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New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
Victor Hugo's Phopbecy

(New York Times Sunday Magazine
 Victor Hugo the ilustrious French poet, took great interest in the mo- litical life of France,
 The armistce conditions imnoead upon Germany by Marshal Focb in cludlng the occupation bv the Allies or the entire left shore of the Rhine and the four bridgehead cities Treves, Mayence, Cologne. and Co- blenz-recall the speech made bv Vic tor Hugo on March 1, 1871. hafore the national assembly, Q speech ful1 of prophetic vision. He said:
 From now on there will be in En- rope two dangerous nations; the one because victorious, the other because VanQuished.
 "Of these two nations, one, the vic torious, Germany, will gain an em- pire accompanied by servitude. a mill itary yoke, the brutishness of the bar rack: military discipline to the very soul, a parliament tempered by in generation of the Speak kers That nation, the victorious nation will have an emperor of military man. ufacture. as well as by divine right, the Byzantine Caesar com bined wit h the Germanic Caesar. The sabre will be her sceptre; free speech will be muzzled, free thought strangied, con- science on it's knees; there will be no free tribune, no free press. There will be darkness
 The other, the vanquished nation, will have the light
 Oh; the hour will strike, and we feel prodigious revenge approaching, Already we hear the great steps of our triumphant future marching in history. From tomorrow France will have but one thought: to gather her self together. to repose in the fearful reVerie of despair, regain her forces, regenerate, become again the great France, the France of '92, the France of the idea and the France of the sword.
 And one day, suddenly, she will rise again; she will be formidable. And with one big leap she will re- take Lorraine, retake Alsace. Is this all? No, no! She will seize-hear me-she will seize Treves, Mayence, Cologne, Coblenz."
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
A WAR OF FOUR WEEKS.

@our weeks will be the maximum
 ent of the next war--if there SuId be any next war-in the be- < of Leon Cammen, associate editor khe Journal of the American So- Nv of Mechanical Engineers. This Rement is qualified on the ability willingness of the beiligerents to Iploy gas and airplanes to their full abilities.
 Mr. Cammen believes that Germany EIld have met with little opposition
 it's fight for the channel ports if had used ten times as much gas she did when this weapon was in duced into the war. Great fleets of planes will carry tons of gas be- i'd the enemy lines and will make
 tain sectors uninhabitable continu- ply, he says. and the flying ma
 nes will be developed to such a
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
The Small College.
( Boston Transcript.)

Most of the things which were said at Amherst's annual dinner in Bos- ton about the purpose and place of the small\ college in our educational life have been said before. Seldom if ever have they been said with such ringing force and sincerity. The in tensity of the speakers utterance was the measure, perhaps, of the inten- sity of the crisis which the ideals of the small college, are facing. In a candid assessment, the main current of the educational times seems to be setting today dead against them. It
 is running so as result both of a pull and a push. The pull is the pull of the great economic necessities of the present day, the demand for special ized fitness, the need of expert and technical training in one and another of a dozen departments. The push is being applied by the modern cam paigning for vocaHonalism in educa- tion, and is exerting itself not upon the colleges only but more especially upon the whole system of secondary schools which make the foundation an underpinning of the collegiate sys- tenn.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
Against / High Prices.
(NeW London Day. )

A dispatch from Paris relates that the French are to '1egislate against high prices.''
 Tn this emergency America can send full sympathy.
 Here, as there, the cost of living has become a national hardship.
 But if is impossible to legislate more goods.
 It is difficult to legislate less money per capita.
 To a degree the fact of high prices is beyond government control
 The action, in France as here, can best be directed toward encourage ment of greater production and cheaper distribution.
 Tn our own country the prompt settlement of the railroad problems bears directly upon the matter of the cost of living.
 Tn France the greater need seems to be for a rapid increase of mari time shipping facility.
 Toward the latter regard the re- sources of American shipyards should be freely lent to Frances require ment.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
WELCOME TO. CAPT. GRISWOLD.

Back from the battle scared fields of France, back from the roar of con- fict, comes Captain Alfred H. Gris- wold of Company l, hero of Seiche- prey and other struggles that tested the mettle of New Britain's manhood Under the curtain of night, he re- turned to his home city and few other than his relatives and intimate friends knew of his presence.
 New Britain rejoices at Captain Griswold's safe return and extends to him the right hand of welcome He upheld the honor of the fifth city in Connecticut in a manner deserving of universal appreciation and commen- dation The Croix de Guerre is evil dence that the Germans knew he was in the fight. Few New Britain sol dies ever established themselves so firmly in the. hearts of their fellow townsmcn. His name will be en- graved on the pages of our munich pal history beside the names of other fighting men from this city who dis tingushed themselves in the present and past wars and who exposed them selves to Deaths bayonet that right and justice might live.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
IF THEY COULD KNOW.

 If God would give that they might know, Tn rugged trench and storm beat sea, The downfall of the beaten foe, The joy of sweeping victory, They'd sleep in pace if they could know. Brave hearts in shades of blue and brown To balll the Hun on land and sea Risked life and all, went bravely down, That home and country might be If they could know how glad they'd Could they have seen that craven fleet, Brave Caddock's s men could reason why. Could they. have seen that Hun re- The Allies dead would peaceful lie. God, make them know the victory!
 WILLIAM T. HORNADAY,
 in the New York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

( General Traub testified to refute the charge brought by Governor Allen of Kansas that soldiers of the Thirty Fifth Division, of which Traub was in command during that battle. had been needlesSly sacrificed. That he was successful in convincing his small audience that the accusations were unfounded is self-evdent to any fair minded man who has read the ac- counts Of his recital
 Governor. Allen was a Y. M. C. A. worker and he claims to have been at the scene of action during the battle of the Argonne. General Traub does not deny that Governor Allen was present but he says that if such was the case, Allen, who had not been elected governor at that time, had disobeyed orders. It had been learned that Y. NJ. c. A. men were nWitting- l ly conveying information to German 1 sympathizers living in towns behind 1 the Allied line and, on this account, l they had been ordered to the rear. So l if Governor Allen did secure any in 1 formation he did so by stealth. The 1 Kansas executive claimed that large numbers of American infantrymen were killed by the Allied barrage. Any green "shavetail' lieutenant just out Of a training school could have told Governor Allen that this is a sit uation that must always be reclloned with. It is expected that some men will be killed by their own artillery fire.
 General Traub brings these fault finders up to a short halt when he de- 1 clares:
 What the American public ought to he doing is singing paans to the American soldier, 1 who brought the Roche power to the dust, and there is no question
 but that the American soldier did ! it. II was wonderful work. mar 1 velously well done by the won
 derful men our country sent over l there.
 l It was a most StupendOuS task,
 and one that our country was not
 prepared for. The way it was
 handled by General Pershing and
 his staff will be the marvel of all
 future time. Surely, it was mar
 ve1ous piece of work, marvellous lN well done by all concerned.
 General Traub is an old Indian
 fighter and a, veteran of the Philip
 pines He seems to know what he
 is talking about. The same cannot
 be said for the governor of Kansas.
 The dispute adds emphasis to the
 dangers of a civilian meddling in mil | itarN affairs.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
WANT TO KNOW NEEDS.

Mexico City, Feb. 22.-The depart ment of commerce and labor has or dered all Mexican consuls and com mercial representa- tives in the United States to report immediately on what articles badly needed in Mexico can he exported without delay from the states. Data regarding prices also is requested.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
The Difference.
(EXChange.)

"Name this child." commanded the minister, preparing to christen the twins.
 The proud father threw out his chest.
 'Tloyd George Foch Haig Marne Mons Jones.'
 The minister gasped for second wind.
 And the other?'
 The meek, nervous mother smoothed the dress of the one she held, and in a scarcely audible voice answered; "Maude."
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22
In the Car.
(COrneIl WidOW.D

Old Gentleman Gin street car)--IIas anyone here dropped roll of bills, with Q rubber elastic around them
 'Yes. I have." cried dozen at once.
 I've just picked up the elastic.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22


 for what? For a thing called IT. for tho satisfaction of greed,.~ tho cphomeral ecstacy of l1ing a few short moments, as s rcckoned. on Mount Parnassus. srickery and subtorfuge. by lies calumny. they assail the honor Integrity of Amcrica's first citi- G'ibly they quote from Wash An, picking here and there a Sse and moulding t to their own A Apses and denying the great truth < e whole. 'Parrot-lillc, they speak Hntangling alIiancoE"; as for the a# finder Of the Farewell Address,
 ght noVcr have been written
 They care nothing for unity @ it interfercs with their ambi-
 It is desirable but not noC0s-
 CoVeting the authority that been entrusted to another. they @ tear down the whole structure,
 or-Hke, in an effort to bend the
 II to their will.
 N btless must be the sleep of George
 lington with the storm of strife
 poisonous animosity. raging only
 miles away from his sarcopha-
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

The government of German Aus tria is restoring to Italy under pro- test" paintings stolen from occupied allan territory. That is one of the hardest lots of defeat, to be obliged to give up the loot.-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

"The biggest war garden year, ever!" is the word that is being sent out from Washington. Does your 1919 seed catalogue already present a thumbed appearance ?-Boston Tran script.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

Not yeowoman, or yeomanet or yeomaness-just yeOman (F). This is the designation of the she-yeoman, as fixed by the naval thorties-that is, she is a yeonlanerf-M manchester Union.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

The best way to overcome 8 Bo1- shevist and transform him into a. good citizen is to start with his grandfath- er.-KnoXville Sentinel.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

Birthday greetings to George Wash ington Klett.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

The output of the spring poet has been distanced hOpelcssly this year by, the lay of the spring hen-Toron- to Globe.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

S4411Btfce pact by Germany was the scrap upon which the more lenient terms were written.-New York Sun.
 It is Senator Bc rah's privilege to eo dinnerless but it must be humiI- iating to plead that facts and req son upset his digestion.-New York World.
 We Ire promised the return of the two-cent letter rate Tn June. If it is coming by mail it probably will be several weeks late.-Detroit Free Press.
 The German writer who says he "sees fern entation at work in Amer1- ca would do well to take a good
 look at it while he may, for a day approaches when there ain't going to be no fermentation in America, or not out where you can see it, anyway.- Macon Telegraph.
 "Frankfort Contemplates Erecting a Statue to Wilson," But the Huns mustn't expect any American city to do as much for William Hohenzol- 1ern-Boston Transcript. While waiting for the president to explain precisely how the league of nations wll work various American statesmen are dcvising some interest ing theories of their shing- ton Star.
 The output of the spring poet has been distanced hOpelcssly this year by the lay of the spring hen.-Toron- to Globe.
 The best way to overcome a Bol- shevist and transform him into a good citizen is to start with his grandfath- 'er.-KnoXville Sentinel. Not yeowoman, or yeomanet or i yeomaness-just yeOman (FD. This ; is the designation of the she-yeoman, ! as fixed bv the naval auth ies-tha a t l is, she is yeomanerf,- f,-Manchcst ! Union.
 ''The biggest war garden year. ever!" , is the word that is being sent out from Washington. Does your 1919
 seed catalogue already present a
 thumbed appearance ?-Boston Tran | script.
 The government of German Aus
 tria is restoring to Italy under pro- 1 test paintings stolen from occupied
 Jta lan territory. That is one of the | hardest lots of defeat, to be obliged 1 to give up the loot.-New York i World
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

"F'rankfort Contemplates Erecting Statue to Wilson, But the Huns mustn't expect any American city to do as much for William HOhenzol 1ern-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

While waiting for the president to explain precisely how the league of nations VII work various American statesmen are dcvising some interest ing theories of their Own.-Washing- ton Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

We Ire promised the return of the two-cent letter rate Tn June. If 1t is coming by mail it probably will be several weeks late.-Detroit Free Press.
New Britain herald., 1919-02-22

It is Senator RC rah's privilege to go dinnerless, but it must be humi1- iating to plead that facts and req son upset his igestion.-New York World.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
The Magma Charta of the Weak
(NeW York \Vorld)


 No other provision of the Covenant of the League of Nations has been subjected to such pas sonate attack Article X; yet Article repre- sents the longest step forward that has ever beer taken in international relationships. It is the Magni Charta of the small nations; for it lays down the rule that wars shall not be undertaken for purposes
 Most of it's critics, while they may have read ii have apparently never studied it sought to un derstand it's meaning, yet it is plain statement ol principle as any one who is reasonably familiar witt the European language can see for himself:
 The Members of the League undertake ,.l. ito respect and preserve against external
 aggression the territorial integrity and ex-
 isting geological independence of all Mem
 bers of the League In case ol any sucn
 aggression in case of any threat or
 danger of such aggression the Council shall
 advise upon the means by which thls opl-
 gation shall be fulfilled
 MT Root and Mir. Hughes are in favor of strik, ing out this article from the covenant which would he equivalent to striking "Thou shalt not steal from the Ten Commandments Such action on the part of the Senate could mean neither more nor les than a declaration that matter of principle, al though not necessarily a matter of expediency the American people believe in wars of conquest struction territorial integrity and the potlca independence of nations that not strong enougf protect themselves from powerful and unscrupu' lous neighbors.
 The alternative to Article X is Prussianism Either we are against wars Of conquest or we ar ars not and if against them, our antagonist matters little unless we are ready to make It CT fective
 Article is the embodiment of the great lessor of this terrible conflict, which began as a war O aggression the part of powerful country aga1ns weak country. Now that 7,o00,00O men have been killed 25O0O0OO or 3OOOO 900 have been maimed for life, $2O0, 900 100000 in propert! destroyed and vast nations have been wrecked th' critics of the League of Nations insist that what ever else it tries to do the League must not seel to do the thing that would avert repetition of this disaster Privately still to be per mitted to view of conquest with disapproval but this dsapproval must not take the form of con cered action which could prevent them.
 Article is the noblest statement of interna tona policy that came out of the Peace Conference For the first time the great nations committed to the vital principle of the Declaration of Inde pendence, and whoever really believes that the in dividual has an unalienable right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness must likewise believe that the nation to which the individual belongs has similar rights.
 When the attacks Article are sifted dowr they reduce themselves to this That a League O Nations might properly concern itself with any O the causes of except the most infamous cause and that above everything else it must not concerI itself with the of the war that has all bu reduced civilization to chaos
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
Fcrecastinq the Weather.

A man who gets up weather pre- 1ictions a year ahead for almanacs tells us how he does it He peeis an onion and preserves the first twelve peelings intack. The peelings are then laid in row. the top peeling re. presenting January and each of the eleven other peelings representing February, March, Aprib May, June and so on He places pinch of salt on each peeling and lets the peel ings stand over night. In the morn ing he finds that some of the peelings have absorbed the salt, while other peelings will not dissolve the salt at all Where the salt has dissolved it indicates that that will be wet month, and where the salt has not been dissolved the month will be dry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
THOSE, IN BUSINESS ARE WITH PEOfLE

There are people in Alaska who realize more clearly than engaged in the fisheries business the peril that conronts the future of the fSherles industry in this Territory There are many millions of dollars invested the fisheries business in AasKa in canneres, traps boats seines and other equip ment Those who have that money invested want it to have permanent value. They desire that the business they developed, including the great institutions and small, should remain and produce in the years that are to come
 There people more desirous Of haVlhs solved the perils which threaten the life of the fisheries industry solved soon and for all time than these There none who understand more clearly that no question settled to stay settled unless fl is settled along sound and right lines. There fore those in the fisheries business want a just solution of the fisheries problems Of that there Is no doubt
 fair and just solution of the fisheries question is out of the question until the power to solve it is placed in the hands of those the ground, those most concerned in their settlement. Those in the fisheries business know, this, and do all others who have given the matter careful consideration and thought in the light of experience.
 Therefore let cooperate in making sure of the first step-the acquisition of the power by the people of Alaska to control the fisheries of Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
COMPLIMENTARY TO THE UNITED
 STATES

The appointment of Viscount Grey, formerly Sir Edward Grey, to be British Ambassador to the United States is highly complimentary to this coun- try and to President Wilson. Grey probably stands first among British diplomats For a score of years he Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and he of Great Britan's five delegates to the Peace Conference where he very powerful advocate of the covenant of the League of Nations, and took a very leading part in writing and per fecting it. He always has been strong believer in the United States, and his diplomatic policy has been to maintain the closest friendship between this country and his While Paris he be- came strongly attached to President Wilson, and openly admits that he is his friend and admirer It is intimated in London correspondence that President Wilson suggested the appointment of this great statesman to the Washington position.
 It is said that there question at Lon- don whether Grey Sir Robert Cecil would be sent to America. Cecil also member of the Paris Peace Conference and strong advocate of the League of Nations covenant The decision 1t is said was finally in favor of Grey because Cecil is being groomed for party leadership and the Pre-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
Luke McLuke Says


 The o. f. man who used to take his vacation at Atlantic City so he could see the sights on the beach now has a son who stays at home because he can see more on the streets of his home town.
 She may get a lot of waiting on during the honeymoon. But shell get up first and wait on him before they are married long.
 A whole lot of men use the street cars because they are too short winded to crank f1ivver and toe poor to buy a real automobile.
 Another wall-eyed liar is the man who says he isn't superstitious. Every man is superstitious about something
 Another queer thing is that the more worthless the man the better the woman he marries.
 After all, it isn't so much the cost of living as the incidental expenses.
 There is room for everybody ir this world. The trouble is that we all want a front room. Any man can tell you that if il wasn't for his running expenses he could win in a walk A woman can make guess anc back it against her husbands gooo judgment and be right nine times out of ten.
 What has become of the oldfash toned Frenchman who used to figh a duel every week or two? There would not be any credit busi ness done if it were as hard to ge l into debt as it is to get out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
AMERICANS WILL BE LONG NARROWED ON
 EUROPEAN TRIPS

BOSTON, Aug. 21.-Ambassador Davis will advise the State Depart ment emphasizing the probability of Americans who intend to visit Europe this year being marooned abroad for weeks, possibly months, owing to the shortage of transpor- tation facilities, according to a World dispatch. The Cunard Line passenger accommodations are now booked up to Oct. 31. The same is true of the Anchor, White Star and Dutch lines, while the Canadian Pa cific ships are booked until Septem- Der 30th. American business men offer $1,000 for berths on homecom- ing liners. The British operate 30 per cent. of the transatlantic traf- lie and only 20 per cent. of the space is available for passenger traffic.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-21
Tips from Texas
(Dallas News.)

Dallas News)
 Personally we try to avoid sar- torial conspicuousness, but if we ever pay as much as $6 for a silk shirt we shall wear it with the price tag displayed.
 Another easy way to get into fin ancial difficulties is to owe too many people and be owed by too few.
 Moreover the water wagon i3 a poor place to ride unless you are a fish and can get inside.
 And as general thing it is easier for a man to agree with his wife than for them to agree with each other s .'a' -'- Of course we are glad that phono- graph records have been reduced In price, but our neighbors are warned that it will be some time yet before we are able to buy any new ones. A West Dallas widow says tha. the latest proposal she has received was from a Main-street restaurant man, who said he had admired her ever since he noticed that she rolled up her sleeves when she ate corn on the cob.