Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-24
THE MAN WHO TALKS

appointment beeaues he cannot get at all ! the facts. The rosy pictures painted by | the pros are about as unreliable as the ! gloomy views presented by the anfis. The | actual truth probably lies midway be- | tween the two positions. The antis tell | us that there is a widespread breakdown | of national morale. No doubt there is | such a breakdown. but is it widespread7 | And can it be honestly attributed to pro- | hibHiorl? Scientific Investigators tell us l that 1t is largely due to postwar condi- l tions Unusual outbreaks of crime gen. | erally follow war, and the use of ardent 1 spirits tends to increase the disorder. | Police records go to show that the eiim- 1 nation of strong drink has tended to increase the general good order of so- ciety. The statement is also urged that prohibition is responsible for the drug habit. It is difficult to get at the real facts of this claim.
 Of course. optimism turns down these assertions as wicked islanders. The pros, one and all, indignantly repel the imputa- tion that the great cause is trembling in the balance, and that it will after a few more years of dismal existence be strielk- en out of the constitution. On this point it is enough to say that the American people have never been in great haste to put a new idea into the constitution but when one is put there 1t generally stays. While it is doubtless true that many of the prevailing ills of society have very little or no connection with prohibition, on the other hand, the broad claims Of a. revolution in the direction of better living are not substantiated by tangible evil dence. Up to date. opinions have been
 more abundant than facts. All investi- gators of the subject who have approach
 ed it with an unbiased mind have found great difficulty in getting dependable data. But after the evidence thus far submitted is carefully weighed, prohibi- tion seems to be slowly winning it's case.
 The manner in which public service is dealt out in this country has for many years troubled thoughtful and patriotic 1 minds. In fact, it has led many to be- lieve that if the present custom continues it will disrupt the republic. England is 1 vastly ahead of this country in the quail ity of public service rendered, simply be-
 cause only qualified men are selected. | Here oftentirnes men denseIy ignorant, | and as crooked as they are ignorant, are | put into positions of responsibility be- cause they have been useful as ward | heelers, and this will continue just as 1 long as public service is a shuttlecock between contending parties, and to the victor belong the spoils.' The English
 system doubtless has it's faults. but in 1 this direction it is far better than ours. There men are trained for public service, which is just as much of a profession as | law, medicine or the ministry. Young i men qualify in the universities for this profession; they must pass examinations
 as they do in mathematics or the lan-
 guages. When the college life is over | they begin at the foot of the ladder, and
 as they make good in lower positions they
 are promoted. This shuts out the ignora- | mus.
 This is the season in which most of our l churches are holding their Childrens day exercises A more beautiful and express
 sive service was never put on the visible 1 or invisible calendar of any church. It is a service which none of them will ever forget, except those who are stiH in their babyhood. and I question if their parents 1 will ever forget it. not even those whose little ones took it into their heads to con- duct the services themselves. Parents will not forget bringing their little treas ures in their arms LID the aisle to receive the holy rite of christening. It may be a negative service as far as the babies realize it. but it will be far from negative
 as far as the conscientious parent is con cerned. They will see their responsibility
 all the more clearly, to rear their children
 so that they will be in a position to give
 valuable service to human society, and when they enter active life will be better , fitted to strengthen constituted authority WIay should the civilized world allow the Turks to externinate the Armenianst I believe it is one Of the greatest sins of , omission of which the world is guilty to- , day. The great crime of the Armenians in the eyes of the Turk which is unpar-
 dona'ble is that the former dare to be
 non-Moslem in faith and practice Fol
 political reasons no nation of Europe
 a1r IL. aI~a 1aq fro N| : mankind. And yet it seems like irony tc
 call him the sick old man of the Bos- , phorus." He seems to hold such a nys- , terious balance of power that no nation
 cares to box his ears and tell him to be have himself. And so he goes on in this quiet and systematic policy of slow ex. l termination of one of his richest and mosi : intelligent provinces. One stern word ot 2 rebuke from the canny Lloyd George, al ) once came from Admiral Farragut, wher
 the American college in Constantinoplt 3 was threatened, would do the trick. Tur : key gives heed to words that are backed up by navies.
 An advertisement recently appeared il
 one of our periodicals with this heading 4Credenda ct agenda." Both of these Latll words stand for important ideas; tn former stands for articles of faith, ant 7 the latter for programs of work. The. L are equally important and ought alway @ to be used in the same connection. Faitl
 and works are the twin sisters of ever.
 important undertaking. There is, how
 ever, an unfortunate trend in these day
 to make the "agenda" the more conspicu ous. The main thing seems to be tn t doing. It is the hustler rather than tn
 thinker who stands in the limelight I
 ought, however, to be remembered tha 5 there is no great accompIishrert ar1ar e from careful and intelligent planning. l
 Is also necessary to have an unshakei
 faith in the worth of the things we do t
 urge us on to put forth our pest Let u
 keep in mind that it must be "credend D ct agenda' is not merely "agenda" if W
 are to be successful.
 . What 8 blessed thing it is for the farme ' and for every other worker, for tha Il matter-that all things come in their or
 der. Fruits and vegetables come in a
 orderly procession from early peas to lat potatoes. That gives the farmer a. chanc ?. to deal with first things first, which is a e important thing to do. One great troubl
 in this world comes from doing frs
 things at any old time and second thing a first, or not at all. Nature makes it DOS ,t sible for the farmer to move along i 't some sort of orderly fashion Suppos u that all sorts of vermin settled dow
 upon the cfops ali at once, it would be tn
 toughest old agricultural bloc ths l. farming ever was up against Just thin h Of it, cut worms, mildew, rose bug V squash bugs. potato bugs, lice, bligh
 dogs, cats, and small boys playing ba
 in close proximity to your garden. Bl
 nature is very kind in stringing thes lel things out so that we can deal with thel is separately Everything in its season.