Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-08

I'm convinced the European situa- tion is well in hand" said w. Irving Bullard, vice president of the NIer chants National Bank of Boston and formerly of Danielson. who recently returned from a trip through thirteen countries and along the Russian boz der, in an address before the Pilgrim Publicity Association in Boston.
 "Only a short time-a few years will be required to straighten out the situation, but they do need some good publicity.
 You see a lot of people going about the streets here with long faceS-pes- simists-but pessimism never won | battle. It will take pessimism and cou- rage to clear the situation and restore business and finances. More people will die of starvation this year in Rus sia than were killed during the war, but the Soyiets realize that their turn is about over. Lenine and Trorsky have feathered their own nests and are ready to get ont. They tried . game of oppression and bluff and have found out their mistakes already Speaking in the terms of an advcr- tising man, in which capacity AIr. Bull 1 lard once served as well as a bank | CT and manufacturer, he graphically set 1 forth his views on conditions and the i manner in which they should be met:
 Strong, yirile copy prepared by a good publicity man and animated by 1 a spirit of hopefulness for the future | rather than with a mind dwelling on war, strife and hate, is the greatest need of the hour for this shell-shoclled world. Feature in scarce headlines the vast improvement in fundamental con- ditions of ths greated countries Of the world, including America, and of the promising future of the peoples of the earth will work, work and despair not. Spread the gospel of courage and | optimism and you have won the great est victory since the armistice."
 From the thirteen Europeon coun- 1 tries which I have just visited I bring 1 you serious messa ges, but between the l lines you can read of the faith, the courageous hope and the splendid op- timism that is slowly swelling the un- dercurrent of human affairs until there breaks forth a flood of contentment peace and prosperity that will cover the whole world. Pick out from m, message good cheer and spread tht gospel throughout the land.
 Tn my English message draw hea wy blue line through the columns o | unemployed, though the appallng de
 cline in railway and steamship earn
 ings through the fateful Irish situa
 tion, but underscore for caps the in | creasing friendship between capita and labor with a fuller understandin;
 of mutual problems, the continues
 wholesome decline in the cost of liv
 ing, a keener national conscience il
 international affairs and finer feel
 ing of helpfulness toward the defeate i countries of middle Europe.
 Rule out the serious financial pro
 blems of Trance and the hostility to
 ward Germany as passing incident:
 for tomorrow we shall see in Franc
 bountiful harvests, the adoption of
 direct tax and a reduction of militar
 expense that will permit both sides C
 the ledger to balance. We shall see i : tomorrow of France 9 recasting. ( business and political activities tha will go a long way toward restorin on equilibrium in Europe. Note tin
 excess of exports in France, the remar kable progress in industrial activit and the great strides in restoring til war -blighted zones to normal coHdi } tions. With a million men under arm ference with a supreme confidence ths