Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Radicals, according to the annual report of the attorney general has given the greatest trouble to the de- partment of justice during the past year. Few indictments are reported, and this is probably the reason there has been so much trouble.-Aiddle- town Press.
 After, a referendum in which the swets" boiled the most votes, Ohio has notified the Federal state depart ment of the recall of the action of it's legislature in ratifying the prohibition amendment. Though referendum in some of the other states might also result in recall. there are at present more than enough ratifeations left to safe guard the mendment.-Water bury Democrat
 The Massachusetts legislature still struggles with the trolley situation. It does moi know what to do, in which respect it doesn't differ from laymen and also many who are termed ex- perts. It looks as though the most | promising measure of relief was the kzone fare system. That it is not pop | ular means little, for, no possible re- ] lief measure would be that on appIi-
 cation.-Bristol Press.
 l Don't let us pause with Emma l Goldman and Alexander Berkman but send every last one of the kus-
 sian agitators composing the Russian
 federation in this country back to their native land. According to Am 1 bassader'' Martens there are ten thuo-
 sand members of this organization
 of the United States and who pay for | fha r16o nf -Pridca- port Telegram.
 An expenditure of $500, 100000 as suggested the British naval estimate
 for the coming years budget has
 started painful protest in Great
 Britain, not only on the part of the
 peace lovers, but on the part also of 1 these who hoped for a beginning of reduction in war expenditures and
 especially in a lessening of necessity ! for war. equipment. Approniating a billion dollars for the navy the second year after the war looks like getting
 ready for another one. Of course this will be the model which other nations
 will be compelled to follow.-Wa
 bury American.
 ! Germany is shocked by an exhibi- 1 ton of post war frightfulness in which
 29. members of the Peoples Marine di- 1 vision, |ho were suspected of taking
 p2rt in the March revolt of the Spar
 tacides, were shot down in cold blood
 after being captured by government
 troops. Germany's sensitiTeness comes
 a bit late. When the victims were Bel
 gians the German conscience was un'
 disturbed. Still, it is encouraging tc
 learn that the lieutenant who is ac- cused of ordering the execution is be
 ing tried. This sets a precedent tt which the allies may point when i
 comes to the trial of Germans for sucf frightfulness in the world war : Waterbury Republican.
 i With a round dozen. or at most ; l bakers dozen in attendance at a hear ing upon an aldernqanic resolution call ing up the Connecticut comnany t, 1, abolish the zone system, public resent ment against the system cannot bi , said to be acute. Very likely if thl hearing had taken place the first Weel ! the system was inaugurated ther , would have been a heavy outpourin, 7 with plenty of vituperation against tn f trolley company. But the operation @ the system has undeniably improved i. There can be no real objection to ti3 Y assessment of fares on the zone basi , for it is eminently fair to charge. passenger in accordance with the dis , tanee he travels which means with tb
 l cost of rendering service to hin
 1 Whether the rate charge. per zone c
 per mile is fair or unfair nav be ope g to argument and subject to review g h any time by the proper tribunal hu >-i given a fair mileage rate the zone pla