New Britain herald., 1916-06-12
FACTS AND RANCHES.

FACTS AND FAMILIES.
 At any rate both London and Der | lin seem to agree that the naval bat
 tie was a great success.-Plttsburgh l Dispatch
 The record of this Democratic Con-
 gress is going to remind people of
 over-the-falls in a barrel-Boston
 Journal.
 There will be no need for a keynote
 speech at the St. Louis convention. A 1 convincing defense of the Dem Ocratic | administration of the last three years ] calls for greater ingenuity than any ! Democratic orator Ossesses.-Wilkes- i barre Record
 It seems inconceivable that the | Germans can escape a final over-
 whelming because of the odds against 1 them, but up to today they have per
 formed miracles when it comes to l the matter of actual fighting. This , is what the past has proved. If the
 British government does not recognize
 this she is still fooling herself.-Syr- | acuse Journal
 There is public opinion in Germany.
 It begins to be troublesome. It obliged the Imperial Chancellor to appear this week before the Reich stag and defend policies which ought
 to be sacred, having received the
 Kaiser's approval, but which are
 bitterly criticised nevertheless. They
 concern the relations between Ger
 many and the United States the con-
 duct of the U-boat warfare and es-
 pecially the censorship, which has rubbed public opinion sore.-New York Times.
 Tn baseball par1ance the letters A. B. stand for At bat.' Perhaps that
 is as good a translation of "baccalau- reus artium" into modern American as we need. The young graduate must now stand and "strike out" for himself or put the ball over the fence for home run. He has learned the rules of the game. He must now exemplify them. The bleachers are aware of him, but he must play ball and make good if he would not re- lease into obscurity in 'life's late aft ernoon." The umpiring in this world series is strict but it is impartial One man has every mans chance to make a respectable batting average and to have something better than a goose- egg set down for his tally at the end Philadelphia Ledger.
 The tribe of General Braddock per- sists and multiplies. Just now the strongest British sentiment awakened by the tragic fate of Lord Kitchener is burning desire to hang a few spies. If it were not for spies, we are told, no such disaster could have happened. Therefore, instead of talk ing heed of warnings, learning from experience and punishing govern mental obstinacy, the popular demand is that subjects and sojourners of German names be chased into the sea or hurried to the gibbet It may be that the Hampshire was sunk by the enemy, but 1t is more probable that it encountered a British mine-New York World
 The public mind has been consider 1 ably exercised lately on the problem of peace. Many columns have been devoted to the discussion of the ques- Ion and as to what peace league i could do to put a stop to the present l European war. We do not believe 1 that such an organization could do 1 anything. An international peace l league might be able to prevent war rom starting, but when a war has 1 begun and been carried on as ruth | lessly as the present European war l mas, it's officers are at discount We 1 would gladly welcome the end of this i ploody struggle, but there are few l With the exception of those who l would make political capital out of i peace propaganda-who have any 1 such hopes at this time.-Buffalo | News.