Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-31


er1cans Vi u
The arrest of q man in Bristol on
suspicion of being spy for the Ger
man government shows that the warn
ings Gov. Holcomb has. been giving as
to hidden dangers in the state are not
without cause, It behooves the police
of all, New England, cities IN these
strangers who have no visible means
of livelihood and inOrdinate curiosity
concerning manufacturing plants Here
Is a chance. also for patriotic service
The American citizsn can help grgatly
by reporting suspicious characters to
the police. A woman is reported to
have discovered the papers, maps and
drawings OF factories that led to This
arrest. Here's one good way to serve.
Waterbury Republican.
The senate echoed public. opinion in
defeating the well meant but Irl4Nlse
attempt to prohibit boys under -
years from selling newspapers, The
occupation to any more danger Than
they would be in roaming the streets
at play, and they find in this Work an
Opportunity to earn money that Is
homes. More than that they form in
themselves q spirit OF self-reliance' ses~
tabIish q love Of honest labor ana
habit of thrift that could not other
wise be cultivated. They have pride in
their work and IL would have been
unfortunate IL mistaken sentimsntaltty
should have deprived theTn-of their-Op-
portunity to prove themselves in the
field Of labor.-Aneof1ia Sentinel
General Woods friends are natural
Iy trying to ,anaIyze the motives which
caused his transfer as result OF the
redistFfeting Of the country to meet
present needs Was 1t a noficie4 way
of showing the displeasure, Of trs ad-
ministration over. past senu -p1iitical
performances or is there some good
genuine reason to account for the
1t is to be earnestly hoped Il is the
latter. Now is not the time for petty
spites TO be avenged. We are e the
meeting of the ways. We need the
best which the country can produce
both in mental and material resources.
The fact that Rear Admiral Bradley
A. Fiske has been assigned no du3y In
the present emergency Is bit dlsqui-
citing In memory Of opposition ~ the
past going to prevent the government
from asking for the services OF this
distinguished men?-Meriden RECORD
$500
Educators ane friends Of youth are
Interested in a bill before the .Lealts-
Iature which would prevent the en-
ployment in business OF boys and
girls under f6 years OF age. while
the SCHOOLS are III sS1AADA@ LHA1 az
effect raises the age of compulsory
school Attendance TO Is years. It 81,
in the opinion of those well informed
undesirable. Our grammar schools
now graduate many boys and girls at
IA. Under the proposed law these
children could not go to work for two
years. II, therefore, their parents
were unable to send them to high
school, as is many times the case,
they would be compelled to remain in
id1eness. certainly far less desirable
than to permit them to go to work IL
is the view Of leading educators Of
the state that this bill will work a
hardship on many members Of society
in that IL will prevent some children
becoming breadwinners for Themselves
II not for others at a time when IL
is necessary that they should DO so.
There is a general sentiment against
the bill which seems likely TO kill IL.
It certainly should be killed, for while
1t is desirable that all children should
attend school until they are is It Sc
not possible in all eases and ~ IS IN
wise to seek to compel IL arbitrarily
Hartford Post, Ft
North Dakota and Aiississippi hae
T7fnQ-faT1fha eOrfUfrW folk.