The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-08-25

Vienna has decided not to ac-
cept further American aid IN
feeding her children. Admit
ting that during the darkest
hours, this help was invaluable,
the municipality states that, II
the city can support such motor
ious luxury, it should be able to
feed it's children without outside
help. There is dignity, justice
and truth in the declaration. II
half the extravaganza reported
has been going on in Vienna. it is
disgraceful that the children
have not been given considera-
ton by the luxury-mad Vienese.
This present action on the part
of Vienna is about the first evld-
ence that the middle empire"
part of Europe is realizing its
danger of becoming a giant
pauper. Charity can be accept
ed in the hour of calamity, but
the person, the community or the
nation that accepts it beyond
times of direst need soon degen-
crates into a pauper, with all its
attendant evils.
Fires in railroad properties are
coming with such frequency that
incendiarism is the only explain
alton. 1t has been that as long
as the Unions have been orderly,
public sympathy has been with
them; but violence is such a
tempting weapon to them, they
cannot resist what looks to them
like short cut to the end. 1t
appears to the public that Unions
have long ago won their cause so
that labor has a full measure of
protection. Now the public feels
that Unions are trying to use
their power to gain what is not
rightfully theirs at the expense
of the consumer and the public
has no more sympathy with the
Union Of today than it had in the
early Union days with the OPP
pressive capitalist. The Public
is impartial, except where it's
own interests are concerned. To-
day the public is against the
Union fight and Unionism is los
ing out as a result.
The Monumental Granite Pro-
ducers' association stands firm
for the open shop by re-electlng
the old board of officers who have
been responsible for the policy in
the past years trouble. Labor
has been taking a vacation on
strike benefits, which they them
selves have provided by dues,
and capital has taken big losses
because of the closing down OF
plants but it will be worth all 1T
has cost both capital and labor
when the American plan of work
ing is established. With a couple
thousand men back in Vermont
plants under the open shop, a
few months more and the normal
condition should prevail. While
a man is not obliged to work,
under this plan, he has vindicat-
ed his right to work and a man,
hundreds of miles away, cannot
force him out on strike because
the agitator wants to put the
screws on capital.
Every new invention brings
new problems. The automobile
has established an entirely new
industry, it is responsible for the
good roads of the country, for in.
creased travel and the drawing
together of communities by the
humiliation of space. Now, the
question of parking in cities anc
large towns is before the public
1t is being demonstrated that the
sides of the street are inadequate
for the constantly increasing
automobile. Private parking
grounds and garages take care o.
some of the excess but commun
ity parking grounds, not too fal
from business centers, will have
to be provided before the prob
lem is all settled. Bradford ism
troubled as yet but Saturday ant
Wednesday night shows even
small town what the large towns
are up against.
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the power of the press in greaf