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Feb. 11, 1916. No. 6 
Tue Fut, Bencu of the Supreme Court of Massa- 
chusetts has handed down a most important decision un- 
der the provisions of the workmen’s compensation act. 
It appears that a woman, employed in a carpet factory 
was pulling a piece of carpet and suddenly felt something 
within “give way.” The doctor was summoned and the 
cc. se diagnosed angina pectoris. The Supreme Court hand- 
ed down a decision in favor of the employee, claiming that 
the disease had been aggravated by the wonan’s employ- 
nient and that she was entitled to recover damages under 
the provisions of the act. The amount of money involved 
in the decision, however important it may be to the woman 
in question, is not the main issue. The main torce of the 
decision is the far-reaching result the case will have. It 
establishes a precedent of great value to future litigants 
aud it may react unfavorably upon workmen seeking em- 
ployment who are physically weak and liable to injuries 
by certain forms of labor. As a matter of justice the 
woman in the case was entitled to a favorable decision, 
Lut the influence of the decision may affect unfavorably 
a host of men and women seeking employment. This 
case and the decision reveals the difficulties of enacting 
laws for the good of all and to ensure justice. 
A Younc MAN in a suburban town putting on his 
skates said, “I suppose I will break my neck,” and in five 
minutes the painful accident had occurred. It brings to 
mind the surprisingly strange incident that transpired on 
the ill-fated Lusitania. Mr. Lauriet of Boston was talk- 
ing with Mr. Elbert Hubbard, and in the course of con 
versation Fra Elbertus made a remark that “the Ger- 
mans would not be very glad te see him, because he had 
written an article on ‘who took the lid off hell.’”* AI- 
most instantly the first torpedo made its impact on the 
boat and the tragic story is too well known to all. 
CoNGRESS SEEMS WILLING to appropriate large sums 
of money for the varied Pork Barrel interests that arise, 
and in view of such extravagances it seems too inconsist- 
eit to deny the charwomen the few days’ pay that will 
follow if the small appropriation that is needed for that 
work is not made. 
THE REstDEN’S OF MiL/ron have united with the resi- 
dents of Dorchester in a petition for the construction of 
a tube to Grove Hall. Their contentions are well taken, 
but 1f the agitations for subways continue in Boston there 
will be very little surface traffic anywhere. 
ConcrEss WiLL DouBTLess pass a law increasing the 
number of cadets at the Annapolis Naval Acadeny. With 
all the publicity that has been given the Army and Navy 
during the last two years there will be no trouble in find- 
ing cadets to take the examination. 
SHORE BREEZE 
Feb. 11,1916. _ 
THosE WHo ARE RETURNING from the old world, 
from the fields of war and from the trenches, are telling 
remarkable stories concerning the good-will that exists in — 
the hearts ot all soldiers for the soldiers of other nations. — 
‘he German soldiers are not hating the English, and the 
English are not hating the Germans. This promises well — 
for the future. In France a troop of German prisoners 
was being escorted through a village and one group was © 
subjected to an insult by a middle aged Frenchman.  In- 
stantly his mouth was closed by the guard who demanded, 
“tlave you ever been in the trenches?” There was no need 
ior answer. The guard continued: “These men have.” ~ 
It was enough. It was evidence of a Free Masonry of 
Suffering that is beginning to bind the men together. This 
spirit tells the story of future possibilities. 
ferings of war are drawing the soldiers of all classes to- 
gether. When the war is over may we not expect to see 
that spirit abide? Do not the veterans of the Civil War, 
North and South, respect each other, and is not the old 
timie animosity gone? Japan and Russia are now fighting 
side by side’in this war and but a few years ago they 
were attacking each other. When this war is over, which 
ever side wins there will be a mutual spirit of respect that 
will bind the men of the field. Every one of them will ~ 
become an exponent of peace and it is not too great a 
stretch of the imagination to believe that the very nation, — 
Prussia, that precipitated the war, will have learned the ~ 
folly of armed warfare. The German Empire may be- 
come a matter of the past and the German people may 
seize the reins of Government and put an end forever to 
a Government that makes it possible for one man to de- 
clare war. The spirit of peace may come yet.. 
THERE Was A Time when Germany and Italy were 
broken up into a number of smaller states that were con- — 
tinually making war on each other and were a menace to 
each other, constantly. Prussia successfully united the 
German states into a federation, the German Eimpire, and 
peace has been maintained between the lesser states of the ~ 
iederation. Italy has united and there is an Italian na- 
tion. What reason is there to presume that in the event 
of a larger federation of European states the same prin- | 
ciple may not be evoked, when all of the great nations — 
bind themselves together, without surrendering their — 
autonomy, but only surrendering the right to make war, — 
which after all is not a right. Such a dream ought to be — 
‘ulfilled. It is just as possible as a peace among the states — 
of the United States, the districts in Italy and the states’ 
comprising the German Empire. There is something to 7 
look forward to after all, after this war. The nations of — 
the earth will be taught the folly of armaments and mutual 
jealousies and the value and honor of peace. It is not 
too much to expect that this war may be the last, despite 
the fact that in 1870 it was commonly believed that that 
war would be the last great war. If Germany had fol- 
lowed the leadership and instruction of their greatest 
thinker, Emmanuel Kant, the war would have been avoid- d 
ed, yea, it would have been impossible. 
Iraty Has AcrEEpD with the other allied powers—_ 
Kussia, France, Belgium, England, Serbia and Japan—not 
to make a separate peace with the Central Powers. For all — 
intents and purposes Italy has allied itself with the cause — 
of the Entente Powers who are at war. The Italian 
troops have never engaged with the German troops in — 
battle. The allied powers are now taking the matter up — 
with the Italian government with the expressed purpose — 
of obtaining and ensuring greater co-operation on the — 
part of Italy. Italy will probably make some statement 
of her position in regard to Germany. 
The very suf- 
