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New Britain herald., 1915-11-20

refuse to lower their dignity by either telling him the truth or asking that such truth be held in confidence
 Every paper wants the news but a reputable paper, paper which is part and parcel of community, will not print news if it is proved that such publication will be detrimental to the welfare of the city.
 If individuals and organizations would take newspapers into their con- fidence, they would find that the agency which moulds public opinion would be better able to render effec- tive service A pilot without a com pass is at the mercy of storm and a paper which must depend on outside sources for it's information, in times of stress because the inside sources are not available, may make unavold- able mistakes.
 Too often the cry for help comes to @ newspaper too late for assistance to be given. After all other avenues have been closed, after a paper has been fouted for it's attempt to get at the truth, and been made to under stand that it is not of sufficient lnl- portance to warrant a conference or an effort to get at the cruix of the situation, the bed-repentance-act comes with poor grace and no results. The time for cooperation with a newspaper is in the beginning of trouble, not at the end when the mul- titudinous mistakes are piled so high that no newspaper, even of the high est horsepower, can extricate the vic- tin1s from the mine of their own rnak- ing.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
Why This Superior Air? Waterbury Republican,
Meriden doesn't want to be an-

Meriden doesn't want to be an-
 other Waterbury or New Britain.
 -Meriden Record.
 This assertion that Meriden has something on Waterbury occurs at the end of an editorial protest against the alleged importation, of strike breakers, who are held to be an in ferior sort of people evidently, such as in the opinion of The Record form the population of Waterbury and New Britain. Meridens population, on the contrary, consists of really nice peo- pie, who send their children to school and even to college, and train them to be good fathers and mothers in the future.
 This is rather loose argument. Noth1ng can be established historical ", ethnologically or sociologically Wn1ch would enable Meriden to assert thls superiority or prove this inferior lty on the part of her neighbors. We aiso send our children to school and even to college, and so, doubtless, ooes New Britain Whether they will make equally good citizens, time will prove. While there are a great many hl1os or people in the world, most oI them are very much alike in all the essentials We would prescribe for the eoltor of the Record more fre- quent visit to Waterbury and New Brltaln. Next week is old home week ana good time to see Waterbury,
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
70 :. THE PHILIPPINES

Just at the present time there is much discussion about the Philippines. Critics are abroad in the land. Way farers who have come back to their native land are bringing stories of American rule in the islands and many are of the opinion that the United States would be better off without its possessions in the Pacific. They can see ahead trouble with Japan over the possession of this ter ritory. Tn an interview given out dur ing the past week an American who has lived many years in the islands points out that the Japanese are at present too much in debt to consider aggressive means of annexing the
 Philippines. In Korea and Man
 churia they are supposed to have all
 they need for development of their
 policy. This, however, does not allay
 the fear of Americans in the Philip
 pines who believe that Japan will
 some day make an attempt to take
 
 While politicians, especially those Of Filipino blood, are forever trying to make the United States relinquish it's hold on these possessions, the pro- letariat population of the Philippines, it is understood, is fearful that American rule may be abruptly ended 1 They would rather have the kindly 1 hand of Uncle Sam upon them than l the aggressive finger of Nippon. Those ] of Filipino blood who are the pos
 sessors of property also feel that the United States has done more for them l than perhaps would be the case under i different conditions.
 1 Because there is a, prc ya1ent feel ing among americans ir the islands l that the United :ststtes does not intend l to keep it's possessions in the Pacific
 the colony of Americans in the Philip
 pines has greatly diminished within the
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
Civilian Police.
Waterbury Democrat.)

Chicago has decided to make it. city in the world'' That would be a considerable chore for Chicago, if it were not animated by the indomit- able motto 'I w1ll.' In all mat ters of municipal reform, it might as we'll be understood at the outset that where Chicago wills there's way. The way in this instance is the en- listment of civilians for police duty. The police force and he uplift societies are collaborating in a plan to or ganize volunteer citizen police force of 10000 member men and wo- men both-to help the regular, sal aried police. There is to be one citi- zen in every block bearing the title of 'civic co-operator.'' He will have card signed by the mayor indicat- ing this authority, and may also wear a star on his chest to impress lawless or irreverent fellow citizens. The enrolment is already under way. It's a good idea, this impressing citizens into the municipal service. We have had lately numberless organizations of civilians for the national defense If civilians are to save the nation, why not the city? When it comes to making Chicago clean and orderly, however, police reserve of 10000 men and women looks like an awfully small force.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
For Connecticut to Notice. (New Haven Register.)

It must be conceded that there is no man in Connecticut better qualified to tell us what is our condition in re- spect to the preservation or destruc- ton of bird and animal life than Is John M. Champion, state game super intendent. When, therefore, he says that at the rate of their killing since August 1 the deer of the state will all be gone in six months more, he gives the people of Connecticut som ething to think of.
 It was proposed to the state of Con- necticut at the last legislature that it's venturers take up the industry of raising venison for a food supply. A law was passed providing protection for those who cared to do so. From the present showing it appears that this is the chief if not the only hope Of the state, if we are to preserve any of our deer. In short, we must do- mesticate them to a degree, and give them the protection which property has. That this is possible has been demonstrated elsewhere. That it would be profitable there is good reason to believe. In Connecticut, with the present prices of meat foods, it might be highly so. At any rate, here is something for Connecticut to notice We cannot afford to lose our deer We should save at least enough for seed, and make the most of them. If we shall do that, perhaps the sooner those at large are killed off, so that the possibility of making this state a dangerous deer hunting ground will swiftly fade away, the better it will be for us all.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
FAKE NEWS STORIES
 BOTHER GERMANY
Teutons Compelled to Suppress PaFSr Publishing Inspired Dispatches
 Telling of Teutonic Defeats.

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
 Brussels, Nov. 7.-One of the vari- ous problems with which the German authorities in Belgium have to stfSg- gle is the suppression of "fly-by' night" newspapers inimical to the German cause which are printed in France, England and Holland and smuggled into the country.
 The Germans have never attempted to exclude genuine, we'll known. snd established and recognized journals to other countries. The London Times and the Paris Temps are to be pur- chased as easily as the Frankfurter Zetung and the Berliner Lokal An zeiger anywhere in German territory. What they have tried to do is to sup press the varied assortments of tenn porary'' papers published for purely anti-German propaganda purposes and intended merely for Belgian consceap- tion.
 The latest of these is the Courier de la Mouse, a newspaper published in Holland. Copies of it seized in Liege recently bore a date two days in ad- vance of the day when the seizure was made and contained alleged news dated ahead by twenty-four and foTty1j eight hours. The "stories" were ext clusively reports of German defeats and contained tales of enormous Cert man losses-losses so enorm ous that none of the French and English jour nals ever attempted to claim that they had been inflicted.
 Though the news" in these papers is over and over again proved to be | false, the journals still find pfadyy sale, and their dispatches are giver the same credence as the recurrin
 rumors, based on distant cannonadingv that the French, English and Belgians ! are approaching Brussels once more
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
Home Town.
(Kansas City Star.)


 Home Town is around the bend on the road to Yesterday. It is mellowed by memories and painted with sum- snlne. Among the inhabitants are the Tat boy called skinny" pigtailed sweethearts who turn up their noses ana run away, the preacher who asks aIter the health of every member of the family by name, the school teacner' the gang, and grandma, and the oog. Roses bloom there in gar oens behind the fence palings along the street. Folk walk leisurely and speak to each other in passing The cnurch bells of Sunday morn call youth and innocence to come and sit In square pew with a door to it and eat peppermint drops and doze and sleep on the edge of starched collar. 1t has a "deepo" to which go small boys to watch the trains roll up grandly and snort and pass on. It is usually summer there, although there are Clustering days when the sleigh bells Jangle-'chink! chink! chink!'- and the sleighs pass with incredible swiftness the small boys standing on the extended runners in the rear and riding off to glory. The seasons for doughnuts and marbles and punkin pie and Christmas cookies and hoop rolling and Halloween and valentine day and raisin bred and shinny are religiously observed
 Yes, Home Town is around the bend on the road to Yesterday. It is well and favorably known to most of those who live in cities and apartments. Home Town is a wonderful heartache.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
Dollar Mfghtier Than Sword.
 (Ansonia. Seminal.

Napoleon's cynical maxim that
 God fights on the side of the heavier
 battalions,' must now be amended to
 add the support of the Deity to the
 side with the bigger war chest This
 phase, made acute in the present war
 by it's magnitude and the appalling
 cost of armaments, is already making
 it's influence felt If the war be-
 comes one of endurance, and at pres
 ent it has every promise of such a
 character, ultimate German defeat is
 as sure as the procession of the equ-
 inoxes, since in wealth Germany and Austria must yield to the superior forces of Great Britain, France and Russia. The 0nly accurate gauge of the effect of war upon national cred it. is not to be found in the country making the war loan but in the neu- tral countries, where an opportunity is afforded to buy war securities not from patriotic impulse but solely as a business investment. Figures show that on what money they have bor- rowed, Germany and Austria are pay ing higher interest rate than the allies are paying. The significance of this fact is increased when it is re- called that English sea power has successfully swept the sea of German and Austrian merchant ships. This means that Germany is cut off from the resource of a world market for the goods she is able to produce in excess Of home requirements and thus secure foreign credits, while the al- lies are free to trade where they will. to their consequent advantage
 It was this consideration--the  made haste an i'm perative feature of the German cam paign even early in the war;, It Is this which gives desperation to the Teuton attempts to destroy British, French, Russian and Italian com merce at all costs. No one realizes better than the kaiser hinself, prob ably, that in long drawn out con- fict the weight of numbers and Of wealth is bound to tell fatally against German success.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
The Newspaper as a Last Resort. (Meriden Record.)

There always have been, and there always will be, good and bad news papers and the between, drab kind which have little effect upon the public.
 t unfortunately the papers who have disposition to be decent, who strive honestly and earnestly to uphold the pest Ideals of the craft, are judged by the majority with the same shallow pated views as the yellow variety.
 Why is it that when a reputable newspaper takes a stand on a matter of public interest, that a certain element invariably attributes to it some ulterior motive? It seems to hurt people to believe that news paper could outline and live up to a policy merely for the sake of improv- ing the city in which it is printed
 Most places are in business for ex- actly the same reaeson that the ma- jority of people work-to earn a liv- ing. They must have advertising that they may have news and vice versa A good newspaper seeks to have it's columns so divided that all tastes shall be appealed to. Naturally it is impossible to meet the contentious of everybody, for as to what constitutes HGWS there are as many Q1I0rent opinions as there are varieties of a certain gentleman's pickles. Tn the last analysis the editor must use his own judgment, passing his decision on a knowledge of the character of his readers. If an editor were to strictly follow his own likes and dislikes, he would probably not have a newspaper, hence the necessity of the newspaper dictator entirely divorcing personal likes from the subject.
 It is peculiar but incontrovertible fact, that the majority of people look on a newspaper as sort of necessary evil They are dependent upon it. They cannot get along without it and yet they cheerfully disregard it at m oments when it's services might be of potential value
 Most people refuse to take the rep resentatives of newspaper into their confidence, arguing on the premise that silence is golden when a news paper man happens to be the interro- gator.
 A reporter who has every desire to be decent and just is sometimes com pelled to voice hearsay evidence be- cause those who could enlighten him
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
The Cure For Antiques.
(Oswego Times. )

Ihere was some interesting talk about the antique rug business in a recent New York trial, in which it was alleged that rug costing only 80 francs in Paris was "antiqued" and sold for $12,000. In another case it was stated that antique treatment worth S4OO being given to a rug cost ing $250, it sold for $15,00O. If de- captions of such magnitude exist they are, of course, unusual. But in a small way this kind of thing is going on all the time and many people are deceived, particularly as respects old furniture.
 The American furniture makers of hundred or more years ago had a great eye for simple and graceful lines. The work of that primitive age was superior to most of the things you see in the partors of the wealthy today. It is natural that stuff that is both old and superior should bring fancy prices.
 In the older parts of the country attending auctions of household fur niture in the rural districts is one of the diversions of the idle rich. Many impecunious amateurs also flock hither, hoping for inexpensive finds"
 
 ty well snapped up and many people know its value. If a family has been socially prominent, it's goods are likely to bring prices out of propor- tion to intrinsic worth.
 The demand being such, naturally the market is full of limitations. Some dealers state honestly that their stock consists of copies Others feel that what the buyers don't know won't hurt them
 When one has old furniture in the family, it seems a part of the family spirit to hang on to it. It then sug- gests an ancestry with a background of culture. house full of old fur nishings, collected by skilled anna teurs, is very interesting. But the average person who sets out to &C., quire nice old furniture is likely to buy some gold bricks. Unless he has cultivated taste, he may fill his house with a melange that is neither beautiful, comfortable nor livable.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
The "Pan-Angles."
(Exchange.)

An Englishman has introduced a new term, namely, "Pan-Angles," says "The Pathfinder" It has noth- ing to do with the angles of pans, but it applies to all the English-speaking nations. In a book he has written he proposes a federation of these na- tions and dominions, to include the British Isles, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. Writers and speakers have mourned because there are no terms in the English language which espe- cially designate the different peoples going to make up the English-speak- ing world.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
MOTHER COUNTY HEARD
 FROM.

n another column on this page we
 mt a very clever retort from the
 tor of the Waterbury Republican
 the editor of the Meriden Record
 10, in the not far distant past,
 dertook to throw cold water on the
 eial status of Waterbury and it's
 ighboring city, New Britain. Hav-
 had our attention called to this
 bpportune criticism by the editor of
 e Merry Dan Wreck Horde" we ere about to take a day off and ] after his scalp. In fact our shirt eeyes were just undergoing the pro- |ss of being rolled up when this kntle and kindly answer from Water hry made it's advent in the old sanc- I'm sanctorum. Here, said we, is a bod chance to give our friend from le Silver City double attack. There sing strength in numbers we will ngIy grasped the opportunity of oing out to fight the enemy two- breast. Not that we were afraid of he prowess of our cynical critic. Far e it from such! We have no fears long that line. But we do feel this lay about it. Anytime New Britain las to offer an apology to Meriden or being on the map we will &lse our Saratoga trunk and hie ulselves 10 the tall timbers Jew. Britain may not be the. best city n, the United States or even in the tate of Connecticut; but we have seen worse, far worse. The folk in New Britain seem to be getting along amously, thank you. We have yet to
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
AND HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR.

There are those who decry Prest- dent Wilson and his attitude in the diplomatic relations between this and other countries. For the most part these men are not willing to grant
 him a victory over Germany in the so-called submarine warfare. They follow Great Britain in the claim that the British navy and not the well penned missives of the executive head Of, the nation, ran the undersea boats to cover. It is fact that no sooner had President Wilson seemingly gained his diplomatic victory than there began coming from London stories to the effect that Great Brit ain had so improved upon it's defense of the British Isle that the subma- rines were practically put out of work ing order, that the cessation of att tacks on the American merchant ves- sels became noticeable because the British had discovered the so-cal1ed wall of fire' or had invented nets to thwart the activities of the Ger man submarines. Be that as it may, who will say that the British,-uuick to see chance to gain little glory for a navy that was supposed to be in the famous Museum of London,-dtd not concoct some of these stories? Who can prove that the Germans did not stop the submarine warfare be- cause President Wilson ordained that it should not continue? The Ger, mans themselves admit that this is the case and we must believe the Ger mans as we'll as we must give credit to the English. Almost every day from Berlin come stories to the effect that the~German submarines are just as powerful today as they were dur, ing the epidemic of atrocities, when the sinking of merchant marines was a pastime. The great editors of Ger up by their contemporary Journalists of London. These wielders of the German pen who know whereof they speak and who must have an inkling of German diplomacy to some extent are sure that the Kaiser ordered inc
 stoppage of submarine slaughter be- cause he was convinced that Presi- dent Wilson was right. And there is the situation. Great Britain claims otherwise, Germany adheres to the doctrine set down by Wilson. Those in this country who would go to any length to discredit the actions of an
 American president cannot see where
 Wilson has accomplished anything Yet he has,-and at the same time he has kept. us out of war.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
Electricity sterilizes MIX.

Milk can be sterilized by electricity. says writer in Farm and Fireside." At the University of Liverpool, Eng land, 1t was found that by the use of electricity the number of bacteria is reduced greatly, all the colon bacilli-, the bacteria of bowel troubles-%hd their allies are destroyed; all the tu- berculosis germs are killed; no chem tcal change nor change in taste is made in the milk.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-20
NEVER SAY DIE.


 serious fire wherein many
 Ire lost, a railroad wreck, a
 E, the sinking, of a boat, all go
 Use the wrath of a people who
 eep down in their hearts an
 g faith in the principle live and
 e. After a schoolhouse fire
 s that at Peabody, Mass, within
 st month, there is a clam bring
 e enforcement of laws that
 gly have lain dormant. After
 reat wreck on the railroads or hited States the people demand
 nvestigations. After any mur-
 more than ordinary interest the
 of the people knows no bounds he guilty ones must be bounded
 punished. After such a, catas-
 as the sinking of the steamer
 md at her wharf in Chicago the
 md women of the nation arise
 ir might and demand that the be sent to the penitentiary Ee because it was through their
 that the lives of many little len were lost. Yes, it is easy buse the enthusiasm of the peo- but it is a difficult thing to ac- ish anything after having so ed them
 hehow or other the people of the States have happy faculty of ng into fever heat over incl
 of this kind and then suddenly ng in their fervor. A national |ple at hand is the case of the. Igo physician who ordained that te baby should be allowed to die
 a simple operation might have it's life, defective through it Fires in New York have stir people to demanding that new laws be drafted and yet factory are losing their lives every day hse owners of these places eyade |tigation committees. Eht here in New Britain we have Instance of how the public con-. ce will lax into apathy. 1t was Thursday afternoon when a lit- 'ellow of tender years was run on the railroad tracks with the t that he lost one of his legs. ediately there was a storm of sst against the mothers and srs who send their children out he tracks to gather coal when necessary of life would be gladly I to them free by the Board of ic charity or any like institution. e is no need of these boys risking lives: and yet in a week or ten the entire crew will be again at . precarfous work, gathering coal i the road bed. As all these child are pupils in the schools of New ain the teachers should take il i themselves to. impress these ones with the folly of such ar E s s t- srtakfng. This is one case where children would be within their Ids in disobeying their parents flts who for the most part are 'ty rather than needy