The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-04-28

HIM
The D. A. R. was in session last
week in Washington and much of
vital Importance in our civic life
was discussed. The Daughters
will, probe the text of the his
tories being used in our schools,
for one thing. Nearly every
thinking adult will admit, there
used to be much to desired in the
matter of school histories. Many
of us have gone we'll through life
with unfounded prejudices based
on misinformation or half truths
of our school histories. 1t would
be interesting if we might know
how far present foreign relations
have been affected by the school
days of our legislators. The his
tories we studied gave us a bias
against England and a friendly
feeling for France and Russia,
which clings even though our
later reading proves that the
school histories did not tell the
whole story or even give us a
fair idea of what the story should
be. 1t used to be a wonder to
us that the Revolutionary war
lasted so long when the English
won so few engagements. We
hope the Daughters will see to
it that history shall be a true
record of events.
The Germans and Russians
thought they had prepared a
little surprise for the Genoa
Conference, but in their turn,
they were surprised to be read
out of the meeting themselves.
If Germany and Russia were
honest-to-goodness Republics.
there isn't much doubt but that
Germany could bring order out
of chaos in industrial Russia
quicker and better than any
other nation for they have
genius for organization and a
passion for thoroughness, but
with both Republics only thin
disguise for rampant imperialism,
the world fears an alliance of
Russia and Germany. Germany,
with the resources and man
force of Russia at her disposal,
would again easily menace the
world. The German-Russia COM
binAtion is something to be
watched and it will not be down.
ed by soft words or long defect
ed even by blows, for Germany
knows what she wants and why
she wants it and a few decades
is not long time for Germany |
to work and wait. |
Former President Wilson isn't |
so far from public life that he
cannot emerge from his retire
ment to give Senator Reed a
quietus. He probably proves his
case that Reed is no Wilson
democrat, but he told the world
nothing in this pronouncement
because Reeds attack on the
League of Nations read him out
of the Wilsonian ranks a long
time ago. 1t looks as if the nom-
ination of the Missouri Senator
may be a battle between the
Wilson and anti-Wilson demo-
Gratis as Breckenridge Long is also
a candidate for Mr. Reeds seat,
which he is striving to retain.
Long will certainly have the
Wilson support, as the former
chiefs letter shows that Mr.
Wilson's hand is not entirely out
of politics. 1t will be of more
than state interest to see what
the Wilson strength is in the
party.
Most of the lecturers do their
work for the enlightenment of
the less fortunate, but Lady AS
quith, so it is said, has been lee
turing because she needed the
money. Probably the lectures
will do no harm and the money
will do some good, although we
are not sure but that we would
rather pay the money and forego
the lecture.
The Slovaks of Jugoslavia are
preparing to weave a gold shirt
TO present King Alexander on the
occasion of his coming marriage.
dies hard, even in these