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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
 WILL CEASE TO EXIST

(From the London Spectator, Feb. 22)
 In the United States there is bound
 to be much discussion about the para
 doxical aspect incidentally placed up
 on the Monroe Doctrine. Suppose
 that the American Senate demands that the Western Hemisphere, in ac- cordance with the Monroe Doctrine, should be excluded from the opera t IS of the League and from all its implications. Such an amendment would have a very logical appear ance for assuredly, if the authority of the League be accepted in the Western Hemisphere, the Monroe
 Doctrine in it's literal sense will cease ; to exist We sincerely hope. however that the American people will decide i that there is room here for such an accommodation as will save the sub
 stance Of the Monroe Doctrine while i admitting some little weakening of 1 it's verbal -stringency. The Monroe | Doctrine has worked admirably. and ! in our oninf0r i+ --0'''7 Nn disaster i to iettison what has proved an
 cellent instrument in ruling out I a large part of the world from dis putes. and thus preserving the gene
 ral peace. As a treaty has to be rat
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Unless the conference speeds un it's activities it will take longer to settle on peace terms then it did to win the war.
 With prohibition coming on apace there are other things besides coal with which the cellars are being rap idly filed
 With the promise of much cheaper automobile steps might as, well be taken to utilize roof gardens for park ing places.
 Of course with the early spring there will be necessary a correspond ingly early opening of the swat the fly campaign.
 That the farmers have more money than ever will be learned with pleas ure by the auto manufacturers and the gold brick agents.
 The man on the corner says: Il will not seem old fashioned unless someone says something pretty SCOT about 'lasses and sulphur.
 A number of Massachusetts town: having gone from dry to wet. it looks as if the coming prohibition was los. ing Some of it's supporters.
 It is difficult to understand why anyone should think of crossing thu Shetucket \river between the Laure fIill highway and railroad bridges il an automobile.
 Indirectly # not directly much goot will probably result from sending .foodstuffs to Germany buE care mus be taken to see that it doesn't get it feet in the trough. With provision being made for in creased night school opportunities is to be sincerely hoped that full ad vantage will be taken of it by thos for whom it is intended. With requests coming from Pari and London for the complete text that I,odge-Lowell debate on tn league of nations has risen to na tier of internationa| importance.
 With the report that there hay been six million deaths in India it is made quite plain that in | fiuenza is one of the most effectiv modern methods for wiping out hu manity even exceeding the Turks an 1 the bolsheviki.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
IN THE DAYS NEWS
AuSTRlA Sll ESlA

Austria Silcs:a which contains the Tcschen mining districts in dispute be- tween Polan and Czecho S:lnvakia. is f71n ~r-1oinot 0f t1Nn fN710v-irfr bulletin is sued by the National Geographic So- ci"tT from it's Washington. T.. c. head uHa rters:
 Austria Silesia. smallest among Austrian provinces, is not to be con- fused with German Silesia. largest of tho Prussiau provinces. Small as it rs Austrian s:ilesia befora the war pro- dUced more coal than any ntrer section oc the emnirn. Tn 1913 it's output was 9innOst half~~that of al Austria Its coal. farms. sheen and minerals. es- ''eCiall" iron. made it 9 coveted prize for tei1 centuries.
 Stretch Delaware as ore might pull a riece of taffy. then cnt through the thinnest portion of the slender middle but dc not separate the TWO parts left fv the lesion and you have a picture of Austrian Gilesia. The area is less tiian Delaware. in fact. 'hough the ronulation IS three times as 'arge Of this population. ill 1900. almost F2lf were Germans. about a tilird Poles and q fourth were Czechs and other Slavs
 Before the creation of Poland and ] C%echO Sl0vallia as ind2nendent Ma i tons to the west and north Of Austrian i Silesia was prussian Siicsia; to the 1 cast. CfaIacf7. and on the south Hun Cdry and MoIavi2. with which it was lnlls~d for T time until tt ,ccame q Genarate croEnland in 1St9.
 ! The two parts of Austria SiIesia, saaDDed asGnder where Moravia juts 1 up toward Odarberg. are hut remnants cf the old SiIesia The original Siles- l ia was chiDred to pieces by civil wars ! 7nG souvenir hunters at the peace | Bohemia fo" protection in Inc four i teenth century. and cclncCed into ! o,her shapes and fragranents by the ! three Silesja wars.
 1 Historically Austrian Siiesia has ! l~en q rarid maifen aurl in the fam l ilv of European nations. S;he was trfS
 r'ov--I11:r~~ r,rt-+o--t f@ 'e,.,l-=~e tl1a | involved most of Europe and the un- 1 i'trer7-ta7 '>0@tces of famcus interna- +to0al roeeti,las
 "loesnite her ru@ped exterior and ] chilly air-fCr the Sileeian climate is 1 ~Nnre severe hncause her mountain
 -,snges. ere tin tilted toward the/ north thie rich and friendleSs rcIa tive pos
 -ce@cd 9 fortune in natural resources
 0s t}7~ ~ieinr co~n~o +io-- ne nati0ne ir
 Europe next recognized her as more
 4'Eu B 6,c.v made bc~ 7hr nlavthino If 7irtHtioUa states whom she ac- ocuted without ardent aTft ction and
 prcn her derntse as 3 ducly divided he' legacy Of mines and farr2s and herds among theraselves.
 By tha early eighteenth century thf
 strUggle,for 'silesia had narrowed dowr
 tc two contestants, Austr:a and Prus-
 sin. Thus arose the firsr and second
 ESilcsian wars really a rart of the
 struggle known as the War of the
 Austrian Succession. The third SO
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

Tau one yea short of century ago when measures were taken to stamp out Jacobini&m which. to rulers of that tlIne was the equivalent Jf present day RoIsheviSm.
 Even a monarch. if he be a Russian, talks his politics over cup of tea. Metternich gladly spent three hours CTer the mystic samovar at little T-oppau inn to bring that political Hamlet, Tsa- Alexander. around to signing his famous Troppau protocol.
 "Ch account of the revolution of Naples, Italy was the bogey of mon- archs who feared the revGiJlion habit ri@ht sDrear. Hence tEg document which set forth that states wherein the folm of government had h"en altered by a revolution ceased to be members of the European Alliance. Moreover. of immediate, danger threatened. other na : tions bound themselves to employ arms. if need be. ito bring back the guilty state into the bosom of the Great Alliance"
 This protocol had an important bearing upor the Congress of Laibach year later. Even more significant trough, was the beginning Of Metter- rich's influeT ce over Alexander which diverted that irresolute mystic from launching reforms that alarmed the crowned heads of Europe to the for mutation of autocratic principles whicl Russia was not to sh1l.e until the world war now ending. Tn Silesia the metal ard textile in dustries thrived. Cloths, woolens, lin cns, and cotton goods were made ] TLe iron industry centercd at Trzin ietz, near Tes"hen. Troppau manufac l tured machinery and agricultural i'm piements. Organs and chemicals wer among other diverse products Many 0 1 these industries were impaired whel l SileSia came within rang" of the east
 ern front campaign carry in he work 1 War'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
AN UNWISE CHOICE.

Republicans are 10 be in control of inc next session Of congress. Already steps have been taken for the pur- pose of getting the organization ol the new congress in shape and Con- gressman Gillett of Massachusetts has been selected for the next speaker This marks the turning down of the effort of Representative Mann of IT, iinois to get that place and it is no secret that he was defeated because oflthe stand which he had consistently taken during the days when this country was dealing with war legis- iation.
 The selection of Mir. Gillett was therefore most creditable to the re. publicans, but there are of course other important places to be filled and in the selection Of a floor leader it i; quite as necessary that the repubi- cans should make a choice whict
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
THE GERMAN MERCHANTMEN

In connection with the plan to take over the German ships for the pur- pose of increasing the transportation facilities by making use of idle ves- sels it might seem quite the logical thing for the allied war council to turn over to the United States the ships belonging to Germany that are in Chilean ports. Such plan had been under consideration before, but as explained by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board it was turned down because it would have been in advisable for this country to take over those ships. making the necessary re- pairs and changes on them that would be necessitated in view of the fact that they have been tied up for such them only during the comparatively short time that would elapse before the signing of the treaty of peace.
 There can be no question but what the tonnage represented by the ves- sells in Chilean ports would contribute much to the relief of Transportation and that this country could make
 good use of them if they were ready
 for immediate use or could be gotten
 into shape speedily without heavy
 outlays, but it would certainly be
 most unwise for the Uaitcd States tc ;akc over these yessels1 spend hun drcds of thousands of dollars in get trng them in condition. which might require several months, only to be
 forced 10 turn them over to some other country by the signing of the peace treaty before any compensatory service could he obtained from them It is therefore a question whether we really want them and much is bound to depend on what is learned as tC their present state and the timC which this country would he permit. ted to use them. The vessels whicl have been allocated to the United States in German harbors give mucr better promise of meeting the require mCntS.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
SECRETARY LANstNe's ADVICE.

When Secretary Lansing, speaking in Paris. declares that "Germany has suffered bitterly Is suffering bitterly, and Germany is entitled 10 suffer for what she had done" 4 will ne agreed that it Is no more than # deserves a-.houph it couut.racls some of the impressions which arc prevalent re- garding the situation in that country. hct when Ee further declares that "Today starvation and want are the portion of the German people Ntc- lcucc and murder stalk through the streets Of their ereIt cities. Political institutions. industrial enterprise. and The very structure of society are tot tcrins' he presents picture which lot only shows rc,ribItiou at work, 'but emphasizes the fact that such dis orderly conditions are not only likely fo work to tho ietrimenJ of Gcrmany but of the rest of the world.
 ln this connection it is perfectly evident that inc dangerous influences of the anarchist. the bolshcviki and other advocates or lawlcssncss are dt work for the purpose of breaking CnWN any t1 1-'AuIl~itu SoN'Illu'tut dlu Creatiug situation which would tiock thy peace rnorts Jf the allied nations. It Is well known what th, fituauoH is iu Russia and hcw much q is Co be desired that such should lo avoided in Germany for the sake Of the o1ect f would have upon the test of the wo-IG
 It is quite uItural therefore that Secretary Lansing shopld declare that the crisis has been reached and it is recessary for oar own good 10 helr Germany consistently with foCd and peace. It is time Gacu every effort should bc made 70 countel#ct the world menace of bol1hevism by Jas lening peace. not out of pity fo' Ger many but that thc war may not have been fought in vain
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

were added to the necessary rations, especially for old people, children ami the sick. Bovrii, cocoa. milk, pea soup. timed soups, chicken broth, cafe au lait were all supplied to the limit Of possibility. and individual as well as official generosity was everywhere,
 The Tribune de Geneve is informed that Grand Admiral von Tirpitz is staying at Wildegs Switzerland, as the guest of Lieut.-Colonel Willie, son of the former commander in chief of the Swiss army.
 Tiipitz has lost aN his fortune. His sen is q clerk in a bank al Zurich and his daughter is 2 governess in q Zurich family.
 To avoid paying the German war tax of 1913 Tirpitz invested his money in Italian securities with the result that he is now tSAiless.-The London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
DIETING TIME

"so why break 6p his happy dream? l shall always look down upon myself for my idiocy in having a picture years since I had perpretated one, and feeling sentimental one day, l considered how sad it, would be for John without a least and recent pho- to of me should | elope with anyone or meet an automobile unexpectedly or receive a gas bill that was smaller than it really should be.
 Quite gayly l hastened to my pho tographic appointment; cheerfully l took the envelope of proofs from the postman.
 Now, I don't think I am an extra vain woman. To bolster my self-re- spect l always have trained myself to feel that l could pass in crowd without making a disturbance, but I knew was no beauty. Still, I must , have secretly thought it didn't hurt people very much to look at me, and l am positive I still clung to the no- tion that I had kept right. on looking as l did when I was 25.
 And then I got that bunch of ! proofs right slap in the countenance! Ye gOdsi Was this moon faced, un- mistakably middle aged. person my self Did I look as fat as that? May be there weren't wrinkles, but I had i got that sort of comfortable look that puts you over the forty. line unmis- i takably Why, I looked exactly like l that sort of individual people gC ] to right away when they want anoth-
 CT chocolate cake baked for the la, dies aid society supper, or advice o1 ! how to make over Jennie's dress, or good recipe for watermelon pickles. Tt was a horrible blow I couldn' 1 possibly be the ladylike siren l hat fancied I still was, and I was in perfect panic for fear John would fn'
 1t out, too. Up to then he had beer perfectly satisfied with me. And was my job to keep him so Yes, had one of the pictures, one only printed, and l bury it in my deepes bureau drawer, and I look at it ire
 quently to keep myself in the properl humble frame of mind a nice, middl
 aged woman should maintain. r,
 die before I'd ever let John see it Why, that man still thinks 1 look lik
 the photo with the bangs and the bi
 sleeves I had triumphantly taken tn
 first year were were married"
 I'll never sit for another photo a long as l live!" promised the bride.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

a part of the Seven Years War After the war, winch ended iii 1764. Austria was ceded ;Eat part of S'iiesia which row awaits disposition Ey the peace conference ,t Paris.
 At one t,ne SiIesia WAS divided into eighteen duchies. Teschen was the capital Of the ducIy Of Teschen. With less than 20.900 i habijants the cltE s importance arises from it's pos iljCn at the end of the Jabiunka pass. t.4aln highway between Hungary and Germany, and it's situation on the Olsa. which emnti-s into the ua%t in the midst of the rich coal mine region. "Teschen, too, is historic. rather as setting than as a part;ci5ant. Fred e'ick II, of Irussia, and Maria Ther- esq. of Austrian Hungary. met there in 1779 to sign the peace which concluded he war of BaVaTian suC cesaion. Prince 1 Albert, of S"xony, had received the l Guchy of Teschen a feu years earlier
 as a portion of his wife's GOwry when he married the daughter of the Aust i tridn empress.
 "Teschen k 50 s7iles. i,y rail, south | east of Tr0pnau, the SI.esiln capital
 meeting place Of the Congress of Trop-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

I'm having my picture taken for Toms birthday" related the bride confidentially. It's coming out very well"
 "Good" said her friend. the lady who has been married for quite a long time. Now you can rest in peace until you have it done for the grand children, in your nice lace cap and black silk gown! What a relief"
 My goodness!" cried the bride az grievedly you must think I'm not going to have any more taken for years and years.'
 You aren't if you're wise." her friend explained to her. have sev- eral photographs among my intimate friends and l naturally would like to see their business flourish; still l must say that any woman wno achieves a good photograph in her youth, a picture which makes her look the way she secretly fees she ought to look and yet near enough { like her so she can get away with it without being too brazen, and who doesn't stop right there and put the camera on the taboo list, that woman has the wheels going backward in her head.
 q know it is a horrible temptation | to have ones picture taken. It is i such a gamble. A woman always has 1 the lure before her of possibly being better looking than her modesty per 1 mits her to think she is, and perhaps 1 the next picture will make the hope a 1 fact. The trouble is she doesn't stoI | in time.
 When this picture comes home ir i it's solid silver frame Tom will have
 a fit over it. It looks just like you i says he, and gazes at it worshipfuliA until it is simply ingrown in his braiI ] cells. Thereupon. for the rest of his i life, if he isn't disturbed, he will gc
 on thinking you look, just like that men never taking time actually t( 1 focus their eyes upon their wives aft 1 CT they grow accustomed to having
 them around. They may love then
 just the same, but they do not set !, them any more than they see table.
 and chairs and other furniture
 When you weigh fifty pounds more and the sagging lines at the side 0 your mouth show and you wear
 switch to cover up the thin spot ant your ears somehow are bigger, you
 husband will be entirely unaware 0 it. He is thinking you still look lil1 that picture he liked.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
ulations have both been surprisingly

 ulations have both been surprisingly healthy.
 One peasant habit which the Amer ican makes countless jokes about is as time honored and .unswervable among the Russians as it is strange to the Americans. That is sleeping on the stove. The Russian billage stoves gre built of brick or clay or porcelain. They are about as large as an ordi- nary American bathroom and fiat on top, except where the brick chimney pokes through. One stokes them once or twice a day. until all the wood is burned out, and then closes them up letting the heated bricks radiate the'f warmth. The flat tops of these stoves are bed spaces, for the eldest or most honored of the families. American officers have surprised many peasant hosts by declining invitations to use these choicest of all beds,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
STORIES OF TIE. WAR
Habits and Customs ir Northern
 Russia.
lCorrespondence. of The Associated
 Press

Correspondence Of The Associated
 Press.)
 The habits and customs of the North Russian peasant are sources of drceasing wonder to the American suidier. The peasants are primitive ard are content to reside where the average American housewife would roll up her sleeves and spend many days in scrubbing before she would live. In these wooden or log huts hundreds Of Yankee infantrymen and engineers are hilleted this winter.
 The Americans, generally speaking, occupy one-haIf of the house and the family the other The Americans half is as clean as constant policing" can make it. But as foc the other half, there are chickens. husky dogs of the Arctic type. and from two t7 four generations of peasants wander ing more or less niscenaneously about their one or two rooms.
 But they keep the chickens cooDed ur part of the day. one Detroit Nj chigan, private told the Associated Press correspondent You see" "he added "thev oplv let them out in the morning to police the kitchen That's easier than sweeping out"
 The Russian famtlv's side Of a'1 these houses is 2irti"bt. It is bitterly cold up hore in fhe f9reses during the
 iy monthe' winter, and the peasant doesn't believe in wasting heat His windows are sealed uD tight and never. never opened. He doesn't minl tho resultan$ sR1or.
 But the American does. and opens the windows in his side of inc house and the peasant shakes his head sravely and worries for fear hie strange khaki-clad guests will catcf cold.
 | But the American doesn't eaten i cold, and neither does the peasant, fo2 that matter, in his alright rooms l 10th systems seem to work equally well. Since the cold weather has real ly set in, the soldier and civilian pop
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
THE COMING DEBATE.

Europe is already eagerly antici.
 patme the, debatc between Senatot
 Lodge and President Lowell of Har-
 yard next Wednesday evening at Bos-
 ton. and by no means is the interest
 in that affair confined to the Bay
 state. It is matter in which this
 whole country is interested deeply and it is possible by tackling ,he same points from different angles to give much enlightenment
 For that reason 1t is to be hoped
 that the arrangements will be so made, and it is of. course 10 he
 supposed that they will. that the dis
 cussion will be productive of the in
 formation that is desired. It would
 he most unfortunate for one speaker
 to confine his discussion to the need
 Of q league of nations and to have the ether devote his efforts to pointing
 out the weak or the strong points of the proposed constitution.
 There are some who are against any kind Of a league and say so. There are many more who are op- posed to the league only because oi ! which have been set forth in the TO port Of progress. If the depaters will tackle the various articles and giy. ! their views as to why they should bc !Ictained in the present form or wh. l they should be amended, with tho ! rggeestion as to what the cha7gos | should be, much material nere7t could not fail to result Even fav17ar Pros. l ident Taft who has been speaking f1, | some time in behalf Of the league de | ciarcs that it needs aucr7ine. and i
 the dcbAters will admit that some 1 league is necessary and devote thei,
 efforts to showing why change. l should or should not be made oI
 showing why suggested changes woult
 or would not strengthen the league { real helpful service will be performed