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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21
Shakespeare's Birthday and Other Things

tic effect and then turning to this
blushing Shakespeare, he finished in
ringing tones:
THAT greatest dramatist OF al
time. whose name I doubt not has
already suggested itself to you--Mr.
George Bernard Shaw"
There was a roar, rush, sound
Of tinkling glass, and q splash.
Shakespeare had dfved through the
I window into the river. making the
black waters of the Styx fairly boil
as ne swan madly up the channel
Hi Bill" cried Homer, leaning
over the rail, and calling to the puff
fing poet You've left your IfTs
preserver behind your
And he tossed the laurel wreath
which in Shakespesxe's angry flight
had fallen to the floor, into thu sesth.
ing wake of the hero OF this dag.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21

| Hello, Shake, old pote, whittier
iaway?"
! All, Homer" said Shakespeare,
lcondescendingly. holding out his left
hand for a habby pressure. That
you?" What you been doing with
yourself lately. writing little verses
I've been laying out a blliad. with
you as the hero. Bill" said Homer
What's the big idea. wearing that
mstletoe- bough over your eyebrows,
William" asked Ma poleon Trying
10 stampede Anne : Hathaway into
starting sonethinE?"
THAT is not mistletoe." retorted
shakespeare. That Is laurel.
i 20, indeed said Napoleon. --latest
thing In spring hornets up your
way, ! presume?"
! mot at ALL" said Shakespeare
IcoldIy Il always wear the laurel as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21

matter of right on my birthday"
"O--I see, said Napoleon. The
far famed spinach OF Parnassus. Ell?
Fine II you put little mayonnaise
on it itll be more dressy,. Bill"
80 today. is your birthday. is 1t.
William" said Homer. well well,
well! What big boy you are get
ting to be-"
Must have reached his second
childhood" said Aeschylus
Il am three hundred and one year
old today" said Shakespeare, with
frigid dignity. as you might have
known for yourselves II you had ever
read about anybody but yourselves in
the latest edition Of Who's who IN
Hades'
Congratulations, william. con
CALCULATIONS said Homer We had
forgotten. Nepenthe had us in her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21
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Ideprecating assent,
II repeat" said Homer. that our
brothers connection with the stage
makes it fitting that we should drain
a cup to the health of that master
of his craft, Of that rare spirit who
has touched nothing that he did not
adorn, of that great genius whose
wit has the keenness of the razor.
and the tempered hexibility Of the
Damascus blade, whose knowledge Of
human life and whose sympathy for
human weakness withaI----''
Aren't YOU piling it on rather
thick. Homer p whispered Herodotus.
Just wsit---dont interrupt" said
Homer. soto voce Tn short, gentle
men" he added aloud. raising his
glass. II give you the greatest dra-
matist OF all time
Homer paused. possibly for drama
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21

the divine hard's appreciation of his
own greatness had become so increas-
Ingly evident that it had got on the
nerves of a large number of his tel
low Hadesians.
Hes not exactly what you would
call unpopular with himself today, Is
he?" said Homer. as the great drama
tst strolled bt~ with his head thrown
SO proudly back that he seemed aware
Of nothing but himself and the ceiling.
"Nuu~-n--no. suffered Demosthe-
mes, "bub-hub--bu but yuh--you kuk---
can't bub-blamc him. This is Bub--
bub--Bt1Fs Observation-Disclosures and
Of all the gue-Ereat fuf--figures in
The wow-~Rorlds huh--history he Is
the only wnw--onc th---thata SUE
celebrated bub-by lul-lul~-hvtnE
irn--munl -mortals."
Get Dernostheucs a new needle.
WI YOU Raleigh q" whispered Homer,
TO the chairman OF the house. commit
ice
That's enough to give anybody 5
nose TIT said Addison.
That's true said Homer, but
Bits been rather topIofticaf for some
little time To hear him talk youd
think he and the solar SYST I'm were
twin brothers He & the only man !
know of cuts de Of Potsdam who
really patronizaH the universe. You
don1 zee George Washington strut
ting around like 81 pouter pigeon look
laS for a worm ln The milky way when
people celebrate his birthday. DO you p
Nor me. neither" jnteriected Guy
Fawkes when they celebrate my day
in dear cid Lunnon with fireworks.
ana the healing of bells, with speeches
By The I.eH MAYOR. and
Thai d de Tor you, TAwk ss said
NAPOLEON n shouldn't THINK you
would. because vau were failure.
Eifl Shakespeare maybe as ches,ty as
the kaiser but he turued the tries he
started IN to turn. while Won were as
far from reconnaissance your benign
parpose With your gun powder plot as
the crown prince IS at Ncrdun Why.
wouldn't peel potato in homo; %
your das mQek Jess bell.
How aIl ,Hts 1awAv~ person ever
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-21

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New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
COMMUNICATED.
IITHUANIa'S CLAIMS.

Editor New Britain Herald:
In Saturdays newspaper certain
news which is startling to those who
read between the lines and ana11-ze
facts Poland demands the right to
enter wilma, the capitol Of Lithua MIA
to put down the BolShevki, as they
claim.
Do the American people realize
their true motives?
Lithuant1 is u republic, declared it's
Independence some time ago, and is
solving It's problems without civil
stuff, bloodshed. or massacre.
why Poland with its hands fun OF
troubles, should see fit 30 leave her
own bounds, to fight a danger
which does not exist in a. neighboring
country is difficult to understand.
The idea compares favofabiy with
that OF Germany going into Belgium.
Let America understand that Lithu-
ania has not invited the Poles into
the territory, and look upon the move
as nothing more than an attemp to
subjugate her.
Here, one can see Poland in her
true light@ No sooner does Poland
see opportunity to gain it's independ-
cnCe than they begin ma criDG.
Jews and Ckrainians and now are
making plans. to enter Lithuania for
no good purpose
The whole plan savors Of faith, and
America should withhold it's sympa-
thy for Poland until that country
Seases her German arrogance, and let
live her ncighbors who have not
= asked her to enter, least of all with
a. powerful army.
Ldthuania, does not want to Join
hands with Poland Her language is
different, her literature is different,
in fact there is nothing In common
with her. President Wilson has de-
clared that her national integrity be
respected. It is cynical that the drst
TO receive the fruit of the war Vic
tory is now the first to abuse it.
Hands off Lithuania, Poland hands
OF.
ANTHONY MIKAI4 AS,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
FALSE IMPRESSIONS OF THE SENATE

I the notes are printed in the official
compilation of the treaties and in
tcrnaUOnal conventions Of the United
( states, authorized by a Senate reso-
I luton.
The Senate did not figure In the
least In the PRONUNCIATION of the Mon
roe doctrine. which shaped the for
eign policy Of the United States for
nearly a century. Its formulation was
not so much a aided by Il congress
sional resolution. The Senate has
, never even assumed the right to
interpret the Monroe doctrine. When
, Grant was president the Senate led
by Senator Sumner tried to shape the
I presidents policy toward England on
! jingoistic lines, in the settlement Of
the Alabama claims but Grant ignored
the interference of tho chairman of
the committee on foreign relations and
shaped our foreign policy by bring
, ing about the arbitration Of the
Alabama claims at Geneva. The
; open door agreement rega riding China
yearly 20 years ago was broug Int
about by Secretary Hay through
an exchange of notes; the Sen
ate took no action thereon, Before
the Spanish war the governments for
eign policy toward Cuba was deter
mined by Presidents Cleveland and
Mckinley, not by the Senate Before
; the present war with Germany. Ameri-
cas- neutrality policy was Presiden
Wilson's and the Senate side-steppad
the issue
The absolute power" of the Sen
ate i'll "all the foreign politics OF the
United States Is q fiction. \ treaty
alone does not make or shape our
foreign policy. The House has as
much right to pass resolutions on
foreign questions as tue Senate and
when the House votes on such a
question it is ore likely to voice
the sentiment OF the people, for the
Senate merely reprcsents% states. not
people. IF the policy of the United
States in the peace. asettlem ents now
| being undertaken were to be fornnu-
lated by the lawnra king branch of the
government the House should be
heard no less than the Senate. \ Ses-
ate resolution defining Anne rican policy
! in this connection should be acted up-
on by the House; "a vote by the Senate
atone would be presumptuous IL il
We're designed as an expression of the
will Of the people. -
Back of the Senate. moro powerful
final judgm ents than the Senate, is tha
I American people. Treaties that are
submitted to the Senate--and repub-
lican presidents have not always sub
n1itted them--muSt. have two thirds
majority to be passed in that body:
but the people in the last analysts de-
ternine our foreign policies. The
constitution authorizes the Senate to
give it's advice and consent concern
ing treaties, but the people are in
position to give their advice and con
sent to the Senate a.
IF tn" president. has not the ma
i0rity or the people behind him. he is
like clock that has run down: If
he has the majority OF the people, he
can so far in defying y Senate unsup-
ported by public opinion. If Mr.. WI
son has lost the confidence and sup
port of the people he is doomed to
failure. But with their confidence
and support he might even venture
to tell the Senate what Maj. Whit
tiesey told the Germans in the battle
of the Argonne,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31

though elected to political Office,
Mr.. Loonis has always IT sisted that
politics cease at the threshold and he
has conducted the business of collect
ing the citys revenue on business
principles.
AS a Republican offlcc holder, Mr..
Loomjs has attracted support 10 that
party in municipal elections and it is
to the party's credit that il offered
such an efficient candidate for the
voters consideration. The record Of
collections alone stamps Mr.. Loomis
of the taxpayers. 1t is rcgretta BILE
that he has decided to leave the pub
lie service.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
TO TIE EI4T1ET.

Home to the hearts that ycarn with
love and pride for YOU;
Fonlc TO thrill a nation whose wei
coming spirit flames.
Every 1h"cr uprising came from
throats Of those who knew
How f5ttinglN and =hiningIy you
bore and kept your names.
stars IN the flag Of the states, YOU
were stars in the seas blue
field,
You who ride at anchor while the
eager people gaze.
the dark night Of the war
glory that would not yield
You flashed 10 the worlds knight
crrants the guidance of your
rays.
For those you bring not back snow
falls. a gentle shroud;
But through the drifting WhiteDess
Your forms stand full revealed.
You who ride so proudly we'll you
may be y oud:
Stars in the dag of the states, you
were stars in the seas blue
field.
LUPTON WILKINSON,
in the New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31

The year 1913 passes into history
I midnight tonight having estab-
Eshed III uneoualled record especially
b regard TO the war. A year ago to-
Fight, German military power was at
(s height. and continued to dominate
Pie military situa ton III Europe for
|early six months when it showed
gns Of moral weakening. When the
rest Of the wear passed, it carried
Eith it German supremacy and from
hen until fall the Allied star was in
yer be recalled for tins overth brow or
|he Central Powers by the Allies and
|he overthrow of the Hohenzollerns
md the Hapsburgs by their respec-
i've subjects.
IT can be said that the world will
be remade in tho new year that
lawns tonight II VIII be the most
era IN the history of ma
ions. Peace is expected to be eff
GGtGu sI'tti Il lcIt5' N'C VI l'Ctl'SS ~ 'illN -
ID. New countries will emerge from
he flood that has swept over them
or generations. The nap win be re-
lrawn New political units will be
recognized. In all this, the United
states will play an important part as
he inspiration which made it pos
ible.
Problems that dazzle, so stupend-
JUS are they in size and so numerous,
ace America in connection with it's
om este policies. Nineteen Nineteen
ives promise of being year of up
leavaI politically and the vision OF
n astrologist is not required to read
he signs in the }1eavens We will
hake off the aruor of war but in so
LONG We must find new clothing as a
uhstitute for tho rags of the past 1T
gill be a year Of trial and tribula-
ion aud unknown problems will be
resented that We must face with high
determination. If we take advan-
ages OF orr opportunities nothing
IAN Interfere with our success but it
will be necessary to weigh our deci-
ions In the scales of patriotism
America calls to Americans as it
newer called before.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
FEAR THE TIGERS, SCRATCH.

Remarkable endorsements Of the
Rnen who helped 80 produce victory
even IL they did not lead the armies
In the field have been proffered to
NPremier David Lloyd George of Eng
land and Premier Georges Benjamin
past few days At the English cleo
lions, Mr.. Lloyd George received
sweeping approval of his war course
through the bulIots OF the electors
In the French Chamber of Deputies
Premier CIemenccau won an endorse
ment by vote OF $50 to 1874
Although past the age at which
men are expected 10 show the
dynamic visvr considered the proper
ty of youth, Premier Clemenceau
still retains the energy and mental
powers that earned for him the sobri-
quet OF 1.-THE Tiger Addressing the
chamber or Deputies the former
STAN ford schoolmaster challenged
his political enemies to dethronc him
ne 1hIOIII1EC ItlSlIl - III bAN IlldI IL lie
were not fit to act as guide he should
he expelled from office. This attitude
Is typical of the French cabinet lead
err and the result also is typical
'"The Tigers" claws remain sharp.
Premier C1cmonceau, in the past,
was favorable to esta bli&hing peace
on a "htlance Of power program
similar to other peace treaties. His
acknowledgment xhat he is not OPP
posed TO league OF nations removes
the greatest obstacle to the achieve
ment of this aim, Premier Lloyd
George already having declared his
sympathy with such a proposal
or the three great powers at war
with Germany, the United states
alone rallied to endorse it's leader, IL
the elections on November can be
cen@derad in that light.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
HISTORY OF FOOD ADMINISTRATION
AS IT WORKED OUT IN THIS STATE
Connecticut Being a Consul ming Rather Than Produc-
ing Community, Was One of First to Ap-
precate Foo Situation

\ assistant Food Administrator. The
offices Of the Federal Food Admins
traitor we're housed at SO Pearl street,
Hartford. with the onnecticut Com
mlttce of Food Supply, which already
had nun Der of active sub COM
nitteCs working on food production
and conservation
Issued First Posters.
1t is interesting 10 note that the
first food posters displayed in this
country were distributed b the Con-
nocticut COMMITTEES of FOOD Supply
with the endorsement of United
states Food Administration. Within
Il few months after We entered the
wax, Nj. Scoville and Mr.. flanders had
held several meeting with the leading
hotel pTOprietors and reStaura men
and initiated one of the earliest food
conservation programs among the
public eating places of America. Even
before the president had signed the
Lever Act the Connecticut food au-
thoritieS had instituted q food con-
servation pledge card campaign and
in juno and July, 1917, secured
thousands of pledges from Connecti-
cut housewives.
When the Prcsid ent's procla ton
placed wholesalers and large retailers
under license and rules and regula-
tiors were promulgated for various
trades, Food Administrator Scoville
secured the volunteer services Of At
torney Clark r. Durant, who was
placed in charge OF the Enforceme nt
Division During the late summer
and early autumn of 1917, Mr.. Scovile
visited nearly every town in the
state. comforting with the leaders Of
various organizations and indust ries
Pledge Card Campaign.
In October, 1917, Francis r. Cooley
of Hartford and D. Newtown Barney
Of Pennington were appointed as di-
rector and assistant director of tho
food pledge card campaign. William
A. Sheehan Of Hartford, a newspape
mal, was secured as volunteer pub
licity director of the food pledge card
campaign and, with the patriotic CO.
and cou1ty directors in Connecticut's
eight counties aAd 1853 towns, the
state made its quota of 100000 signed
pledges. This achievement was con-
sidered highly creditable in view Of
Connecticuts actual population Of APP
proXimately one million and half
One Of the first live issues that Goa
fronted the federal food administra-
ton for Connecticut was the sugar
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31

Connecticut. being consuming
rather than Il producing state. was
one of the first 10 realize Che presence
oc food problem and, early in March.
1917, the Connecticut Chamber of
Commerce called a meeting Of repre-
sentative citizens to consider what
should be done in the event OF war.
This meeting appointed a large com
mittee which was afterwards reduced
to the following membership: Joseph
". AlSop OF Avon; William Z. Cheney
Of Manchester; Charles r. Davis Of
MiddletoWn; John z. Elton Of Water
bury; George M. Landers OF New
Britain; Wilson II. Lee OF New
Uaven; Robert w. Perkins Of Nor
wich; Robert Scoville OF Salisbury;
clifford l. Stoddard OF Woodbridge.
This committee, feeling the latk OF
governmental authority, requested the
support Of Governor Marcus H. Hol-
comb and, on April 10, 1917, under
the powers vested in MIN by q re-
cent act Of the Legislature then in
>ses@ion be Formally appointed the
committee of food supply.
Connecticut Ready Eariy
so, when President Wilson on
August 10, 1917, signed the Lever
Food Control Act and thereby gave
life to the United States Food Ad-
n1iuist ra ton, which Mr.. Hoover had
already partially organized, the state
;tt Connecticut had for five months
been conducting wartime food de-
partment.
ScovilIe Named July (. 1917.
on July A, 1917. Robert Scoville Of
Taconic, Connecticut, repreSen tatiHe
Of the town of Salisbury in the Con-
necticut Legislatures Of 1901 and 1908,
New York banker and business man
and Connecticut farmer and cattle
breeder. had replied to Herbert
blowers telegram accepting the Of
flee OF Federal Food Administrator
for Connecticut without compenaa-
ton Former State Senator George
NJ. Landcrs OF New Britain. one of
Connecticut's M st successful organi-
zers and a manufacturer Identified
with numerous New Britain indus
tries had been chosen chairman of
the Connecticut Committee of Food
Supply and Mr. ScoviNe was his most
valuable and constant assistant on
food production and conservation
matters
Worked With State Committee.
When Mr. Scovilie became Food
Administrator for Connecticut, he
promptly appointed Mr. Landers as
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
tSprinstiGld Repu blican.)


: There arc Il aum Der Of false or ex-
aggerated impressions of the senate's
power of control over. this country's
foreign relations being given wide cir
culation at home and abroad. The OBJ
vious purpose of this sort of propa-
ganda is to eAalt the senate at the ex-
pense of the president in the shaping
of the peace settlements. It is being
carried to rather extreme lengths.
The London Spectator has recently
said for the information Of its Eng
lish readers: 1T must be rem EN- Der
ed that the governing fact in all the
foreign politics of the United States
is the absolute power OF the senate.
No foreign treaty can be ratified uD-
less two-thirds of the senate are in it's
favor Out in Chicago the Tribune
tells its readers, in effect, that the
foreign policy of the United States is
determined by the senate and that 1T
is vital that the policy of the United
States should be understood before
its diplomatic representatives have
committed it to agreements which
Will not be accepted by it's final
treaty making authority the SEN
ate"
It is not true that the Seuate has
fairs or policies Of the United States
1t is not true that every International
agreement to which the United States
is a party has been submitted to the
senate for its approval or consent IT
is not true that the senate dster-
mines the foreign policy OF the Unit
ed States. IT is not true, even, that
the senate is the final Eeaty-mak-
ing power.
After a treaty has been signed, the
president may refuse to submit it
to the senate; after a treaty has been
submitted to the senate, the presi-
dent may withdraw IT, after q treaty
has been submitted to and approved
by the senate, the president may kin
it by refusing to exchange the neces-
sary Publications with the other sig
natory powers. All these things have
been done by our presidents in such
a way as to furnish actual preccdents
for executive action at any future
time
Exclusive executive com troll OF in
ternational agreem eHts or co1ven-
tons was pushed SO far under repub-
lican Administered tons that there are
today at least two important inter
national compacts i'll effect which
were never submitted to the senate
and on which the senate has never
take vote. T hhe convention of
1901 between the great powers at the
conclusion of the "boxer'' troubles IN
China and the supplementary oon-
vention OF 1905. We're never submit
ted to the senate. although they were
signed by the American plenipoten-
tiary. w. ". Rockhill, and the Unit
Cd States was presumably bound by
them. s.
The important aercement between
Japan and the United States, signed
hy Secretary Root and Embassa dor
Tokashira in 1908, under which the
t-Ho powers agree 10 communicate
with one another under certain con-
dtions affecting their interests in the
Orient has never been submitted TO
the Senate. Yet it IS diplomatic
compact very vitality affecting our
foreign policy. This agreem ent as
sunes the form of identic notes eX-
changed between the two govern
rnents and notwithstanding that the
Senate never figured In the business
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
FIGHTERS Skull FRACTURED
Terry McCoyeru'' i'm Critical Condi"
tion-His Opponent Arrested.

Boston. Dec. 31.-''Terry MCCOY
ern" of Philadelphia, who last night
suffered skull fracture in bStngS
match here with frankie Britt. of
New Bedford. was unconscious and on
the dangerous list at the BoetQn City
hospital today
Britt has been placed under arISSts
at his home and Will ne brought to-
this city to answer to a charge of ass
sault, according 10 the Boston police
McGovern's injury was received whelrI
he fell during the bout, striking hiss
head heavily on the floor, His real,
name is Frank III Leo but when he
entered the goXin& game he took that
OF the late Terrible Terry MCCOY
ern Of New York,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31
MIR. LOOMS REgoEG NATION.

New Britain can III afford TO part
company with Tax Collector Loomis
signed to accept a position with a
private concern. Without attempting
to disperage the efforts of others who
hector, ii is only fair to say that Mr..
Loomis' stewardship has proved him
the superior OF past inc'lr1bents. AL
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31

H%sNsd daily tsuudsy excepted at AIS p. m,
at Herald Building, 81 Church St
New Britain herald., 1918-12-31

SAntsrsd At the rosl Office At New Britain
az Second Class Mail Matter.