Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-04
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Mr. Foley would have the city com- missioners elected by the aldermen. But why have city commissions? Why have a board of aldermen? Neither Is a necessity-New Haven Journal Courier.
 Gov. Dix says that New York state should adopt the system of some other states, as Massachusetts and Connect icut, and create a board of pardons to pass on such cases as that of Pat rick. The governor says it is unfair to put the responsibility for such case on one man. He is right.-Wa- terbury American.
 There is some indication that the in- coming general assembly is going to be a working body. There will be plenty of business from the start-off, and the democrats seem determined i to work for a record in good works. | The state wishes them well and hopes many promises may be fulfilled | Bridgeport Telegram.
 It has been supposed that the new steel passenger cars could not be tel l escOped, but this appears to be a mistake. It is proved, also, that steel can be splintered like wood. Nobody was burned to death in this Pennsyl- vania accident, however, and the avoidance of fire is, undoubtedly the greatest advantage that can De claimed for the steel cars.-Hartford Times. Waterbury is big enough for board of trade and it is high time for the men who see the need of it to get to- gether and get it started If it is start ed right all the doubting Thomases will be in it very soon, and if there must be some experimenting to find which way is right" why defer the experimenting one, two or five years Let's start now.-Waterbury Repub- lican.
 It is doubtful if the public will ap- preciate the order of the Boston & Maine railroad that it's brakemen on passenger trains become more like dummies and less like men than they have been. It is all right for the con- pany to say that the men shall dress neatly and keep their clothing clean, but it is another thing to instruct | them not to converse with passengers or to answer general questions.- | Springfield Union.
 l We have President Mellen's word for it that conditions on the New Ha- ven road will be improved as rapidly l as possible and in confirmation of | that promise work has been begun cor recting the existing situation at Mt. | Vernon, N. Y, of which the mayor of that place has complained to the officials of the road. The mayor said that the track was unsafe and new ties and new rails are being put in place of the old ones.-Bridgeport l Standard
 1 Woman suffrage, the initiative and referendum, the recall and the host of other much advertised reforms are ! utterly insignificant in comparison with the great issue of child. welfare and the possibilities of giving to all a fair chance of life and health. It is not only necessary to prohibit the employment of children but it is also necessary to give every child a home wherein it may be guarded against moral and physical disease.-Torring- ton Register.
 No upright politician, however par tisan, and no honest legislator, how ever timid, need fear the plan of some of Connecticuts Progressives to have a committee chosen from their num- | Der ito keep tabs on the legislators
 of all parties to see if they live uI
 to their platforms" A movement o1
 this kind should be accepted as cal
 culated to bring about honest legis-
 lation, creditable to the state and tc
 those who enact it: Any movement
 that has for it's object the best inter
 ests of the state-instead of the stick.
 ing of pins into gislators-should bt
 welcomed.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 So far as Americans are concerned
 the Balkan war has been fought by
 press agents behind the guns-verJ
 far behind the guns. As many ''bloody
 battles" have been fought at Vienna
 London, Berlin, Constantinople St. Pe-
 tersburg, and heaven knows where
 else, to delight the heart of the mos
 enterprising "Wuxtre" boy. Press re-
 ports have already killed more soldiers
 on both sides than there are hale cit.
 izens in the countries represented b,
 these contending armies. Thus have
 the war correspondents piled theil
 fearful calling far from the place:
 where musketry fire can be heard ol
 powder can be smelled. Sometimes wt
 wonder whether there is any real wa
 in the Balkans.-New Haven Union.