The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-13

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We wonder if the Russians en-
Joy starving and rolling in misery
any better because their masters,
who revel in luxury, are OF the
people rather than of the arls-
tocracy. Comparisons seem rather
in favor of the old order since
the aristocrats, having long been
used to luxury, do not make quite
such vulgar display of it as do
the communists, who seem to be
drunk with power. Carl E Flo
etc, an American relief represen-
tatave brings back picture OF
the starving people of interior
Russia and the we'll fed soldiers
guarding the Kremlin and the
communists in Moscow and Pet
rograd reveling in luxury. Rosy
OGrady and the Colonel lady
may have a kinship under the
skin and human nature is not so
different whether called Lenlne
or the Car. There is a good
deal more kinship in human
nature than we sometimes like
to admit.
One by one the familiar names
are fading out of public print
and new names take their place.
With 1922 the name of Boles
Penrose is but memory. He
was considered a party man, who
represented the interests but
he welded big political power
and was often times ruthless IN
his pursuit of his own end. Those
- who knew him best tell us that
his most earnest desire was to
do the thing that would win for
him the deserved esteem OF the
public. He was usually con-
sentative and he had big brain,
which he used for the benefit OF
his country, even while he work
ed for his immediate constltu-
ents. The book of his life is now
closed and posterity will be the
judge of it's value.
Probably the greatest trouble
with the world today is that we
are all in too great hurry. We
are all committees of one in the
81 can't wait Club We want to
accomplish a years work In a
day and the pace is killing ply
sically and mentally. We are
tagged out nervously trying to-
do a dozen things at once and our
ideas are about half baked be-
cause we crowd them out with
new ones before we are hall
done with them. Prof. Giddlngs
of Columbia says '"The one great
thing wrong with the world to-
day, is the ever popular tendency
of eager busy-bodies who never
give anything a chance to Jell.
Former President Wilson
writes the New York Women
League that the new year lis
certain to show that the demo-
cratic party has entirely regaln+
ed the confidence of the nation. "
Now that is what we call optl-
mism of the first order. A year
ago the party was pretty short
on confidence Of anything. Pub
lie memory is a short affair and
it may be, with conditions grow
ing better, the sins of the demo-
cratic administration may be
dimming. Not until they have
faded from memory will that con-
fidence be restored entirely.
Colonel Forbes says that what
the disabled soldiers need is the
human touch Those whose
memories are long enough to
vision the high acclaim we gave
the boys when they started away
can hardly reconcile it with the
apparent Indifference we now ac-
cord them. The boys should get
justice from the government
they wrecked themselves to save.
Those who came through the
ordeal physically fit, for the
most part are content and asking
nothing.
1t sounds good, doesn't it, the
bankers affirm that the prospects
for business are good for 1922.
That is about the best gift the
youngster can bring as a New
Year greeting. Along some lines,
there surely seems to be a