New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

1 the, OutrageS committed on nOn- com 1 batants of other nationalities and in ] it's assaults On our own people. It 1 has been to our deep discredit as a
 nation that We have not actively and
 effectively 1nterfered against the | callous brutality. But, exactly as l held 1t to be an abhorrent thing to i show tlmldlty or weakness in dealing 1 with Germany where Germany is l WrOng--Where she wrongs either our
 selves or others-so I hold it an un- 1 speakably foolish thing to refuse to pay heed to the German example where this example should be fol- lowed by other nations.
 Gcrmany offers 6 striking exam pie of national efficiency on gigan- tic scale. Germany has been far in advance or us in securing industrial
 assurance, old age pensions and
 homes, reasonable fair division of
 profits between employer and en-
 p1oyed. and the like. She has also
 been far in advance of us in the way
 she has both controlled and encour-
 aged industry Above ali, she has
 been lar in advance of us in securing natlonal cohesion, in requiring both rom the great empower and from the man who tolls with his hands the fullest and most complete loyalty to the nation She has not had to inn provlse meth ods of meeting crises in industry any more than of meeting cflseS in war It would be well for our mere business integrity upon the very qualities which have made her successful in war. The two move ments have gone hand in hand. Either would have failed without the other.
 Regulation of Business.
 The question of the regulation of business so as promote prosperity and insure the just distribution of it's blessings among employers and em- ployes alike is vital factor in the immigrants. There IS no doubt that hundreds of thou sands flock to our shores with their 1 infamed for the free 1om and justice they expect to find here. They give up their old homes and come here with high hopes of Letter living conditions and greater opportunities. The opportunities are und oubtedly here. But thousands of simple minded folks from the villages of Europe do not know how to find them. They are herded into indus trial communities, and either through the bad business conditions or through and indifference they are forced to lead lives that risappoint every promise made to them by this nation. It is difficult to make good Americans of these people. The surest way to win them is to redeem the promise of America. Give them social and industrial justice And this can be done only through the effective regulation of busisess.
 We should at once begin govern mental encouragement and control of our intuition plants. To make war on them is to make war on the United States; and tsose doing so should be 1 treated accordingly and all who en- courage them should be treated ac cordingly. The existing plants should l be encouraged in every legitimate l way, and provision made to encourage l this continuance after the war. But 1 it is most unfortunate that they are l situated as near the seacoast. The es- l ia b]ishment of munition plants | further inland should be in every way l encouraged and promoted. Pittsburg 1 is as far east as any plant should by 1 rights be placed. This whole matter 1
  put of munitions is one in which l Germany should especially stand as 1 our model.
 Big Efficient Navy.
 For adequate defense we need ! b 9 efficient navy, small efficient 1 army Gone of a quarter of 8 million 1 men which, relatively to the popula- ton of the nation is no larger than the police force of New York city is to the population of New York) and finally the most important of all system of universal military training in times of peace which shall be a basis for whatever service, military or civil, is needed in time of war.
 As regards the navy, the impor- tant point is to remember that it should be built up now and not ten years hence and not by plan that will only find fruition ten years hence Even five years hence may be too late.
 Large Regular Army
 But do not believe in a large regu- lar army. The proposed Continental | army is an absurdity. If passed. it may for a year or two prove a partial ly successful rival to the National i Guard and attract some young men, But seriousminded men who have their way to make in the world cannot and ought not go into any such army, which proposes to penalize patriotism by making the patriotic man incur a heavy loss in time, or in money, or in business training, or in opportunity, or in all four, at the very period of his life when it is most essential that he should not be put at disadvan- tage compared to his less patriotic and more selfish competitors and rivals. I believe that universal ser 1 vice would be in every way beneficial to the state and that it would be 2 i'm ost or quite beneficial from the