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

| Inc MldIHl herald III review
ing the old year, 1921, is optimis.
tic. Here is what the Herald
finds that looks good in the line
of world progress and you can
add to it your own Individual or
community progress in the
things that count:
When the year 1921 opened there
was great misgiving as to what the
end of the year would bring to the
world and to civilization Doubts
were expressed as to the ability of
nations to survive and there was a
very real gloom over the years pros
poets.
That same year closed with very
many great things accomplished; not
all the world problems solved, by any
means, but great advances made
toward their solution.
1t was a marvellous year. Despite
all the turmoil and trouble incident
to the close of the great war, three
wears before, the countries involved
made great strides toward settle
ment of their difficulties. Europe is
fast being reconstructed, business is
recovering and the people are more
hopeful.
In our own country we have had a
year of constructive administration,
in bringing the nation out of its I'M
fortunate war reaction. Business
during the year took a decided turn
for the better, and while prosperity
has not been high, the very depres-
sion has been good thing for the
country, for the experience has fur
nished the foundation for greater
sanity and stability.
Through the efforts OF our own
country, a great conference has been
called through which many of the
world problems are being solved.
Definitely we have established ten
year period of disarmament, in the
sense of not constructing during that
time destructive instruments of war.
We have brought about an agreement
among the four leading nations Of
the world, definitely reducing naval
equipment, and tending toward per-
petual peace. :.
We have broken through our tradi-
tional isolation sufficiently to recog-
nize that, while not making any en-
tangling political alliances with them,
we can extend the helping hand in a
most effective and fruitful way.
At home we have, through the
adoption of national budget system,
paved the way for economy in gov
eminent and the consequent reduc-
ton in the taxes borne by the people.
For the first time in history whole
nations attention has been directed
to the question of unemployment and
through governmental activities sci
entifically applied, there has been a
great reduction in the number of
those who at first of the year were
without employment. We have made,
some beginning on the reduction OF
some of the most onerous of the taxes
imposed upon us by war. Great ad-
vance has been made in the construc-
ton of good roads throughout the
country, that construction lending it.
self to the solving of many financial
problems and the employment of
many men.
Our problems in the Pacific have
been attacked in the proper spirit
and there is now less fear than for
the past score of years that those
island interests of ours will involve us
in difficulties with our neighbors.
William Jennings Bryan should
have more credit than he may be
getting for his peace treaties
which he got signed during the
few months he was secretary of
state. They caused many smile
while he was getting them sign
ed but they have helped very
much the work of the present
conference and in some respects
are like the conference in their
intent. The reason we are for
them now is that we have had a
real war come in between the
Bryan treaties and the confer
ence.
We sometimes wonder how this
old world got living before the
days of automobiles and moving
pictures. The investment in
movies in this country is said to
amount to $250,000,000.
STATE NEWS.
Newport sold S129.92 worth of Red
Cross seals during the holidays.
F S Whitcher has been elected
president of the Orleans County Fair
whose next fair is to be
held September 5, 6 and 7.
Mr. and Mrs Chauncey Hay of West
Rupert recently celebrated their 60th
anniversary.
The Paulist choir of 70 voices, male,
men and boys, will appear at Brattle-
boro as we'll as Rutland this month.
Marjorie, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs D A Sanders of Orwell, was bad