Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-21
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Predictions are being ventured that the legislature will be ready to ad- jour by the middle of May. There Is a large amount of businees to be acted ate, is of the opinion that everything can be cleaned up by May 15, or there abouts. Mfr. Buckley is passing his estimate upon what has been accom- Of the most important measures of the session are yet to be acted upon, but there is a lot of truck" bills that can and should be made short work of. In order to hurry along business both houses have been holding Friday sessions and the result has been very satisfactory.-New Britain Record.
 Members of the legislature from this county and especially In the Senate should make 1t a point to kill the amendment to the bill prohibiting selling newspapers on the streets by girls. No one wants girls to sell papers, but Rep. Frank Hall, of wir- it against the law for boys under IF years of age to sell papers. News boys are a necessity and the work they do and the money thsc earn is ing papers than idling their time away. No publisher wants girls to sell newspapers, but preventing ener- getic boys from gaining knowledge
 
 the legislature should deal with in the proper spirit. Kill the ameld- ment to the measure.-Middletcw wn Press.
 The post has no information as to whether, or not Marcus Holcomb would accept a third nomination for the governofship. By .he time of the next election he viii have past the age of 75. which is a time of life or strenuous public service. The governors second administration has begun most auspiciously. The development of a national crisis has given an opportunity for the governor to demonstrate the fibre that Is in him. He has measured up to the sit- uation in a manner that wins the ap- proval of the entire state, without reference to political lines. We re- peat we do not know whether he wants or would accept a third term, but if his position is the same in 1918 that it was in 1916. his party is stil extremely likely to prefer Marcus Holcomb to anyone else. no mater honor. And if Marcus Holconab is available two years hence, the repub- Hcan party is not likely to have any other candidates possessing anything like his strength.-Hartford Post.
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 If America is drawn into war, what will be the effect on New England? This is the question that manufac- turer, merchant, professional man and workman are asking. Tn the first place the plunge into war now can- not cause the shock that the business world sustained when the great war first burst over Europe. No great panic is likely to disturb the money market as 1t did in 1914. The need of preparing will put upon New Eng land, with it's diversified industries, demand that will speeC every wheel of industry a notch higher. Whether the United States goes in or not the Flu ropean war in z all probability will come to an end this year. What the effect of peace will be on this country is causing much speculation. The demand for American products will naturally fall off. but with Europe en- tering a reconstruction period our ex- ports would naturally be expected to hold a high level. This easing off in demand for American products, how ever, will undoubtedly be gradual. so that there would be no need of fearing a sudden industrial depression. The demand abroad would still be for many of the products that New Eng land is especially fitted to supply. The chances are also that Europe will