Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-05
PRINCIPAL CASE ADDRESSES
 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT!

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 PRINCIPAL CASE ADDRESSES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Says We Are Called Upon to Go I Against the Most Powerful War Ma
 chine in the World.
 l Principle E. A. Case of the High | School addressed the students of the | High School in the assembly hail. on Monday morning on the present cond1- tions which the United States is fac | ing He said: T have deferred talk on the conditions as I am a citizen of Great Britain. The way that the ma | iority of Americans are entering this war is utterly appalling. Most of the people think that the United States is unbeatable. They are willing to let the other fellow do the work. They thirk if they shout. Hurrah, the enemy | will run, but review of the wars that | the United States has been in will show what they were always one sid | ed Tn the Revolutionary. England | was facing internal strife and so could not give the best of her powers for her 1 defence. In the war of 1912. there was | no animosity. The Civil war was a struggle between untrained soldiers. | Now we are called upon to go against the most powerful war machine in the world. We have been on the right l side of every question and have been successful and therefore do not realize 1 that which is before us.
 It has been said that the allies need only money. but if the United States gives men in the proportion which Canada has given them we will send l an army of five million men across the waters, and vet the people Of Canada are talking of adopting conscription. Our army is small and is poorly equipped. Our food supply is low. We usually carry a reserve supply of food for IS months, but now our reserve has sunk to four months. This explains the agitation over the food question and home gardening.
 / The situation is serious yet if we wake up now there will be no disaster The question before tlae average cit fzen IS how can he help. Many are helping on the food question. America is subject to fits of en- a fad, the people are waiting for the other fellow to do what is wanted This liberty loan is a sensible method of getting money. The bonds are ! just as good as our dollar bills. and in addition. they pay interest. The dol lar bill is just promise of the gov ernment to pay so much money. The liberty lean is the same thing. only a time is set. but the government is be- hind it. and when the liberty loan bond is no good. our dollar bill will be no good.
 : The United States is a credit nation and if this liberty loan fails there will i be financial panic in the country. One of the largest bond selling firms in New England is selling only liberty bonds, and is doing this without pay from the government. That firm real izeS that if the bond issues fail they will with all of the ether concerns. be forced out of business. and are there fore aiding this issue.
 The substitution of conscription for the volunteer system is unfortunate, but it is necessary for two reasons First. there were few recruits and sec ond the orators have inferred that a conscript is without patriotism and ev- verybOdy would be taken anyway This is false. The best types of men have responded to the call in England and after they were trained. the comner- cial part of the country was nearly de- moralized because of their absence and England had to return these men to their original business. The selective draft in this country will prevent such Q condition. Conscripts will go with as much patriotism as the volunteer, who has joined to escape being con scripted.
 Many spies in the pay of some oth- CT country. in the gnise of socialists, are endeavori i< to hamper the United States. The socialist party should not be judged by these people, as the so- cialist party has some principles which will be as much better than the principles of the present form of gov
 
 ent form are better than the prin- cipleS of monarchy
 Wilson's words, "To make the world safe for democracy" might have been suggested bv the motto of recent meeting held in Austria Hungary which was ITO make the world safe for monarchy"
 Our form of government allows peo- pie to give destructive criticism in the shape of constructive criticism This sort of affairs should not be permitted when certain people criticise the head of the United States in terms unfit for the lowest politician. In a criticism like this. the president should be given great power and vYfen it is over the power should be taken away and given back to the people.
 After his address. the students gave Mir. Case. long and 1usty applause.
 Brief Mention.
 The meeting of the Home Mission ary Society of the Methodist church will be held in the parsonage this evening.
 The w. w G. society of the Baptist church held it's regular meeting at the home of Miss Hazel Hoxie on West Main street Monday evening.
 George F. Taylor. E. Frank Bugbee and H. T. Burr will be the judges at the public debate to be held in the high school Wednesday evening.
 wagon belonging to a local ped d1er had a mishap Monday afternoon whf-e the driver endeavored to get out of the trolley track near the railroad crossing on Main street. The left rear wheel of the wagon collapsed, letting the wagon rest on the hub. It was pulled to the side of the road to await