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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-21

Is Setlitious and in Direct Violation
Of Explicit Law, No Trouble or
Disorder Is Expcctcd-To Name
Peace Delegates and Write DccIar-
alton of Independence.
Dublin, Jan. II (By The Associated
Press. )-Probably no country except
Ireland could present an episode as
remarkable as the assembly of the
''Dail Eireann," which is Irish Gaelic
for Irish parliament" which will be
called to order in Dublin's ancient
Mansion House this afternoon to pro-
claim Ireland an Independent re-
public.
Many Delegates In Prison.
About half of the Sim Feiners
elected to membership in the British
parliament will participate, the other
half being in various English prisons,
charged with sedition, or merely held
on suspicion under the provisions of
the defense of the realm act. The Sim
r
Dublin Castle, where presides Field
Marshal Viscount French, the first
viceroy in many years to give Ireland
a purely military government. They
will meet with full knowledge and
tacit consent to take measures which
are purely scditious and in direct vio-
lation of explicit law.
Have Permission to Meet.
This is one paradox. Another is
that these Sim Feiners, elected by
about half of the voters in Ireland on
platform of Independence from the
British empire, were chosen members
of the British parliament, but speci-
f1cally refused to recognize that body
and to call themselves members of the
British parliament. They occupy the
Mansion House by permission Of the
lord mayor Of Dublin, who himself is
a home ruler, but not so much of ii
separatist that he does not expect to
accept what most of his predecessors
have accepted--a knighthood from
the British government.
All Welcome to Attend.
In the shabby Sim Fein headquar-
ters, courteous young women secre-
days meeting quite impartially to
friend and foe; to supporters of the
Sim Fein and to correspondents Of
English newspapers which hold the
Sim Fein and all it's works anathema
Dead Language Being Used.
Today's program in independence
half will differ in one respect from
the solemnities of 1875 at Philadel-
phia. They will be carried out in the
Irish language, which is virtually Il
dead tongue, so dead that the Sim
Feiners have been obliged to rehearse
their parts and will he compelled to
lapse occasionally into boycotted Eng
Hsh terms because they cannot find
Irish words to fit modern parlia-
mentary procedure.
Three Items on Program.
Three items are expected to consti-
claration of independence, a message
to "the free nations of the world" and
the appointment of delegates to the
peace congress-
ireland is a country of the unex-
pected, but no one predicts any trou-
BILE or disorder. The revolutionary
flag floats quite freely over the homes
of Sim Feiners in Dublin. Members
Of the party expect protection from
the authorities of the nation whom
they are defying. Once they would
have looked to the United States for
sympathy and help, but now they
think they do not command Ameri-
can support
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-21
ASK Big APPROPRIATION
Senator Weeks and Representative
Ciilctt urge $t,S7O,O0O For I'M
proving Connecticut River.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Appropria-
tion of $1,S70,000 for improving the
Connecticut river between Hartford
and Holyoke was urged today before
the senate conference committee,
considering the house rivers and har-
bors bill by Senator Weeks and Rep
resentative Gillett of Massachusetts.
They said the improvement was need
ed for transportation of many pro-
ducts especially coal, and for devel-
Opment of water power.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-21
ITALIAN PREMIER TAKES
PLACE AT PEACE TABLE
Today's Session is First One at Which
All Delegates Have Been in At
tendance Ambassador NouIenS
Also Said to Have Told EnvOyS
That Allies Should Send Force Into
Russia to Put Down BoIShev1stS.

Paris. Jan 21-The Russian Ques-
ton was again taken up by the
supreme council of the peace con-
ference when it met for todays ses-
sion at 1890 o'clock. There was d
full attendance of the members of
the council for this meeting, Wit
torio Orlando the Italian premier,
being present for the first time since
his recent trip to Rome.
Harold ScaVenius, the Danish min
lister to Russia, who had, been asked
to give his views on the Russian sit
uation to the council arrived at the
foreign office as the members as
sembled and Immediately went into
the conference chamber. He recited
his experiences in Petrograd, where
he took charge Of the French inter
ests upon the withdrawal of M.
Noalens, the French am bassador
1t is understood that M. Scavenius
cOntended even more enphatically
than did AMBASSADOR Noulens yester-
day, that intervention in Russia was
necessary to check the regime of ter
rorism there.
The council at 1890 o'clock took a
recess until p. IN. today.
At the close of the morning ses-
sion President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George had an earnest discus
sion of a few minutes duration in an
ante cha M ber.
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Continued on Ninth Page)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-21
Dublin Parliament Attended BY
Half Of Sim FeinerS Elected
Others Are in British
Prisons
MEETING IS CONDUCTED
In OLD IRISH LANGUAGE

Although This Afternoons Gathering
Is Scditious and in Direct Violation
OF Explicit Law, No Trouble or
Disorder Is Expectcd-To Name
Peace Delegates and Write Dcclar-
alton of Independence.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-21

House bills included those to in
crease the pay Of jurors from SO to
IS; to abolish the New Haven board
of education: providing a ten year
penalty for stealing motor vehicles;
to amend the teachers pension law,
and number to amend city charters
including that at Waterbury,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
american Historical Figures

Charles Scribner's Sons have begun
the publication of an excellent series
of books dealing with figures from
American history. The first two vol
umes to appear deal with the distin-
guished southerncrs. Thomas Jefferson
and jefferson Davis. The Davis vol
ume. by Armistead G.. Gordon, is n
lucid and informing biography of n man
who until the Civil War was regarded as
one of the leading American states
men. His connection with the war be-
tween the states has prevented the peo
pie Of the North from giving his career
that consideration which it deserves.
Mr.. Gordon $ book will serve useful
purpose if it in some measure restores
Davis to his proper position in Amer
ican history. Professor David s. Muz
zcy, Of Columbia University. writes the
life of Jefferson. One expects nothing
new in such volume. but Professor
Muzzey has written life cf the great
Nirginian which ought to find readers
among those who wish the career Of the
man interpreted in the light of the de-
velopments since his death.
JEFFERSON DAVIS. BY Armstead g.
Gordon. Now York; Charles scribner'. .
THOMAS jjFi;'EEFERsoN. BY David savrlc
history in Columbia University. New
York: charles scrlbners Sons 81, 50.
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Making Light of 1t

'The Sweet Dry and Dry" hy
christopher Morley and Bart Haley. is
announced for early July publication
by Honi \ Livoright-an appropri-
ate publication date for humorous
book ON tho prohibition question. Mr..
Morley. author of "Shaudygaff. ."
"Parnassus on Wheels" ETC.. writes :
'HaI"y' scheme and mine is to do 1t
somewhat in the ChcStertonian manner,
an claborat" burlspQuc on the nntis.
Th" idea is of simple hearted drinkcr
who wants to save his country from the
drought by pr0pagating various recipes
for making wines from gooseberrics
currantS, daudeliOns. etc. At each turn
ho i rhrckmatcd by the ants. who or
gani2c one league after another tC
cradicat" these harmless vegetables from
the earth.
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British Celebrities

Edu"atcd Americans follow British
affairs 50 closely that many of them
are as deeply interested in the person
aIity of tn" prominent Englishmen as
in that of distinguished Americans.
SUCH persons will be glad 10 know that
+. I. Raymond. British journalist
has collected in book form the est
mates OF sror" or more of public men
which first appeared in Evcryman. lie
discusses Lloyd George with pungcnt
and discriminating phrases He ap-
praises A>quith with judicial calm. lie
has much to say of Sir Edward Carson,
and he reveals to MS Mr. BalfOur, Sir
liomr Law. Winston Churchill. Hora q.
ito BOttomlcy. Niscount IIaIdanc, Lord
\orthcIiffc. and Lord Burnham and
many moro. One cannot read the book
without better understanding of the
forces ut work in the British empire.
CN'ENSoHEp CELERRTTIES BY F. y
s. 30 '''' ''''' u -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
The League in Perspective

The articles contributed to the New
York Evening Post by Dwight w. Nor
row. discussing the league of nations
in the light of previous attempts to
create q society of nations. have been
published in book for the convenience
of those who wish to preserve them
Mr.. Morrow has done n public service
by assembling in compact form the cs-
sential facts about the previous at
tempts and also by strcsSing the growth
of the peace movement and the in
creasing belief of men that peace car
be maintained not merely by wishing it
but by organizing to prevent war
THE SOCIETY OF FREE STATES r.,
Dwight w Morrow. New York: IIarpe
e. Bros. 81 %. ' ~
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IHEARTENINC
THE "WETS'
"WhoIe Truth about Alcohor'
Seems to Be Acaden,i-
cally Encouraging

In "rhe Whole Truth About AL
cohol." George Elliot Flint vivaciously
and vigorously considers. and to his
satisfaction demolishes, the standard
arguments of the prohibitionists. Some
times one feels that the writer "doth
protest too much He buttresses his
thesis of defense by numerous citations
by both prohibition advocates and their
opponents.
1t must not be understood that Mr..
Flint is proponent Of drunkenness on
the contrary he aims to exhibit both
sides of a most important question.
There is no doubt left in his pages of
his belief that wholesale, blanket,
national prohibition is governmcntally
tyrannical. economically menacing and
socially unwisc. There is no doubt,
either, in the minds of readers that
many Of the stock arguments of pro-
hibitionists have been and are fanatic,
scientifically fallacious and ridiculous.
1t is by no means by virtue of these
arguments that national prohibition
has been written into the constitution
of these United States. Mr.. Flint
exposes their inaccuracy and reduces
their absurdity to the laughing point.
He has covered the ground fully and
thoroughly. discussing, among other
subjects, alcohol and efficiency. as a
poison, relation to life insurance, work
ingmen's clubs. poverty and connection
with health, longevity, disease, dcteri-
oration, etc.
This book will give a lot of encour
ngement TO the ''wcts," but it must
needs be of the academic variety in view
of the inevitability of the calendar and
the nighness of July |.
THE WHOLE. truth ABOUT ALCoHoL.
BY George Elliot Flint. New York: Mac
milan COMPANY, 81, 30,
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PHILLIP GIBBS ENDS
HIS VAR HISTORY
''The Victory'' in Two Vol.
umes Concludes Action-
Story of Conflict

Philip Gibbs, the celebrated war cor
respondent, whose dispatches were
printed from day to day in the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER. has concluded his
series of books, which virtually amount
to n history of the war on the vital
western front, with The Way TO Vic
tory" The two volumes, entitled re-
spectivcly "Thc Menace" and ''The
Repulsc, organize, relate and con
soidatc Mr.. Gibbs narratives from
the battlefields and his analysis made
at headquarters. AS an accredited
correspondent with the British army
from 1915 to 1913 he had exceptional
opportunities for observation and con-
!idential discussion.
In 'The Menace" Mr.. Gibbs outlines
the great German offensive. He re-
lates the silent preparation of the Ger
man army transfer of great numbers
of troops from Russia to the western
front, so that the enemy had superi-
ority Of something like 100000 bayo-
nets; the surprise attack of the Cambria
salient, which was an incomplete sue
cess, although the Hindenburg line was
broken, for the enemy regained the
position by an unsupported counter
attack and the dark days when the
enemy had all the old battlefelds Of
the Sommc in his clutch and was ad-
vancing on Amiens. 1t is here that
General Foch gave his assurance, 81
guarantee Amiens,'' and arrived in
time to support the weakened forces of
the British. The attack then broke
on the north. then again on the Aisne.
between Scissors and Rheims, which
resulted in the Germans reaching the
Marne at Chateau Thierry and one Of
the most threatening periods Of the
war for the Allied forces.
In "The Repusc.' Mr.. Gibbs
sketches the strategical positions of the
Allied armies. from General Foch s
trump play with the American troops
on the Marnc and the British counter
offensive on the northern front between
Amiens and Albert. which continued un-
til the day of the armsticc. and also Ger
tain aspects of the military and moral
situation of the armies in conflict. and
of the armistcc which followed the
German surrender
Mr.. Gibbs has given us what is vir-
tually an action history of the gravest
days, both in military strategy and pub
lie morale. of the great conflict. Yet
significant Interpretation is not lacking
The book is graphically written and ono
senses on its pages the impress OF
authority. Mr.. Gibbs pays high tribute
to Americas idealistic participation in
the war and TO the bravery and re
source of its soldiers. He says
America and England. speaking the
same language. obeying the same code
of honor, inspired. largely. by the same
ideals, have a. supreme opportunity OF
lifting the world to a higher stage of
moral development and of deciding the
destiny of its peoples.
THE VICTORY. BY Philip Bbbs. In two
volumes New York George H. Dorar
Co. IS.
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7. e. Plus Nurse Equals Loue

New changes are rung on the familiar
fictionul motif of assumed identity IN
Nurse Benson. novelizcd from the
successful comedy of the same name by
Justin Huntly Mccarthy and II. G..
Carton. Nurse Benson is really Lady
Gillian Dunsmore. a brisk, breezy. self
sufficient type of the modern English
girl. bit given to whimsies and much
given to getting her own way. Partly
to disconcert prospective wooer who re e
fuses TO introduce her to a convalcscent
V. e. whose picture and story have
won her interest and partly because she
thinks this is one way to do her bit,
she introduces herself into the hero S
home as his nurse. The rest is in
evitablc, but so sprightly is the telling
and SO keen and humorous the charac-
terization of the various persons of the
play that interest does not lag. Though
the ending is obvious. the reader IS
constantly interested in knowing just
how it is to be achieved.
NURSE BENSON. BY Justin Huntly NC
earthly and r. &. Carton. New YORK: John
anc COMPANY. 81 30
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Heroes of The Var

Mary r. Parkman. whose Heroes
of Today" and "Hcroines of Service
gave an excellent account of notable
contemporary world figures before the
war has selected half a dozen of the
leaders of democracy for similar treat
mcnt in Fighters for Peace Hel
sketches are somewhat matter of fact
and elementary. but she avoids senti-
mentalzing her heroes and manages alsc
to give an idea of their characters
through brief but significant extracts
from their writings and utterances
Among her subjects are President Will
son, King Albert Of the Bclgians. Pre-
mier Clemenceau. Marshas Joffrc ant
Foch and General Pcrshing.
FIGHTERS FOR PEACE. BY Mary II
Pg rkman. New York: The Century Com
pany. $50.
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The Delight of Barrie

One cannot be too grateful to j. NJ
Barrie for conscnting to the publication
of his plays. nor can one admire too
much the skill with which he has
changed the stage directions of the
original text into explanatory para
graphs which connect the narrative. Inc
latest in the series to appear is Alice
Sit BY the Fire AS play it was
delightful on the stage. In its present
form. changed for closet reading, it is
one Of the most charming bits of comedy
in the language, just near enough TO
tears to give its humor that quality
which saves it from burlesQue.
ALICE SIT.BY-TH-FIR BY J. NJ Barrie.
New York; Charles SCribner's Sons. 81.
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BR4ND WHITLOCk'S
GREAT BOOK
His Story of Belgium More In
teresting Than His Best
NoUeL

No ono has written n better account
Of any phase of the war than that to
which Brand Whitlock has signed his
name. The reason is not hard to find.
Mr.. Whitlock had his training as II
writer in newspaper office. where he
was forced to tell his story simply and
directly. with proper regard to IT'S
dramatic possibilities. Then he wrote
novels: nftcrward he became n lawyer.
As American minister to Belgium he
had opportunities for knowing what
was happening better than were en-
joycd by any Of the men who went to
Europe for tho sole purpose Of writing
about tho war.
This combination Of literary training
and inside and exact information has
made it possible for him to produce
what is likely to be one of the books
which will live long after the war. II
is II massive work in two octave vol
umCS. containing q total of nearly tf-
teen hundred pages, and at first sight
seems formidable. But when one be-
gins to road it is difficult TO stop.
The narrative. starting in the sum
mor of 1914 with picture of the peace
ful country. in which the people arc 60
ing about their ordinary business and
pleasures. with no thought of their in
teTruptiCn. carries one along it's irrc-
siSlibI" current. whether ono will o.
not. What he is tO tell every one
knows in a general way, but he tells it
with such skill that it seems as if il
W"r" altogether new. Tho characters
that move across its pages are the
persons whose names will be associated
with tn" German occupation--Herbcr,
Hoover. General Won Kissing, the Mar
uuiS Nillalobar. Edith Cavcll and the
rcSt. His description Of the entry Of
the Germans into Brussels is better
than that by Richard Harding Davis,
because hc is not content with merely
producing tho impression of an innu-
morablo army moving like gray cloud
obScuring the sun.
There ar" chapters on the German
mind and tho German state and many
passages describing the brutalitips
which. until tho Germans wcro guilty
of them. were incOncoivablc in modern
times. Several chapters arc devoted to
the case of Miss Cavcll. which show
that tn" devoted nurse was not executed
without the attention of the Germans
being called to the outrageous churac-
ter OF tn" thing they were planning and
10 tn" certainty Of universal condcmna-
ton for their disregard of the rights
of tn" accused as well as for their VIC.
lation of their own laws. Mr.. Whit
lock says that she was killed merely
be"aus" she was an English woman.
1h" book closes with an account of his
departure from Belgium on the eve of
In" American declaration of war against
""rmany. 1t is book TO own and to
read and I" ponder over for its bril-.
liant illumination of the German char
artcr.
SEIGiCM personal narrative. BY Brand
MhltocM. nited sta tes Minister to Boil
Eium, Two Volumes. New York: r. Annie.
ton & 60. $50 ''''s
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History OF the Russian jews

It would be difficult to find parallel
to tho Iamcntablc history Of the Jews
in Russia and Poland as told by G. NJ.
Dubnow. The pathetic story from the
beginning to the death Of Alexander I
in 1929 is told i'll the first volume. In
the second 1t is continued to the ascent
Of Nicholas II in 1894. The cndeavor of
the ear to detach the Jews from
Judaism by imprcssing them into
military service Characteri2cs the be
ginning of the new period. A statute
prescribed that the Jewish cOnscriptS
shall be between the ages of twelve and
twenty five, the enrolment of the boys
and their prolonged separation from
Jewish environment being deemed an
/ infalliblc means Of dissOlving Russian
Jcwry, This extraordinary juvenile
cOnscriptiOn was abolished in 1886. The
most attention is naturally Iaid to the
| frequent manifestations Of the pogrom
agitation among the Russian masses.
Pogrom is word signifying ruin. de =
yastation. aud was originally applied to
the rayagcs of an invading army. These
Jewish massacres began in 1881 and
have continued to the present day. fifty =
six Jews having been slain and many
others. including women, having been
brutally treated last April in Pinsk. The
last of the horrors described is the ex
pulsion of the Jews from Moscow in
1891. when some 900 Jews who had
lived in Moscow fifteen, twenty five and
even forty years were forcibly removed.
The concluding chapter is upon the
emigration scheme of the great German
Jewish philanthropist, Baron Hirsch
The projected colonization of Palestine
Twas failure, the bulk OF the c,nigra
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ESSAYS BY SYMONDS
Characteristics Displayed in
First and Final Compositions

Last and First" prints side by side
two important essays by the late John
Addington Symonds, critic. scholar and
bellies lcttrist. Symonds, both as n
thinker and stylist, deserved better than
the neglect and depreciation which have
followed his untimely death.
The present book contains arthur
Hugh Clough,' with whom Symonds
had spiritual affinity, and "The New
Spirit" containing his most matured
thinking on the Renaissance, n period
in which he was a specialist. One was
published in 1868 and the other in
1898.
Symonds was constructive critic of
the type of Matthew Arnold. Saintc-
Beuvc. Bagchot and Pater. His style
is not so precious as that of Pater,
and is moro vvacious than that of
Bagohot. Those who like his work rate
it above that Of Matthew Arnold. This
selection should introduce it to many
now readers.
LAST AND FIRST. Two Essays By John
AddinGton Symonds New York: Nicholas
L. Brown. 81 30.
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