Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-11
LETTERS TO THE. EDITOR
Who Can Tell?

MT. Editor: When Mir. Montgomery began to "extinguish" himself through the medium of the press, we wondered what his official status could be. Con- sultation of the state register showed that he was~not even a member of the school board of his town and the off cial annals of said town seem to be ominously silent about him. Then came the period of his weather and
 seeds The public seems to be wary of weather Elijahs," Gipsies. mind healers and the like. Although not ! claiming any especial merit for his personal opinion. this writer assumes to ask if it would not be well for Mr. | Montgomery to achieve some office from which to handle difficult matters of international policy. One of the of i Ecers of his own town a man of his l own party, has assured me that the i republicans of his town regard him as
 a joke" and that they would not for q minute consider making him jus | tice of the peace" g
 | Now for the arguments" (so call l ed) which he admits are "unanswera-
 ble." One would hardly suppose that ! they rise to the level of argument. As usual his logic, is faulty. He begins l by asserting that man who can | wash lamps without breaking chim- neys and carry hods of coal without 1 spilling the coal is abler than the l president. No one is. obliged to accept 1 this on his say so. Beside he offers 1 no proof that he doesn't break chim-
 neys and his ,neighbors are decidedly
 of the opinion that Hspiliing over' is his best hold.
 As for the presidents mighty plea no. one ever supposed it to be mighty. l Az e, oln &s.a the American people have done it sev- eral times and survived the shock. As for the American incompetents at
 Versailles, there. are among the Amer ican people, state governors. irepresen- tatives in congress United States sen- ators, justices of the supreme court
 and other distinguished men who have risen ace high above lamp washing
 and coal heaving who do not consider
 them incompetent at all.
 The ease and confidence with which
 he disposes of the fourteen points
 suggests the judge mentioned by Washington Irving in one of his ad- mirable stories. Said judge was al ways very positive in his decisions
 and Irving tells us that he always reached his conclusions without ever knowing exactly what the case was about.
 MT. Ms English like his logic. be- ling rather faulty, he does not make it clear what he means by "us." "Italy {, hates us. etc.," says MT. M. A rather natural inference would be that h' , means The United States of America . and c, B. Montgomery,
 !, | Unless Mr. M. is forthcoming witi , the proof, I shall not believe that
 Italy hates him because I believe sh' never heard of him. I do not believe : that France distrusts him for. thu same reason, doubt if single em } pire like Japan is big enough to biuf : him; and if England has more use 10 ; him than the town of Sterling sh' [ certainly has exercised self contro and concealed the fact
 This writer holds no brief for Pres ident Wilson. Being republican.
 did not vote for him. I do believe
 however, that the chief magistrate 0
 the nation who holds his office at tn |. hands of a majority of his fellow citi gems is entitled to the respect of al 5 goo6 citizens irrespective of party.
 have very little respect for the nib
 hlulg" criticisms Of the self appointe e statesmen wno never got beyond tn e sixth grade of the grammar school.
 It was my good fortune to be a stu
 dent at Princeton during MT. Wilson : presidency. His reputation there wa v that of an amiable Christian gentle man of correct life and splendid ex
 ecutive ability. He was loved by tn faculty and almost idolized by tn r lstudent body. Whether posterity wi : assign him a higher or lower plac
 than that assigned to MT. M. only tim
 can reveal
 0 No. MT. Editor, voted for M