The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19
HENRY. CLEWS
 WEEKLY LETTER
fclews' weekly Letter.)

ssaA longer than their anlaSoHASIS
 i1.esct. but the sooner ther people i0
 ogndxe tlse inevitable. the less mrsas, @ troue the consequences VIII pc .sa
 are evident signs of W1oesprean u n,,
 tress among their people, particula.s at 7 a rnoner the poorer classes Wno j. p.fford to pay famine prices TOT uooe and there is no doubt tna1 IT 1p.o
 2. xplendNd exhibition or pa.iiouS =
 sistance the people are m soue sa o,ssS H' 1soc,ta hbev only be brought to unoer- 4bsand inc spirit of the American peo- r.Ia. also that the Allies do not seeA to destroy Germany. but simply ~ s,It,due the military autocracy' = { r,,,rn,aJa that peace would come iil1 \, 2 11ror4rfly. Germany has not losL a. ,l sriar,ds in this country. ar0 these ioon 5for,ward with apprehension 10 tne !. .a,,ol conseuarences of dbsalusaonnens which must ultimately be 1aceo. Iar1s Ter tl1Ss country has not been o1AWn II s,,+c inc etruegle. although the inpres- V rlnn that we eventually WILL IDS s.Vws \ s7.slv. and there Is an immense volunio ~,e -e,o,lsc insdiRnation over sunGrlafine ~,,,t,..pras that may explode ur1der col- tt ,,,,,ed r,royocatfon and prectpdtate us ;sn+n inc conflict. Apparently nothins 2 ran avert such a. step, unless Ger Y ances her submarine policy, Wnlcn .ia mi ifkely so long as she cnn9S U, .U the dehlNon that her suDnarines VI. Drove the undoing of Englanu. SuO- marines have undoubtedly nnnlcteu se. rtf,a,s IdanraEe to the British me9cnanl 1 snard1ae. but not sufficient to mateTlsiay 1 endarxer her food supply or 70 tnr ssll- ss1 Yen her maritime supremacy. me ioss inf nerrhant tonnage will pc QulcAls Qs made up. Means Of largety cl1.o. 1
 ecting subnnarine acnvity nAv9 " ; ,gentfw been devised, and the Br1usn sesat stitl rnaantains it's silent gTdp { ] rainst which submarines seem almost inonotent The placing of guns upon NTne~dna11 ships is simply in accord 2 rca with the inherent right of seh- r.rotection when attacked If Germany covruits the "overt act'' upon an : rrnaa vessel of the United States, she win he the aggressor; and the reapon- s;ibir;tv for dragging this country Into tl,a war must fall solely where It oe- .ianes upon the German government r.vha partdal failure of the submarine rarnnaien of frightfuaness lessens put . t5na. not remove the danger or col VI; sdon between the United States and GeGmR11y.
 A new phaee of great importance Is inc revolution in Russia, arising out .n1 .,rssaAfsfActory prosecution of the mar by the Czar. The result Is ex- inected to be a more aggressive war tpolicy under the new government. [ Rhesia 1s passing through a new D1rrn, the outcome of which promises to pc 1 new freedom and new progress after the storm now sweeping over the ! world has abated.
 Some unsettlement was naturally caused by announcement that the Brotherhood of Engineers had ordered a strike to take effect at the end od this week. While the order was ac- cornpanied by promise of loyalty to tl1e governmnent and expressed an in tention of not interfering with gov-s ernment necessities in case of war, the threat to tie up the railroads at such H critical period was received with considerable alarm. Al tie-up Of this character, even on a limited scale. coa11d not lbrt seriously embarrass the national government in it's prepared ness for war, and would cause untold inconvenience and suffering upon many thousands of people through the shutting of of supplies and causing a further sharp rise in the cost of food. 1t was considered fnconceivable that the union leaders would make so grave a. blunder, which, if put into effect. would bring down a storm of public indignation and destroy all sympathy for the Brotherhoods, probably defeat ing their purpose. Further. in the present crisis the government might not hesitate to take over the railroads and enforce rules much more rigid . <I. x1 s.- -s-~l~ A- favorable to labor, which in the main would probably prefer the freedom of private control, as against the rfgi|dfty of government control.
 An extra session of Congress has been called for April 16. Its possifbil- tiles tor good or evil are tremendous.
 If Congress- Is to be influenced by fac tionaaism and efforts to secure party advantage out of the present interna- ttonal crisis, its assembling will be a misfortune. If, on the other hand. real patriotism prevails, and personal adL vancement or party anbdticn1 are con gistently subordinated to national in terests, then Congress may be a source of strength and confidence. The call for patriotic service and sacrifice should be Forthcoming as readily with 5n the walls of Congress as without, and OUT government should receive steadfast support from both branches of the Legislature in it's foreign rela- tions. This is a time tor scloer think ing and sober speaking; rollttcal py- Tptechnics are not wanted
 The stock market is operating under maze of conflicting conditions. The possibilities of war with Germany have seemingly been discounted There are lew stocks for sale in any direction, although some temporary liquidatio1 ssas induced in the railroad shares by xnS prospect of a strike and renewed foreign selling. Outside of the strike situation, however, the condition of The railroads is favorable The Rus- sian revolution was also regarded, as favorable development decision on the 0pnstitutionality of the Adam saon law is shortly expected. The rail-
 roads are still burdened with traffic.
 Which, however, by means of improved organization they are handing more efficiently. General business continues active and the outlook for its contin- nance Is assuring Industrial plants in ali parts of the country are running