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New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

a. m.-Holy communion. Il a. m. Morning prayer and sermon. ' p. m.-Evensong and sermon. The church school will reopen next Sun day, Sept 17th.
 Plainyille Briefs
 Miss Eva Angdahl, c. F. Reicker, J. F. Bergen and Frank H. Powers of the Trumbull Electric company. force are enjoying their annual vacation.
 Dr. and Mrs. c. w. Moody have re- turned from vacation spent at Litchfleld, Conn.
 Pythian lodge, K. of F., held meeting last night when plans were made for holding another affair with which to raise money for the munici- pal Christmas tree.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

doctor referred to the old ruling of one section of the town and ther from the other.
 His resolution, which was adopted and approved by those present fol. lows Resolved-that the custom
 limiting the selection of candidate for representative to the general as- sembly by determining between IAl- sington and Berlin be discontinued and that, hereafter the selection of candidate be destined by the wish of the voters as explained in the caucus and not by the residence.
 Major F. l.. Wilcox, who introduced similar resolution at a caucus seven or eight years ago, then took the floor and said that in seconding Dr. Griswold's motion he hoped that every republican would see to it that he favored such motion.
 Major Wilcox claimed that there should be no party discrimination be- tween the various town and that the people should vote for whomsoever they wanted to regardless of rules claiming that a candidate must come from a certain section of the town. His talk was roundly applauded.
 Many Speeches Made.
 During the period of intermission when the committee had retired to make nominations Selectman Carter and Tax Collector Lewis were called upon to address the gathering.
 Mir. Carter told of the work which had been done during his adminis- tration and said that several new bridges have been erected as we'll as repairs having been made to many of the wooden ones which are used He took the opportunity 70 thank the people for the aid they have given him in his work and he promised that he would work more strenuously for the benefit of the town if reelected.
 In speaking of the state election Mir. Carter had the highest of praise for Governor Lake and was in hopes hat the republicans present at the ,aucus would see fit to vote for him 1t the election in November.
 Tells of Collections.
 Tax Collector c. F. Lewis was next called upon to speak and he told of the s96.00o which he has collected In taxes for this year. Mir. Lewis said that he realized that it was hard for some people to pay their taxes and that he has taken as small an amount as 50 cents from some, all of which has gone for taxes.
 The tax collector next spoke Of a traffic post or guide at the Blake and Woodruff corner on Berlin street He thought that the matter was of much interest to the town court as t was to the Town of Berlin and he that the selectmen should go before the finance board and ask for m appropriation for some sort Of a guide or post at this spot
 MT. Lewis also touched upon the republican state election and said hat the republicans should stand be- lind their party and individuals vote or the man they thought could fill he position the best. He also banked the Berlin people for the confidence they have placed in him or electing him tax collector for a period of eight consecutive years
 Democrats in Caucus. [
 There was a good attendance of nen at the democratic caucus held n the court room of the town hall though there was but one woman present..
 At this caucus George Cole was nominated for assessor; Edward Mc
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
ADVISE SELLING0F
 LIBERTY BONDS Local Bank Claims Better Invest. ment at 4 1-2 Per Cent.

The New Britain Savings bank ha. | bond holders who have bonds deposit ed at the bank for safe keeping, ad vising them to liquidate their bonds and deposit the money in the bank, calling attention to the fact that the bank pays 4la per cent interest while the Liberty bonds pay but 4A.
 In commenting upon Roger Bab- sons statement in todays Herald, Ed ward N. Stanley, president of the New Britain Savings bank, stated that MT. Babson's article applies principal ly to large spectators, to whom a rise of one or two points in the mar ket involves a considerable sum of money.
 Most of the people who have bonds on deposit for safe keeping at the New Britain Savings bank are owners of small bonds to whom the differ ence between what the possible rise In the market would bring and the interest paid by the bank would hard Iy justify holding the bonds any longer
 A portion of the bank letter says as follows:
 The government has called for pay ment December 18th next large portion of the Victory notes and all interest will stop upon them at that date. All the rest of these notes ma ture next May and all interest upon these will stop then. We recommend that you at once authorize this bank to sell at the market price all these bonds and notes which 1t is holding for you for safe-keeping and deposit the amount received to the credit of your account,
 E. N. STANLEY, President New Britain, Conn, Sept. 1, 1922.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
NOTICE.

-Nol The Seectmen and the Town Clerk of the Town of Plainville will hold a session to examine the qualifications of Electors and admit to the Electors Oath, those who shall be found quail flied, on Saturday. September 18th, 1922, from nine o'clock in the fore- noon until eight o'clock in the after noon (Standard Time), at the Ofice of the Selectmen, in the Town Hall, Plainville.
 Signed,
 W. JOHNSON,
 c. H. CALOR,
 Selectmen.
 M. o. RYDER,
 Town Clerk. Dated at Plainville, Conn. Sept. g, 1922.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

The Republican voters of the Town of Plainville will assemble in Town Hall at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, September 14th, 1922, for the purpose of nominating candidates for town offices for the ensuing year and to transact any other business proper to done at said meeting.
 Per Order
 TOWN COMMITTEE,
 EDWIN H. HILLS, Chairman. Dated at Plainville Conn. [, 1922.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

The earth nearly collided with the head of a comet in 1892.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-09

As many as 9,344.ooo eggs are con. tained In one codfish.
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more chaotic. Orlando, Premier of
Italy. took this very moment TO write
the President a letter april 81, re-
fusing even TO attend a meeting in
which the representatives of the
Slovenes and Croats were to be heard.
On April came the news that the
Hungarians were raising a Red army
to back their contentious by force,
and on the same day the handsome
King Albert of the Belgians came
flying down by sirplane from Brus-
sells 10 insist upon the priority right
of Belgium TO eparations-thus add
ing a new and irritating complica-
ton. On the following day, April 5,
the startling news came that Ba-
varia had Joined the Bolsheyist
ranks. and a telegram from A. c.
Coolidge (April predicted revolu-
ton in Vienna in two or three days
On April there was an ugly red
flag parade in Paris with cries of "a
bas Clemenceau" and "Vive le Presi-
dent Wilson" TO protest against the
acquittal Of the assassin Jaures, with
extreme speeches by Socialist lead
ers.
To make matters still worse-if
that were possible-there began a
sudden and violent outbreak of criti-
cism OF the Conference-and espe-
cially OF the President--in the Paris
tand 10 some extent in the London)
press. II was so timed as TO make it
seem impossible that IL was not cal
culated and directed.
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Lord Geor go's Letter.

This final letter I'm the controversy.
written by Lloyd George, is so inter
pretative of tho true Lloyd George
and at the same time so revealing NJ
to the methods of the old diplomacy,
that II is here given In full.
IF the document put in by M.
Clcmenccnu I'm reply TO my state
mcnt really represents the attitude
OF France towards the various quea-
tons which come up for settlement,
there ought to he no difficulty in
making a peace with Germany which
Will satisfy everybody, especially tho
Germans.
"JudEing Ivy tho memorandum.
France seems to attach no impor-
lance 10 the rich German African
sion. She attaches no Importance TO
indemnity and compensation. not
even although an overwhelming pri-
GRITTY I'm tho matter Of compensation
IL given her. az proposed i'm my
memorandum. She attaches no i'm
portancc to the fact TINT she has
AlsaCc- orrainc, with most of the
Z iron mines and a large proportion of
/ the potash Of Germany. She attaches
no Importance 10 receiving a share
/ Of the German ships for the French
ships sunk by submarines or 20 re-
/ Cciving any part Of tho German bat
/ tie flcct She attaches no importance
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By RAY STANNARD BAKER
Copyright, 1882 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

May Day shouting "Vive Wilson!
Vive le President"
In the present crisis of his illness
Mrs. Wilson was of incalculable help
and comfort. exhibiting great steadi-
ness and serenity OF mind and meet
ing every difficulty with strong good
sense.
IL was in the bedroom behind the
bookcases that the President was
now lying i'll, with the Four sitting
at almost arms reach in the study
outside. This grim sick man well
knew the crisis that now existed and
did not propose to let go for single
instant.
Colonel House had long been i'm
patient and highly critical Of the de-
lay. and now attempted to bring
things quickly TO a head. lie told
the newspaper correspondents again
and again that peace could be made
| in an hour"
Peace could indeed. have been
speedily made by giving the French
what they demanded, But Colonel
House made no progress because
each day, when he referred the new
proposals - which were never any
thing but the old proposals twisted
about-to the sick man in the room
beyond the walls he found unbrokcr
opposition. NO" said the President
Orlando's Letter
! And tho difficulties continued Il
deepen and the world situation grew
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peace must be made, that the Con-
ference cannot be allowed to fail,
should say that everything was
going to smash. The President was
In bed all day. Tho Italians are
threatening to go home; news comes
from North Russia that the Bo]shc-
Wiki are pressing the British-Amcri-
can troops there and threatening
their determination.
Colonel House prefers to work
with Clemenceau rather than Lloyd
George. He told me today that
Lloyd George said to him: You and
do not agree as well as the Prcsi-
dent and l agree The Colonel Is
still optimistic The other members
OF the commission, Secretary Lans-
Ing and Mr.. White. know next TO
nothing OF what Is going on.
The Colonel would make peace
quickly by giving the greedy ones
all they want, He sides with those
who desire a swift peace on any
terms: the President struggles al
most alone to secure some construc-
! tive result out OF the general ruin
II these old leaders only knew it
Wilson is the only strong bulwark
left In the world against a wild Boil
shevism on the one hand and q
wilder militarism on the other. Hs
would save the present democrats,
political system in the world 10y
making 1t just. decent, efficiently
proving that IT can solve the rea
problems SO clearly seen Ivy the ex
tremists. But what these old leader,
are doing. with their greedy dc
mands and selfish interests. IL to Civ,
new arguments To Lenin and nov
force to FoCh. They can't see this
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and plunge on to their DOOM"
In this daily struggle over the
French claims, where was Lloyd
George? In the beginning of the
Peace Conference the President had
had great hope of working in full
accord with the British. for he felt
that the ideals he had set forth were
truly AngloSaxon ideals. He did
find better, wiser and stronger sup
port from the British Liberals. such
as SHUTS and Cecil, than from any
one else, and a better Interpretation
in the British Liberal press than
anywhere else. But Lloyd George
disappointment to him. He seemed
to have no guiding principles what
ever. He was powerfully on one side
on one day and powerfully on the
other the next. He was personally
one OF the most charming, amiable,
engaging figures at Paris, full of
! Celtic quicksilver, q torrential talker
/ in the conferences. but no one was
ever quite sure, having heard him
express an unalterable determination
on one day, that he would not be
unalterably determined some other
way on the day following. He was
/ full of sudden bright ideas, and
amused or charmed nearly every
body with whom he came into per-
sonal contact. lie had to have his
tea every afternoon-and got it
though it overturned the ancient
proprieties Of that most solemn Of
institutions, the French Foreign Of
flee; and he had he British passion
FOR fresh air. i saw him one day
come bursting out OF the hermeti-
cally sealed room where the Peace
Conference was sitting in supposed
secrecy and, throwing up both
hands. exclaim:
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But arguments against Clemen-
Ceau, even on the basis of interest,
If Lloyd George would only make
the fight. were OF the greatest as
sistance in the struggle, and for a
time Wilson and Lloyd George to-
gether made considerable Roadway.
Thus Lloyd George circulated on
March % the memorandum of Con-
siderations for the Peace Confer
ence," which he has recently pub
lished in full on its third anniver-
sary (March %, 1929. as a contribu-
ton to his political struggle over tho
Genoa Conference. This is Il we'll
reasoned document pointing out that
the treaty. in the shape it appeared
to be taking. could only prove the
occasion of further and more terrible
wars and disorders. There was one
flaw in his argument, however, which
ClemenCeau pierced Viciously and I'M
erringly in a reply on the 2Sth-all
the concessions of justice proposed
by Lloyd George were at the expense
Of the claims of the Continental
States; whereas the loss of ships and
colonies. of commercial and naval
power, primarily to Great Britain
: would rankle more deeply in Ger
many's heart than a few Cessions of
European territory. a copy OF this
letter was sent to the President. as
was also a copy of Lloyd Georges
counter reply Of April l. In this
document. vastly different in tone
from the memorandum of the 25th
and very decidedly not published to
accompany it. we find Lloyd George
fitting lightly, even fiippantly. over
the serious French claims, combat
ing them frankly on a comparison
of what France and Great Britain
were to get for themselves out OF the
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to the disarmament Of Germany on
land and sea. She attaches no i'm
portance TO a British and American
guarantee of the inviolability OF her
soil. All these are treated as mat
ters which only concern maritime
people who have not known inva-
sion" What France really cares for
is that the Danzig Germans should
be handed over TO the Poles. Sew
eral months of insistent controversy
on Syria and compensation and the
disarmament of Germany and the
guarantees of the inviolability of
| French soil. etc, etc. had led me TO
the conclusion that France attached
an overwhelming Importance TO these
vital matters. But NJ. Clemenceau
knows France best. and as he does
not think all these things worth men,
tiOning | am perforce driven to re-
verse my views on this subject. Es-
peCially would il be welcome to a
large section of opinion in England
who dislike entangling alliances to
know that NJ. Clemenceau attaches
no Importance TO the pledge 1 offer
on behalf of Britain to come to the
support of France IL the invader
threatens. Nj. Clemenceau suggests
that the peace We propose is one
which is entirely in the interests Of
| Britain. l claim nothing for Britain
which France would not equally get.
In compensation, although including
the expenses of the war. it has cost
as much TO Britain as to France. 1
propose that France should get twice
as much Of the indemnity and II my
proposals seem TO NJ. Clemenceau TO
favor Britain it is because I was
until L read his document. under the
delusion that France also attached
/ Importance to colonies. TO ships, TO
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- PRESIDENT WILSON'S ULTIMATUM AND THE
ORDERING OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON

to disarmament, to
Syria and to n British guarantee 10
stand by France with all her strength
II she were attacked. regret my
error and shall be careful not to re-
peat II.
81 may be permitted to correct one
out of many misrepresentation OF
my document. II liz true suggested
temporary ownership OF the whole Of
the Saar coal field with guarantees
for permanent access to the coal. but
but this proposal was made as an
alternative to another which placed
first--namely. the restoration Of the
1914 frontier. Inasmuch. however.
az NJ. Clemenccau treats this sug-
gestion as a further proof of British
selflshness I promptly withdraw It."
(Slgned) I'D. LLOYD GEORGE"
French Press Vituperative
But tho only result Of this contro-
versy between Lloyd George and
Clemenceau--a although Il was sup
posed to be secrct-was to raise n
tI"'h"Ih'uS hub'uD W tnc Iff'H
press. The Echo dc Paris began a
vituperative attack on Anglo Saxon
commercialism'' upon Wilson
and Lloyd George n was charged
that an entente between the great
business interests of America and
/ Great Britain. designed to dominate
the world was being organized The
I French dreaded nothing so much as
n steady corporation OF tho Ameri-
cans and tho British. because il
meant that French demands would
at least, have to be pared down. Al
tho reactIonary elements in Europ'
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was even an echo in the italian /
press-began now 20 try to separate /
Lloyd George and Wilson. The Daily
Mail had an editorial, somewhat
graphically expressed, charging Lloyd
George - and incidentally Wilson 49,
with the following crimes:
Tenderness for the enemy:
Charity toward Bolsheyism
Love Of money lenders:
stern impartiality toward friend
" people;
Anxiety 20 raise the stricken foe
and readiness to forgive his sins"
Just as the fight vas beginning 10
grow too hot for Lloyd George land
10 find disturbing echoes in Parlia-
ment) Wilson fell ill-and his power
ful and stimulating influence was
momentarily removed. Immediately
the deXteriOus Lloyd George began
to give concuiatory and apologize
interviews TO the Matin and Petit
Parisien. He was finding 4 place on
the other side Of the land,
After that. during all the long
struggle with the French that re-
manned Of the Dark Period, he
4 adopted a new policy. This was a
policy OF aloofness; a policy OF let
ting Clemenceau and Wilson fight it
out. 1t was canny part for him
to play. He could boldly urge haste
which was just then the popular cry
of the world; he could put in an car
AS he did-whenever British inter
ests were concerned-and at the
same time he could stand aside easily
and watch--even with amusement
Wilson and Clemenceau wearing
then,selves out in fruitless round
of discussion. He could thus save
his skin and even stand TO profit by
the exhaustion Of the other two. He
had apparently everything TO gain
and nothing TO lose-and yet lost
everything!
All OF these things-this want OF
support and understanding - came
over the President in a black flood
while he lay ILL., All the detectives.
so clearly seen by the world. so arr
IDENTITY supported only a few months
before. We're now clouded, the initial
purposes confused. Whatever was
proposed seemed il not wholly
wrong, at least, by comparison with
the earlier glowing projects, tragi-
cally insufficient
Dilemma Faced BY Wilson
What should be done? II he
. could realize absolutely no part OF
the American programme, il he was
forced TO accept peace upon the
basis solely OF the old diplomacy and
; the French demands. he might as
well go home first as last. He was
now considering this project seri-
J ously 1t would be easy and simple
, TO withdraw; TO solve the problems
by not solving them, to retire from
} the field hugging his bruised ideals
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Deserted BY Lloyd George

Lloyd George had failed the prcsi
dent utterly while he was absent ~.
America tas shown in n former
chapter), but upon the Presidents
return and in the face of the over
whclming attack OF the French, with
their full programme OF demands s.
which frightened even Lloyd George
he ranged himself generally on the
Presidents side against ClemcnCcau,
and even outdid the President In his
opposition in certain mattcrs-likc
the Polish settlements. But he was
never against the French demands
on the basis of principle. as was the
President. He never seemed TO con
slider that he was i'm the least bound
by the promises solcmuly made Mt
the armistiCe. What he wished was.
first, to prevent the French from
getting too much, as compared with
the British: and second 10 get n
peace that the Germans would sign.
His policy was. therefore. To whittlc
down each French demand M Il was
presented: Wilson's was 10 demand
another policy entirely; a just policy
of permanent peace.
! Lloyd George never seemed 10 sec
the great, stark controversy between
tho principles of the now ana tho
interests of the old in which those
sincere fighters. Wilson and Clcmcn-
coau. were desperately engaged. He
had little idcalistic inspiration. and
no true convictions. lie was him
self instinctively n statesman of tho
oid school. and he could meet tho
arguments of interest and of force
only with other arguments Of inter-
est and of force.
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Colonel Houses Attitude

The desperate situation OF the Con-
ference was well known to many of
those at Paris. / find in my note Of
that time:
If II were not for the feeling that