New Britain herald., 1918-10-02
PICKING ON A NEW BONE.

PICKING ON A NEW BONE. AOne of the favorite occupations c 2 "Hartford Courant" is fndin Hlt with the Post Office departmen late, however, we have not oh Z wed the usual amount of criticisr @ this branch of the Government, bu < this mornings edition we find ou Meemed contemporary picking on < bone, namely, the State Depart
 mt. The following vail is mos
 using:
 < This country has not been at war with Bulgaria, but we are NLllied with the nations against
 (which Bulgaria has been fight Mng. In matters connected with @he war, therefore, our interests Mnd our sympathies lie with Bull @aria's erstwhile enemies. We Mad as much interest in the ne- @otiations which have just cul- |&ninated in the complete surren- N CT of Bulgaria as any of the Ether countries that have been Mghting the Prussian monster, End the Bulgarian collapse must
 Ne as gratifying to us as to any ot Mhe Allies. It is reported that Dominic I. Murphy, American @harge d'affairs at Sofia, accom- s #anied the Bulgarian delegates Mo the conference at Saloniki, E nd it is understood that he had @nuch to do with promoting tho N #egotiations.
 If this is so MT. Murphy has
 one a good piece of work. He
 eserves the thanks of this coun-
 ,v. as we'll as the thanks of
 Trance, Great Britain and the
 tile countries in the Balkans sA nat have been fighting against 8 8ermany and Bulgaria. If there
 as been any attempt to punish,
 8 8iscredit or humble him by the 8Hs Authorities at Washington, a N rave mistake has been made, # nd a, mistake that the people 8A5ill be inclined to resent. Wash
 ngton dispatches in the neWspa- |a# CTS yesterday morning reported #Mhat it was said at the state de- sM artment the day before that MT. M urphy had no instructions to Hsa alse his move and that he had tn most. There is an intimation of censure
 nd disapproval in this statement
 V the state department that Is R stonishing and that has the ap- @ @earance of ingratitude and lack
 f appreciation.
 Z Deyelopmen were so rapid m a#of1a that Mr. Murphy probably
 ad no time to consult the state ASepartme He acted on his own
 al dgment, and his judgment ap- aN Nears to have been sound and K is action patriotic. He deserves x x medal instead of censure. |88sN Whatever the state department M aay think of what Mr. Murphy |@ as done, the whole country will |SsRH ccord to him the merit of hav- 8 lg performed a wise and excel @ ent service.
 @@ @@ @@onsuI-Genera1 Murphy is a mo MM N mable gentleman and first cla' @ resentative of the United Stat' " N Mrernment. The writer had mo Sa sant official relations with hin E WIS his worth, and can assure a # pm it may concern that MT. Mu
 is not in need of any encomiun |s a kditorial bouquets from the "Cou
 The Consul-General has hal |s for several years, the combine laa 2 omatic and consular interests | country in the intricate Balks s s alton with tact and skill. Tha kever, does not justify his actic S z ccompanying the Bulgarian del
 es to the Saloniki conteren
 re the armistice was signed. WI Z went there we do not know, b K do know that the State Depar gs 1t, upon learning that he had le I post to attend the conference, in
 iiately ordered him back to Sof @ the Washington despatch conve M this information, it was explici x stated that no criticism of M R phy's action was implied, so tn "Courant" is entirely wrong wht z avs there is an intimation
 sure in this statement by u
 e Department" Our contempo | no doubt knows more about u