Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-28

The time grows short for the intro duction of new business in the legIsla- ture. This is to be strictly business session and 1t is hoped one of record brevity. That being the case it would be as well not to load up the calendar with freak measures or those which are not strenuously called for by q public need. The less bills the better. And the sooner the wheat is separated from the chaff the better too, after all the bills are in--Ansonia Sentinel.
 
 If, by any chance, the Ship Purchase Bill shall become q law, it will not be because the country wants 1t or be- because the President wants to have his own way. Were the theory of popular government held by the White House to prevail permanently. the sensible thing to do would be to abolish Congress. If the sole duty of good reason is there for having any Congress at all?-Bridgepor Standard.
 Harvard believes it can save it's ancient eln1s and can grow new ones with assurance that they wilt live to Of Professor R. T. Fisher to Presi- dent Lowell, after long study and re- search work. From the reports ob- tainaple as to what the professor has LOulO IL SGeIlS IllGt bb ztI NOtdltS l1Lt same treatment advised by MT. Gro mic, our city forester, for the pro tecti0n of such elIls as remain in New Haven. He plans for irrigation to give the. trees more water, and spraying to kill the larvae of the leopard moth. New Haven Union,
 4 peculiarly vicious little bill has been introduced in the legislature providing for the payment Of a bounty for killing English starliuEs. The fei- low responsible for that bill is clearly quires no argument to show how ut teriy impossible such 3 scheme would l be. It reEerses the entire principle and practice of protection to birds and would make a most dangerous wedge ] to ruin the game laws. With such a , prsteXt any amount Of mischief could | be done. The game laws are weak l and foolish enough in many respects, ] but this proposition would make them 1 a complete farce.-Bristol Press.
 1 The federal government can no more regulate labor unions than fin ancial institutions. T. can interfere ! irrirate and beCloud, but If can pro { duce no positive results. Perkins and | others of his ilk would push the fed 1 eral regulation plan to the point Ut | absurdity, and his motive would De l full of Rooseveltiau merit. He has 9 1 long head, this gentleman named Per 1 kins, end the man who can play tive 1 directly opposing games at the same time and all for himself certainly de- l serves a hearing even if from then sole standpoint of curiosity to discover what is teh next scheme he has to put over'' the innocent, trusting, general publi-Tolringto Register.
 \ commission appointed 1E the l Sprin gheld, Mass, Board of Trade has 1 voted to recommend a city manager 1 form of charter for that city. The matter will now go to tine legislature and if the charter amendment is grant ed, will come back to the people ot ! Springfield upon a. referendum. So il is quite possible that the cities ol 1 Bridgeport and Springfield may enter upon new forms of government at the same time-the commission govern l ment in the one case. and the city | manager plan in the other. In sucI
 an event ii will afford 9 Very interest ing basis of comparison as to tht respective merits of the two plans, 9: 1 Springfield and Bridgeport, are vcr1 nearly Of a size, are in geographica proximity and are representative New Englabd cities.-Bridgepor Telegram.