The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-24

there are many opinions, es'
pecially on matters which have
long been discussed. The Senate
is again wrestling with the after
problem of the great war, how
best to prevent another way war
The Miami Herald discusses the
situation and the probabilities
of what might follow the failure
of the four-power treaty and
other treaties of the conference
to get the Senate's appreciation
The Herald says:
Something of the same conditions
as preceded the final defeat of the
ratification of the Versailles treaty
now present themselves in the senate
as the time comes for the final debate
on the four-power treaty.
There was, it will be remembered
group of senators, called the "irre-
concilables," who held solidly to-
gether in opposing the ratification
of the treaty of Versailles and caus-
ed it's defeat. Opposition to that
treaty centered around the covenant
of the League Of Nations and the
senator's who voted against ratifica-
ton were severely criticised for their
opposition to the treaty.
That is, they were critized, not to
say abused. by the members of the
democratic party who, out of loyalty
to former President Wilson, support
ed the treaty.
Practically the same group is now
arraigned against the four power
treaty, democrats and republicans,
although the logic of. their position
is difficult to discover. They support
ed the Versailles treaty because it
created a uper-government that
would as they declared put an end
to war. The four-power treaty, while
not designed to put permanent end
to war, does create a situation by
which war may definitely be deferred,
with the possibility that it may
never again be resumed on larger
scale, if the treaty is ratified and
carried out They are opposed to
this treaty while supporting the
other
The question ought to arise, in
every intelligent mind. as to what is
to be done in case the four-power
treaty is defeated a contingency not
very probable If the Versailles
treaty did not satisfy the minds of
the people. and evidently it did not
Judging from the election returns by
which the republican party regained
power in the nation, and the four
power treaty does not satisfy suffi-
cient number Of senators to secure
its ratification. what are we and the
rest of the world going to do to rem
der war less possible
An abandonment of the program of
arms reduction would. simply mean
that the already overburdened ma
tions of the world would be com
PEELED to resume with all haste their
programs of increased armament,
both naval and military. This would
mean, farther, the piling up of still
greater national debts and the final
financial crash of the world.
1t is pitiful to learn that the
former president is supporting with
his influence this attempt to defeat
the only proposition now before the
people that looks in the slightest
degree toward disarmament and per-
manent peace. On the other hand.
we have such democrats as Senator
Oscar Underwood strongly urging the
ratification of all the treaties that
came out from the arms parley.
1t is to be hoped that the states
man in active life can overcome the
influence Of that other statesman who
was retired to private life when his
party went down to defeat at the
last election.
1t seems that women on the
jury where there is long
drawn out session may make for
equality but it makes for great
inconvenience. The husbands of
these jurors object to having
their wives locked up with men
in the courtroom all night as
happened in St. Paul and then
too they object to putting the
children to bed and getting
breakfast,-duties which don't
amount to much in the great
business of getting a living but
no mere man wants to do these
little things.
Perhaps. it won't figure up a
very large percentage but twen-
ty thousand persons committed
suicide in this country last year.
It's a hundred percent to those
who took the quick route out of
present trouble.
STATE NEWS.
Capt. William Montgomery of Isle
La Motto, one of the oldest and best
known captains on Lake Champlain,
died Mar. IA. He was over 80 years