Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The mediators, who are striving for peaceful settlement of the difficult ties between this country and Mexico, should impress upon the dictator that the first step demanded is the release of the women and children held cap tive in Mexico City. Imprisoning the helpless is the act of a brigand, not a ruler, and a few such things will put Huerta outside the pale.-Ansonia Sentinel
 Members of congress have been standing so straight on the matter of campaign contributions that they have nearly doubled over backward. Now a committee of congress has de- clared that it is all right for the mem bers to contribute to their own con gressional committees, and therefore the treasurers of those organizations want it known that they have lots of blanks left in their receipt books Waterbury Democrat.
 And now the Connecticut company is divorced from the New Haven-a sort of decree nisi which will become absolute when the trustees find pur- chasers for forty million dollars in stock. Operating CTS miles of trolley road and employing four thousand em- ployes, even after the sale of the east ern lines to the Plant interests the SOHu0CtlcuL COulpdny Is Qull6 re- Spectable aggregation of properties once local and ndependent.-Provi- dence Bulletin.
 Suppose the United States does suc- ceed in taking Mexico City and hang ing Huerta to his palace walls, what is to be the aftermath? Will this country refuse to haul down its flag in Mexico? Is that country to be held as Cuba was until republican form of government is established? Have the United States any brief to in wade Mexico on missionary enter prise? Are we to attempt to educate the illiterate Peons the same as we are trying to do in the Philippines? ? It seems to be we have all we can attend to at home.-Middletown Sun
 The idea suggested by one of the speakers at the conference of charities and correction, that our schoolhouses should be utilized as social centers is but in line with the suggestion put forth by The Telegram some time ago that our schoolhouses should be made to work for us a great deal more than they do. To turn this huge ful--to make it work for the city-is efficiency and economy"-if you want to call it by a high-sounding title and plain common sense. if you want to call 1t something eEse.-Bridgeport Telegram.
 Some wise teachers are already us ing the newspapers to teach their pupils about current events, but the plan is not generally adopted It should be. It is the duty of the teach CTS to give the children in their charge the best possible instruction and to use the most advantageous means to do this. Today's newspapers, used to- morrow in the schools, will give the pupils the latest in the history of the country and also of the world The suggestion made by the thoughtful parent is a wise one. Teach history in the making and get the best results- Hartford Post.
 It Is a fact that a considerable per centage of the differences that es- trange men and strengthen their pre- judices vanish when the men get to- gether socially and understand each other. Those who live in the rural sections and conduct farming and kin dred occupations have at least as much in common as the manufacturer or the professional men and could vastly i'm prove their business conditions and promote personal and neighborh ood amenities, thus adding te the pleasure of living, by organization of societies calculated to bring them together fre- quenuy for discussion and social pleasures.--BraStel Press.