The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-17

The summit of Cancels Hump is
rugged peak, standing solitary.
The view from here cannot help
bringing forth EXPLANATIONS of
wonder and admiration as one sees
the distant horizon. Vermonters
and other people of the East do
not have to travel across the con-
tinent and stand on Cathedral
Rock in the Yosemite Valley to
Sc some of natures grandest see
mic wonders. From the southern
point of Cancels Hump may be
seen to the east the White Noun
tains, to the west the Champlain
Valley, Lake Champlain, and the
Adirondacks. and to the north
Mount Royal. 1t is really possible
on this Hump to see across one
state and into two others, to see
three large ranges of mountains,
and the entire length of a body of
water over one hundred miles long.
A notch which all Vermonters
should know is Eden near Lowell.
This spot is as picturesque as the
famed Crawford and Franconia
Notches of the White Mountains,
and many people prefer the
Green Lowell Mountains that
border this notch to the high
White Mountains.
At Lowell are located the larg-
est high grade asbestos deposits
in the United States. Natural
industries may not be scenic beau
ties, but it is seldom in a state
the size of Vermont that one finds
granite, marble, and asbestos of
the finest grade in the country.
The section around Proctor is ia
nous for having the largest
marble ouarries not only in the
country, but in the world.
The beauties of Vermont can
never be fully described, and in
order to appreciate our state, we
must visit them as wanderers and
explorers.
Thus Vermont is truly the
"Land of the forest and rock
OF dark blue lake and mighty
river,
OF mountains rear'd aloft to mock
The storms career, the lightning's
shock,
My own green land forever"
W. 3. Grow took as his subject,
"The Washington Arms Confer
ence." He said in part: "The
Washington Arms Conference is
the only one held recently that
has produced any tangible re-
suits. Its purposes was the discus
sion of the far East and limitation
of armament. since it was recog-
nized that the World War was
the inevitable result of competition
in armament coupled with the de-
sire of one nation to encroach Oh
the rights and territories of the
other nations.
"The results of the conference
were six completed treaties, two
others agreed to in substance,
fourteen resolutions, and ten de-
clarations of national policy. The
most significant result was the
treaty for the reduction of naval
armament. Formerly limitation of
armament had been secured by
force or by mutual consent be-
tween two nations, The now
famous 5-5-3 ratio was established
for the navies of Great Britain,
the United States and Japan. A
ten year naval holiday during
which construction of war vessels
should be stopped was agreed
upon by these three nations.
Great Britain, the United States,
France, Japan and Italy also
agreed among themselves to pro-
hibit the use of poison gas in
warfare and the use of submarines
as commerce destroyerS and to in
Vite other nations to agree to
these restrictions.
Great Britain has always glo-
ried in her great navy; and it is
long step in the abolition Of
war when the British nation is
willing to abandon its cherished
ideal of naval supremacy. The
Bntisher is generally represented
in this country as a stubborn and
tenacious gentleman; yet this ac-
ton in regard to navies, presents
an entirely different side of his
character.
But it is not chiefly the re-
suits attained. but the fact of the
agreement itself that is important.
Many have criticized the Arms
conference as an enemy of the
League of Nations, but it was
merely the American way Of doing
things after the European way
had failed. It's principles are the
same, its purposes are the same,
but it proposes to employ more
American efficiency.
But underlying all recent con-
fcrences is the motive of peace.
Nations will not stop fighting be-
cause they are made to 1isarm;
but they may disarm Of their own
accord when lighting is seen to be
an Improbable way Of settling
their controversies, and in this
fact lies the future hope of world
peace.
To Miss Lillian Mudgett was
given "The Development of Amer
lean Music, part of which is
mere given:
an dealing with this subject It
is only natural that we should
turn first to The music of the In
dams. Music played a vital part
in the lives of these red skinned
tribes. It was through music thar
they expressed their passions and
emotions. While the songs of the
Indian lack true musical worth,
the value of the music of the black