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New Britain herald., 1919-12-11
Y. ID. C. GIRLS MEET.

A meeting of the "r. D. C." girls was held at tho home of Madeleine Mil Ter at her home, 131 Main street last evening. After the business meeting plano selections were rendered by Ethelyn Brown and Madeleine Miller Marion Cashen sang. Refreshments were served.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-11
WANTS TO FIGHT MExICANS.

Walter karpinski of 62 Silver street, has enlisted at the local re- cruiting office, 213 Main street. Ho has joined the cavalry for service on the Mexican border.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-11
7. v. L CA. Notes, v Plans,

The Stanley Works girls will meet tonight for their regular basketball practice.
 The Stanley Works club will have dance tomorrow night.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-11
PRICE INCREASES

Providence, Dee. 1.-The Provi- dence News announced today that be- ginning Monday Ihe price or the pa her would be increased from one to two cents ..'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

n 70 MORE immigration for four
~ years! That is, if the bill
A. framed hv the Committee. ON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

thetlc in appearance. His browning charm
was strange mass Of golden hair, tossed
carelessly, or artfully, above his we'll shaped
forehead. His voice was low and sweet and
very musical. His slender fingers had
amazing grace and lightness. The spirit Of
hopin-morbid, yet pure even when most
passionate-informed his rendering of that
masters tonal poems
"The years have changed him, as they
change US all. Now Ignace Jan seems stern
and strong and earnest. The blows and the
agony of terrific war which has pressed,
perhaps, more savagely on Poland than on
any other country with the exceptions of
Serbia and Armenia, have steeled and har-
dened him. His face looks tortured. 1t is
lined and furrowed."
Indeed, as Marguerite Mooers Mar
shall notes in '"The Evening World
"war has effected no greater metamorphosis
than the development of Paredewski sensi-
tive, temperamental pet of lion-loving
public, into a self-forgetting, hard working
patriot and statesman of the first order"
"Paderewski," declares 'The Phila-
delphia Inquirer" els patriot without
guile"-an intense patriot, who has
achieved great things and is held in high
esteem" as another Enquirer" the
Cincinnati, phrases it. ''It did not occur
to anybody to oppose him with the ar
gument that his previous career I'M
fitted him for political leadership" And
the trust in him has already been re-
warded. According to ''The Portland
Press" Paderewski has succeeded. For
che has organized a government that has
won the confidence Of the conservative
statesmen at the peace conference. The
man we used to pay our dollar or two dol
lars to hear play the piano has become the
head of nation of several million of peo-
pie, Of a population, in fact, greater than
that of Italy, one of the five powers now
engeged in settling the destnies of the
world"
A subscriber wrote in and asked
'The New Orleans Item: "Who is Ig-
mace Jan Paderewski, and what is his
religion?" The editorial writer who re-
sponded answered the latter query in
these words:
1--WE don't know his religion, but we sus-
pect that Free Poland figures largely in it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

ton that there will be no emigration from
the war-strcken countries for several wears
on account Of the need of workers there.
If that be true this bill can certainly do
no harm.
"But is it true?
"Let that question be answered as to v,le
country, at least, by high Italian official
few weeks ago delegation from the Ital-
ian labor union came to this country from
Italy. At the head Of this delegation was
Mr.. Alceste De Ambrs, member of the
Italian House of Deputies In the December
number Of Italy Today publication got
ten out in New York by the Italian Bureau
of Public Information in the United States,
Mr.. De Ambris is quoted on page 80 as fol-
lows:
Emigration of italian labor after the
war will be necessity, and part of the
function Of the delegation is to help this
emigration. italy has an excess of 3OO,-
600 births over deaths annually, and these
100000 must find an outlet. Industry in
Italy has advanced and is making ever
increased demands on labor, but the in
crease is not equal to the supply. Italy
has an excess of labor, and it would ben
eft both the United States and Italy if
this labor could be induced or would
choose to come here
"On page 81 he says:
"'Although industry in Italy is entering
new era Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, this devel-
opment cannot yet absorb Itay's huge
labor reserve. Emigration must take care
of that those who remain in Italy will
have to work at good wages and Bolshe-
vism will go unheeded
"Mr. De Ambris was solicitous about pre-
venting Bolshevism in Italy, but he was
not worried about the Boshevism likely to
be produced here by having two men for
every job here
"What is said about the surplus of labor
in Italy may be said with equal force, and
even greater force, as to come other coun-
tries"
Mr.. La Guardia in his testimony be-
fore the committee predicted large
immigration of Greeks, Syrians, and so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Keeping Anarchy Out OF the Melting Pot

u TO MORE immigration for four
years! That is, if the bill
- framed by the Committee on
immigration and Naturalization passes
both the House and the Senate and is
signed by the President. This most i'm
portant and interesting document has
just been introduced in the House of
Representatives and referred to the Com
mittee of the whole House for consdera-
ton.
This bill is a combination Of bill
introduced on December 10, 1918, by
Representative Lufkin and a. bill intro
daced January 20, 1919, by Mr.. Burnett.
The committee report states:
"Section prohibits immigration for four
years from and after the passage of the
act, but exemptions are made in favor
Of aliens who have lawfully acquired a
domicile within the United States, 80 that
such persons may reenter this country after
making visits abroad; also in favor Of Ger
tain enumerated classes, the list CORE
spending substantially to a similar list,
appearing in section three Of the existing
law of exemptions from certain provision
Of the excluding clauses Of said section;
also in favor Of certain specified relatives
Of aliens who have heretofore lawfully
entered, corresponding in most particulars
to similar exemption to the illiteracy
test of the cxibting law, but including a
nephew or niece not over fourteen years of
age, il both of his or her parents are dead:
also in favor Of aliens fleeing from religious
persecution. Those fleeing from political
conditions have been deliberately omitted,
for if people Of that class we're permitted
10 come in many Bolshevists and aliens Of
similar character would claim admission.
II IL provided further that skilled labor
may still be imported under the condi-
tions prescribed in the fourth proviso to
the third section Of the existing law, and
that aliens returning after service in the
United States army or the army of one Of
the countries with which the United States
has been associated In the war, in accord
ance with the joint resolution approved
October 10 last, shall be admitted"
There are three especially, important
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

NCANT sympathy is expressed by
the nations press with the prof.
~ ects of the nations "wets' to
irrigate the great American desert.
The consensus of opinion is that it can
not be done. The plans of campaign,
so far rather sketchily laid out by the
retained legal talent of the liquor deal
sers. seem to most observers foredoomed
to failure, and, while waiting for the
coming anti-dry drive with interest,
critics seem to have found little Of mo-
ment in any of the arguments against
prohibition.
1.-The Philadelphia North American"
laughs derisively at the 800 distillers
who gathered in Chicago on January 7
and resolved to fight prohibition "to
the last ditch" Like many fallacies
surrounding prohibition, this paper be-
lieves, the defiance of the distillers is
delusion. Indeed
"the;r threat to overturn the law by liti-
CATION is vain and absurd. From the very
beginning of the fight the legal ability at
the command of the prohibition forces has
outmatched the best talent the liquor in
terests could hire, has beaten them at every
turn and through all the courts. Within
one week of the current month the Su-
preme Court of the United States upheld
two principles against which rum hoped to
launch devastating attacks. The amend
ment will not be set aside upon techncali-
ties. 1t will become part of the organic
law of the Republic, and will be permanent"
In conclusion it assails the last for
lorn hope:
zone may pause q moment to marvel at
the effrontery, or the credulity, of the liquor
advocates who proclaim that the returning
soldiers will save the doomed traffic-'nine
out of every ten cries booze advertise
ment, are against prohibition. Is the free
dom for which they fought at Chateau
Thierry TO be taken from Them The idea
that the American troops were fighting for
the liberty to drink liquor is rather novel,
especially in view of the fact that they
cheerfully endured prohibition while in
uniform, and the further fact that more
than half of them come from territories
that have had no saloons for years.
at is difficult, of course, for the liquor
interests and their newspaper advocates to
realize that an institution of such great
age and power has been destroyed in this
country. But their resistance and their
threats are vain. The traffic is extinct for
all time-unless civilization reverses itself
and the aim of human government becomes
the promotion of disease instead of health,
and misery instead of happiness"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

Then will it not be a tragedy if we
allow thousands of aliens to come to our
shores to work for low wages and thereby
secure >the jobs that ought to 90 to the
returning American soldiers and the war
workers? The American Federation of La
Dor and the four brotherhoods of railroad
workers are unanimously for this bill
"The writer of this report has heard from
some large employers of labor who favor
TINS legislation because they fear the con-
fusion and irritation that will result from
permitting a large influx of foreigners,
many of whom bring the red flag in one
hand and the bomb in the other Another
reason that influenced the committee is the
danger to political, moral and material con-
ditions in this country generally by the
admission of thousands of revolutionists
and Bolshevists from foreign countries.
War has intensified the spirit of lawless-
ness all over Europe and it will take years
to eradicate it,
"Conditions here may be composed and
return to normal in two years if we are
left alone, but in other countries it will
take four or six or ten years to bring
about that change, and certainly during
that period we ought to protect our own
from European conditions.
sit is impossible to keep out revolution
lists and Bolshevists without keeping out
substantially everybody. We have had
law excluding anarchists for years, and yet
the war developed the fact that we had
thousands of them in midst. The far
famed melting pot has proved to great
degree a delusion and snare. We feel
that it is now time that we were beginning
to look after those of our own household.
rather than to open our ports to many who
know nothing of our laws our customs, our
standards of living, and never intend to
learn of them.
ave have by our liberal immigration laws
taken many who have proved that their
hearts and their sympathies were not with
us, and they were ready to strike their
poison fangs into the bosom that warmed
them.
Now let us try for at least four years
to close ranks and try to see Who's who, in
America"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

w E RECOGNIZE Poland. From
wv Paris Secretary Lansing, fol-
lowing out direction from
the President, has dispatched
Paderewski, the new Polish Premier:
"Thc President of the United States
directs me to extend to you as Foreign
Minister and Secretary of Foreign Affairs
of the provisional Polish government its
sincere wishes for your success in the high
Office which you have assumed and his ear
nest hope that tie government of which you
are part will bring prosperity to the
republic of Poland
ut is my privilege to extend to you at
this time my personal greetings and official
ly to assure you that it will be source
of qualification to enter into official rela-
tons with you at the earliest opportu-
nifty. To render to your country such
aid as is possible at this time as it enters
upon new cycle of independent life will
be in due accord with that spirit of friend
illness which as in the past animated the
American people in their relations with
your countrymen."
From the very moment the first sur
prising cable news to the effect that the
man so long associated with pianoforte
achievement was taking the helm in
Polish politics reached us, this new role
has had about it the alluring quality
of romance. 1t is circumstance that
moves the imagination. Perhaps, in the
words of ''The Houston Chronicle"
Paderewski forms something of an
anomalous figure on the political STAGE"
but, as the same paper goes on to state:
ON theory, if not in practice, he should
be quite capable of detecting and ad-
justing discord." Yes, it is true
"the idea that pianist can step in and sue
coed where soldiers and diplomats fail is
certainly astounding, but not more so, per-
haps, than that swift and powerful run
ner should have become emperor Of Rome
for no other apparent reason than that he
was a swift and powerful runner
And speaking of Rome! "The New
York Mail'' is sure that
with the sole and notorious exception Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

reasons, the report points out, for rec
ommending the suspension of immigra
ton generally during the next four
years:
"1) There is already developing a seri-
GUS situation with regard to unemploy-
ment in the United States, and in the COM
mittee's judgment this situation is likely
to grow worse rather than better during
the time that the industries of the coun-
try are being readjusted to peace condi-
tons; CD the soldiers returning from
Europe for discharge and already dis
charged or hereafter to be discharged from
the camps within the United States must
be afforded opportunitics-ough to be given
the first chance-to obtain profitable en-
ployment, SO that they may be fitted back
into the industrial life Of the country with
fairness and justice to themselves and with
benefit to the various communities in
volved; and go it has been demonstrated
during the war, even more clearly than
ever before, that aliens have been coming
into the United States at rate out of
all proportion to the number that can be
advantageously assimilated and become a
real part Of our body polite"
Section 10 of this bill is, in effect,
slight amendment to the first part Of
Section 20 of the immigration act of
February S, 1917, and deals with de-
portation. The report explains this
part carefully:
when that act was passed the provisions
mentioned were sufficient to meet the par
ticular situation with regard to the places
to which aliens could be deported but it is
apprchended that, from this time forth,
there may be objection on the part Of some
Of the countries that have been at war with
the Central Powers having aliens who arc
citizens subjects of the latter returned
to the ports Of the former in connection
with deportation proceedings Hence it is
thought advisable to insert in the bill this
section, making it perfectly clear that the
Secretary OF Labor may return aliens to the
country Of their nationality or nativity
"Some Of the countries will even cncour-
age that class Of undesirablcs to emigrntc.
ut has been urged against this legislu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
HARMONY
From The Memphis Commercial Appeal

Nero, who was giving a violin recital on his
roof garden while Rome burned, there is no
instance in history of great artist being
called upon to grasp the tiller of great
ship Of State. That unprecedented honor
and opportunity has come to Ignace Jan
Paderewski.
1.-THE Polish people, among the most ar
tistic in the world have established prcc-
edent; for Nero was an Indifferent violin
list, in the recorded opinion of the critics
of the evening newspapers of his time while
Ignace Jan Paderewski is an artist of the
first rank"
''The Mail'' goes on to say:
"Those who have seen the great Polish
pianist and composer since the beginning of
the war, and especially shortly before his
departure for his own country, were amazed
by the change in the man. His once red
hair seemed to be growing white very fast
In his eyes there was concentration as if
he were gazing at distant land beyond
seas, land that had suffered as few lands
suffer through the centuries, and had been
overwhelmed by GROWING sorrow
"For beneath the temperament of the
artist, Paderewski carried the fire of a
patriot, of lover of mankind"
The Tribune, writing just after the
attempt on Paderewski's life, declares
"There have been few episodes of the war
as romantic and unbelievable as our own
Paderewski's appearance in Warsaw in the
thick of the revolution and intrigue risk
ing everything in devotion to his ideal of
a free and united Poland That he was
shot at and missed death by narrow mar
gin is but one incident in a venture that
cannot fail to be perilous day by day, with
no one can tell what denouement. The
ticket that we naturally pin on this news is
romantic and specifically it is the right
one. BY all the standards of the rest of the
world the lrishman is incurably poetic and
the Pole is incurably romantic. pity the
world if either is ever cured.) The Irish
peasant women talk poetry in their daily
life and the Pole turns to romance natu-
ally"
America knows Poland's new Premier
and loves him. A writer in "The Chris
tian Science Monitor" revives picture
of his now far distant youth:
GAS some recall, he was slim and pale
young pianist, courtly of bearing and as-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

on. And Captain johnson, member of
Congress from South Dakota, who had
a career at the front in France and had
the opportunity to investigate at first
hand, predicted before the committee
chat large numbers of the worst classes
will as soon as possible make rush for
America. The report comments thus:
Glow soon will that be? Just as soon as
the steamship companies can begin their
transportation.
again, it is urged that many aliens now
here will return to their countries as soon
as they can secure transportation. That is
no doubt true; but nearly every one of
them will go back with the expectation of
soon returning to this country and bring
ing some of their relatives with them.
"This was admitted by one of the farest
and most intelligent witnesses that appeared
before our committee against this bill
There were two cogent reasons which I'M
PEELED the committee to-favor this legisla-
ton. One is the unsettled labor conditions
that are already beginning here and that
will no doubt grow worse as the soldiers
from armies are discharged and war
workers are released.
although less than one-ffth of our sol
diers have been discharged, we are already
hearing of the surplus of labor increasing
in almost every section of the country.
"a few weeks ago the Division of En-
ployment Service of the Department of La
Dor reported a surplus in only few
states. Each days report adds to that
surplus, until to-day majority of the
states report such surplus.
"In some cities riots are occurring from
unemployment, and in few cases unem-
ployed discharged soldiers are engaging in
those riots.
AT Pittsburgh the employers of unor-
ganized labor are cutting wages. Most of
these employees are foreigners.
"The workingman is barely making a
support at present wages with the high
cost of living prevailing. Then, how can
he be expected to submit to "A reduction
of wages while the cost of what he has to
buy to feed and cothe his family is SO
high, and in many cases going higher?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02
Swedish
Gymnastics

At o'clock his physical culture profess
sor rings. When he was younger M. Glenn
enceau was an expert horseman and re-
doubtable fencer. Nowadays Swedish gym
nastics keep him strong and supple. For
half an hour the professor, NJ. Leroy, who
comes every day except Sunday, makes his
pupil go through rhythmic movements.
The seance over, NJ. Clemenceau dresses
rapidly, enters his automobile waiting at
the door and drives to the Ministry Of War.
VI. Clemenceau returns to his home for
luncheon between noon and O'Clock. The
luncheon is brief, but it is a good one, de-
spite the restrictions under which he lives.
1t consists of little meat some boiled veg
etabes, a dessert and some Bordeaux wine,
of which half bottle will last for four or
five meals His cook buys it at a neighbor-
ing wine shop, as NJ. Clemenceau keeps no
cellar.
Five or six years ago NJ. Clemenceau
smoked pipe, but now he does not smoke
at all.
After luncheon the President of the Coun-
Gil sleeps for an hour. Fully dressed and
with his head protected by silk cap which
he pulls down to his ears, he stretches out
In the evening at o'clock the President
of the Council returns home, eats a light
dinner and goes to bed at once, while his
valet and the cook also retire and leave him
alone in the apartment with his two dogs,
Lady and Chipotte, two long-haired, short
legged spaniels, one brown and the other
black Sometimes, when he is troubled with
insomnia, NJ. Clemenceau rises and works
at his desk. In the times when the Ger
man asrplanes sought to lombard Paris N.
Clemenceau gave strict orders that he was
not to be disturbed, and, contrary to the ad-
vice he gave to other Parisians, refused to
seek refuge il the cellar. He was to be
called "only if bomb fell on the house,,
During the enthusiastic days following
the signing of the armistiee many people
were anxious to see NJ. Clemenceau, espe-
cially the people of his own quarter, who
knew his habits. 81.
November II the proprietor Of nearby
cafe succeeded in concealing himself in the
shadows of the doorway, and despite all the
cursing of the concierge refused to bulge.
When NJ. Clemenceau came out to get in his
automobile the cafe keeper fell on his knees
and cried: .Ns.A
Monsieur the President of the Council
you are the ace of aces! Let me embrace
you'll"
The Tiger" could not resist such. en-
thusiasm and accepted the accolsde Of his
] ncighbor.