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New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed Tn ea- changes that conae J0 Herald oMlc0 ssgssg
The Rewards Of Labor
lTorrington Register..J

The report, of the National Civic Federation on the apportionment. or the income of the working people will not please labor agitators or. radical scialists. for it shows that in the branches examined, involving more than 1O.OOO,OOO workers, labor got two-tfirds of the money returns ana ca pital only one-third, out of Wnlch it had to make up the depreclations in plant and other like losses.
 There is every, reason to peheVe that this general ratio would prevail almost universally, except in certain cases of propriety products or in- ventions. If this report, 4whlcn was prepared by committee as free rom bias as most committees of this klnd can we'll be, leads to some moderatlon on the part of those who nave been claiming that labor gets only one-nIth in the way of income 4in sainful oc- equations it will be good thing Ipr the country is rather tired or super ficial conclusions as to the relations or labor and capital. Of course, It ls n order for the opponents of~tne CIVIC Federation's findings to attack the facts, but for the present thelr reVieW of so large a body of statlstlcs must be viewed as more or less decisive. II, as has been suggested, the committee has caught up with and nailed an un- truth, it will be interesting to see how much longer the untruth will continue to circulate.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
HOW ABOUT THIS, EIKs?

During the recent Elks' Carnival a charming Chicago girl was visiting some of her cousins in New Britain. While here she was induced to take part in the festivities attendant upon the Elks' bazaar and was given a place in the candy booth. A man of middle age was eventually led that way by the roundup committee" They tell me must buy some candy smiled the victim, picking up one of thosexdainty blue boxes on dis play. How much is this ?''
 Five dollars answered the Cni- cago girl, without any visible evil dences of conscious bangs.
 "Um," thoughtfully commented the victim, glancing from the candy to the girl, Aren't you little dear?'' We'll" coyly returned the maiden, that's what all the Elks say"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Tn War Times.
(Bridgeport Standard.)

Continual reading about war and it's resultant suffering and death tends to produce condition of ner- vous strain, subdued perhaps, but none the less real. Tn particularly susceptible people this condition moves to much unwise speech and sometimes to still more unwise ac- tion. There are always cranks and fanatics abroad in the land who have in themselves the possibilities of Wilkes Booth or a Charles Guiteau and who are ready to act along the line of criminal suggestion whenever they have been sufficiently wrought up by the dominant excitement of the hour.
 The attempt to wreck a portion of the Capitol at Washington and the shooting of J. P. Morgan are acts of this character and were performed by a man upon whom the suggestions of the war appear to have mad a pow erful effect. There undoubtedly are others like him in the insane zeal that makes it appear to them that the cause of peace can be advanced by acts of criminal violence.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
FEW JOBS LOST BY
 CLOSING SALOONS
Charles Stelzle Refutes Saloon Keep CTS Who Contend To shut Up
 Cafes Would Hurt Workingmen.

. Atlantic City, N. J.,July' s.-"will the Workingman Lose His Job and His. Personal Liberty, If the Saloons are Closed ?'' was the. subject, discus
 sed by Charles Stelzle. sociologist and author, of New York before the Con- vention of the Anti-Saloon League of
 America today. ltt "The workingman fears being out of work more than he does going to
 hel1,' he said. He knows that 1t
 means to walk the streets looking for a job. The liquor interests have capi- talized upon this fear and by pres enting a staggering array of figures which seem to prove that calamity will follow the abolition of the liquor traffic, they have persuaded large numbers of workingmen who never enter saloon to vote for its reten- tion.
 But the argument that the work ingman will lose his job if the liquor traffic is abolished is based upon the absurd proposition that if the liquor dealer fails to get the money now spent for beer and whiskey nobody else will get it.
 Tt is assumed that the farmer who now sells his grain and grapes, his apples and cherries to the liquor in- terests will be compelled to destroy them: when the fact is that figures furnished by the United States gov- ernment clearly indicate that the abil- ity of the American farmer to raise grain to adequately supply this coun- try is gradually decreasing.
 Neither will the railroad man suf- fer Only about ? per cent. of his freight business is furnished by the liquor industry. He will get as much business, and as much money for the transfer of given amount of grain. whether that grain is shipped to q brewer or a baker. As for the trans portation of the furnished product as well as the raw materials which the liquor industry now furnishes there is no doubt that other industries will benefit from the transfer of trade from liquor to some other com modity.
 More workingmen lose their jobs because saloons are open than would be the case were the saloons to be closed. AS some one has said, When liquor puts a man out of job it makes him wealth producing work ingman, instead of a wealth destroy ing working man. It is better that the sa1oonkeeper should lose his job and get better one than that dozens of his patrons should lose their jobs and be unfitted for any job"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Mir. Bryan's Latest.
(New London Day.)

Mir. Bryan is aviating. He has bor- rowed the wings of his favori.e bird and taken a flight into perfectly new atmosphere. He has shelved his peace Dian for the moment and is going to reform the newspaper shops-all .ex- cept the weekly newspaper shops Where the editor is owner; in other words the Commoner class He pro- poses to have a law passed requiring editors to disclose their financial in- terest in the policies they advocate.
 Iris is great scheme. It is al- most as great scheme as his plan to being about peace by asking the bel
 lgerents to draw up their demands In writing and submit them to him. Perhaps next week MT. Bryan will nave another new scheme, possibly for the creation of a national board of newspaper censorship with it's head quarters in Lincoln.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
ASKS U. s. TO STATE POSITION.
British Ambassador Claims Right to
 Send Recruits Home.

Washington, July s.-Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British ambassador formally applied to the state depart ment yesterday for a dennition of the Am merfcan governments vlew as to whether English patriotic societies or other unofficial agencies violate neu- trality laws in sending subjects of Great Britain from the United States to volunteer in the British army.
 Conferences between the department of state and the justice will be held tefore an answer is given to this ques- tion, from which serious diplomatic controversy may develop. The prac- tice of returning volunteers to Eng land has prevailed since the beginning of the European war and 1t is said
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

the memory of fsonfe now, living when thrift was neither so much encour- aged nor respect for the government so general as it is today. France, the only great republic engaged in the war, may be, truly said to be fighting fora defense. of home and country and among the allies arrayed against Germany France may be truly said to be making the most credita ble showing son land.s Whether in the western theater, or in the Dardan- eiies, the French have won the high est praise from their English allies.
 The French at home also are eager 10 prove that they lack none of that oeep-rooted patriotism which has in- spired the men at the front to such notable efforts in every engagement.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Wilson, War and the People.
 (Indianapolis News.)

There is in the country no more fer vent lover of peace than Woodrow Wilson. It is a fortunate thing for the nation that this is so. At such a time as this it would be a calamity to have in a high place any man tainted with jingoism. Yet it would be most un- fair to deny to the people as a whole the credit that is their due for the admirable moderation and poise that have marked their attitude. They, too, have shoWn-and quite as clear ly as the president-that they do not want war. Under strains that have sometimes been severe, they have seen beyond the grievances, from which they have suffered, to the awful con- sequences that might flow from a hasty attempt to redress them. In short, the nation, as. a whole, has shown that it's civilization is not a mere veneer, but is, on the contrary, deeply ingrained in it's life.
 Undoubtedly the presidents exam pie has exerted a powerful influence. He has discountenanced the extrem- ists, and at times has resisted consid erable pressure. But his task would have been much harder had not the great masses of the people been with him from the very start. The few ap- peals that he has made to them have been responded to with promptness that proves that those appeals reflect ed the thoughts and desires of the people. hespresident simply gave ex- pression to what was in their minds and hearts. So when the envoy of Ambassador Bernstorff went to, Ger many he was able to report, and with perfect truth. that there was 10 war like spirit in the United States.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
HOW DID HE GO?

eGovernor Whitman of New York
 should lose 10 time in starting an i'm.
 vestigation into the fragrant scandal
 attached to the death offFrank Holt,
 the man who shot J. F. Morgan and
 planted a bomb in the United States
 Capitol building at Washington
 {. Jerry Ryan. the aged keeper of
 Holt. contends that the fanatic was
 not a suicide: that he never Jumped from the top of his cell; that he was shot; that those who perpetrated the doing away with Holt have tried to. fix the blame on him, Ryan.
 If these charges are true, there is something rotten in. Mineola'' The dispatch with which Holt's remains were shipped out of New York state to his wife's home in Dallas, Texas, hints at sunderhand work. Even the inquest has the earmarks of a farce.
 As the days go by and more is learned of Frank Holt's past life, es- pecially his actions within the last six months, it is. easily seen he must have been part of a great body of con- spirators. No individual depend ing on the scant earnings of a college instructor could have planned and carried out what Holt accom- plished. There must have been some- one paying his travelling expenses, someone buying the vast quantity of materials with which he worked, someone footing the bills - for the maintenance of his dual life. His rent bill alone, judging from the nam- Der of esta blishments he kept, would have eaten away his yearly stipend as a modest teacher.
 What Governor Whitman wants to find out now is, Who can explain the ana rchist? The guards at Mineola jail who should have been on the job might lift the veil from this mystery. Perhaps some of yHolt's accompIices,- anxious that Holt tell no tales, did away with him while his keepers slept
 < While the government has been saved lots of expense, and, in one ways itsis a good thing the poor url- fortunate has had his misera ble Gar eer brought to a speedy close, it is to be dep1ored he was not allowed to live that he might divulge some valuable Under proper surveil- lance Holt could never have commit ted suicide nor could he have been shot by some one else. It were we'll to fathom this thing.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
me Value of Man Slain in War. (New York Evening Past).


 Arr1vlng at the loss due to the war m terms of wealth will never be pos siole. Cochin, South India, cor respondent of the London Economist, Wno has an analytical mind, gives req sons not frequently recognized. If it were possible, he observes, to obtain Ia1rly accurate figure for each of several factors and to multiply the total of those factors by the average number of years which each of the sla1n would have lived, had it not been Tor the war, reasonable estimate of the loss of wealth would be possible. Here are the factors he enum merates, each being made up of annual amounts due to: CD Taxes paid by each man killed CD cost of support Ing those originally supported by him; l3) his buying power: (4) profit due on work done by him; (5) his savings. IT 1t were possible to obtain a fairly accurate figure for each of these fac- tors, a reasonable calculation could be made of the enormous wastage of life which is going on at the present moment in Europe. ,fE
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Shaw and England. (New Haven Union.)

Bernard Shaw writes to friends in America that he has written his last play because he feels that he never can hope to write a play which the British will be willing to see. Since his publication of Common Sense About the War he has been persona non grata in his native land. AS a matter of fact his war. discussion struck readers here about as it did in England that is, as being common nonsense, rather than common sense discussion of war issues. But Eng land is excited now. England has dropped art for war Most Euro pean scholars have been swept off their feet by the rush. Shaw was one who lost his balance in the excite ment.
 Whether or not he can write an- other play which the British public will care to see rests entirely with Shaw. When the war is over the critics, the theatergoers, the general public will turn to art again. Person ally the British may never have as kindly feeling for Shaw as perhaps he will deserve. But when the heat of discussion is past they will drop per- sonalities in art and look at the. mans work. not at the man. If Shaw can then turn out plays equalling in art an originality his former works, they will find an audience. They will find audiences in New York and Berlin, most assuredly. Paris and London will not be slow to appreciate new ex- amples of Shaw's art although they may never exactly forgive the author for his sensational and illogical non- sense about the European struggle.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
The Patriotism of the French.
Waterbury Republican).

France was able to boast, just be- fore the war, of being the thriftiest of nations, owing to the, fact that her people had been carefully stor- ing away their savings and husband ing them instead of extravagantly spending them. Every; walk of life was pointed to as being. represented in the lists of savings bank deposi- tors. Today the benefits of such thrift are seen in the splendid res cue of the government from danger of financial difficulty by the people of the republic. Tn response to the. call they were eag&r and prompt to exchange their hoarded gold for the securities afforded by the government.
 Here is evidence which seems to be attributable largely to social and industrial conditions which have aris- ,en in the country since the creation of the present republic. There were other days in France, and not beyond
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Autos For Rural Mail :.
(South Norwalk Sentinel. )

The all-conquering automobile is now replacing the horse in the rural service. On July 1 the pioneer auto delivery started on two routes radiat- ing from Quarryville, Pa, Other mo- tor routes have been. planned, to be- gin next month. The postmaster gen. eral has already signed orders for more than 100 machines, to cover B. 900 miles of post routes
 The service will be extended just as fast as the departments resources and the condition of the highways permits. Of these two considerations the latter is the more important It is a comparatively simple matter for the government to replace the present boxlike rural wagons with auto mobiles. The original cost is little more than the cost of horses and wa gons Their operation is no more ex- pensive, and their efficiency is far greater. Horses, however have the ad- vantage of being able to get through any sort of roads if they have to, while the motor cars, though they are faster and can cover far more ground in day, cannot take chances on the roads that are not kept in good condl- ton the year round. The adoption of autos for the country service will therefore be another powerful incen- tive to further the good roads move ment. Farmers almost everywhere should be willing to ake the improve ments necessary to gain such postal facilities, especially since better high ways will amply repay their cost in other ways.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

The statement of the British ad- miralty contained the first public an- nouncement intimating that British submarines were operating in the Baltic Sea. It is presumed that tho undersea boat passed through the Cattegat from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea and then travelled eastward 5 for 200 miles as the bay of Danzig, where the warship was attacked, lies in the southeastern part of that body of water. The distance from an Eng fish port to Danzig is about 800 miles. The Russian official communication announcing that a German warshi2 had been sunk by submarine said that the battleship. which was of the Deutschland type, was steaming at the head of a German squadron at the en- trance to Danzig Bay.July 2, when she was blown up by two torpedoes fired by a submarine.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
GOLF TOURNEY RESUMED.
Several Promising Candidates for
 Metropolitan Championship

Clifton, N. Y. July 9.--Play for the Metropolitan Golf association's open championship was resumed today over the. Fox Hills, Goig clubs course.
 Among the most promising csidi- dates for championship horrors outside of the two leaders, W. C. HageD of Rochester and R. C. McDonale of Buffalo, were John J. McDerpfott of Atlantic City, who made an excellent showing yesterday after 9n absence of nearly Ia year: GeorHe Sargent, Washington, D. C.; Toy McNaanar'a.- Boston: Fred Mcleod. Washington, ID. C.; Alect Smith. wykagyl, N. r.; James M. Barnes, White Marsh vaI- ley, Pa, the westeyh open champion; C. L. Mothersele%of England, and Isaac Mackie, Yho up to aSyear ago was the local Lclub's professional AZ
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Who Got It?
(New Haven RegisterD

Atlantic City is becoming as pop ular resort one of the greatest in the country, r1vaIing even those in the neighborhood of New York Atlantic City, therefore, prepared for a har- vest of the peoples money last Mon day. Atlantic City got. instead, cold bath-which doubtless it needed. But Atlantic City still insists that it. need ed the money more. So serious 1t IS Tn that opinion that it has been estimat- ing It's losses, and finds the total or the money it didn't get to be probably a quarter of million dollars That is something of a loss for few hours on holiday morning. q
 Sometimes money lost is just lost Seemingly it is as good as burned But here is a case where it simply wasn't spent. It remained, presumably, in the peoples pockets But where IS it now? Who got 1t? Is the omis- sion to spend 1t any victory for con servation? 1t used to be accepted al most as an axiom tat "a penny saved is a penny earned" But this was not conscious saving. Those who kept their money on Monday mroning grumbled more than those who didn't get it, but it didn't hurt them in just the same place. Probably they weren't happy until they found some other way to spend it. Perhaps, even they spent it in fireworwks and did their best to blow their own or some body's heads off, f.A
 "A fool and his money are soon parted.'' On this great truth are founded many shore amusement fea- lures. It would be too harsh to say that most oftht money gathered at resorts of this sort is the fruit of this partition. But at least it is true in observation that there are no more unhappy persons than those in whom the parting Is frustrated.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Trials of the Great.

(From the Passing Show).
 Right Hon. Secretary of State-You OH have long been leading supporter of mine, Col. Buffer, and I shall be glad to do what I can for your son, but er-what can he do?
 Fond Parent-By Cad, sir. if he could do anything I should not think of troubling you!
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09


 evils at Annapolis will vanish when the gang spirit is broken up.-New York Globe.
 The two-day observance of the Fourth of July anniversary gave ample proof of growing love for the flag. Going about the country, no matter in what direction, the display Of flags to be seen was amazing and impressive. And not the least notable feature was the number of humble homes, very largely occupied by per- sons or foreign origin, which exhibited ,ne stars and Stripes. Very often it Would be but little flag: but the meaning was just as evident as though the banner were large and silken en- Sisn. The people everywhere and of every race and cline who have come to dwell among us are learning to ioVe the flag because of what it means 70 them The showing of the Red, White and Blue this year was preetty good evidence that tion is gong along steadily Troy Times.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

In the thited States brides of this spring weY twenty-five per cent nors numerovfhan they were a year ago. .ccordiHto the Social Register. The war aY the consequent disturbancs of .tr<e have not adversely affected yrie l9portant industry over the bor- Ider Montreal Gazette.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
D. MCMILLAN ! Iss-2of-2o3 MAIN STREET

that the British government is pre- pared to registerran emphatic protest if the United States takes the position that it is illegal. The return of in- dictments at San Francisco against five persons charged with enlisting re- cruits for the British army is under stood to have precipitated the ambas- sador's action. r'eW Tfs
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
BRITISH SUBMARINES
 ACTIVE IN BALTIC
Successful Attack Made on German Warships on July ?, by King
 Georges Underwater Graft.

London, July 9.-The British admir- atty last night stated that 1t was off, cially announced at Petrograd yester- day that the submarine which made d successful attack on a German war ship on July 2, in the Baltic was a British boat.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
6s clained t0 vi8ists any lavs K z of nsu- l'
tralfty.

trality.
 < There have been some ugly criti- scisnn ot the manner and means in which the ssayville plant was operated. Many Of these charges were backed up by the Department of Commerce after a. thorough investigation. Those who contend the charges were true will have no cause to worry over future violations; those who took an opposite viewpoint will be equally satisfied as they will be cleared now of all suspicion. It was good ana just move on the part of Uncle sam.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

Bryan is to sell his onion tarnl' Tears, idle tears, have no longer q m ercantile value in American poil- Eagle. 5F
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09
Campus Invasions.
(From Chaparaal).

Female Voice Over the Telephone Hello, George! Can you come to a little party this evening?
 George (absent- t-mindedly)-I'd like to, but I'm on the wagon.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

Seems as if Col. Roosevelt has ss- tablished the most successful silence lately in his whole career But this is not saying so terribly much.--- New London Telegraph.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

New York ought to be the cleaheSt city in the world. The detectives CT ways seem to be securing the cfty ior somebody.-Br Telegram
New Britain herald., 1915-07-09

By the time Huerta masters the language he'll wonder why they call it Fort Bliss. Washington Post.