Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1924-12-26

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IN TN IL drawn untold times on untold New
e..a 4.s~J Years Days.
Yet 1t is telling sort of picture.
The traveller in flat country may be charmed
by its beauty, but after while he to expect
anything except continuation of that beauty. In
rolling country his interest quickens as he APP
proaches the top Of rise until experience has
taught him that nothing out of the ordinary will
meet his eye. But in country of high ridges his
imagination persists in painting the landscape on
the other side as something new. Among the
tains the temptation to what the next valley
contains is always strong.
Travelling through life is much the same. In
prosaic times and out of touch with the news of
the day, man loses much of his curiosity about
the future and concerns himself largely with his
Immediate environment
But in these latter days there are no prosaic
times history is making so fast that we do not
appreciate the changes. And nobody is out of
touch with the news. Telegraph telephone news
paper and radio thrust the news of the world be-
fore us almost the instant 1t happens Not only
are great things taking place but the news of them
Is spread everywhere. The news sheet without a
sensation is disappointment; it must have first
page staring headlines to gain our favor.
So the New Year of 1925 must step lively to
keep with the pace set by 1924 And it finds a
world expectant of great things and eager to press
on to the top of the next high ridge "for to see'
IVES; history is In the making all over the world
4 in 1925-from Cape Town. Picking, Tokyo. OF
Fawa and Washington to London Paris Berlin
Geneva and Lenngrad. Will the far-fung British
empire stand intact or will its Notwithstanding
dominions unite with the United States in new
Pacific ocean alliance-the White against the Vel
low? Will Japan continue to maneuver diplomat
ically behind its inscrutabe oriental mask or will
1t show its teeth? VIII Germany accent. IFS fate
and settle down to its dreary work of reparation?
VIII France calm down and do teamwork with the
rest of Europe? When win Europe show that II
intends to pay it's World war debts by making a
beginning of payment?
AS to the League of Nations and the Geneva
protocol Will the disarmament conference sum-
moned for June lapse because enough nations do
not ratify 1t by May? Will the protocol itself
lapse because that conference fails to arrange for
the limitation of ornaments? And will the United
States call conference of Its own?
VIII the civil war In China fight itself out or
will 1t involve other nations? How long before
there is an explosion in Russia, with Its anti
Trotsky movement and its growing between
classess Is the new fareup In Egypt to result
In European complications?
Interesting and momeptous questions these, and
questions that press for an answer The New
Year will not see all of them answered of course
But 1t may see some Of them answered. And 1t
Is often the unexpected that happens
NOBODY can say just what It will be- of course
l but 1925 Is extremely likely to see something
new In the way of scientific discovery that will
make the world sit up and take notice Scientists
all over the world are working on specific momen-
tous problems that seem all but solved More
over the world Is literally full Of scientists en-
gagged in pure research without thought Of utility.
The Importance Of this is seen In Tie. fact that
utility steps In where pure research leaves OF.