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New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
JUST FOR THE MOMENT.

Outbreaks of criticism are to be far as they remain within the bounds of reason, so far as they are uttered tn good faith and not with disloyalty, they are good for the country. Those who can remember as far back as the Civil War, or those who have read sufficiently to be well in Rformed on thosa events that took ! place between '61 and '65, know that Pven the great Abraham Lincoln, whom we all now 1aud. was not with < put enemies who stood up upon every provocation and denounced him from he house-t tops.
 If President Wilson and his admin #stration finally succeeded in drawing #.he fire of the discontented, that is #berfectIy natural in the course of Events. It is to be expected At the #Eame time, it must be remembered That the entire world now hangs upon #his very word that he has carved a aiche in the international galleries (which will never be thrown down. 8tnd that statesmen of the world look hp to him for leadership and enlight- N enment. All this insures his safety at N nome, when men return to their sec N md sober thoughts.
 What is going on now in Washing x lon is nothing more nor less than N cen kept in confinement since the # declaration of war with Germany.
 Before that time there was pickering End bantying and believing on every
 Eide Pro-Gcrmans held the floor, E lisloyalists prated all over the land, S aters of the English and all things English denounced the coupling of & merica with the name of Great
 eritain, and everywhere men were at
 aggeEs' points. When the declara- M or Of war came there accompanied
 8 damper which put the quietus on ss nose rabid feelings that were break
 pg their check reins.
 M For nine months we have had the x pft pedal on. For nine months H 1ere has been a warning of "sotto H#oce. And now, when the safety
 hlve will no longer hold, men come \ ut and express their opinions in no
 ncertain terms, The start of the < alter may be attributed directly to s ie drastic order put in effect last
 eek by the Federal Fuel Adminis- x ator, Dr. Harry A Garfield. Touch-
 the pocketboolSs of the money @ akers the Doctor put his finger in-
 1Vertently on their hearts.
 Indirectly the explosion" at Wash
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Eating For Efficiency.

Eating for Efficiency, is the definition given to food conservation by g. food expert, Miss Martha Van Rensselaer,, the head of the Cornell home economics departm ent. There will be little put upon the table" :" says Miss Van Rensselaer,, and it is up to the American woman to make that little palatable. We have be- come acquainted with scientific man agement Now those powers can be called into play with relation to the most commonplace thing of our daily lives, eating We will go back to simpler flying, to the ways of the pioneers. We must give up personal gratfication.'
 The most serious question in food supply. Miss Van Rensselaer, told the women. was the shortage of labor. The increased production of last spring, in potatoes and other crops, had made evident the need Of farm workers Don't go on the farm un- less you know something a''out farming" she advises women. Take places in the factories and release the men who have come from the farm and know how to farm"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
TFTE, HOME TOWN

Some folks leave home for money And some leave home for fame, Some seek skies always sunny, And some depart in shame. l care not what the reason
 Men travel east and west, Or what the month or season, The home town is the best. The home town is the glad town, Where something real abides, Iris not the money-mad town That all it's spirits hides. Though strangers scoff and flout it And even jeer it's name, It has a charm about it
 No other town can claim. The home town skies seem bluer Than skies that stretch away. The home town friends seem truer And kinder through the day. And whether glum or cheery, Light-hearted or depressed, Or Struggle-tit or weary, l like the home town best. Let him who will go wander To distant towns to live, Of some things I am fonder
 Than all they have to give. The gold of distant places
 Could not repay me quite For those familiar faces
 That keep the home town bright.
 EDGAR F. GUEST,
 Tn Detroit Free Press.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
State and iCty Loans.
(Boston Herald.)

If the Washington authorities carry through their proposal to require Fed = eral licenses for all bond issues made by private corporations, in order tha | the borrowing power of the Ma tional gove1nme may not be i'm paired during the war, they migh we'll consider the eXpedlency of plaC = ing some such camper on the issue of bonds by the states and muniCipalities There would be some constitutions ] difficulties in the path of such action. if made mandatory, but it is, never ; theless, a clear duty of the Fedora 1 authorities to discourage in every wal practicable the existing tendency Of both States and cities to go ahead with their customary annual borrow ' ing as though these were perfectl' normal times.
 The present legislature of Mas sachusetts, for example, has the uSua 1 crou of expensive projects before 1t for consideration. The war has tO no appreciable degree diminished their number or prodigality. If eveN a small proportion of these measures should be adopted, we must issue state bonds to the extent of several millions. The city council of Boston, likewise is dickering with proposals for various public lmproVeme entS, such as a sheriff's residence which would inevitably entail the passage of loan orders. And so it is with coun ties, cities and towns throughout the Com>n onwealth.
 Whf should We require mercantile and Manufacturing corporations, pub lie service companies, and all other private business concerns to have the urgency of their financial needs ap proved by somebody at Washington, while all form of subsidiarE public borrowing are permitted to be under |. taken at will, without regard to na- tional necessities? There is no good reason for any such discrimination. IT the nations financial requirements are entitled 10 priority over one class or subordinate bond issues, as they un- dOubtedly are the brakes should bn applied all along the line
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Power and Responsibility.
(NeW York WorldD


 Trade unionism in the United States has just won q nota ble victory for it. self both in relation to general public sentiment and to it's enemies among the employing class. It will be found recorded in the erWheimlng vote of the convention Of United Mine Workers of America, at Indianapolis on Saturday to stand by the agree ment of last fall with bituninous coal operators which, i'll consideration of substantial wage advances, bargains tho miners against strikes and penal izes With fines collechblc by the en- blower those who take part in un- authorized stOppages of work.
 Power implies responsibility. A DoWer which denies or tries to evade responsibility is a power out of har- n,onv with the social state and can- moi hope for long toleration Labor unionism's days Of costliest ex- nerience to itself werc the days when it exercised it's undoubted and lawfuul powers with a deliberate refusal to recognize any corresponding respon- sibility for acts done in transgreSsion of the rights of others. The principle of collective bargaining would be as- serted at the same time that it's es- senual mutuality would in practice be denied.
 l is a fact that the trades unions which have been most oDSerVdnt of the tWo-Sided nature of thlS colcc- tive bargaining have been the most successful ones and almost invariably the only successful ones. 1t can fairly be said that this great union of coal miners made of the day on which it voted to stand by it's vol untary agreements moved thereto by the weight of the covenant rather than by the extra ordinarily critical nature of the empoyment at this time, a red- letter day in the calendar of American trade unioniSm.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
A LIGHT IN THE SOUTH.
Worlds War Winning Wonderful Op- portunity for Negro Race.
 (New York Times.)

The recent enormous and still un- checked exodus of the negroes from the South appears to be reacting on the attitude of the Southern white people toward the negro in a thor oughly wholesome and natural way: a way which, if properly and pub- licly manifested, may serve effectual- ly to halt the flight of the black man before it has gone so far as to cripple seriously the South's growing eco- homie strength. The South needs the negro. He is and has been since early Colonial times the physical staff on which almost it's entire in dustrial life leans. He constitutes practically all of the unskilled labor of a fourth part of the United States
 The South knows no other. At heart it wants no other. for. truth to tell, there is a warm, lOng-stand1ng at'
 lection existing between the white
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

man and the colored as long as the colored man knows his place and keeps it.''
 There has been no inflow of for eign white labor to the South. The whites haven't encouraged it, the presence of the blacks has prevented it. At the same time the relations between white employer and colored worker, in broad, impersonal way, have not been happy. A few colored men and women, because primarily of individual rather than racial traits, have here and there made themselves offensive to the white people. Essentially the whites have in many states passed laws, curb ing to the upstarts doubtless, but galing and humiliating to the en- tire colored population. which they had DO desire to offend. The result has naturally been not improved con- ditions but bad blood on both sides, relations more strained than before. Neither side was happy.
 Then came the great war. with enormous demands in the North and West for labor of every kind, the lowest degrees of skilled white labor being made to do the work denied to it in other times. To take the va cant places in the unskilled ranks labor agents secured the South for colored men and women and, for the increased wages, found them eager to pull up stakes and leave. The larger pay was, indeed, an induce ment. but it would perhaps have been far less attractive if the colored man had not felt, and felt for a long time l ho+ in o~fI and West he would not, as in his South crn home, be reminded of his black skin every time he met policeman, entered a street car, railway station or train, and in a hundred other less conspicuous ways in the course of a day.
 opened the way for Giles B. Jackson, the mouthpiece of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce at the recent convention in New York of the Southern Commercial congress, then addressed by negro for the first time in it's history, and to plead with that body to do everything in it's pow CT to stop this migration of the ne- gro, which he said had reached the staggering total of S0O,oO0 since the world war began-a total which rep resents the most intelligent and de- sirable product of the negro's civil lization in the South since his eman- cipation.
 What has been the effect of all this on the Southern white man, con- tcmplating his idle wheels? Infor- nation comes from beyond the Po- tomac that the idea is creeping into his mind and taking root that per haps he has not always given the negro a square deal in the past. Tn no head, straight haired or kinky. is there a thought of racial equality or habitual social intercourse One group does not want it, and the oth- CT would not have it. But the whites are beginning to see that if the negro is to remain with them the conditions under which he lives must be kind Her, the collective attitude of the
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
See The | ats. BOnnetS and Goats Displayed 1T Our South Win OW Until 2:3O P. M. on
 Thursda
IN OLD KENTv K'.
Mooshinc Fclipsed by "Moonlig gss Schools" and Mines. Condi-
 tions Greatly Changed.
est. Louis Post-Dispatch. )

(St Louis Post-Dispatch) The literature of Eastern Kentucky is famous for it's stories of feuds. E1oonshine and interesting mountain characters. It has been known as & section where money was not needed and human life was help cheap. That impression has been held by several generations of other sections of the country and has not been much changed by the romantic stories uC l moonlight schools tat have contcs from the hills within the past few years.
 But now there is coming from that. section an entirely new story, tha , influence of which is being felt even in the warning countries and will be felt with much greater force an- other winter. It is the story of coalS Eastern capital has during the last few years acquired great tracts of thaf, Eastern Kentucky hill land, and al- ready many coal mines have beer opened there. Towns where thou~ sands of persons live now flourish where stills were hidden a dozen years ago. The railroad development. of this country has been remarkable. but 1t appears that only beginning has been made. With the output of the greatly needed coal comes some of the finest hardwood lumber pro- duced in this country-thick timbers and wide boards from the great ash. oak and poplar trees that are sought, in vain in other section of the mid- dle west for war purposes.
 recent outline of the promotion work planned by the Louisville ss Nashville railroad indicated that no less than eight branches would bs built in this section to tap great min- ing plants and that each would create an industrial community. The na- ture of the results of this promotiors work indicates that the new rairoad control will not hinder it, so Eastern Kentucky has little fear from thes future. Let it be added that tlta companies which are building thes new communities in this section are starting right Their primary plans are for the construction of school- houses, churches. Y. M. c. A. build- ings. even before the hotel and tha resident managers home are put upu
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
The Fighting Irish.
(Waterbury Republican.

Real Irishmen with hearts that beat warm and true with a love for justice and right have boen wiping out the blot that the Jeremiah O'LeaTys put on the race at the en- trance of our country into the war. Into the history of the nation will go the figures of the provost mar shal generals staff at Washington which note that for fervor and will ingness native sons of Ireland not yet citizens of the United States have been surpast by no other na- tionality in accepting the call to scr vice in the national army draft. One in every three Irishmen waived his claim to exem ption as an alien and went into training to fight for the cause of liberty that the nation has given itself to safeguard. It is a common saving that where there is a fight an Irishman will be looking for a chance to get into it, but there might be added to this the fact that almost invariably the Irishman will be found fighting on the side of the under dog. which is the same thing as saving he can be depended upon to join the side of right and not of might.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
T0DAY'S TABLOID TALE
StroIIing With Sars.a.
By Joe Blast.

N'ps otAthS '" fAfk
 Twas a coolish evening at Camp Rock With his left arm bashfully cncircling her right waist, Lieutenant Mart Teeny strolled blissfully across the darkening drill grounds with Sarsa Farilla the beauti- full.
 Your eyes in the gathering dusk,' he whispered. There's certain indcscribable somep'n about them.'
 At that moment Captain Bron Ixes stepped from be- h1nd hrindle tree from the shadow of which he had been deVourinG Sarsa Farilla with his eyes.
 "Teeny," he commanded peren1ptorily, go and See that the cannons are stacked for the night"
 Mart Tecny SaIutcd smart Iy, wheeled. and strode off, Captain Bron iNes arm slip ped around Miss Faritla,s waist
 Don't let me interrupt VOLT Stroll,' he said ealIantly. "Oh. what eyes! They got that in cApressible Whatyoumaycallem about en-"
 Before they had been stroll ling five minutes General Ric- key loomed in their path.
 l&GS.' conn enlptority, "go back and as- sist at bugle inspection" Cap . tain Ixes saluted wheeIinely. smarted, and strode off.
 "Strolling General Rickev said pleasantly as his arm found the warm place made by the arms of Lieuten- ant Teeny and Captain Ixes. Did anyone ever tell you there was something about your eyes?"
 At that moment messen- ger dashed up, handed Gen eral Hickey a telegram, and dashed down.
 Curses" explained General Hickey. It's from the sec retary of war--orders to move on to Camp Sproot at 7:15, and it's 7:01 now"
 Who's the secretary of war?' inquired Sarsa with q patient sigh.
 MT. Baker," replied Gen ra1 Hickey as he hurried away. II wonder if I'll like him % unused Sarsa Farilla. And she COntiE ued her stroll, but no one else showed up.
 Copyright 1918 by" George
 Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
TO SAVE COAL IN TREATMENTS

It has been suggested by a leading coal dealer of this town that fam flies living in tenements may save an thracite and at the same time eN- pcrience more heat under the simple eHpedicnt Of shutting off a few ra- diatorS, conhning all the work to one or two. There are some rooms in every homo that are not actually used all the 1ivelong day. Likewise, there are some rooms that are more honey than others. Tn these the family can gather during the hours of wakefu1- ness. To those rooms which are set aside for sleeping quarters there need be administered little if any, heat. The instance given Is a seven-room apartment or tenement. By keeping all the radiators in all the rooms going at full blast, the effect is not half so noticeable as in keeping only half the radiators going and closing the rooms not heated. By a common agreement between all families in a
 
 working order and benefits derived by all who live up to the agreement. The scheme is simple and deserving of attention. The dealer who ad- vances the project has experimented in his own home and has succeeded in saving quite a bit of his coal sup ply. As the winter promises to be a precaution is now worth more than ! the proverbial pound of cure that might come later,-probably another | drastic fuel order. A word to the { wise is. or should be. sufficient.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

white people toward him friendlier and that equal opportunities with the whites for his prosperity, enjoyment of life, and the education of his children be assured to him, not grudginsly, but gladly and abundant ly. If this change does come, and comes quickly, it will do much to keep the negro where by nature and endowment he is most at home, where he is best understood, and in reality best liked and where his best service and highest happiness lie.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
A ChiIdren's
 .s. Coats sizes 2 to 6 years at $1.49 each

Not one Coat in this lot worth less than $3.9S and several of them regu- lar s Coats. All at st.49 each. We make the time of this sale half past two o'clock on Thursday afternoon so that mother can bring in the cIaiI- dren and have them fitted. Now Ter member the hour and none of the Coats bigger than to fit child of 6 years and down to 2 years.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

cAA~A FHerald yesterday the same having
 heen received by Connecticuts con- |gressional delegation in Washington
 las protest against the Garfield order. among this gala out pouring of goodwill for the safety of the worlingrnen of the state and nation was, a total lack of any com- rnunication from labor organizations,
 Why was this? If any one is inter- tested in the welfare of the laboring man it should be the labor organiza- stion. Yet labor. organized or un4 organized, voiced not one word of Sprotest { In trying to get a consensus sof opinion from wor<ingrnen them
 selves the following composite answer Ms siven:-"The workingnen did not dread the three days lay-off because Mthey expect just such a thing at this Skime of the year. Tn the past they 88have suffered this loss in wages so AA Ahat the factories could close down
 for purposes of inventory and re- # pairs"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
All in the Family Now.
(Oaklahoma Nevs.}

A colored lady who recently came over from Boley to do some shopping boarded the train here at the station on the return trip, and as the con- ductor came through for the tickets she handed him bunch of postage stamps, with the remark: "I didn't take no time to get a ticket cause my old man he says Uncle Sam owns de railroad now. and so take desc stamps its all in the family
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
COMMUNICATED.
"A TOAST TO THE FLAG"
Out in the Hoosier State They Have a Kindly Regard for The Heraid's
 Tribute to ''Old Glory
Hammond. Ind.

Hammond. Ind.
 Jan. II, 1918. To the Editor of The Herald: Somebody had the sense to copy that dandy little Toast to the Flag you wrote and printed in recent is sue of The Herald, and having some time on my hands I went 'em one better.
 Have a blotter with us which I am shipping out to our dealers-a thousand of them more or less,-deal- CTS, not blotters.
 Hammond, Ind.
 Yours truly,
 An American to the wire edge,
 H. W. WARDEN,
 Enterprise Bed Co.,,
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

Truly has it been said, These are the times that try mems souls: These are the times when the summer SOL dier and the sunshine patriots shrink fast in the winter of their own dis content These are the times when the towards take to the storm cellars CTS and the shirkers seek safe quar- ters. For only the brave can be about; only the loyal and the true can remain in the open.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Children's Hats and BO1 nets
 for 49C Aach

About one hundred l ats and Bor~ nets that go on sale ' th the Goats Thursday afternoon at $50. Values in tho Hats and Bonne up to $1.a5, but you get them if , u come for them Thursday for 49c sach. s
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

Now that Kentucky has endorsed the federal amendment to the Con stitution for national prohibition there is 8 new significance to the line My old Kentucky home, GOOD NIGHT"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Prohibition Nations.
(Cincinnati Times -Star)

There are two nations which stand for Prolibition--The Turk. who was ever cruelty temperate and intemper- ately cruel, and the Russian, who proved to be a bigger boob without vodka than with it.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
Interpreting His Speech.
Washington Star.)

"So you favor Government owner~ ship!" exclaimed the friend
 Who said I favor it?' inquired Senator Sorghum.
 Why, your recent speech was strong for the idea"
 That's no sign I favor it, That's sign my constituents favor it."
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

George Moore traces his pedigree to Noah and explains it's derivation in this manner:-"Noah had three sons; Sn-m, Ham and one more"
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
America Awakening.

to a sound like a mighty wave rising,
 oding continent. East to far West;
 and dcep-throated song of a. people:
 erty, Justice to Nations Op- pressed!'
 there the gleam of an army Swift moving, Mile 'upon mile, to the pulse of tgN sea. Patriots srrave in young life-craving ma,nnood,- Glorifetlh march to q yelled destiny. We who remain in tic stronghold of homeland, Teach Us, Q Lord. through com~ passion to grow. So that the song and the sound of the marching Sink to our souls. striking fear to the foe. | MARJORIE F. IIUMASON, / ~ in the New York Herald.