New Britain herald., 1920-02-07

as much to conduct it governmental 1 | affairs next year. If not more. than last The writer wishes that what Mr. Sin'ons says could be true because he finds considerable mcntal exercise in keeping his rent paid up. making the butcher smile. paying an increased charge for electric lights. running around in circles when the telephone company threatens to cut off the service. buying shoes for youngsters who love to see their toes come through and thousand other little petty annoyanccS connected with life on this profiteerins sphere. If Mr. Simons could keep expenses down and still furnish the sort of public service the people demand. the writer would suggest that he be decorated at Cen tral Park and kissed on both cheeks according to the French custom:
 Far be it from the Observer to question Mir. Simons' saga city or busi- ness wisdom. But it does seem to us and the rest of the unsophisticated that he is ba arking up the wrong tree when he urges increased asScssm ents on manufacturing plants. Anything that hits at the factories will bit right straight at he pockebook of the mon who work in the factories.
 Ii was not long ago that indus try was regarded as a sort Of land going octupus whose tcntacles reach cd out to crush the workingman. It has been revealed to us that factories can he and are human. oftcntimes more human than private business men. An index Of sentiment among factory directors has been gained during the past few years through the distribution of bonuses the lending it,, build homes. the installation Of com forts that were. considered radical and labidly so only q few years ago.
 People must have bread. They must earn it by the sweat of their brow. If there is no place to earn il there will be no bread. In an indus trial community like New Britain the logical place to earn the bread is in on" Of the factories. Instead of add ns to the burdens of industry whose prospects are somewhat obscurcd by topSN turyy world conditions. efforts should be made to encourage the CX- pansion of factories. adding vertebrac 10 the spine of the city.
 By addressing such an appeal to the public Mr. Simons may gain a sym- pathetic hefrne i,a sor1c quarters bat he will not he able tn win any con
 
 nonsense worllingman who knows that his wages have never been high CT. his working conditions never bet ter.
 When New Eritain'S history of Inc war and post -bellum period is writ ten special attention should be paid and special credit given to the fear less curate of St. Joscph's church. Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, whose active .\mericarism has been one of the ma gniticent deeds.
 Regardless Of denOmination;tI be- lief. the public generally will rally to the side of Father Sullivan when he insists that those whose hearts are bent on the destruction of our gov ernment be summariy elected from the country The bishop and several cler-ymcn of another denomination recently defended the reds whom Uncle sam is giving tho boot at one of our great ports of cntry-and exit. Father Sullivan has made ringing re- ply and has vigorously denounced the d lien enemies of America in a style that Rrincs tho blood hurrXinS through the pulse. In a few words Father Sullivan claims that we can be either one of two things. Ameri- cans or something else. There can with the conscience-either one or the other. And his many admirers