The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-24
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Now, it is up to the Senate to
complete the treaty work the
Conference began. 1t is said
that European statesmen, after
their last experience witR1a
Senate they thought could be
ignored on the League of Ma
lions, feels that our American
Senate is the DOGGY man of the
world. The DOGGY man is used
only to scare bad children, and
perhaps the children are ready
to behave now.
We will hope that if there is
any way to get Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll back to the United
States that the way will be
found. 1t is said that former
service men, many of whom are
in Congress, are determined that
if the thing can be done it shall
be done, and it is quite possible
that this draft dodger will find
that Republics have a long mem
ory and strong right arm.
We used to say free as air"
and nothing could be freer. If
air-planes become a real menace
to life, some restrictions on air
will have to be enforced. At
present there is talk of restrict
ing all stunts and low flying over
towns and cities. A forced land
ing in crowded park, for in
stance, would be disaster which
would rank with some of our
hotel and theatre tragedies.
1t is reported that Henry Ford
sent some agents over to Ger
many to buy up some of their
idle factories only to find that
there "ain't no such animal
Germany is working. Some day
the world will get a jolt because
Germany, an industrious giant,
will be getting onto its feet.
"A little rouge and a little
powder just to make madam
more beautiful doesn't seem like
a very big thing but it is es-
timated that Miss Americas
paint and powder bill is fifty-five
million dollars year, d
Perhaps you would like to
know that the cost of living has
decreased almost twenty per cent
in the last year and a half. The
only way you will know it is by
the statistician's say so. Reckon,
you never noticed it, yourself.
Here is some more on Confer
ence, a subject of vast import
ance to the whole world. The
Miami Herald again discusses
the matter after the following
fashion:
Without passion prejudice or per-
sonal bias the people of the United
States should conscientiously and
with single heart consider we'll the
results of the arms parley which clos
ed its sessions in Washington a few
days ago.
The seven treaties growing out of
the conference will probably be
passed upon by the senate this week,
and from present indications the
senate will ratify these very i'm
portant documents, whereupon they
will become a part of the supreme
law of the land and form important
parts of the laws of nations.
Attempts have been made to show
that the treaties arrived at are
practically the same as the treaty
that came out of the Versailles con-
ference. There are those who claim
that the treaties are identical in
thought and purpose with the con-
venant of the League of Nations,
and there is much criticism that the
country is willing to accept the
treaties while repudiating the league
covenant.
But there is no similarity between
the two groups of documents despite
all the endeavors to show their re-
semblance.
The vital point in the covenant of
the League of Nations was the tenth
article, to which the American people
refused to give their assent. That
article reads:
The members of the league un-
dertake to respect and preserve
as against external aggression the
territorial integrity and existing
political independence of all the
members of the league. In case
of any such aggression or in case
of any threat or danger of such
aggression the council (of the
league) shall advise upon the
means by which this obligation
shall be fulfilled.