Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 24, 1919, Page 4

and Goufied 123 YEARS OLD Sadscristien price 120 & weski S0s & mesth; $9.00 © yowr. Dntcred ai the Postoffies st Norwich. Comn. a» scsad-clam matter. MEMSER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Prem 15 esclusivety entittee: blication of all Dews dematch- tion of epectal despated- CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING SEPT. 20th 10,332 COST OF STRIFE. lockouts and threats of rruptions of industrial activ- have cost the United States at the ate of $10,000,000 a day in the last zht mont accordinz to estimates piepared by 8. C. Mason. president of national association of manu- facturers. This is an appaiicg figure and even so rich a country cannot af- ford this waste, particularly after an ously costly of difficult war and during the industrial readjust- a 4 of national unity and soli- that spirit of cooperation in the late war of save us victory apparent to all. but added to the economic loss of $10,000,000 day we ave th animosities, the bitter feel- and suspicions which industrial are develops or intensifies. we prevent industrial strife | e the appalling waste | Mason has presented the consideration or and the public. He a genergl economie | on of the truce de- President Wilson, and. m | second place, the creation under f congress of a permanent in- ustment board of fifteen or on which lak ! the public should be duiy Th board, modeled on the| abor Board that performed much | onciliate nd bitrate in-| though would not € to compel acceptance b €. labor leaders and socialogists have tentatively ment of some be made rica’s elligence, practical onstructive =zenius and D Ame tands 1 the square o-operation for the for justice >pportunit general tical application of| i>nal asset sl ':|i the batt!: wili Le or really is one cf anizatisa ard legisin * not be idea v set— W M- ' *)a others 1 ho ppro e syme a basis of a ive scheme djusting utes ) te- b RN | FALSE PRETENSES. n unfortunate thing for the represent that the leaders | strike have thrown their | the ring under false pre- | nses. They h d that the ufacturers ocoerce. oppress and | heir empioyes s ‘to this, s that the| the company e not only ac- eir employes vances to ex- have long been in the habit| oming ggestions looking to ment of working conditions. rs ago the average daily $2.8%; last year it exceeded | have been increased eight e February, 1918, a result t at the end of last vear the were receiving nearly two ! 1If times their pre-war wages. »e added that because of to the pavrool, dividends were 2 in and reduced in 1918 r. it worthy of remark that| ompany conducts the “greatest welfare bureau in the world.” that the men are represented upon the com- mittees of this bureau, and that more than 56,000 of them are stockholders This is far from being a complete ! E of what been done to attain | conformity w e highest stand- | ards of proprieiv and justice,” but it| fiices to show that there has been false pretense one of the reasons given for striking. Certainly, the model city at Gary, with its swimming pools, schools and playgrounds, and with its special instructors in house- keeping. are net indicative of a dispo- ion to tyranmnize or to raise the dol- r abeve all other considerations. DOUBTING THOMASES. In the high tide of the president's assurances that Great Britain would not outvote the United States in the peace league council, the democratic| senator from Missouri, Senater Reed, | fired a shot between wind and water, as the nautical saying goes, when he prodnced in the senate a letter writ- ten by the “big three” giving it as their opinion that Canada could be elected a member of the council of nine. In his recent speeches in the west President Wilson has been assuring is audiences that Canada, New Zea- land and Australia and other self- governing British colonies could not secure votes in the council and so outweign the United States in the to- tal voting power of the British em- pire. Against this Senator Reed in- troduced a letter, bearing the signa- tures of Clemenceau, President Wil- son 2nd Lieyd George, which imter- i | ago. Doubtless Pat Moran could sweep D posite to the president’s present stand on this point. It was written on May 6 to Arthur Sifton of the Canadian peace commission. This is the letter: “The question having been raised as to the meaning of e IV. of the leagme ¢f nations covenant (which provides that any member of the league may be elected to the couneil by a majority vote Of the assembly), we have been requested by Sir Robert Borden to state whether.we concur in his view that upon fhe true construc- tion of the first and second para- graphs of that artiele tatives of the self-governing dominions of the British Empire may be selected or named as members of the ceuncil. We have no hesitation in expressing our entire concurrence in this view If there were any doubt it would be en- tirely removed by the fact that the articles, are not subject to a narrow or technical construction.” The group of “doubting -Thomases” in the senate has grown because of Senator Reed's use of this letter. and it is reported that they candidly told friends that their dependence upon statements made by the president in interpreting the league had been sadly sapped. BEGINNING THE TRADE WAR. Great Britain has been the first to experience the German commercial competition that is to follow after the world war, - and the hard beset British manufacturer is crying out for some sort of protection,” for he finds that he has lost.the first round. A fisod of German toys, hardware, sta- tionary, pianos, buttons and novelties has swept into and captured the Brit- ish stores since the government or- der for free and unrestricted imports came into effect on the first of Sep- tember. The prices are so low that competition seemg jmpossible. And the German dealer gets around the feeling against trading with him by offering his wares through neutrals, Dutch or Swiss or Danish. In some cases prices are lower than they were in 1914. For instance, mechanical toys which were formerly sold at $3.12 per dozen are being sold to the British retailer at $2.20 per dozen. Unrestricted German competition will mean the death of the British toy trade. declares the president of the association, while he' cries loudly for protection. British industry sees the need of a tariff on all imports that are destructive to British factories. The great trade-war hattle is on. The United States. like Great Britain, must be prepared to meet the German struggle to regain the markets of the world. Syt 0 EARTH SECRETS. Although the prying eve and the genius and science of man have pene- trated to the Infintesimal secrets of the invisible atom and reached out in- to solar systems so far out in the uni- verse that we know of stars from which it takes the light 5,000 vears to travel to the earth, some of the se- crets of the giobe on which we live still remain mysteries. One of these is what composes the inside of the earth. In penetration of the inner earth. science has made comparative- no more than a pin scratch on the ver of a mammoth balloon. For that reason the return in Octo- ber of the sixth scientific expedition to the Mt. Katmai, Alaska, volcanic re- zion is viewed with much interest, for it considered that they have had unusual opportunities to shed light on this dark spot of modern science —the hidden secret of what composes the inside of the earth. Pcpular interest in the Valley of Thousand Smokes at the foot of gantic Mt. Katmai volcano is in- fied because President Wilson has declared it a federal réservation and it will eventually rival our other na- tional parks as a spectacle for tour- The vastness and intensity of the molten mass which spits out the va- pors of this territying valley are ind cated by the new high temperatures discovered among the smoke holes. A of 1,191.2 degrees, Fahrenheit, has been récorded, and many of the escaping vapors kindle wood into a as readily as % match burns when syruck. Mother Earth still hclds many hid- den secrets for the search of science. EDITORIAL NOTES. Ohio voted for Wilson three years record bl the state now. On and after the first of October the sporting editor will be the most pop- ular man about the shop. Theodore Shonts left an enduring memorial in the work /he did for New York's transportation troubles. One more trolley road is taking the count because of strikes. The Swan- sea & Seekonk line is to be junked. Switzerland complains that it is be- ing foreed into the league. Having the capital in Geneva is no compen- sation, Ownership of automebiles may be a distinction, but it brings some names to the police blotter that would never get there any other way. Instead of re-issuing ihe two-cent coin withdrawn from circulation in 1874 why not re-stamp the nickel? That is about its value now. The Milwaukee mayor who chese to insult the king and queen of Bel- gium is_out of joint with American feeling towards our coming guests. “Encourage your fool friend to hire a hall,” the president told the Cali- fornians. He will soon be able to tes- tify to the value of such proceedings. The news comes from Chicago that the Anti-Saloon league is going into polities “actively.” The brewers feel that they have been fairly active already. i The New York judge denies that he ruled anybody may knock off a straw hat when fashion dictates a new style. | He diacharged the prisoper for lack of | proper identification. The man on. the corner says: The steei strike leaders are playing . with fire when they allew the foreign rad- ical element of the workers to believe a revolution is on the way. The council of Nenagh, Tipperary, will be glad to accept the two German field guns which have been offered by the British war office, provided they are in fighting trim and supplied with & ¢ 3 tion, depends’ “These pesky storage < just like human beings,”.said the girl}"di in the pink organdie hat. “And some- times a live human ha: sense than a dead battery.” no “You" trouble with your new| the. genera T At the | during the roadster,” divined her friend in turquoise tulle toque. batteries die) Wasn't it dangerous in the »5&"{ How d’ you start one ,an; surprise a wee, faint clicking responded. Evidently r had been on the job owing. But why hadn’t the engine started? I frowned in perplexity “And it was my own fault,” went on| and my stout fris sympathized. the miss beneath pink organdie. ‘I let the battery run Jry. “Once when father had the same “‘Never mind, dearie, they purred. ‘be glad you ain got real trsubie like a sick husband. You say aH you trouble with his car he hired a man| need’s a crank, and that's a small to push him down the alley while he| thing. And by the way, how do you threw his gears into ‘third’ and made| stop & car? Stoppin’ is the main thing: the engine start. So this morning when “I introduced Mesdames Foot and I arrived at the garage and found my| Emergency Brakes. starter - button wouldn’t buzz I tried father's stunt.” “Why didn't vou use your crank?” asked the. girl in .the toque. “Lost it last week, my dear,” replied pink organdie. “So I beckoned some coal wagon drivers to come - and shove my roadster out of the garage. I told them that if they pushed me fast enough I could throw the gears into ‘third' and start the engine. Their blue-shirted shoulders leaned to the rear extra tire and by sheer man- power down the alley T sped. But somehow the engine wouldn't take hold. “The driver, whom T had tipped most extravagantly. offered to attach a chain from the back of his wagon to my front bumper and tow me a few blocks to give the generator no ex- cuSe for leaving the engine cold. While he towed I frantically threw gears into ‘third,’ turned the choke, aggravated the spark and pressed the accelerator. The wheels only moved. “At the end of two miles an out- stretched coal dusted forearm signal- led me to stop. The poor fellow had neither time nor patience to drag me back. So there I sat twenty blocks from- home, hoping a car like.mine would come along with a crank. No such luck. Every passing motor be- longed to a different auto family. “Youngsters playing on the side- “Youngsters piaying on the sidewalk grew friendly and clambered in. They knew a dandy garage a block of twa away, they said, and off they scurried thither. . Two stout women ambling by hand| self. See? “'Now, ain't that simple, ma?" piped daughter. ‘You could drive one your- “They beamed with the glow of fresh knowledge and waddled off as the youngsters returned with a me- chanic and a crank.” “Then your troubles were over if you reached the battery man safely.” “I reached him, all right, but not till | after by own stupidity had been Haunted before the public eye. The mechanic’s crank didn’t fit. He sug- gested pushing the car. A crowd gath- ered while 1 explained that if two miles of towing hadn’t started it a mere push wouldn't. “He insisted. And just then from out of the crowd stepped that wonder- ful young man I met at the Heywoods' dinner the other night—Capt. Blaine. He shook hands with me and talked while the mechanic examined the spark plugs. Then he helped push. As the wheels turned he velled to me to. throw the gears into ‘third.’ I did. ‘Now,” he yelled as they pushed faster, ‘let in your clutch!’ “When I let in the clutch of course the engine took hold. During the tow- ing my left foot had sat firmly planted on that clutch pedal. Capt. Blaine thought I was too stupid to be out alone, so he ran alongside, hopped on the running board and swung into the seat beside me.” “You look just as happy as if you had good sense.” said the girl in the tulle toque. “TTl bet this very night your wonderful captain is coming to call” stopped to say they were thinking of buving a car. Were the devilish things hard to drive? Wasn't I afraid? No? now matched her pink hat, “he comins till tomorrow might change.” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Action and Reaction. Mr. Editer: All systems of rational education teach the axiom, “Action and Reaction are Equal”. It is as trye in the Social order as in nature. Even high scheol students will recall the pa#oblem of the angles followed by the liard ball when shot to carom from the cushion. Theoretically the ball would rebound at the same angle as it strikes, and return to place of start- ing. But practically its course is varied by the quality of the cushion and other conditions of friction, so that it will not rebound to precisely same angle, nor return to place of starting. There- fore it becomes necessary to study the quality of the cushion and to supply certain elements or conditions to attain the desired result. ¥ Nevertheless, it is practically true that action and reaction. are equal. And the big thing to realize in all the present labor turmoil is that it is a re- action from the long grasping domi- nance of capital. Before the great war it was a statement frequently made, and very generally accepted, that labor was not receiving its fair share of pro- duction and tha:i a readjustment was in proeess. But in many ways capital- ists who theoretically would concede the need of readjustment were like the old Maine farmer of early prohibition duys, “in favor of the law, but agin its enforcement.” Therefore, because of resistance and because of wild dreams of getting back at capital, labor is now in many instances rushing to the other extreme (reaction). Neither extreme is right excessive demands are j sonable a. s selfish xtremes Labor's as unrea- dominance are far than constructive. | Strikes destroy far more than _they gain. They are like war itself. Some| hold that war is a purifier and an agent of progress. but that notion is 1 fearful delusion. In facr, the whole idea of war and strife is the biggest delusion that ever.entered the mind of If the resultseof war are pro ve towar better civilization, why now the greatest war ever. fol- lowed by conditions of local and do- mestic and industmial strife unprece- dented in human history? If war is progressive, which way civilization headed? If strikes paralvze industry and destroy production, as they most assuredly do—qui bono? Now if these statements are true about the overwhelmingly destructive results of strikes as well as of war, isn't there something radically wrong with our notions of lining up for ‘“vic- tory?” “Who won the war?" Irvin Cobb was asked. “Who won the San Francisco earthquake”’ he _replied. Why fight? Why strike? Why not confer and co-operate before the bat- tle instead of afterwards? It is a his- toric fact that no peace conference ever framed the terms of peace as was generaily supposed to be the result of the war or af the strike. Study this statement carefully. and vou will find it true. and never more so than in the most redent peace conference, so- called. The project for a league of nations is fearfully handicapped because the terms of “victory” are - so unfair to everybody. It is eternally impossible to secure neace in terms of strife. Neither strikes nor wars have ever brought peace. and never will bring it. The common sense of humanity ought to recognize that fact and realize the hopeless delusion of strife. But how can we have peace when ‘eternal principles” are overridden? t me say frankiy there's a lot of de- lusion about the readiness of men to “dle for ideals.” T venture the state- ment that. nine times out of ten. our “fighting for ideals” means fizhting for what you and I think we want without fair consideration of the other fellow’s condition or point of view. For most recent and conspicuous illustration. it is agreed very generally that the Ger- mans went crazv and set out to con-. quer. the world and were checked In that purpose. But what drove them crazy? Why the difference between the Germany of the_days before the Franco-Prussian war' and later-day “Prussianism?” This is not a Fure- pean question nor a national question, but a world question and a | 0 question, and ‘it ‘will never be answered nor settled until men quit fighting an confer together reasonably, with a real disposition prevailing on all eides . to et fair interpretations for mutual ad- vantage. Neither "sme" in the great world controversy still raging has the truth. . : . Every man who seeks first his. pwn personal advantage is provoking. con- ditions of ultimate strife. and wsjting intquities’ upon his children. zfi.-y man who oses his temper is a stum- bling block in the wav of human progress. Every man who thinks he can get his “rights” by “fighting” ie laboring under the bigmest delusion that ever possessed the human mind. Fightine is not “manly” but brutal and worse than brutal because enertxzpa by human intelligence bent upen struction. < Is there common sense enough in the .verage human mind to perceive these s and act upon them? Upon the answer to this plain, yes simple gues- the outcome of “civiltza- i jin tion” and the future of the world. When men are as ready to endure and die for the ideals of peace as they now are for the delusions of war, the real hope of humanity. the ideals of hope, progress, betterment. intelligence, im- provement of personal, civic,and soeial conditions, will get a falr chance. Nothing but increasing destruction lies along the path of war and strife. ALLEN B. LINCOLN. Hartford, Conn.. Sept. 22, 1919, OTHER VIEW POINTS In the carrent number o the Satur- day Evening Post George Pattulo writes interestingly from Berlin con- cerning the uncrushed condition of Germany. He says that Germany ‘s still a2 giant among nations and pre- dicts that it will demonstrate this fac. The Bolshevik menace, so far as it applied to Germany, was man- ufactured propaganda, disseminated through .inspired or irresponsible news dispatches which conveved the the impression of a Germany seething with riot and anarchy Europe. ' he S would get the same impression the United States if its news dis- country were lim- of patches from this g ited to accounts of the lynchings and riots and troops using machine guns on mobs such 2s happened at Water- bury, ete. Alas, poor Waterbury. And also, such is fame- Of all the riots of simliar character in the United States there has been no less deserving io be seclected as a type of machine- Zunning and bloodsheéd than our own. it was a riot which was actually*pat down by the regular police force with only minor casualties. The ma- | chine guns were not an active agency its suppression but a safeguard ' JOIN THE. CROWD 1 AT THE - MANSFIELD FAIRR Friday and Saturday {September 26 and 27 h; Redest umpkins grown in Mansfield. 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Is not the time ripe for has interests equally great. Even if| Massachusette corporation. This cor-{the formation of a society for the pre- the president did not mix up in this|porauon is unicnized, and its em-|vention of cruely to the public?— general public group a iot of DPro-|ployees fuce the question as to wheth- | Hartford Courant. fessors and’ queer soclalistic fish tjer or not they can consistently ob| Tp in Boston they found the would be at a great sadvantage]erate cars which copnect with those SeiN considering that it incluies by far the | un by non.union orews. It is said | trench heimets worn by some of the larger part of the population.—Water-|that they await some ruling by Sheir | state guardsmen who had previously bury American. { officials upen this delicate question.|served in the mfmy overseas very Comment™ has been .made from|It is not asserted that they have|neiprul bits of equipment time to rtimecas 1o: the-strike which|Erievances: of .thelr awn “nor does 1t} . " 10 nat they has -hampered- the Shore Line Elec-|#Ppear that the interests-of the. pub- s 0 trie Railway Copany for twe or thrae | lic fiEure in the matter, the thing con-|head against brickbats and paving months, and whieh still grips the |sidered is the status of certain non-|stones but they made the projectors western section of the system. Now |URion men on a connecting line thereof stop. look and listen. Over- those who have watched the progress It is to be regretted that, these | sSeas headgear suggests the man which the corporation has made lo|disagreements, no one thinka of the|under it is a rather healthy citizen resume operations note that the|public. aithough that moun of multi-|with no caueamish objection to th trouble is spreading. tude is assumed to exist. Violent|prompt emplovment of force, the Within a few davs the ‘company,|controversies between employers ard|he is a fa quick and accurat for the first time since the strike, | employees appear from time to time|chot and that he has a tendency to- has been able to operate its cars|in which the overgrown and generaiiv | ward compelling respect for authori- northeast from Putnam through the | silent public is most roughly handied, | Ly that over him and his own.— {town of Thompson to the state line for | yet never athonght is given to its|Hartford Times. FALL FOOTWEAR We beg leave to invite the ladies to see our ad- vance display of feminine Fall Footwear. We will assist you in making the proper selection and assure you that all our footwear is properly priced. THE KIES CO. 80 Main Street