The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-05

! ish empire We talk of the gumption
and progressiveness Of America-yet
J the history Of Unitania" is full of ex-
amples of unwillingness to accept
progressive inventions and modern
reforms"
Breathlessly I'VE noted the asterisk
and darted an eager glance to the foot
note. There we discovered Unitania.
The foot note read: CUnitania-U. S.
and Brftannia)
Thus is the great confederation pro-
claimed in this humble journal. Uni
tania is Great Britain and the United
States, or. as our gentle propaganda
has it, u. 5. America"
There are only three great powers
left in this world of ours-Russia.
Great Britain and the United tSates.
Russia evidently intends to main
tain a separate existence. but if the
hackers Of article 10 OF the league OF
nations covenant have their way the
United States viii become simply
yassal OF Great Britain. Then. in
truth. we shall have Unitania. We
shall surrender our sovereignty TO
Great Britain which win rule the
world-Russia excepted-through tile
l.,or,o IF ,o4fou-
Not to be relegated to the ranks OF
the mossbacks we rush to the van
guard Of progress and cry: "Hurrah
for Herbert Hoover, president Of Uni
tania' Perhaps, in England, they /
will prefer 10 call him Emperor Her
bert l. OF Unitania. The difference
will be quite immaterial, for once I'm
itania is established we shall have
consigned "a government of the peo
pie, by the people and for the people
to the mythical past and shall Shrek
hoarse for Imperialism and
When it rains in London all Of us
will put up our prayer umbrellas and
turn our eyes toward Westminster, 81
Paurs and above all. st. James where
Herbert Hoover, ruler of Unitania
and the world. laughs himself sick at
/ certain piker who called himself +
Ik-;1lof.,
And why do we propose Herbert {
Hoover?
Largely on the recommendation OF
Senator Reed of Missouri, who. in his
speech. showed that the worlds first
God dictator has all the qualifications {
or the rulership of Unitania. }
Hoover was the go-between who
We are, of course. relying on Senator t
Reed, leaning, as it were on Reed Ia
,arried to Colonel House the wishes t
II the British delegates at the Yer !
'ailles conference. 1t was he who Gre {
tied sort of spiritual Unitania by I
to the American delegates &
he commands Of imperial Brittania. l
Moreover it was Herbert Hoover, a
Who. in an ecstacy of Anglomania t
proposed the Prince Of Wales for fl
resident of the United States. That f
howed that Hoover had forgotten all b
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sher and Unitania will be thoroughly
British. OF course, we are still rely
ng on Senator Reed and we hope he
ill not forsake us in this critical 7
our. r,
And it was Herbert Hoover who 10
that the league covenant OF
e ratified without change thus re- f,
ealing his desire that the United e,
tates should surrender its sovereign nj
to Great Britain. a
If we are to have Unitania it is fit Pc
ng that Herbert Hoover should be al
S first president and continue his lie
sidence in England. But perhaps tn
e old dear wouldn't want to accept tn
e nomination lest he annoy the sn
'ince of Wales. That could easily be
justed. After he had been elected Pc
esident he could emulate the exam
2 Of the Roman emperors and asso-
tie another emperor with himself. pa
Id why not the Prince of Wales? civ
II.
EULoGY ON THE DOG. nat