The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-12-01

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Every time Thanksgiving is over,
we begin to think of Christmas for
that is the next holiday. If we
are really thankful for all the good
that has come to us in the past year,
we will approach Christmas in its
true spirit. This is the children's
day of days and Christmas is not a
real Christmas unless some child
has been made happy by each of
you. We know of woman who is
going to play Santa Claus to a
family of children because other
wise they would not know it was
the day of gift-bearing. Calamity
has come into that home and there
is no money for presents to fill the
stockings. This woman will keep
her identity secret but there will be
no empty stockings in this home on
Christmas morning and a little
group of children will greet the day
with faith undimmed in the good
ness of the Santa Claus of our
childhood. The story of the plan
ought to urge someone else to look
about to see if there are any little
folk who are to be disappointed on
Christmas morning, unless some
grown-up plays a benevolent role.
When it comes "tricks that are
vain" Americans have made little
distinction between the Chinese
and Japanese. Unless there is a
joker somewhere, Japan is reform
ing and is trying to win back a
place in the esteem of the world by
showing good faith in disarmament
and in relinquishing territory which
she took under conditions not at
all creditable to her national honor.
Korea is safely Japanese territory
regardless of what the world may
think of its acquisition. But later
conquests, like Siberia and Shan
tung, are to be given up. Thus
Japan clears her kimono and faces
the world as nation as honest as
the rest in its enlargement of bound
aries. There may be some ques-
ton whether Siberia or the world |
will be the gainer by the evacuation
Of Siberia. The Japanese are bet
ter developers of vast and rich ter
ritory than the Soviet, but Russia
seems to have the fairer claim to it,
which Japan now recognizes.
Those who have loved Light
MIN" know that he has died in the
person of Frank Bacon, who wrote
and created the part. Others will
play "Lightnin' y, but they will
only play the part, Bacon was the
part. His story is pathetic and
tragic but there is much of sweet
ness in it. He struggled and only
gained success at the close of long
life, when success was shorn of
much Of its power to give happiness.
The things which success bring had
lost much Of their desirability when
they came to him at the close of his
career. He was merely tired and
worn out instead of exalted, for
life had been long, weary struggle.
We have cancer week, white
plague week and better babies
week and a whole lot of other
weeks which focus our minds on our
possible ailments. OF course these
things are good in way, but there
is a danger that, by too much en-
phasis on disease, we may become
victims of what we would prevent
Most of us are well enough if we
don't let our minds dwell on our
little aches and pains. If we learn
all we can about sanitation, reason
able eating and get plenty of sleep, i
1t will be time enough to consult the
doctor when there really seems to
be something the matter.
The vets are predicting wet"
presidential candidate in 1924 and
we predict that it will be a cold
November for him and he'll be
showed under on that date. While
the temperance question is an i'm
portant one, it is not big enough to
elect a president. The Porhibs
of the old days found this out and
the Vets of today will make the
same discovery. This is a big
country and it takes more than one
issue to make a presidential plat
form, even if the platform is gen.
orally ignored after the Inaugural
ton.
The Germans before the war mis-
took our patience for cowardness