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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
DEALING WITH CRIME.

That the courts must take their share
of the responsibilities in dealing with
crime is being evidenced by the sentences
which are being handed out to those who
are convicted of crimes which are all too
frequently committed during the period
Of lawlessness through which we are
passing.
Some judges are giving those convict
ed the limit Of sentence possible Others
are doing the same thing and expressing
regret that they cannot commit those in
vclved in holdups to prison for life,
while others are showing the need of
. overcoming the opinion that there is lit
tie to fear from penalties during these
days Of probation and suspended SEN
fences.
Crime has become more or less con-
tagious in the past year or SO. There
has been the employment of the auto
mobile to the limit in the get away after
the commission of crime and there has
been desperate attitude manifested
which baked at nothing.
That responsibility for this can bt
placed upon the lax methods existing il
the police forces of the large cities ant
failure to see that law and order ara
enforced has been indicated in severa
instances. 1t has also bee IN shown tina
the crime wave can be counteractet
when those charged with the administra
tion Of the law do their duty.
There are those who are steadily a
work in behalf of the criminal elias.
That some good comes of it is probable
but there cannot be letup in the en-
forcement Of the law to such an exten
that the law abiding public is endan
gered. When it is recognized that tn
law means what it is intended to. that
will be enforced and the penalty apple
then there win be the respect for it tina
there should be. The discouragemen
rather than the encouragement Of Grim
Is what should be aimed at.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
DEsIRABLEs AND UNDEsIRABLEs.

When Chairman DUPONT of the board
of--directors of the inter-racial council
maintains that we should "see to it that
those actually arriving are desirable and
whether we are getting the kind of i'm
migrants who will contribute to the up
building of the country" there can be no
question but what he sets forth a policy
that should be followed at all times. But
it was for that purpose that the literacy
test was urged and adopted and yet it
does not serve to stop those who are I'M
desirable from getting in and it doesn't
stor them because it doesn't apply to
them The undesirable Isn't always the
fellow who cannot read. He certainly is
unfortunate and could hardly he consid-
cred as similar individual who could
read, but the serious menace has come
from those who are undesirable and who
are well educated. The danger from i'm
migrants isn't eliminated by education.
Chairman DUPONT declared that the
bill now before the senate restricting i'm
migration for year failed to apply
scientific principles to immigration. This
legislation can be regarded only as
emergency legislation. 1t is intended to
serve as check upon the flood of
aliens, desirable and undesirable, that
there may be prevented from coming tc
this country those who are not wanted
but who are likely to get through the
immigration stations under present con-
ditions, and while it is in effect for q
limited time to take up the question Of
immigration and deal with il, as Il Should
be. The idea is to protect the country
while better method of dealing witt
immigration is worked out.
1t may be that the shutting off of al
immigration will work an injustice to tn,
country as well as to those who IAN fur
nish high recommendations, but it is t.
be Realized that the restrictions woult
be for comparatively short period dur
ing which conditions both here an,
abroad can be- expected to undergo
considerable change Whether the lin
tied restriction is adopted or not Their
can be no question but what careful at
tention can be profitably given to immi
grafton in the future.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
MEXICAN RECOGNITION.

Whether or not it is because there is
10 be change Of administration in this
sountry within a few weeks, the PROPOSE
ton which has been made by this gov
srnment to the Mexican government as a
basis for recognition remains unan-
svered BY it Mexico is shown what
will be required of it for an immediate
recognition. At. the same time Mexico
realizes that II is with a new administra-
zion that it will be required to deal and
II is reasonable for it to feel that it
should be with that that any under
standing should be reached
Conditions in Mexico under Oregon as
well as those under the direction of de
la Huerta have been such as to give
cause for much encouragement that the
neighbor to the south has seen the folly
of the long period of domestic trouble
and headed in the other direction. There
certainly have been fnpnished much more
convincing reasons Of the recognition Of
the present government than there evei
was for the extension of recognition t.
Earranza. Since the end of Carranzs
there has been better feeling manifest
ed toward this country, border trouble.
have ceased and evidence Of a disposi
ton to play the part that it should PLAY
among nations has been discernible.
Mexico isn't going to recover from til
years of turmoil in minute But it i.
important that 1t is headed in the figh
direction, that it Is actuated by differ
ent motives ana that it is inclined u
bear the responsibilities Of governmen
that can be recognized
That this WIN be one Of Ire early mat
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
a FoRwARD STEP.

When the vice president Of the Penn
sylyania road admits that if the agree
ment entered into between the railroad
and its employees will eliminate any
question Of strikes on that road, II lived
up to by both sides it cannot fail to be
recognized that a most commendable step
forward has been taken.
Nothing has become more apparent to
the country than the importance of check
ing the possibility of tying up the trans
portation systems of the country. Obvi-
ously when such a thing occurs it means
hardships to far greater numbers than
those actually involved, and it is crafty
ing that recognition is apparently given
to such fact by the arrangement which
has been concluded.
By this step it does not appear that
there cannot be strikes. The idea is
to prevent strikes by resorting to an ad-
justment of the differences in a manner
that indicates q desire to have disputes
adjusted in accord with facts rather
than by force
The agreement calls for number Of
committees commencing with the local
committee and going up through the va
rious units of the system until there is a
committee for the whole system. The
road and its employees have the same
representation on each committee and it
is required that there be a two-thirds
vote in securing a decision, and the de-
cision of the joint reviewing committee
stands as the law for future disputes.
Thus it becomes evident that even the
right to strife is still Possessed by the
men they are required by the terms OF
the agreement to, exhaust all the other
established means Of adjusting their trou.
| bles before any such step is taken. II
| indicates desire to better industrial
| relations. There is common sense baoA
Of such an arrangement and it is to be
| hoped that it will be the guide which will
| lead others to similar action. 1t is 9
move in behalf of prevention that ii
highly desirable and one where Their,
| should be a living up to the agreement
| on the part of those directly concerned.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
Won BETHMANN-HoLLwEG.

Not the great war leader that some Of
his predecessors had been, Theobaif Won
Bethmann- Hollweg, the German chancel-
lor during the early days Of the war
became known around the world for the
break which he made about the scrap
Of paper" and it was the cause of no
small amount of embarrassment through
out the war for there is little doubt if
he had realized what an effect such a
statement was going to have it would
never have been uttered.
While not made in public speech but
in an interview with the British am
bassador just after Great Britain had de-
clared war on Germany when it was de-
plored by the chancellor that Great Brit
ain was going to make war Just for, a
scrap of paper" it made deep impress
sion throughout the world, the effects Of
which Germany will have to live down.
There was SO much in the whole atti-
tude and action of Germany that sup
ported the expression that it stuck like q
burdock to the speaker and country.
| Try as he would it was impossible fol-
| the chancellor to- explain away his words
| There were other occasions when he was
| equally unfortunate III MS REMARKS. lie
| apparently acted under the impression
that it wasn't necessary to be guarded
| in his remarks and whatever mistakes hi
made could be cleared up later on. II
that he must have been aware of hi!
| mistake.
| From developments since the war Their,
is reason for believing that he was no
arm in arm with the war lords until h
found that he could not be otherwise.
| appears to be hat he was among thos
who opposed the war in the beginning
but he was under the thumb of the kai
ser and his influence was ndt enough t
win over those who were urging wal
With the majority against him he wa
drawn into the struggle, though credite
reports show that he was against an
did his utmost to prevent the U-boa
campaign. The revelations regarding hin
since the war must have their effects up
on opinions concerning him but he neve
theless leaves behind a phrase which wi
be long remembered and which German
cannot fail to deplore.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
odd INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
HISTORY
THE WIDE AwAKEs OF 1850.

THE WIDE AWAkES OF 1850.
One of the peculiar introductions into
the first Lincoln political campaign was
the Wide Awake marching clubs which. it
has been claimed, went very far to-
wards winning for him the election.
These political marching bodies met with
go much success that the custom was
continued for more than score Of yer rs
thereafter.
The uniform of the Wide Awakes con-
sisted OF cap and large cape Of en-
Arneled cloth, and each one carried d
torch. The capes were Of variety of
colors and naturally a procession Of
Wide Adakes was picturesque and strik-
ing. Many Of the clubs had Wide
Awakes'' stamped upon the capes as wen
as other insignia. The torch was a small
tin fount with a burner and wick for
kerosene fastened to stick about the
vie and length Of a broornhandle. To-
wards the end Of this campaign few
companies came out with a swing torch
The Wide Awakes were carefully drill
ed by their captains and many of them
on parade would 20 through intricate
evolutions. These clubs were organized
all over the country, and If an outlying
town or village had procession or flag
\ raising the clubs Of the vicinity vert
| supposed to turn out, and frequently
/ L
| has been estimated that there were more
i than two million voters in duly organ
| lied Wide Awake Clubs.
Some historians have made the asser
ton that it was the Wide Awakes tina
elected Lincoln, and this is probably no
very far from the truth. The movernen
seemed to be spontaneous outburst 0
the people from one end Of the northst'
the other. Every town, village and cit.
had its company of Wide Awakes-
marching, drilling and nnanoeuvering.
The wide. Awakes'' organization gre,
out of the first campaign meeting 4
Hartford, Conn, on February IS, 1850
the state election campaign. Hon. Cas-
sius NJ. Clay was the speaker, and afte
thel meeting was escorted to the Ally
House by torchlight parade. Two Q
the young men who were to carry torch
es, D. G. Francis and H. P Blair, bein
dry goods clerks in order to protect thei
clothing from dust and oil liable to ia
from the torches, had prepared capes G
black cambria, which they wore in cor
nection with the glazed caps commonl
worn at the time.
Il Col George P. Bissell, who was MAJ
shall, noticed the uniform, put the veal
ers in 'front.' where the novelty of tn
rig and its double advantage of utilit
and show, attracted. 1t was propose
at once to form campaign club of fift
torch-bearers, with glazed caps and OF
cloth cape, instead, # cambria. NEE
ing to organize formally was appointe
March s, but before the new uniform
were ready, Abraham Lincoln addresst
a meeting in Hartford on the evening
. March 5. After his speech the cal
wearers of the previous meeting with
number of others, who had secured the
uniforms, escorted Mr.. Lincoln to Il
. hotel.
/ The club was definitely organized {
. | the following night. Just one ye,
, thereafter this club attended the inaug
! | ration of Lincoln in a body. The Wi,
! iAwakes were organized by both polite
parties in later campaigns
: (Tomorrow-our Government Library
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04

men and moneySnakers rather than IA
theirs and home-rhakcrs.
Perhaps the words greatest danger
may seem exaggerated, bat let Us con-
slider what the right sort of fat1 sriood
means to men, to boys and to the ma
ton
To "a man himself, being a good father
"a wise father and an understanding
one-means the greatest possible happi-
ness and satisfaction. 1t means that he
can watch the miracle Of an unfolding
personality, that he can renew his own
youth in his children, and. that he can be
a co-worker with God in aiding, guiding
and inspiring them.
To child, good father is, mex. to a
good mother, the best Of all heritages.
His father is his playmate. his chum, his
ideal. His fathers political opinions,
business principles. and ethical stand
ards are accepted unquestioningly by his
admiring son. Someone has Wisely said
that through loving and admiring the IA
Their whom he has seen, the child takes
his first step toward worship Of the Fa-
ther whom he has not seen.
To, the nation and the future world
good fatherhood means everything. II
means that men shah henceforth think
not merely in terms Of big sbusinessT but
Of better human lives. that they shall
strive not only to bequeath wealth &c
| their children afer death. but shau de.
vote their lives to giving their children
treasure Of sympathy. love and guild
anee. 1t means that through mutual un
/ Outstanding. fathers shall be more pro
| sressive and sons less anarchistic-tha
the two generations shall work hand il
| hand for finer future world.
4 Therefore 1 would say to every father
! "'Know your boy. Begin today to pla.
with him, camp out with him II you pos
sibiy can. He needs you and you certain
| ly need him. Don't let his mother hav
| all the responsibility and all the joy o
parenthood-get some of that joy your
self. For your boys sake, for your owl
sake. for your countrys sake, Join tn
Ancient and Honorable Order Of Father
hood
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04

81 shall never 20 to see that Mosgrarz
woman again" declared the lady Of the
house emphatically.
Never! Here 1 gave up two hours
Of my time to call on her because we had
land my darnine bag just full and run
ming over at honAe-and had to sit
there bored to death because she insist
ed on taking the whole time about her
wonderful child ~
"weli, is Elmer wonderful childr'
inquired her husband.
what % cried the lady Of the hease
in emphatic disgust. You know perfect
well that little Elmer Mosgrain will live
ana die without ever causing . ripple on
the surface Of society Why compared
with our Lionel. he is q joke
II think that motherly love is perfectly
beautiful, but like discretion, and
must say that woman who talks about
nothing on earth but her own child is a
4frightfu1 nuisance and uses no common
sense Just as soon as Lionel began to
show evidence of his extraordinary brain
power / made up my mind to one thing,
that should let people observe it for
themselves and not force them to listen
to me on the subject. OF course when
people ask me about Lionel I tell them
whatever bright thing he may have done
or said recently and you can't imagine
how interested they are, George.
Except Mrs. Mosgrain, of course. To.
day l attempted to tell her what he said
yesterday about the dog next door she
acted as thoughAshe never even heard ms
and went right on relating some stupid
performance Of Elmer's. 1 think a per
son like that shows so little tact-I an
sure ! always try to be interested in
what interests other people--don't yot
think SO GeorgeT
Sure" agreed her husband-in haste
Lionel being such an unusual child
proceeded Iionel's mother, makes /
terribly difficult not to mention hin
when I am with any one but thanl
goodness. I am able to stick to, re
| solve OF course when any one Tx
| Mrs. osgood asks how he is and il h,
Keeps well I know she really is inter
ested in the child don't see how
| person could help being that when h
| is SO bright and cute-and take pain
| to tell her just how successful the mex
diet is that I put him on this year
You know yourself, George, that 20
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
GELD TRAINING At HOME
FATHERS AND SONS
B Charles r Powlison, General secre-
tary of the National Child Wei
fare Association.

B Charles n PoWl1Eon, General Secre-
tary of the National Child We'll
fare Association.
The. four-year-old son Of friend of
mine was once asked what ne intended 70
a moment. Then looking up with great
earnestness, he said, well, fink, when
i'm growed up, I'll nun around and pick
UP a lot Of thticks anil build a house
wiv 'em. and be a ftarver.'
Of course the little would-be father
was greeted with peaIs Of adult laughter.
Yet what finer or more natural ambition
could he have voiced? We do not laugh
when our little daughter talks of ;he
day when she will have home and chill
dren. Why does it strike us as comic
that our small boy should also long for
fatherhood?
One would almost suppose that there
was something shameful and unmanly
about fatherhood, so thoroughly do we
| discourage the fatherly spirit in our
boys. The tiny lad who loves to lake
his battered old doll to bel with him g
teased and shamed out of lis allegiance
| The youngster of eight or zen who likes
| 10 play house is frowhei upon he
ought to prefer building fort and oiay-
| ing at soldiers. We ire far more afIa ID
of making our boy a SISSY" than of rer-
hitting him to be a bully. Yet. if we
study the grown men about us we FIND
| that the sissy is pretty rare speci
men, while the eoarse-gr1fned. selfish
callous bully is all too frequent. Their,
| is no great danger of our boys develop
ing into towards. There is the creates
| danger Of their growing into b2sines
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
Stories That Recall Others
Taking Her Order

His parents were what is popularity
known as high brow" but they also
were good sports, despite their air of.
culture and breeding. So when he sug-
gested taking them to a restaurant out
of the high priced district they agree.
The mothers exquisite clothes stamped
her as society woman. but democracy
reigns supreme at this particular restau-
rant.
They sat down at a table. The
waiter handed mother menu and then
leaned confidentially forward over the
back Of the chair and said, Well, sister,
what's the good news?"
Picking Professions
An educator in talking to teachers
told them that many teachers did not
wish to be recognized as such, and re-
lated Mis- experience as follows:
Il was travelling west last summer and
met on train an attractive young wo-
mon. In casual way 1 asked her where
she taught school. She hastily replied.
Why how do you know that 1 teach
school "
Presently 1 said, What do you teach -
1 had simply guessed that she was a
teacher and later found out that she was
teacher of romance languages III the
east. In, an effort to get even with me,
1 presume, she said:
And what do you suppose ] took you
for? she said.
well" I said, II really don't know.
What was itT'
"Ap undertaken she retorted.'
The Mcanest Joke.
A party Of men was gathered at a
| friends home when the father OF the
host eased into the room and very care
lessly passed his hands under the nose of
one Of the number. The odor was I'M
n,istakable for ones nose knows" Nat
| urally he followed the father to the
kitchen, where a bottle duly scented
graced the table. Hope ran high This
was surely an oasis in the desert He
took a Whit of the cork-the real thing
and no mistakel Asked whether he cared
for water with his, he said mo, I'll take
| that afterward."
He took the proffered glass, also prop.
| erly scented. and taking o4e glorious
| mouthful discovered. not pure bottled ii
bond. but-cold tea. He still thinks II
was the meanest trlckN since prohibition
hit the country.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04

tiers with which the new administration
will deal can be anticipated. There is
need for the clearing up Of the situation
ana the reestablishment of the cordial
relations between the governments that
tkis country has always desired should
exist. knowing what the Harding adj
ministration will require of Mexico there
is no reason to believe but what it viii
hasten to make good. 1t certainly nseds
SUCH help as we can give in the carrying
out Of, its new policy Of peace and in
dustrial activity. ~
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
A wOMAN's REcoaIMENDATIoN

Mrs. d. T. Tryor. Franklin Ave. Otse-
go, O., writes: Nine years ago 1 was
very much afflicted with kidney trouble.
bought different kinds of medicine. but
alto no effect. until one day l bought
box Of Foley Kidney Pills. / realized so
great a benefit from the use Of that box
that / feel safe in recommending Foley
Kidney Pills TO any kidney sufferers"
They relieve backache, sore muscles. rheu-
matte pains and bladder ailments. Lee &
Osgocd co.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04
KEEPING STILL ABOUT LIONEL

never saw child with complexion like
Lioneis It isn't just that it is red and
white like so many chiidren's--there Is
>quality about it that is fascinating. 1t
fsn't red and it isn't pink. Peopi1 al
ways have said it is a crime and shame
to waste complexion like ,that on a
boy. And isn't II funny how he acts
about girls? Only 5 and simply scorns
them already. suppose that Is because
he Is such Thorough boy There is
nothing Of the sissy about Lionel and l
am sure he will develop into something
wonderful build bridges across the
Andes or whatcIer it is that nobody has
been able to do up to now.
Mrs. Mosgrain is so silly about FL
mer. She said today that they were
positive he was going to be great law
yer because he does go love. to argue
about everything-as though the fact that
he jabbers all the while and makes it
impossible to carry on a quiet CONVEX
sation meant anything except that he is
being brought up very badly That is
one thing shout Lionel--for such a young
child 1 think he has exceptional man
ners. He seems to be naturally polite.
Most~boys of his age and older are such
rude young ruffians but he Is really
| Chesterdeldian He always says, 'Scuse
me- when, he walks in front of you and
| it is too cunning He was singing
| the other day, all by himself l am
certain he is going to develop fine
| voice, too.
did I tell you about the other day
| when had him out walking and we me
| that huge cog of the Smiths? OF course
it is harmless. but it looks fierce enough
to brighten a grown person, and / an
| sure most children would have run
| shrieking to their mothers.
| But not Lionel-he Just walked RICH
/ IN to the animal and said Nice doggie
| I feiA SO proud of HIM. George. 1t show
what a NATURALLY brave character he is
| Mrs. Mosgrain tried to make out tina
Elmer was fearless. too. but il was jus
funny to hear her. couldn't do anything
but hear her because she wouldn't listei
4 to me at all, and, anyhow, i never tall
i about Lionel think it far the best wa,
to remain perfectsS sSriet about him an
lie. reople see for theHselzAs-don't yoI
i George"
Il 1t is a wonderful idea" said her hus
band promptly. Pass the biscuit:
Amelia. Yes. it's perfectly good idea
/ must say."-Exchange.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-04

From the prices being offered for the
property of the housing corporation those
houses are either as undesirable as the
wooden ships the government built or else
someone is figuring on making q barrel Of
money q the result.