Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09

they think without reference to their constituents, but as general rule the representative of today Is simple agent of the people. voting as they wish and not for the best interests of the state.
 In this last may be found the req sons why this country at the present time is in the unprepared state that 1t actually is; i. e. that the interests of the people at the present have been catered Co without consideration for the welfare of the people and the state in the future.
 Unjust taxation without representa-
 tion imposed upon the thirteen col
 nnies by the English government led
 to the war of the Revolution. our
 forefatbers did not wish for a separa- ton from the mother country, but the English government tried to do by force of arms wNSt could not be done | otherwise and here is where 1t made its mistake. The colonies were | preparedl Not adeuuately 1t is true. ' for if they had been. the long and te- | diOus war of the Revolution would | never have occurred. Nearly every | man had some military training in | those days and every one was a skilled | shot. but the colonists were lacking in | cooperation and equipment but after years of war, they threw off the Eng ! fish yoke. the yoke which the United | States is again courtinE after 14l | years of freedom. because it is not prep2red to stand out before the world
 and demand the liberty. freedom, and l rights of its citizens.
 l International peace can never be | brought about in the coming genera lions, while the peoples of those coun- l tries differ in forms of government | and different forms of languages. | That time will surely come but they
 must first adjust differences internal | ", and until that time comes chances Of international peace are small for l with the differences of a people of one
 nation from another Tn temperament
 culture. and habits, such attempts are futile at present.
 A large number of pacifsts give as
 one reason why the United States does
 not need to be prepared in the near fu-
 ture, is that the contending coun-
 tries will he in no condition for a wal or aggression. In this they are mis.
 taken. for did we not after being torr for five years hy Civil war, turr
 Savagely upon France, and insist up.
 on the withdrawing of Frenck troops
 from Mexico or war would follow. : Would any of these so-called paci ; fists be willing to strip one of oul
 large cities of it's police force for year and rely upon the good be, } havior of its citizens to maintain } order. It takes forge to preserve order the civilians through the. police and tn, ! navy. Those are the branches O service that preserve law and order IL takes law and order to make mos people decent; law and order backed
 by force. What makes children go t
 school? Force. What makes mel : obey the law? Force. What keeps a hay murder and rape and all the rot - ten things that men can do2 Force. . Remove the restraining hand O force and law and order are gone. Ed . ucation is gone and religion. Ideals ar 2 gone and ethics. Gone are decencl [ morality, faith. hope. and charity, An | when they are gone down goes the hu man race into bottomless cesspool c :. savageTy, butchery. and anarchy an : ! that is what means the peace advo : cated by some of our pacifists. a peac U ' maintained with dishonor. and scorne | by the nations of the world.
 . The time has come for action an !, the nation is slowly awakening, not fo U the purpose of preparing for a war C !, aggression, but for a question of safe v ty. and the sooner this is accomplish t ed, the better both for the Unite a States. Its people, and that symbol ( - liberty and justice, the Stars an 70 Stripes.
 Y CHARLES BENJAMIN PALMER Ir Norwich. Conn. R. F. D. No.
 March 6.