Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-29
OTHER VIEW POINTS

If the kaiser should get the
chance to sit in his saddle under the
shadow of the pyramids of Egypt
would he say something to his troops
about forty-one centuries looking
down upon them, and pass on; or
would he consider it more fitting
for the future of civilization to have
them treated after the manner of
Louvain?-Hartford Times.
The enlisting of school children in
the clean streets campaign being
waged in New Haven is most COM
mendable. 1t is a good thing for any
community to have children working
for cleaner streets. They, often
thoughtlessly, cause untidy streets by
scattering bits of paper about. In
interesting them in a move for clean
er streets, half of the battle has been
won.-Rockville Journal.
The recent session of the State CT
vii Service Reform league in New
Haven gave expression to some GER
tain truths, reaffirmed eternal alleg-
lance to the principles of the order
and girded up it's loins for fresh eff
fort 1t demands the re-enactment of
the civil service law as it stood be-
fore the change by the last Legisla-
ture and is intolerant of any modifi-
cation whatever. The old law, the
whole law and nothing but the whole
old law, is what it calls for and that
Will be its battle cry in the session
of 1917.-Bridgeport Standard.
Until the nationality of the sub
marine that sank the Japanese liner
is established American protestation
can wait and indeed will have to
wait If it was an Austrian vessel
the act merely adds force to our de-
mands upon that country. If it was
German it proves that the promise
Germany has given us in regard Ia
! undersea warfare is not worth the
paper on which ii was written. That
fact has been surmised ever since
| Germany refused to disavow the
| sinking of the Lusitania and make
proper reparation therefor. The
dead of that unhappy vessel are still
unatoned and it is this that renders
| us suspicious for all time of the sane.
| tity of the Teutonic word or the reli.
| ability of German honor.-Ansonia
| Sentinel.
! Not a day passes but the automo,
| bile law is broken on Congress stree
| bridge. The law says when a TROLLEY
| car stops to take on or let off pass
| engers, every motor vehicle "shal
come to a full stop not less than tel
! feet from the rear of the car" anC
| then proceed "at a reasonable rate o
| speed. In another section the Law
says that any motor vehicle passing
a standing trolley car on the side oil
| which passengers are ordinarily re
ceived or discharged ct a rate o
speed greater than three miles al
hour'-note that-it shall be primi
fscie evidence that the vehicle is op
| Grated at a rate that is greater thai
reasonable and is in violation of sec
ton eleven. Such violation is punish
able with the same penalties a
above. This law is broken hundred
of times every day in Bridgeport an
right under the noses of the police
So we say that three-quarters Of tn
deaths through automobile accident
in Connecticut every year are due I
the utter disregard of the law, openl
countenanced by a supine set OF pros
ecutors and other officials whose dut
it Is to protect their employers, til
people.-Bridgeport Post.
, Representative Richard P. Freema
; in Congress asking for an appropria
ton Of $4,000 to improve New Lon
don harbor. With the prevailing pre-
JUDGE against the pork barrel any
thing that suggests that unsavory re
ceptacle OF loot would get short Shirt
and deserve 1t. But there is merit 1
Mr.. Freeman's bill and 1t is possibl
that it may get hearing. Condition
, are badly against it, aside from its un
avoidable suggestions Of the river an
harbor log rolling of past session