The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-07
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that something permanent must
be done for their banking system
and some of them recommend
that the system of the United
States be adopted. Albert Rath-
bone, financial advisor to Cuba,
has given the Cubans some good
advice, although it does not
seem particularly technical nor
local.. The same advice wouldn't
come amiss here in the United
States. His advice is simply ito
work and save for the trying
period of defation which this
nation faces" 1t is an attempt
to impress upon the Cuban mind
that the spendthrift days of in
fated sugar are past and that
nothing but coming down to the
ground and grubbing will save
the situation. Cuba is not alone
in her orgy of initiation and reck-
less spending and we in this
country have to get to firmer
ground if we would be found
standing when the reconstruc-
ton is over,
The Palm Beach County Motor
Club has discovered all that is
necessary for the prevention of
most automobile accidents. 1t
is so simple but so difficult to
attain. All that is required is
that one should "be a gentleman
on the road. Be a gentleman,
drunk or sober. Be a gentleman
under all conditions" Of course
this would dispose of the road
hog, the speed fend and the
freshie and there wouldn't be
much left but defective machin-
cry to cause a spill on the road.
Uncle Joe Cannon has beaten
the record of our own Senator
Morrill, who previously held the
record of 43 years, nine months
and "a days in the house and
senate. Uncle Joe is eighty
five but he hopes to round out a
hundred and if the electorate is
willing he would like to serve to
the last. He has already served
so long that he cannot remember
when the capitol or its ways
were strange to him. He has
seen much of the country's his
tory made and helped to make
good deal of it himself.
Former Gov. Bass of New
Hampshire has Joined the faculty
of the University of Oregon as a
teacher of economics. If we !
don't forget, he learned several
valuable lessons while governor
of the sister state under Pro-
gressive banners. Politics is
usually a sure teacher even
though an ungrateful mistress.
It doesn't just fit our consti-
tuition for us to have colonies
and sc we sort of play big
brother to several smaller
nations. Some of these little
fellows like the relationship we'll
ENOUGH and some of them don't
like it at all but lust the same
we stick to our role but orr con-
sistency is not to he admired.
We treat them like children some
times to be coerced and some
times to be coaved. The Miami
Herald in the following editorial
goes into the matter quite
thoroughly:
The proclamation of President Will
son, to the effect that the friendly
purposes OF the American invention I
OF 1916 IN the Dominican Republic
hsYlng been su bstantially achieved. ,
american control is about to be with ]
drawn. was doubtless welcome news
to the people of San Domingo.
Dominicans have displayed in common Z
with other peoples of the world a ,
marked objection to outside rule. II Z
to the friendly purposes as expressed j
by United States soldiery because {
they were too weak to put our forces r
out of their territory. II
On the fact Of It Washington has I
achieved graceful gesture in pro-
claiming our intended withdrawal I
1t IS timely-in keeping with the {
Christmas season. and coming hard @
on the heels Of the none too savorv n
Haitian Investigations, has some of 6
the effect Of an antidote. Once more n
the nation can disavow mean i'm
oerialistic ambitions. San Domingo b
now is added to Cuba on the list Of @
little people TO whom we have PLAYED Q
Il
IS an inexpensive method Of n
Fostering uD our national self-ree- 3,
,ect. ard silencing that element in
he public that has been objecting Ii