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New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Labor's Privileges.

fNeW York Journal of Comnaercc.) i A survey of government war actiyi- ties and legislation shows practically no measures directed toward the con trol of labor or wages. and what is being done in that direction is being effected primarily through adminis- trative effort. In the various Anes of business undertaken by the govern ment there have been developed boards of arbitration or wage ad- justment. It is there duty to bring about arrangements with labor bodies such as to insure continuous work and maximum production. At the head of the governments labor or ganization there stands the National War Labor Board This body has announced it's intention of endeavor- ing to maintain standards of living and general working conditions for labor: it being understood that in re- turn there IS to be. continuous work and, if possible, an avoidance of strikes. The program Is attractive and perhaps the best that can be secured under existing circumstances, when, as everyone recognizes, the mainte- nance of peaceful conditions in indus try and the getting of a maximum output are essential to success in war F The man who takes a long view of the situation, however necessar rily wonders what the effect of certain phases of this policy is likely to be. There is no other class in the com- munity whose "standards'' are being maintained throughout the war; Everyone is asked to economize, to save, to refrain from unnecessary buying. The capitalist is requested to abstain from individual invest ments so far as possible, except in en- terprises that contribute to the war; while at the same time he is heavily taxed, not only on the profits he has succeeded in making from the war but also on his own, individual in- come. The convenience of different members of the com munity is being greatly limited and the maintenance of the general standard of living is as everyone now recognizes, out of the question. In these circumstances does not the undertaking of any plan which will even leave labor exactly where 1t was at the beginning of the war make it a privileged class? As a matter of fact. labor in most lines is much better off than it was at the beginning of the war. This, of course, Is not true of unorganized >laborers of various classes--the high CT clerical employees and others re- ceiving fixed .salaries-but it is true of nearly alhgrades of so-called man. ual workers. They are, in short, working under what seems like 8 dis tinct promise that their economic condition, shall at least be main tained, while in practice that condi- tion is very much improved-at the same time that the status of other members of the community is being made less satisfa ctory. .,
 The situation in the United States In this particular is not peculiar, but is very similar to that which has been developed in England
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Our Finnish Enemies.
Boston Evening Transcript)

(Boston Evening Transcript)
 The Ambassador of the Finnish republic MT. Nuartowa Che speaks for the Red Guard part of Finland
 and not for the Germanized White Guard rule now dominant), is cer- tai1nly we'll advised in warning the American nation as he did in a speech at the pro-Soviet meeting on the Common, against the Films of the White Guard and German party. He says that the same forces that formed the White Guards in Finland have been spreading, German propaganda in this country since the European war began, and that they had sent across to Germany from their ,head- quarters in Stockholm 30,O0o young men, mostly of the wealthy class, who are fighting for the Germans. All this Is undoubtedly true. "Conservative'' Films have been working steadily for the Germans in this country for the last three years. Some of them are Aing German propa garlda and spy
 York still. The property holding Gtass in Finland entered into 9 conn., pact with the Germans as long ago as 1914, and their leaders have been in tently pro- o-German all through the war.
 Not all the Films, of course, are in this class. Many of the race in this country are intensely loyal to the An1- erican cause. But it would be better if these people occupied the status of alien enemies rather than that of supposedly friendly allies because in that case the activities of the Ger man sympathizers among them could be looked after. This being the case there will be interest in the fact that the French Government has warned the Finnish Senate that any act by the Finnish Government against the Murmar Railroad will be considered a breach of neutrality. That railroad, and the port of Kola~ to which, it runs is on Russian territory; the line is Russiass only rail connection with an ice-free Atlantic port. The subj servient Bolshevik Government has decided, we have been told, to cede 1t to Finland, which would put it in German hands, cut Russia off from the Atlantic and the Entente Powers, and hem in the Scandinavias forever. Certainly If the new republic of Fin land does not want state of war with Great Britain, France and Amer ica, it would do well to l9t the Mur- man country alone. s
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Buy W. s. s. Today.
RETAND'S PART.

judge Ireland by the activities lore or less rabid Sim Ireiner5 Is the water would be grossly un- [o the great body of Erin's sons Fighting under the flag of Great in in France. The following par kh, taken from c, contemporary, Is for itself:
 Ehe military census showed It Ireland had 645,447 men Tween the ages of eighteen and 6-one years. Of these 245,- were engaged in 'indispens-
 e'' occupations; 107,492 were
 ,sicshy unfit; 13o,841 had en- led for the war, and 1s1,239 .re available for military serv-
 .dding the 161.239 available,
 9not enlisted, to the 130,341
 eady enlisted gives total of liable man power of 292,0So.
 A. Eeddes officially credits
 land with 170,oo0 by January.
 8, showing that 10000 of the
 .28e had joined the colors aft October. 1916. This leaves but 900 now available in Ireland.
 of a total nlan-power of .o0o Ireland has sent forward .volunters ITO, ,000--about 5S.1
 cent. \ are these figures complete, in- ch as they do not include the
 number of Irishmen who were English army before the out
 of war. Most Of them be- d to that famous unit which the = r called ''the miserable little fs, but which, despite the slur, the Hun legions at bay in and
 Ypres in the critical days of mn, 1914. The great majority em gave up their lives during
 terrible engagements. Their are inscribed on Great Brit roll of honor, and they, togeth- &th their countrymen who are lighting for the cause of the Al- put to shame the handful of Iltionists who would betray the 'pf their allegiance to the enemy.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Dong Without Trolleys.
Schenectady Union Star. )

ISChene tauy UMOH-oLdT.I
 It is surprising how gracefully Schenectadians arc becoming accus- toned to life without trolley service. This condition of completeness and oh eerfulness without what had been consi dered a necessity m ust be at least 'disconcerting to tho trolley company which had supposed its operations in dispensable Since the development of the trolley the autom obile has conn 6 into general use, has cut into the earnings of the trolley companies and in Schenectady today has superseded the electric traction car.
 What will be the outcome of this th re -lc fll-ll cred deadlock?
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
w. S. s.

On Tuesday of next week Mayor Quigley will formally open his cam paign for the republican nomination to congress with a dinner to be given at the Allyn House in Hartford. About 15O guests. representing the republican strength of the district
 will be in attendance, Already the mayor has made a strong start in Britain congressional delegation all lined up It is likewise understood that the Bristol delegates will be in structed for Mayor Quigley and re- ports from upstate indicate that Collinsville, Sufield and other dis tricts are to come to the convention yet no other candidate has announced himself and in political circles if is now practically conceded that Mayor Quigley will have no opposition at the convention. especially since A. Storrs Campbell, a prominent repub- lican leader in Hartford, is said to have told the New Britain aspirant that Hartford has no especial candi- date to boost Tn the past the old Lake Goodwin fight, which split the Hartford republicans on all issues, has had bearing on the election, as one faction or the other generally had a candidate in the field. Inas- much as the mayor says he had no Dart in the ancient controversy he hopes to be able to obtain the com
 bined support of both factions and Hartford G. Q. P. Incidentally. if ino
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

T earnestly appeal to every : bn. woman and child to pledge
 emselves, on or before the
 th of June, to save constantly Ia buy regularly Government
 curities. The person who buys hr Savings Stamps transfers e purchasing power of hls bney to the United States Gov hnnent until after the war. May there he none unenlisted the great volunteer army of
 pduction and savings.
 WOODROW WILSON.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Our Toul Communications.
Philadelphia Bulletin.l

The success of the Crown Princes armies in reaching the Marne is of par tfcular interest to Americans, because the main line of railroad from Paris. to the eastern sectors held by dhe Am ericans in the vicinity of Toul ana verdun runs along this river. No doubt there are other connecting lines, but the advance inaperils the route of supplies and involves the possibility of an offensive turning to the east if the line of the Allies Snally shall ba
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Mcnnonites i'll Camp.
lDes Moines .Capita.ib

The so-cailed ''conscientious obfec- tor has caused the Government much trouble. Every cantonment has some of these objectors, men wxIo .clalm they have conscientious soi.I1- pies against fighting and killing. There are more than one hundred of these conscientious objectors at Camp Dodge. To say that these men arc d nuisance in camp does not fully sx- press 1t. In many. cases they refuss to work Tn all cases they refuse to drill or receive military training They become common loafers. Tho nrili- tary officers do not know what to do With them. The Government feeds them. The effect upon the othe. members of the camp is bad. It rep- resents characterization. These ob -. Jectors at Camp Dodge became such a nuisance that the Iowa Council of, National Defence had taken action, looking to the sending. of a commit tee to Washington to see what could be done. Before this committee could, go, however. the War Department, took the matter up and appointed Major Richard s. Stoddard on the Judge Advocates office Washington; : Federal Judge Julian w. Mack Chi cago, ando Dean H. F. Stone of the Columbia University Law School to visit at least four of the cantonments for the purpose of cross examining the men in regard to their religious views, etc. This makes the propossG committee upon the part of Iowa ur- necessary.
 The majority of the conscientious objectors at Camp Dodge are from Henry and Washington counties and they represent two Mennonite church, es. It is predicted that if the men go back to the places from whick they came there will be all sorts of local troubles. Discharging one hun dred conscientious objectors would require one hundred more young men to be drafted who did not make such claim. Hence the people in the edges of Washington and Henry counties have been nl-'rh concerned in regard to what might happen in case these young men were sent to their homes It is stated that the War Department has no intention of doing more thaH to find out whether the objectors ara genuine or hypocrites. However, the Secretary of War announces in his instructions that under no tcircum- stances will conscientious objectors otherwise qualified to perform n1ili-  tary duty. be discharged from their responsibilities under the selective service law. The Secretary outlines the possibilities of punishment. First. they may be furloughed to agricul- 7, tural labor with the pay of a private soldier. Second, they may be fur loughed for service in France in the Friends Reconstruction Unit. In other cases they may be sent to Fort Leavenworth to be interned. Mean-s time every man in camp must take care of himself and keep himself up to the military standard and they can be required to prepare food. But he shall not be required to wear a uni- for or bear arms against his will. The Secretary describes various degrees of punishm lent for various degrees of' refusal At any rate the conscientious obiector is to be dealt with and he ts not to be a loafer at Camp Dodge or in any other camp. ta
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

the resumption of trolley servicsl here?
 The city refuses absolutely to yield Tn the matter of allowing any increase i'll fare. The company declares that It cannot grant any increase in wages without an increase in revenue. The employees demand an increase Of niflt cents per hour.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

The army. dental corps announces that there are enough dentists en- listed to care for 5000, 0ro men. From which we conclude that 1t will take considerable ''pull' to join that branch of the service.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

A soldier at Mineola and girl in Ninnesota were married yesterday by telegraph If the Western Union for warded that message by. rail the bride would be left waiting at the church." ..,
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

Now that the authorities have pre- vented the Fulton-Dempsey bout from taking place in Danbury, on the grounds that it would be prize fight. which is prohibited by law,
 ference between a prize fight and boxing match, such as is held in New
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

Following the G. o. P. row in this state, we learn that the Republican bosses of New York are to call q, meeting of party followers over the iSed.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

Empty. liquor drums were found in the wake of U-boats off the Jersey coast. The pirates evidently used them when beating hasty retreat.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

We agree with the sentiments ex- pressed by MT. Charles Aspinwall in evening, to the effect that there are more mighty problems demanding our attention than that of changing the name of Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

thing, politically, he ever got with out a battle. .
 --W. S. S.--- Strange things happen As time passes Little brown jugs now .. - Used for molasses. .t-
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

film corporation has offered Ca ruso s3o0,000 to take part in the making of a screen version of sIl PagGacci' That's 9 reel Job.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

"3O, ,0O0,000 Tons of Coal Promised to New England. ."--Headline. That would fill our little bin just about ,e7s.s4s.27s, ,ss4h times.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

A baby bull, weighing 500 pounds, was sold recently at a state fair in Wisconsin for $1o6,0oO. SOME BULL!
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
FACTS AND RANCHES.

A Georgia woman offers a hundred acres of black walnut timber to the government, for manufacture into gun stocks 'at any price the govern ment sees fit to ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer. ..t
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

A punster in khaki writes us that all men going to Camp Devena must travel via the Ayer-line.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

What is so rare as a day in June Answei--;A ton of coal. .:e.. ; .,..
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Austrian

It looks as though the Austrian
 drive had an Italian clutch.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

The Cologne Gazette by any other name would be as foul ..
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

Since we have been told that Gen. eral Hindenburg died months ago. present reports that he has lost his mind and is confined in 8 private hos pital must be greatly xageerated- Springfield Republican.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

r Twelve thottsand mafchers and Is bands to furnish music for them give assurance of a. fitting celebration of the Fourth by New Hayen.-New
 Haven Register.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
Buy ". $. s. Today.

Brittania rules the waves while the Hun valves the rules
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

When the Brooklyn Rapid Transit gets loan of $17,320, ,OO0 from Un- cle Sam wall complaint of it's service be classed as dlsloy1lty New Y Yor1z Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
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New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
1owr Topics


 At Christmas time, the New Britain Chapter of the Red Cross sent out g. number of Christmas packages to be distributed among the soldiers and sailors. tAll of these were not address ed to any particular individual and some were given to those who might need them most. Only 8 few weeks ago. according to a local naval officer who is With the Atlantic fleet, a man who said his home was away down in TeHas approached him, saluted, and said: Sir, you are from New Britain, Conn, are you not? The off, cer replied in the affirmative, where upon the sailor told him that his Christmas had been made more pleas ant by the receipt of 8 package sent out by the New Britain Red Cross.
 W. $. S..
 At a meeting of the common coun- oil Wednesday night Alderman A. M. Paonessa of the sixth ward introduced 8 resolution calling upon the board of health to make g. report in reference to a. contract with Nathan Cohen of Ansonia whereby he was to do the janitor work at the slaughter house In conclusion the alderman asked that the health board explain why this con- tract is not being enforced and why the city is having to pay a janitor at the rate of $500 per year. Briefly, the contract was terminated wfle len Corpor- ation Counsel J. E. Cooper declared 1t to be null and void
 The slaughter house contract. has caused considerable trouble ill the health departm ent before. In the first place the East Side Hide com pany of Hartford did the work b,at subse- Quently, following some agitation bids were asked and Nathan Cohen Of An sonia was awarded the contract in February, 1917. A for4al contract was drawn and it was duly signed on March 26, 1917. What M. Cohen agreed to do was to> take care of the sanitary work at the slaughter house and to pay the city $20O per year for term of five years Tn return for bl1ls he was to have the exclusive, pri- Vllege' of bidding on all hides and other valuable refuse OH the premises. The job evidently proved bigger than MT. Cohen had estimated The work was not done satisfactorily and finally the health board took action Tn May of 1917 Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper. ruled that the contract was null and void and Mir Cohen willingly gave up the work. Tnasmuch as no bond had ever been posted no forfiet was collected. Finally the health de- partment became convinced that the only way the janitor work at the slaughter house could be done satis- faotorily would be to pay a man. and this is being done. f,'
 ". S. s.
 There was 8 little Hun
 And he had a little gun
 But r1s bullets were all dumdurn. dumdum
 He sihinnied up & tree
 To snipe what he could see And now he is in kingdom come
 con1e-come. . -W, S. s.
 Swat the fly, shoot the soy. cut out tHe lie, swear off on pie, quit drinking rye, and never say die.
 --W. $. S. ..., Local students of the war should begin to faAliharize themselves with 'he map of Germany. The time ap- proaches for a change of scene.
 -W. S. S.
 The honest farmers berry crop
 Has been dispatched to town
 The baskets looked this way on ton: o Q o o o Q 0 O Q O O O %
 And this way lower down: o O Q 0
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

T have heard more funny stories and more laughter among our men in the front lines in one night than l have heard all the rest of the time I have been in Europe" So writes an Associated Press cores pendent. Kid and kill Germans may be our boys motto. It Is doubt full which process the Boche hates worse- Chicago Evening Post
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22
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Now is a great chance for these persistent boosters of the Mattabes- sette river barge canal to say "I told you so'', when they read of the traf- fic congestion.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

When Uncle Sam "puts somethtr g across" it's usually pretty good. Take a squlnt at the khaki clad lad for ampie.-Paterson Press-Guardian
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

Already many women and girls of this city, and it's outlying districts,
 are taking an active interest in gar
 dentug and 3 little trip through the
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

New Britain. is going to succeed in It's War Savings Stamp campaign, of that there is little doubt but ali the same tlmc lt is well to keep before the public the deep meaning of these loans to the government Tn 1871 Vctorlous Germany imposed an in- denlity of s1,oO0, 0,O00,OOO upon the hapless France and, strange to say, France paid it rather easily. But now? The people dug deep into their hidden stockings, bricks were Ken from the fireplaces, disclosing hidden wealth and in the old feather beds hidden coins were sleeping. Yes. F'rance paid the indemnity when it was too late to win the war, but had the French people delved into these places during the war, in it's early days then the government might have been different. New Britain people cannot but agree with that great American statesman who said, Millions for defense. but not one cent for tribute. This being so. loan your money and you will have to pay no tribute. The government needs the dollars of every New Britain per- son the same as it needs the dollars of the people in other cities, towns
 
 war and it would be physically inn possible for the wealthy classes to fi- nance it alone. Tho income returns Of 1916 show that 2O6 Americans had incomes of Y more than 100000 each. Their com nbined income to- tailed about s45O,00G0oO, yet this en- tire amount would pay the costs of war for only nine days. Therefore. 1t is obvious that it is everybody's duty 10 give and to loan. When all is said and done even the most niserly must admit that a dollar bill is only q. dollar bill and nothing more. It is simply a government promise to pay. Take $4.17 and let it stay in your DOC ket forever and it still remains the same. Put a s4:t7 Savings Stamp in your pocket and in 1923 it will have become SJ.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

The man who hasn't got all his backyard garden spaded Up yet has the encourage ment of thinking that if he keeps on he will get it in fine con- dition for next year.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-22

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