The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-14

I'M
During July and August, the
War Department of the govern
ment is prepared to give the
young men of the country mill
tary training, which is as valu-
able for peace times as for war
times, positively without charge
to the candidate for admission.
The only things not furnished
are underwear, socks, handker-
chiefs, towels and toilet articles.
The objects of this training for
the men of the country, between
the ages of 16 and IS years, are
first, to teach him how to serve
his country in peace and in war;
second, how to take care OF his
body, build up his health, and
live a happy, vigorous life; third,
to teach him habits of self-con-
troll, resourcefulness, self rell-
ance and other elements of man.
ly character; fourth, to teach
him discipline, precision and a
sense of order; fifth, to teach
him cooperation and teamwork.
Thousands of young men over the
country are taking advantage OF
this training. Are there any
from Orange county who are in
terested ? Rev. Frazer Metzger
of Randolph will give you any
further information you may
want, if you will get in touch
with him.
In these days when Capital and
Labor seem so far apart in many
industries, it is we'll to consider
some facts and among them IS
the fact that so many of the
capitalists have risen from the
ranks of labor. At a recent
meeting of railway executives,
when Ben w Hooper was trying
to avert the strike, he asked the
executives to rise, if they had
risen from the ranks, and every
one of them arose. The presi-
dent of the Erie, Frederick Doug
las Underwood, began as a yard
switchman; the president of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey,
William G Besler, was the son of
a cobbler, who started railroad
ing as trainmaster's clerk; L F
Lorse of the Delaware & Hudson,
started as transitman in rail-
reading; Samuel Rea, president
of the Pennsylvania railroad
system, began at the age of Is in
the engineering department..
Surely there is still opportunity
to rise from the ranks; and, hav-
ing once risen from the ranks,
these heads ought to be able to
get the laborer's point of view
to some degree.
President Harding was just
folks with the folks back home,
last week, but he talked good
sense to the neighbors in Marion,
which the rest of the country
could also understand. We can
agree with the President that
the greatest traitor to his coun-
try is he who appeals to preJu-
dice and inhames passion, when
sober Judgment and honest
speech are so necessary to firm
ly establish tranquility and Sc
curity." There is plainness and
fairness also in his labor talk.
He says;
"A free American has the right to
labor without any others leave. 1t
would be no less an abridgement to
deny men to bargain collectively and
governments cannot tolerate any
class or group domination through
force. 1t will be sorry day wher
group domination is reflected in oul
laws. Government and the law
which government is charged will
enforcing, must be for all the people
ever aiming at the common good"
June this year is the wettes
month Vermont has seen in b
years, which is about the length
of time weather records hav'
been kept. 1t is also said to hav'
been the wettest in hundre'
years, according to any record
which have been kept. We will
have to take their word for /
for we haven't lived that long
but we will say it was we
enough.