Putnam patriot., 1915-08-20
GOVERNORS
 CONFERENCE
Convention of Governors al Boston
ohlei Executives to Meet Aug. li.1S

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 A eting of governors is to be held at Boston Aug, 2i 2S. It Is expected that twenty-siX governors and five ex- governors will attend. The above date however is subject to change.
 In regard to this important event the Boston Advertiser says in part:
 "0ne of the best things about the movement to give the visiting govern. ers, as body, comprehensive glimpse of New England, is that il represents what this whole section needs-more of unity of action be. tween all the New England states for their common benefit,
 There are six New England states, but their interests and their policies should be one. They have common industries, common interests, and they should be as closely knit in all matters of policy, as if they were one state. They would be better of today if they were served by one railroad system under the etleetual supervision of the peoples representatives. They would be better of if they had one representative business body which would be able to speak for every busi, ness and industry of this section, and for the best interests of all
 In the settlement of the crucial and threatening railroad problems of New England, this spring, there was al last some show of recognition of the mutn ality of interests. The Public Service Commissions of the different states held conferences, and common rail- road policy was mapped out. But even that action was taken only be- cause the railroad situation had been allowed to go on from year to year, gradually getting worse, because of the fact that no two Of the New Eng land states were willing to sink petty differences of policy for the sake of the common veal of New England.
 It is pity that this should be so, and the only thing that can help Is a powerful public sentiment. In this our business men ought to lead. There Is no good reason why the industrial interests of New England today should not be as compact and as united as the interests represented in the Boston Chamber of Commerce, for example Surely New England needs no more object lessons than 1t has had in tue past few years, to impress on the mind of every thoughtful business man the vital necessity for closer co operation of all the New England interests for the safety, the growth, the prosperity of each.
 There is probably not one New Eng. land representative or senator i'll Con gress who Is not able, out of his own impressive experience, to cite case after case of unfair discrimination in legislation or in government policies, against New England, for the benefit of some state which has less popula- tion, less business, less claim to con sideration on any score than a united New England would have. Our in- dustres have been constantly misrep- resented, for the past ten years. Our railroads have not only been made the butt of constant and at present unjus- tiiiable abuse, bus have been the vic- tims of unfair and probably illegal de- mands on the part of the Federal ad. ministTation. Yet during all this time the separate states have gone their separate ways, followed their separate policies and have but one thing in common-the depression that has naturally resulted from the per petuation of the anlI.New Eng and sentiment in the rest of the country.
 Whatever is done should represent an honest, straightforward movement for the common good of all New Eng land; for the farmer in the valley as well as for the big manufacturer in the nearest large city; for the small state as well as for the pig state for the lit- tie fleet of the banks, as well as for the big steamship or railroad shippers. All New England should work for the interests of ali New England. The moment that comes to pass all New England will benefit.n