Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 4, 1917, Page 6

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Cortu, Island of Corfu, Aug. 4—(Cor- respondence of The Associated Press). —Just across this narrow strait lles Albania, *hat no-man'’s land over which Italy has proclaimed a protector- ate. One call see plainly from here the barren gray mountains of Albania, making & ragged line along the sky. They lie very near, hardly more than ten miles off, and an optical illusion makes them seem nearer. Many Al- banians are seen on the streets here, the men big-bodied and rather fierce tooking, wearing their picturesque na- tive costume. With Albania so near at hand, this is a good place to look into the Albanian question at close range. Italy's proclamation of a protectorate over Albania has thrown one more problem into the European patchwork which will have to be scttled at-the peace conference. \Just now the gues- tion 1s boiling here, and at Paris, Rome and Athens. There are three distinct currents—the Italian, which supports the protectorate as a measure of self- defense for Italy's exposed front on the Adriatic; the Greek, which looks upon Albania northern Greece and calls it Epirus; and the southern Slavs, that powerful and growing union of Serbs, Croats, Slovaks and all other Slavs of the western s. These latter, the Slavs, look upon Italy’s protectorate as MOOSUP All Hallows’ Council Contributes $236 to K. of C. Fund—Discovery That Barn Wi Struck by Lightning— Surprise Party — Holiday Ball Games. C., contributed the amount of $236 towards the Knights of Columbus war fund of cne million. George Zercier of Bristol is visiting at the lLome of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zercier. ' Wauregan Defeats Giants. Moosup Giants were defeated by the ‘Wauregan baseball team on the Carpet grounds, Moosup, last Monday morn- ing by the score of 10 to €. Interest was taken from the game because of the poor fielding. The Moosup team held the visitors to a 3 to 1 score until the sixth, when the Wauregan players walked away with the game. Barn Struck by Lightning. Saturday morning it was discovered that the barn owned by William Sprague, situated on his hay lot in Almyville, has been struck by lightning in some storm recently. The lightning had etruck the peak of the barn, rip- ping off a few patches of roofing. It then followed down the rafters to the north corner, ripping off the boards on both sides of its path. From there it ‘went down the north corner post, split- ting it in half, throwing one half on the ground. The south corner post was also splintered and boards about it were pushed apart. Hay could be seen Ihanging out on both the north and th corners, but no fire was caused. ?;;m(eru from the wood were spread to a length of about 50 feet from the barn. It was remarkable that the barn did not get afire and burn to the ground. As there have been several storms lately, it is not known which one caused the damage. Surprise Visit. Dora Fountain was pleasantly sur- prised recently at her home in Union Village by a number of friends. Those attending were Ida Rochefort, Yvonne Lavallee, Flora Wood, Yvorne Burton, Bessie Lapack, Josephine Lapack, N;ému you to negiect them? _Yeu Seed have no fears. By our method you can have your testh filled Srowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY W!THOUT PAIN. CCNSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES ETRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE X STERILIZED INSTRUNZNTS 5 CLEAN LINEN ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPM WITH BEST WORK Does the dread of the dental chai LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT 1f these appeal to you, call for ‘examination and estimate. WNe' eharge for consultation. - BR. F. G. JACKSON - OR. D. J. COYLS DENTISTS (Buccessors to the Ring Dental Co.) iy NORWICH, CONN. B, M. to 8 P. M. 208 MAIN ST. Lady Asistant Telephone dge and was a resident of this village for over half a century. : Social and Personal Items : William Henley of Bristol is the est of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. atrick B. Hanley. . Henry Kliffell has returned visit in Hartford. : Miss Aldeane Clark has returned - from a visit in New Haven. A *Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Clarke, Vernon I ae t.l-‘;:mnééfi:d:’s‘mpa‘”s!::;fi Clarke and Miss Bessie Clarke have re- . m. furned from' an auto trip to n n;(?.he“ghurteh::‘re:‘fi w:_.pfi~ Hampshire. 5 i ‘Jor, Eev. Mr. re TR 5| - Mr. and Mrs. James Dahill and | yitation to the members of Wxehurch | gaugiter of New Haven are the guests ~ and eongregation to be pre: -|ot Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eccleston. Gl 1 Returns to Park City. John Boggemus has returned to Bridgeport after a visit with his par- ehts, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bogge- mus. John Grinnell of Bridgeport is the guest of his brother George E. Grin- nel Miss Hattie Hoven has returned from 4 visit in Hartford.— idletown.—Chief of the Fire De- partment George S. Pitt was presented a handsome Buick runaboat Saturday in 1ecognition of his services as a fire- ‘man for 40 vears in the Middletown fire departmert, the last 20 years of that time a3 chief. The presentation Fidow o O Ner daughter, Mrs. C. F.|was made at headquarters shortly be- é fore 1 o’clock by Bishop E. C. Acheson &fl’. at Ocean Beach was Brought in the presence of citizens and the to Mystic regular firemen on duty. The gift was 7 2 e a_complete surprise to Chief Pitt. In connection with the runabout, a purse of $200 in gold wab also given the chief in recognition of his services. e MYSTIC | ‘Muthodist Pastor and Wifs, Married Ten Yeaps, tc Rrcaive Friande - Parscnage Sept. 7¢ trom a funerai of Mrs. Anné Brooks, 3 of Thomas E. Brooks. was held : Bim Grove chapel Monday ati yclock and was alf — l:nlo‘nber of relatives and friends. George F. Miner, a formet pas: the Union Baptist church con- e e S aptist. church and f the Baptist cl for vears :ng in the choir. Buriak: in the family lot. o s ‘Mrs. John E. Tribbigmrme ‘body of Mrs. Caroline Tribhie, 'of John E. Tribble who The . tly Influenced by constitutional conditions, and in order to cure it _you must take an internal remedy. all's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood cn the mucous surfaces of t vstem. all's Catarrh Medicine was prescri! by one of the best physi- clans in this country for years. It is le Of the best tonics k; ov&n, 901 d of the best hloo: urifiers. e perfect combima- tion of the ingredients in Hall Ca- tarrh Medicine is what ‘oduces such nderful result: 1 condl- 5, free. “Totedo. O, Zorine Cote, Emma Lussier, Regina Banard, Bertha Fountain, Florida Bur- ton; also Joseyh Rochefort, James Frechette, George Rochefort, Philip Moransey, Wilfred Sharkey, George Burton, Leo Lemire, Leo_Bonnin, Ru- dolph Lemire, Wilfred Parr, Joseph Rivers, Joseph Burton. < Charles L. Sadon of Lynn, Mass., spent Sunday and Labor day at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sadon. Jean Delback of New Bedaford is vis- iting at her sister's, Mrs. Emeline Dore G. Moransey of Holyoke spent the week end with friends in town. Mrs. Annie Dixon and daughter Flor- ence ffom Millbury are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Park- hurst. Joseph Zercler, George Broideur, Ar- thur, Anidie and George Zercler mo- tored to Beach pond on a fishing trip Saturday. Miss Dorothy Palmer of Providence is visiting a tthe home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Danfelson. Had to Swim, Not Fish. Walter Owens, E. M. Kennedy and O. F. Cardinal .-ent on a fishing trip to Jewett City Saturday afternoon. They mizht have brought home a nice catch of fish had it not been for the misfortune of having the boat tip over, resulting in losing what fish they had, and also giving them a ducking.' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shippee and daughters, Grace and Ruth, of Wash- ington spent Sunday and Monday at the home of Mrs. Shippce's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owens. Normand Hill, a sallor on the battle- ship New Jersey, spent a short furlough at his home in Almyville over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. family motored to East Sunday. Leonell Bonnin and Joseph Rivers spent Sunday and Monday with Good- year friends. Nelso Allard of Pawtucket is visit- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bonnin, Roy Lessley o. Chicago spent Labor day at the home of Willilam Fraser on Main street. . Mr. and Mrs. David Larose and Mr. and Mrs. John Larose motored to Baltic Sunday. Miss Emma Brodure of Worcester spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zercier. Mr. and Mrs. Eouls Moransey spent the holiday with Mannville friends. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zercier and family motored ‘to Providence Sunday atternoon. Wilfred Laveque spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Anthony. Seriously 1IL. Alfred Tavernire is seriously ill at his home in the Kiswaukee Village with diphtheria. Dello Hathaway of New Bedford is Main and Providence ALBANIA AN ALMOST BARRE Its Resources Are Not Worth Developing—There is No Su Thing as a Railway—Its Roads Are’the Foot-Paths of Ages—The Inhabitants Are as Primitive and Uncivilized as Some of the Wild Tribes of Central Africa. All Hallows' council, No. 270, K. of | “BuLL SDAY, RREN LAN Such a move to enéircle the Adriatic and close out the -Balkan people from ever getting to_the sea. What Albania hérself thinks of it no (ne seems to have considcred. This seems rather singular at a’time when the great powers are talking so much about the priaciple of nationality and ihe Tigh: of all‘people to determine their own political destinies. The Al- banians are never heard from on this question as to who stall rule them, and apparent'y they care ‘mothing about how it is settled. These Aibanian men 2nd women wro come here are looked upon as docile peasants, incapabble of having any political aspirations or of the desire to form a nation. Albania appears to be the one coun- try abanéoned by nature,.as 8o poor in resources as not to be worth develop- ment or progress. It has lain here for centuries, alongside the great.centers ancient culture, midway -between Rome and Athens, and yet it is as backward today as it was centuries ago, and the people are as primitive and uncivilized as some of the wild tribes of central Africa. In northern Albania the people are savage moun- taineers. There is nothing like organ- ized industry or agriculture anywhere; no gathering in towns and cities and the development of soclety. There is no such thing as a bank in all Albania. There is no rallway. Roads are the footpaths of ages, or the old military highways of the Romans. Although Albania has an Adriatic front rivaling Italy's, yet 3he hasn’t a port or harbor from end to end. And vet the Albanians are a distinct race, with their own language, but without the ability through all the ages to lift hemselves into an organized state. It is tnis indifference of Albania it- self that has brought the rival interests clashing from three sides. Coming. through Rome, the Italian position was explained to the writer as follows: Italy has a geographical relation to Albania much like_the United States has to Cuba, Porto Rico or the Panama canal. That is, it is the great power nearest to Allania, and naturally hav- ing the most intimate concern in its future. Moreover, Italy nas an ex- diately ziross from Albania, and only sixty miles away at the Strait of Ot- ranto. Italy's eastern coast is exposed in the scnse that it is a low marshy front fncapable of having a fortified port fron. one end to the other. Naturally, therefore, with Albania just across ‘the way and very near at hand, Italy’s action was one of self- defense. ‘This was particularly true with Itaiian military lines stretching across Aibania from Valona to Salon- ikl Military pecessity as well as self- defense_made the protectorate neces- sary. But Italy has no territorial as- pirations over Albania, beyond the de- fense of its own interests. The pro- tectorate, therefore, is morely tempo- rary, and Italy will leave to the powers to settle at the close of the war what shall be done as to Albania. This Italian view is not accepted by the Sérb'an and Slav element one finds Fere. They look upon the protectorate as a move of conquest directly opposed to the high aims proclaimed by the en- tente allies. Dr: Ante Trumbic, the dis- tinguished head of the southern Slav movemect, explained this Slav. view- point. Dr. Trumbic is a former mem- Der of the Austrian parliament, where he represented the SlavCroats of Dal- matia. He looks upon this whale re- gion along the eastern Adriatic as es- sentially Slav, with Slav population at all the ports and towns, and with prac- tically no Italians. Why, then, he asks, should the upholders of the doctrine of nationality seek a foothold where they have no nationals, no citizens? The Slavs resisted the Austrian ef- fort to dominat: the eastern Adriatic, and they see no partioular difference in baving the Italians dominate it in- stead of the Austrians. The naturgl sea outlet for the Yougoslav state, embrac- ing Serbia, Croatia and all the south- ern Slav territory, is toward the Adri- atic, and while this outlet is north of Albania yet the Slavs look upon the Italian protectorate -over Albania as one move in th. -general plan for Ital- ian extension along the whole eastern Adriatic, making it In effect an Italian ake. The Greek side of this Albanian question was explained by the Greek minister of public domafn, Mr. Michael- acopoulos, on the way through Athens. Albania is essentially Greek territory, he points out, and is represented in the Greek parliament by twelve Albanian delegates. Greeks and Albanians have long ‘mingled together in this territory until the two races are practically merged. From the standpoint of na- tionality, therefore, the Itallan pro- tectorate cannot be justified. But the minister feels taat all countries hav- Ing the cause of the entente allles at heart should seek to reconcile their differences. Therefore he believes a compromise or entente could be made, based on three principles, namely: “First, no terrifory to be acquired in the spirit of territorial extension or conquest. Second, Greece would be disposed to recognize Italy’s right of military self-protection on the Albania: coast as’ long as the doctrine of na- tionality is not violated. Both these objects could be secured by an Italian- Greek commizsion which would strictly regan spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owens. Howard Tyler, Charles Walker, Clar- ence Tyler, Henry Burke and Everett Walker returned to their homes here Monday efter two weeks' camping trip at Beach pond. Thomds Morrissey of Lowell, Mass., was a week end visitor witt friends inf town. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Salisbury and. family motored to Rocky Point Sun- ay Wiltred Gelinas spent the ‘week end with Providence relative: Armond Goyette and Leo Desauenier spent Labor day with friends in New Bedford, _Leo Grenier spent Sunday friends in Taftville. Theodcre Labonne. of Waterbury is visiting at the home of Fred Gagnon. H. Couture motored to Southbridge Sunday. Joseph Sharkey and son Albert of Fall River spent the week end with Moosup friends. Miss 1da Rochefort-and Miss Yvonne Burton spent Labor day with friends with visiting st the home of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Frechette. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawless are visiting at the home of his brothers in Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Hassett of Worcester spent the holiday with friends in town. Term Opens Today. Public schools in the town of Plain- fleld open their fall term this (Tues- day) morning. Henry Parkhurst of Millbury, Mass., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Par] Mr. and- ;. White in_Willimantic. The dance given in Milner hall Sat- urday evening was well attended. White's eix-plece orchestra furnished music. Lowell Salisbury of Pawtucket spent Labor day at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Salisbury. Miss Valeda Lussier spent Labor day at_Rocky Point. Peter Lussier and family Hills Grove are visiting at the home of 8. 1 Laroshelle. ‘The Moos: AllL Stars it to Jew- CHy “were de- | ‘,E posed coastline on the Adriatic imme-| limit Ttaly’s w; ) on: and not permit to interior. ~ Third, *ani “agree ment between Greece and: Italy would further assist in mutual accord over Albania and the trade of the two coun- tries in_seneral”* 3 \The Greek minister's suggestion of & Greelc-Itallan entents on ‘Albania may, yet. e tion ‘problem, Tor I secma o sabinty Iwy'&chu aim, of military self-defcnse, dnd-at’ the zame time satisfiea. the Greek aim not Ito have Italy make Albaniz a fleld for territorial occupatioh and aggrandize- ment. The Slavs, 0, would probably be satisfled if Italy’s:aspirations were held within definite limiits in Albanta, as the real clash of the Slavs with Italy is nofth of Albania,:in the-long stretch of Adriatic from Trieste and Istria southward., L 3 These three views—the Italian, Greek and Slav—sum up the main currents in this latest Balkan complication over the contrdl of Albania. ‘Much’fs being said on each side, and probubly it was one of the main subjects discussed at the recent secret conference ‘on . the Balkans held at Paris. Out of all the discussicn. however, the one essential point whick seems to be emerging is that the doctrine of na- tionality will have ‘to bs d- by all the porties, and that fts recognition will confine Italy’s sphere of influence in Albaria strictly to military seif- defense. -2 PLAINFIELD Social Activities of Labor Day—Many Attend Fair at Norwich—Local Boys General News. ’ Samuel Chabot, a member of the 38t Co.. C. A. C, N. G, formerly the 13th Co., has returned to Fort Terry, Plum Island. - . ’ Mr. and Mrs. Malcom McKenzie of Ware, Mass.,” spent - the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Ceorge Hutchinson and family. Joseph Labrec, a member: of the 38th Co., C. A. C, N..G., has returned to Plum island. Misses Annie and Jean Hutchinson and Clara Gibson have returned after Lpending a week vacation with Spting- field relatives. Jesse Alexander of the 38th Co., C. A, C., N. G. is spending a 72-hour fur- lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexander. George Mills of West Warren, Mass., has retuned home after spending a few days with George Hutchinson, Jr. Home from New York. William Nolan, who recently enlistéd in the U. S. naval reserve, and .who Is now statloned at the detail office on Eroadwsy, New York; i€ home on a short. stay, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. john Nolan. - Alphonse Senecal of the 34th Co. has returned to Fort ‘Terry.. Joseph Cor- neyer, 48th Co. is spending a 'short furlough at home. Opening of Schools. - The local graded schools and the high school opens its falt term this Tuesda; Homer Senecal, 3§th Co., Is spending 5, Jew $5ve at home, as-is also Willlam Boulle; At Norwich' Fair. An unusually larg> number of local Deople attended the county falr at Norwich Labor day. Byron Prevost has returned after spending a few days with his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johu Dwyer, of Jewett City. 3 X 5 Miss Lena Lavalle' has left for he home in Albion, R. L, after a few days' visit.here with Mr. and Mra. Wilfred Prevost znd Mr. and Mrs. John Dwyer of Jewe.: City. i Maurice Starkweather has returned home after spending a long vacation with relatives in Massachusetts and Maine. Mr. ané Mrs. Eli Dorman of Bever- ly, Mass, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Starkweather. Miss Felen Page of New London is being entertained at the home of Mrs. Henry Starkweather. Jacob Lehr, foreman of the Newton, Marshall & Field Co. which is paint- ing about the premises of the Lawton Mills Corp., has returned after spend- ing the holiday with'relatives in Bos- on. L. J. Colvin, who formerly resided here and who is now a member of the naval reserves stationed at New Lon- don, spent Sunday with Plainfield friends. Adolph Blanchette of Worcester was a Labor day caller here. On Fort Terry Team. The baseball team of the 38th Co., C. A. C., N. G., stationed at Fort Terry, is made up of many Plainfield boys. Jesse Alexander, who is a well known athlete locally, is one of the catchers, while Edward Burke of Central Village is on the pitching staff. Corporal Peter Kagan covers second and Acting Cor- poral Fred Vincent, who has made a good reputation in this section as a baseball player, holds down third base. Peloquin of Wauregan and Robitaille of Moosup are also seen in the -lineup. From reports received here, the team has been winning quite regularly -and no team on the island wishes to play them ons account of their strength.. Plainfleld people are well content with the showing the local boys are giving, lfl)oltg in military matters and off the eld. SENDS ANOTHER DRAFT PROTEST TO CROWDER Government Must Decide Whether It Wants Men or Mu After having recelved from Provost Marshal General E. H. Crowder a reply to his recent letter in behalf of the Connecticut State Council of Defense, protesting - against the draft appor- tionment as it applies to Connecticut. Chairman Richard M. Bissell of the council has sent another letter to the provost marshal general, pointing out the vital points of> Connecticut’s ar- guments which appear to ‘have been overlooked ,and again urging an im- mediate change in the method of de- termining the state quotas. The sending of this letter is the latest .step in the efforts of Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and the Connec- ticut State Council of Defense to se- cure a change in the draft appor- tionment for this state amd get, on the second draft, credit for the state’s overdraf in the first levy. It was read by the chairman at yesterday's meeting of the state councii, and met the un- animous. approval of the members pres- ent. The previous protest of the coun- cil, sent several weeks ago, brought replies to Chairman Bissell from Sec- retary of War Newton D. Baker and Provost Marshal General . Crowder which promised nathing in ‘the way of rellef for Connecticut. In_ his let. ter, Secretary Baker deciares that the protest has received careful attention, and says: “You are aware, of course, that the selective service . act pre- scribes that “Quotas for 'the several states, territories, and the Distric of Columbia, or subdivision hereof, shall ‘be determined in . proportion to the population thereof.” “As aliens constitute part of the population of the state and county or city wherein they reside, it fol- lows that in the present stafe of the law they cannot be excluded in deter- mining the population for approtion- ment purposes. e Ju" & About the middle upon_the recelp Tepresentations from Gov- mrflnlushwm . that the e eatmated oo on Baseball Team at Fort Térry—| Mobilizing for the War - Your Uncle Sam is getting ready to fight. ‘f}" All over the country, hundreds of thousands of ariisans are busy with war ~ preparations. Great warships are sliding off the ways; navy yards and arsenals are working night and day; great mobilization camps are springing up as if by ?“Eifl,’ eve the vast resources of the Nation are being gathered together or war. All over the Bell telephone system, thousands of employes are busily engaged in all branches of telephone activity, to keep pace with the extraordinary telephone needs of the Nation. Everywhere poles are being set and wires strung, central office equipment increased, new long-distance lines constructed between import- ant points and telephone facilities increased. The greater and more varied the Government’s war activities become, the greater will be the demands upon the Bell system for service. With the in- creased Government requirements, there will be greater demands for commercial service. . The scarcity of material and labor have set definite limits to the amount of new construction, and the needs of the individual must be subordinated to those of the Nation. It is going to be harder to supply new telephones, extension telephones and to put up wire to new telephone stations, because of the vast amount of telephone equipment devoted to the service of the Government, and because the Bell organi- zation has contributed heavily to the draft, and many of our technically trained men ‘have voluntarily joined the colors. When you use the telephone, we ask you to remember the patriotic service we are rendering the Government, the extraordinary conditions we are facing, and to help us maintain good service by a conservative use of your telephone and equipment. The Southern New England Telephone Co. E Thi come from Washington. is matter to be brought to the attention | census bureau, but were Tevisions of © fthe director of that bureau, who has | cstimates previously furnished. which |Power in this state which can creat stated that he could make no change |previous estimates would have alotted | it- RR S in the bureau estimate. Since the re- | Connectict a population of approxi- | In another paragraph of your lette celpt of your letter the matter has|mately 1850000, which is not far from | You refer to our alien population. We again been brought to the attention of | the actual number of inhabitants in | '¢€ to advice that there is a way « the director with the result that he has | ¢he state. If the census bureau, with- | 8scertaining with as great accu confirmed his former statement. out Insteuction from . the President |as is ever obtalned by the cenuss bu “With reference to that portion of |changed its opinion once it is very |Feau itself, the alien population In & State and that is by taking a cen hard, especially in view of the evidence your letter which deals with the sit- submitted. why its opinion cannot be uation created by the prasecution of of its man power, as was done e it iat permitim toicall s obr | e ievineds state last spring, which census_dis attention to the executive order of! At any event. it is quite clear that §ioged the actual number of anens ; July 28, 1917, which interprets in a|i¢ Connecticut is to produce the muni- | Hable fOT service, wiicl BEmber - Very restrictive sense Section 44 of the | {ione. aud ather cunpiies. for use in |duoted in my previous commu Rules and Regulations prescribed by | the war which the government is seek- | °F he 2nd instant. the President on June 80, 1917, deal- | e There. delivery of which Is being | Actlon by Congress congerni ing with exemptions on industrial | speeded up almost every day by let- | matter will undoubrediy come o unds. ally unless conditions are otherwis i ters and telesrams from Washington. | emedied. The trouble is under pres ‘The latest protest forwarded to the provost morshal general by Chairman Bissell for the state defense council follows: — Hartford, Conn., Aug. 28, 1917. Provost Marshal General E. H. Crow- der, Washington, D. C. My Dear General Your esteemed favor of the twen- ty-second instant is duly at hand. The statement and arguwments contained in your letter to Senator Brandegee I have seen, having been privileged to read some of the correspondence which has passed between yourself and Gov- ernor Holcomb. ‘We did not seriously hope that any- thing could be done in behalf of Con- necticut so far as the first draft was concerned, but did and do believe it important that some change, either in the law or in its administration. should be brought about whereby this state may in forthcoming = drafts recelve fairer treatment than was meted out to it under the method of applying the draft law in the first instance. The “Estimate of Population”— ‘whereby at least 450,000 (I. e. about 83 1-3 per cent.) extra and non-ex- istant inhabitants were included in the population of this state and ‘whereby the population of certain other states, - some of them highly prosperous and progressive. weig re- duced in like measure — are not it seems to me. like the laws of the Medes and Persians, _incapable of change or alteration. The same high authority which directed the census bureau to furnish estimates to your department can direct that department to furnish to you estimates more near- ly in accord with existing facts. In- deed, it has been reported that the es- timates upon which the draft was based were not the original estimates furnished to your department by the some change either in the draft law, or in its administration will have to be brought about. It was our hope to have such a change brought about and to have your co-operation to this end so that all parts of the country might be treated with equal justice in this matter before he next draft shall take place. I appreciate the statement made in your letter concerning a movement of population from small towns and vil- lages to the large cities. That to rome extent such a movement has occurred in this. state is true. That factor, in this state however, is so Small ‘as to be almost minute when the whole problem is considered, and I would again call your attention to the fact that the industrial centers in this state where as per your letter to Senator Brandegee the net result is likely to weigh most heavily are the very places where it is going to be difficult to provide the soldiers on ac- count of the imperative need for work- ers in the factories which are engaged on government work. 'As chairman of he State Council of Defense I have recently had a number of appeals from Connecticut manufacturers. cailing my attention to the fact that their fac- ories already were no running to their full capacities for lack of skilled labor and that their men were being drafted at the very time when they were re- ngton, urging them to increase their celving daily telegrams from Wash- rate of output. I think you will rea- lize that the government must decide whether it wants munitions, or men, from this state or, rather in addition ‘o munitions it is determined that this state shall contribute a larger than its fair and just proportion of men to the national armies which may be hereafter raised. The situation here is real and acute. The remedy must diffic th ent conditions it is extremely to get legislation of any kind Congress. even when backed by t authority of the President of the Uni ed States. Any new legislation ing the method of ralsing our armies will precipitate another session of bitter debatee in Congress and owing to matters entirely out of the fairness or unfairness of present method of levying the dra will very likely fall of adoption adopted. may’ contain provisions whi would be extremely unsatisfactory to the war department. The present method of draft, which is. beyond concerned and which ,we unjust, at least as far as this stat out new legislation if the Py will deny favors certain stat populations have been and his advisers convincec changes should be made. We sir cerely hope that it will g before some evidence of suct may be forthcoming. Speaking broadly, it is qu to the interest of the national ment_that the draft quoas should levied fairly and equiably t the interesis of the individual It is, perhaps. even more import from the point of view of the ment In the case of a muniti ducing ctate like Connecti are not founded upon any appreciate the fact that the the state itself, and I trust you which have emanated from this s 'scape the legitimate burdens the. vigorous prosecutions of the pre ent war entails. The sentiment here y to a complete and final decision c of prosecuting the war most vigorous am glad to say, is strongly in favor the issues in question. d levying contros ar as mu protests sy Get the Genuine and Avoi e Gene