomach ! becomes uvecustomwed to ligesting food. Now our aim has been all The McMillan Store, Inc. “Always Reliable” BEAUTIFUL IMPORTED HANDKERCHIEFS Qur own importation of fine quality Hand Embroidered Linen and real Madeira Handkerchiefs arrived late, but just in time for the last two days’ selling. These beautiful Handkerchiefs have been lying in port for some time and have just been released since the loeng- shoremen went back to their work at the New York ports. HAND EMBROIDERED LINEN, 50c, 59c, 75¢c to $1.25 each. ST. GALL LACE TRIMMED, $1.00 and $1.25 each. REAL MADEIRA, 75c¢, $1.00, $1.25 each. GIVE HER HANDKERCHIEFS FOR CHRISTMAS PLENTY XMAS UMBRFE™.7, .3, CHILDREN’S $1.69 to $3.98 each WOMEN’S, $2.75 to $18.50 each. MEN’S, $2.25 to $10.00 each. along to ‘stuff’ Europe with all kinds of American products. We have piled up a trade balance, accoraing to for- mer Secretary of Commerce Redfield, aggrezating $4,000,000,000 a year. FEurope's finaneial systeir like the starved human stomach, Fas been un- able to assimilate it. Consequently. we thus contribute to the dcmoralizs- tion of foreign exchange and, inci- dentally, by inflation help to lower the purchasing pewer of our own dol- Tax { When et consider, as Mr. Red- field points out, that $4,000,000.000 vopresents American dollars at pa and must be paid ty these who owe it in depreciated currencies, making it the equivalent of $5,000.000,000, the result eannot be healthful to future American trade ard commerce, or- cign buyers arve going into more fav- crable markets.” BUSINESS IS GREAT. Jeweler Does More in Two Days Than in 30 Luast Year, Business is ureat v merchants. expressions with the trade. béing made tically all the local merchants. prominent Main sireet jeweler stated today that the business at his store on Saturday and vesterday exceeded that done during the entire month of December, 1915. The fact that the factories are working at full speed and high wages are the rule is the reason for such phenomenal business jthis year. Ixponents of prohibition ‘also marage to get in words of praisc for the cause, when the successful business is mientioned. AUSTRIA PASSING THROUGH CRISIS Period Similar an Republic Some Years Ago. public is passing through rvight” crisis b: marked an eorlier stage of the Awmer- Provinces ing a high deg.ce indepcndence government ol thera such as the upper Austria and Styria. it amounts almost to complete autoromy If their demands | sranted, about the only . thing would be left to the cent would be foreign ! regilation of foreign iraffic 'and eventualiy upon their jilon stage new republic is pussing ually ecure itself, The consz1v through which nd will grad tive provincial | look upon Vienna as the source of communism or Teeling is intense aguinst ductive of anything ¢né hus i»eople demanding food, and the vrov- made last spring for food supplie AN ELEVENTH HOUR THOUGHT! — ,’ * AT THE LAST MinuTE THEM DISCOVERED THEY WAD FORGUTTEN TO =z AND DONY GBT AN THING CHEAP LOOKING ! GET A CHRISTMAS PRESENT — * FoR THE COQK~ EFFECT OF PROHTBITION - icans Consume. Much Candy. London Dec. 26.—Prohibition *in America has helped materiglly in rais ing the prices of sugar two cents a pound in IZngland according to.the ccongmic experts. This is the way th situation is explained Since the Awmerican hay been cut off from his cocktails he has been coi suming prodigious quantities of cand and has been drinking oceans of non descript but sugary concoctions whic are vended over the sada fountain ba Al least such is the observatign of his British brethren. 1In other words, the American is making sugar a $ubstitute for aléohol. Because of This the United States has less sugar to export and because there is a general short age of sugar throughout the worid England cannot get what she nd consequently has had -fc the price OFFENDERS PUNISHED A\uthorities Vienna Demand Obedi- ence to Laws Regarding Lights and Food. Vienna, Dec. 26.—The authorities are beginning to deal more severel with offenders against the lighting and food acty. I"or using an excess amount of electric current four prominent res- - taurants and one big hetel have been cut off from current altogether for.a period of weeks. One big hotel has had its restaurunt and. dining rooms clpsed for one manth because i ha on hand an §3cessive amount of food TO DIVIDE MILLIONS, Mrs. Marguerite Lebaudy to Sharc Fortune of ““lmperor of Sahara,” AMlineofa, N. Y., Dec. 23.—Mrs. Mar- suerite A, Lebaudy, who killed her husband, Jacaues Lebaudy, “Empero of the Sdhara,” ar their Long Island countrs home a year ago, cousented today 1o divide his millions with hi sigter, Counteas Marie Theresa Jeaone ietandy de, Sels of Paris. Under an agreement filed in couirt, Mz, Lebaudy and her daughter, Jao- wqueline, will have half the estats and the counteéss t¥e other half. Mrs. Le haudy agresd to resign as admimstra- trix in fayor of two administrators. The petition for legal approval of a compromise referred o the difficulty of defending iega2i proceedings comn- loroplaing by (n> conmtoes tn Brames, Reiviam and Tugiand atteciking tho validity of Mrs Lebandy's marriage Nilver mimes m Chilli aed the Thame- vaal awe ditadl as smemg the nsms ol the estays. BAD WEAMMER IN FRANCE. Maris, heg. 13 —Unseasonably warm weather has prevailed throughout France recenily, but severe wind torms have caused a number of wrecks in the ¥nglish channel, the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Great damage has hser done in Northern I'vance, houses Leing demolished in Lille district WAKSHIP FOR CORPORAL. Coruna Spein Dec. \merican destroyer Thornton arrived here today to tuke to the United States the body of Corperal Thismor who was killed when an Ameri vip was torpedoed off 1his port tin 1917, i