The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-02
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Premier Brand has rested MS
case with the conference and re-
turned to France. France fears
Germany and is not really assur-
ed that Germany's power to
strike in the future has been
seriously diminished. In other
words. France is willing to trust
in the other nations but wants
at the same time to keep her
powder dry. Mr. Bryan says the
next move is Germany's move
and IF that government comes
forward and announces her will
ingness to cooperate IN the
preservation of peace, it will be
up to France to accept that as
surances or show why they should
not be accepted And Sec,y'
Hughes voices somewhat the
same opinion in saying that the
world now needs the will OF
peace" Agreed, but if Canada
were Germany, in view of past
experience, we are thinking that
Vermont would not look with
much assurance on any assur-
ance Canada might give,-when
she was down and out for the
moment-after her well known
philosophy that might is right
and that treaties and promises,
likely, are but scrapes of paper
to be torn up when the strong
right arm has the strength to do
destruction. If Canada had
struck twice at our vitals in
fifty years, we fear that it would
take more than argument or
promises for us to lay down our
defences. Granting that while
two nations armed against each
other, war is likely to follow,
how much would you trust your
home fires to Germanys prom
Uses if you were Frenchman
The world is sick of drives for
we have been driven to death,
But many worthy objects have to
have money and gift-money, at
that, if they are to continue their
good work. Perhaps it would
help us to give if we could think,
when called upon TO help Grip
pied children, defective children,
waits, the derelicts helped by the
Salvation Army and the hosts OF
others of the worlds unfortu-
nate, that we are glad they are
not our own children, our own
family, in need of this help; and
so, out of thankful heart, we can
make a contribution for those
not so well placed as ourselves.
The British do muddle through,
but good Lord, how they do
muddle, don't they. Here with
Ireland always seething and with
India a bed of unrest, they have
let sixty-four natives prisoners,
smother to death in car which
was taking them to another
place of confinement. 1t was a
case of fresh paint having near
ly closed the ventilators. This
will not help the situation in
India but it is safe to say that
some way this bit of criminal
carelessness will be fixed up.
Japanese diplomats are willing
to disarm but they don't want to
disarm so much, Mr. Sec'y.
Hughes. They want to disarm
Just enough to be comfortable
but not enough to hurt and the
japanese are very sensitive, you
know.
Mr. Plumb says that the rail
roads are morally bankrupt. This
ought not to surprise the world
so dreadfully for corporations
have always been said to have no
soul and how in the world can
you expect morals without soul
Japan has kept very still at
the Conference, but she is still
fond of zap. In fact, Japan
maintains her right to zap and
we disagree on the principle in
volved.
Vermont is rock-ribbed Repub-
lican but it will not hurt to
read what the Democrats think
of certain phases of public life
Chairman Hull of the National
Democratic executive committee
has issued a statement claiming
the Democratic victories in the
recent elections are a vindication
of the last Democratic admins