The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-19
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States we have been talking
about the census shows that we
have 100000 less. We won't
miss the four million trife, If the
quality is all right. We have
gotten beyond the point where
mere numbers count, but the
quality of our population is going
to count nightly in the next
decade. We have a lively job
of Americanization on our hands
if we want to continue to be a
land of the free and home of the
brave. This doesn't mean that
all our work has to be done with
our immigrants either. We have
some of the old stock which has
forgotten what it means to be
an American.
Gen. Pershing, Field Marshall
Haig and Gen. Diaz of the Italian
forces will join with the French
government in arranging the
commemoration of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the great
Napoleon. % A hundred years
makes a great difference and the
nation most instrumental in the
downfall of Napoleon is now glad
to do his genius honor He was
a military genius but he was also
a great administrator and his
monument is in the school he es-
tablished and his civic work for
France rather than in his domin-
alton of nearly all Europe during
the years of his successful cam
paigning.
The Peace treaties certainly
intended to keep Germany and
Austria as separate states. But
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Austria
leaves a certain part of Austria
as fully German as if it already
belonged to the German empire.
1t was this German element in
the old Austrian kingdom which
dominated for so long. Now the
Austrian National Assembly has
voted unanimously for a plebis-
cite within the next few weeks
to vote upon a union with Ger
many. France naturally opposes
it. England seems Indifferent
and Italy is rather acquiescent.
Germany like Barkis, is willing.
1t is pleasant to know that we
didn't have half million desert
ers as was first reported. The
number of draft evaders who
had been apprehended up 10
July 18th and whose cases had
been disposed of was 163,73S. 1t
has been discovered that many
of the cases reported as deser-
ton or draft evasion were SIM
ply cases where the fellows en-
listed voluntarily and no record
was made. This sounds better
for the young manhood of the
country.
The ouija board is still a parlor
entertainment but its popularity
will wane in time as it seems to
be one of those insane cycles
which the world INDUCES in once
in awhile. Most of its users will
escape the insane asylums but
the few who get in to them will
be few indeed to those who ought
to go for a period, at least.
Sylvia Pankhurst, daughter OF
Emmeline Pankhurst, is under
arrest charged with publishing
seditious literature. The Pank.
bursts, mother and daughter, dc
stir up a heap of trouble foI
demure little women. They are
mild hammered and soft spoken
except when out on a mission
so it is said.
Like Mark Twain, who shed 4
tear at Adams grave, because he
was a relative, we are all inter
ested in this ape-man hunt OF
Roy Chapman Andrews. He is
going into Asia to dig up the
remains of the earliest man he
can find in a attempt to find the
missing link or Adams ape
grandfather.
Now it is the first of Noveni-
Der, those who figure and grow
mad between sun and saving
time may rest their weary brains
for the sun rules again and we
are all on standard time.