New Britain herald., 1915-06-04
FACTS AND FANCIEs.


| FACTS AND FANcIEs.
Italy to Roumania: Come on in;
| the water is fine.-Buffalo Courier
Fearing air raids. cities in the war
| zone are saving gas bills.-R Rochester
Herald.
| All Europe at war and the Athletics
| in last place! This certainly is vale
of tears.-Philadelphi Ledger.
There was town meeting yester-
day. Most everybody remained at
| home.-Westerly Sun.
That scraping noise you heard at
| the theater last night was merely the
chorus girls filing off the stage
| Bridgeport Telegram.
With soft shell crabs, Strawberries
| asparagus and Columbia County broil-
.ers In the market "all ter once" a
fellow can get a pretty good meal If
he has the cash.-Hudson Republican.
character is a greater defense than
an army and navy and when a citizen
is greater than sword. 1t is the re-
specific downright regard-by
which the United States is held in the
worlds opinion that compels nations
to listen to the president Of our
country. Journal.
Admiral Dewey is proud of our
navy, but he plainly would be prouder
If there were more Of it,. A hundred
submarines Of the highest class would
be good starter as protection to
be followed by two score or so battle
cruisers Of the highest speed and the
greatest guns.-Burlington Free Press.
The National City bank will divide
evenly with the Barring Brothers OF
London. Argentina's new $50,000,0o0
five per cent. gold loan. The South
gradually, but they don't want to put
all their eggs In one basket just yet.
Brooklyn Eagle.
For the benefit Of those that think
Mr.. Roots age should act as a bar to
his possible candidacy for president it
may be Of interest to state that the
newly-elected woman mayor Of an
Illinois city recently celebrated her
seventy-fourth birthday Springfield
Union.
General recognition Of the present
inadequacy Of our nations defenses on
land and water should be all that Is
needed to insure speedy upbuildihg
Of coast defenses ana an increase of
interest In every one of the states in
It's own contingent of the National
Guard sufficient to make that highly
important branch of the service equal
to the duty it would have to perform
in case Of trouble.-New ork Timu
Germany's ansYn 1he answer Of
an outiaIXnxo assumes no obligations
~ 49soc1ety, but expects society to
Recognize obligations toward him.
There can be no diplomatic negotia-
tons on such terms. The German
note is not final but on this issue
President wilson's reply should be
fiEal. The United States cannot bar
ter, as with bandits, for the lives OF
its citizens.-New York World. #
Take it all in all with our unguard-
ed border, our defenseless sea ports
and the like, you would imagine we
a-e at the prey Of every hostile nation
of the earth. However, in looking
hack over events of. the past. this
country seems to- have withstood the
test when necessary and without doubt
American ingenuity, should occasion
slequire, would rise to the occasion
Observation-Disclosures Penny Press.
Our President.
(Colliers for June 80
The most impressive thing in the
United States during the last few
weeks has been the weight and power
of our public opinion gathering to
back the president in his conduct of
the nations foreign affairs. Without
any sensation or noise, the whole
minnd of our people has set into
resolution. The protests of those who
are not of us tin this matter are like
the sqeuaks ofsome field mouse
sounding across a glacier. There have
been many opinions held in this