New Britain herald., 1921-10-08

ehS publlS. Icl t lltS De01l CTlllClSIl in the prosecution Of the case against Kalkowski, charged with man slaughter.
 Office holders should beware of the reco1l that turks in words. A statem ent made to the press frequently rebounds and strikes the speaker so quickly that it seems to be an echo of his utterance coming back to him.
 AS an instance of this the following statement is printed. It was made by a public office holder who said, ac- cording to a Hartford newspaper, that
 it would be a most unsatisfac ctory out come of the whole rum running ex- posture which he today described as a rotten mess if it ended with the ar rest and conviction of only such stool pigeons, minor offenders or secondary accomplices as Hood, Jake Winkle Richardson and his two sons. The public will never be satisfied with the present results" said he, and this thing ought to be pushed right through"
 The statement was made by Feder- al Officer McAuliffe. An hour after he spoke he was arrested for accepting a bribe from New Britain hotel keepers.
 
 The impression seems to be gain ing ground that politics is being in jected into the situation brought about by defiance of the prohibition amend ment to the Constitution. The pub llc has an intense interest in the dis pute between Attorney General Daugherty and United States Marshal Palmer of Connecticut, and the longer the attorney general delays explaining his demand for MT. Palmer's resig- nation, the more firmly established becomes the suspicion that the at torney general is using the powers of his office as a lever to further the interests of the republican party. MT. Palmer is democrat.
 It has been rumored in an article in a Hartford newspaper that MT. Pal mer is in some obscure way con- nected with the violations of the pro- hibition law. This is serious charge to make against a federal official and should either be substantiated or re- tracted. MT. Palmer has replied to these hints, that he invites complete investigation of his conduct as mar shal Furthermore, he has encour- aged his superiors to make such an investigation. So long as the powers that be in Washington do not see fit either to clear his character or 8 to prove him unworthy of holding office, MT. Palmer is justified in declining to forward his resignation.
 MT. Palmer has not been attacked directly. His character has been as sailed more by innuendo-a knife thrust in the dark. If he is connected with any violations of the law his accusers owe it to the people to fur nish ethe evidence on which the charges are founded. If he can be proven guilty, no punishment would, be too severe in his case.
 situation that should occasion serious reflection has been pointed out in the course of sermon by Rev. J. Allen Scott, in the neighbOrlng town of Kensington. This is the lack of opportunities to attend Sunday school from which the growing gen. eration is suffering. MT. Scott made an appeal to young men and women to interest themselves in this very interesting phase of religious work and to provide opportunities the lack of which is handicapping the healthy growth of the church.
 Has Sunday school work lost it's attraction? It is hoped that such is | not the case, yet one is inclined to | fear that it may be true because pas tors are so frequently forced to bring the subject to the attention of their | lcongregations. When the Lord said l Suffer little children to come unto me-" He did not simply make an af- firmation. His words were an in jufction to the races which were yet unborn a command to teach little boys and girls the spiritual truths of | life It can be seen, therefore, that the duty is one that cannot be evad- cd with a clear conscience.
 [ Another evil which should be checked is the tendency of parents to delegate to a third party the religious instruction of their children. This subject was not discussed by Rev. MT. Scott but it is germane. In the old days, so we are told, fathers and
 mothers took an active part in teach ing their children the fundamentals of right living which are contained in books on religion. But New England lis decadent, or becoming so. There
 are too many counter attractions to | give religion the place that it de- l serves. Sunday afternoon and eve l ming are times given over to recrea- ton. In the afternoon the father goes to the ball game, while mother probably decides to run out to the golf course. The older sisters have their beaux and the boys of the fam fly disappear after Sunday dinner | (noon) and are not seen again until
 the following morning. Consequently the juvenile members of the family are forced to paddle their own canoes. If they learn anything at Sunday school, we'll and good. If not, the
 Sunday school teachers "ain't what they used to be-"
 Evasion of responsibilities, unwill- ingness to assume duties that should be assumed in the natural course of things these are remoulding the mod 'ern home. The man who said Youth will be served" spoke just in time. A moment later he would have been called an old foxy, for today all ages
 will be served The next generation
 should produce an abundance of self