New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
days ago. 4 citizen who held the

usual modern sin against society.
 was brought out by a policeman whcS had helped to build the case for the prosecution, that an agent of the police'' had gone to the home of the accused prisoner and pleaded with
 him to exchange for legal tender~of the United States, a liquid, to wit whiskey containing a prescribed alco- holic content, on the ground that II was to be used by sick friend Thf sale was made, as it was almost cer11 tain to be made, the procurer turned the evidence over to the authoritlss and the authorities turned the selfsf over to the court. fife was duly con. victed and fined. A
 Every good citizen believes in ups holding the laws of the country. But every good citizen will not agree that the police methods in the case de. scribed in the foregoing paragraph deserve commendation. The evideRGe was obtained by whining st0oi pigeon who sturmmed hi Slaw, or I1e. on the strings that rcn directly to the heart-those of human sympathy. Un- der similar circumstances. nine out
 ten men would have sold whislSey.
 with the desire or intention of vio
 ing a law but with the knowledge tkAt they were helping human being in distress. TSl
 There is something un-America9
 about the use of a stool pigeon" Ha
 would sell his best friend if. by do;nE so. he could enrich his own mise bts self by a few paltry dollars. And sFf
 a final pinch a man who would Stoopi to act a stool pigeon" would EEE4
 his own country to a foreign foe. I1ael
 the police continue to enforce the laW9l
 but let us get rid of the stool pigeon#'
 because his very presence casts stiE7|
 ma on one of the finest, cleanIC
 police departments in the ntion.
 Thoughtful men everywhere are at
 tempting to hold back the tide Q
 pessimism artificially created. those apostles of despair who ar afraid to look facts in the face bug who sit around croaking like raveuM and can tell you almost to the mtnutH just when black calamity is going E envelop these United States of Amee ica. %". This is a time for courage nd4 gloom; for looking firmly ahead, n61 for sitting by the fireplace and weeR ing over the dead cinders of hat have past. The country isn't ing to the bowwows-not yet, not during the lifetime of the pEG generation. When will business pick up I'll man who could answer that cNnl 1 easily become the wealthiest nam 1 the United States, in addition to cQN l fering a great boon on his feE1nN | men by spreading the informatiQp l broadcast. Nobody nows how soon l the wheels of industry will begin fc l whirl again and how fast they wit
 revolve when the power is turned q4 ID H.: E- #-R-l- Ak2 | for a moment--the wheels will whl l once more and whirl fast. Alread
 there is slight but definite treme l of better business registered on tt 1 industrial seismograph. From seve5 quarters come hints that brighfe days are just ahead. '
 During, the war there was a pOpl
 lar saying Are we downheartsJI which was always answered with l vociferous 'No!,, That is just
 spirit we must Aake even if
 sky is overcasts
 Charles H. Spresident Js c Guaranty. Trust company of l York, sams up condition so succip l and SO hopefully that what he aay l :s deserving of being reprinted Tn is why he cannot help feeling g3 1 timistic: There is SO much ir th present situation 10 inspire conf 1 dence and hope for the future that $ little short of criminal for arfSos l to paint the picture so bla@lzl through either ignorance on inter1 ! that these vital facts are obscure \ To cite a few pertinent facts: Tn l country will harvest this year onE1 the largest crops in it's history; l transportation congestion: haa 6 relieved and it's railroad system is fl the first time in decade oH a souI financial and operating basis: N have passed through q national eln tion and are assured four yers of sd administration of public affairs; ba hiking system his withstood greate1t credit strain in its hist and is on a sound and worka basis: the accumulated surplus of f
 years of splendid prosperity is stor
 in many ways for our continued u he markets of the world demand
 products and a great mercan
 marine is prepared to tra1Asr
 them: this country has not bee
 built or overextended in any o
 underlying activities and faces
 programme of readjustment ala
 these lines such as usually precf
 tates panic conditions. We are in
 Soup6eSt financial industrial and