The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-10
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The Tragedy dC washing Coli
gives the Nation a pause for
SOLDERING thought for it looks as
if lives had been sacrificed for
money. 1t is quite possible that
the unusual strain had not been
figured in the plans. Of course
Washington does not often have
a two-foot fall of any snow, let
alone wet snow, but such a.
thing can happen. We of New
ENGLAND can count our blessings
in that we know the worst to
expect both of our summers and
our winters and we build &C
cordingly.
The Census reports do not aim
to be humorous documents, but
they do contain a laugh or two.
For instance, one would suppose
that the census would show an
equal number of married men
and women but no! either there
is something rotten in the state
of Denmark, or the census re-
port is playing joke on itself,
According to the figures there
were in 1920, 21,849,226 married
men in the country and only 21,-
318,933 married women!
Our boys and girls are way
beyond the period when the
simple pleasures of childhood
amuse them. But it is not a
doleful change for they are now
tinkering with wireless and toy
movies and such-like playthings.
The only wonder is what will
the succeeding generations find
to play with. We cannot believe
that the jump from the rag doll
to the movie is any greater than
the jump from the movie to the
next plaything-but what will
it be
accommodating" is a subject OF
legislation in Bavaria and heavy
penalties are imposed on those
who create a public scandal by
overeating. According to reports
this comes under the class of
needless legislation. Uncle Sam
might adopt the idea for he has
shown fondness for sumptuary
laws of late years and we are IN
a position to break such a law if
appetite is not curbed.
The Miami Herald owns to be-
ing enthusiastic about Herbert
Hoover's suggestions about put
ting Europe on its feet until it
was discovered that Chancellor
Wirth of Germany also approved
the plans. Germany's approval
of anything looks fshy for any
project. Someway, we feel that
Germany won't be for anything
that doesn't promise too much to
the Vaterland.
DIR. Walter Van Fleet of the
agriculture of Washington, died
in Miami last week. The name
of Van Fleet is known and loved
wherever roses are grown for
his Or. Van Fleet" Silver
Moon" and American Pillar are
among the most popular varieties
of the rose family.
China seems to have gotten the
promise of the restoration of
Shantung. The United States
never took kindly to the Shan
tung clause of the Versailles
treaty as we felt China had been
sufficiently broken up in previ-
Gus wars to be let alone in the
last one.
We are copying the following
editorial from the Miami Herald
of recent date, because it ought
to set us to thinking on the real
source of our democracy in these
days when we are complaining
of our defects:
The heart of the democratic idea
and ideal is found in the words ac-
credited to Louis XIV, "Lest, c'est
moi" The state is l, l am the state.
Louis probably did not say it, but it
is true, nevertheless, that the i'm
tangible welding of the individual is
what will make democracy reality,
if it is ever fully accomplished.
This is an amazing thing this
voluntary amalgamating of ones in
dividual interests with the interests
of the whole mass of people, bringing
with it loyalty to the state and an
obedience to the will of the majority
that no monarch could create in his
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