The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-04-01

DlIlIN
It is a well known fact that
there is not a son or daughter
living who does not know more
than father or mother at some
time in his or her life. Personal
experience is one teacher and
sometimes we think about the
only thorough teacher in this
school of life; but experience is
a slow teacher and a whole life
is spent getting education with
out the time to put it into prac-
tise. But the sad part of it is
that most of us have to learn OF
experience. In this we are not
as wise as the savage tribes, who
follow the experiences of past
generations. Roots and berries
and wild foods which have been
found to be poisonous by their
remote ancestors are accepted as
poisonous and the young brave
does not have to prove it for
himself. But while past gener-
atoms have always proved that
wild oats are poisonous, most of
the young men of each gener-
alton insist on sowing some that
they may reap the same knowl-
edge. While admitting that
direct knowledge is necessary to
development and initiative, there
is also some value in indirect
knowledge as personifed in the
fathers.
Don't get too sympathetic over
Germany's plight. That is one
danger of the American people.
We get all stirred up about the
wrongs of a suffering people and
then we forget. Let us review a
little of the accomplishments of
this same Germany that says it
cannot meet the indemnity de-
mands. A total of 319,269 houses
are absolutely destroyed in
France; 313,675 houses are part
ly destroyed; $4,000 factories are
destroyed and 9,386,000 acres of
land are devastated and the
mines in northern France are in
capable of production for ten
years. Don't forget this is what |
Germany is being asked to pay |
for when the question of in
1emnity comes up. Germany
can't pay for the bloodshed but
she can pay for the property
damage.
General Pershing says to the
people that 1--WE have
10 quarrel with the Americans
If foreign birth. We want them
o know that America is an in
piration, that it is something
plrltual, a goal toward which we
i'm. But we do object to the
oreign-born citizen who at
empts to decide an American
question for a foreign. reason.
whether he be of German line
ge and proposes to determine an
policy because of Ger
nan prejudice. or whether he be
IRISH, Italian. Hungarian or Rus
ian, who seeks for similar
easons to decide American cues
IONS" That is the situation in
nutshell. We do not want the
yphen-minded American deter ,
mining our destiny.
We really cannot call this the
ge of civilization when Ireland
nd England indulge in bloody
rgies to settle an age-long dis s
ute over sovereignty. It is not ,
ur business to interfere in the
Internal affairs of any other +,
alton but it is becoming appar-
Mt that the wrong in this con-
roversy is not confined TO one ,
ide or the other entirely. Both 4,
ldes are stubborn and will not !
ompromise when compromise +,
GEMS to be the only way they !
an come to anv liveable terms.
he killing and wounding Of
heir citizens will never settle
he trouble and it is unworthy !
+ our Wanted civilization.
The problem of immigration is
lways a serious one but it is !
rather alarming partly /
ecause of its increase but more
of the character Of the