The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-10-08
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Ching Loo Is Worried About the
World Club

World Club
Hello kiddies," called Uncle Ted
az he came up the front steps. "I'm
mighty glad to find you children play
ing quietly for once"
Ruth was busily engaged with her
family of dolls, and Jack was look
ing on. He looked worried and didn't
jump UP as usual when his Uncle sat
down in big porch chair.
well Jack, why look 80 glum;
doesn't school agree with you after a
summer Of playT asked Uncle Ted,
"Ah, I don't mind school so much"
replied Jack, "but l was just feeling
sorry for Ching Loo. You know his
Dad runs the Chinese laundry"
why feel SO sorry for Ching Loo?"
laughed his Uncle. II thought you
and Ching had quite fuss not long
ago because he said the dark countries
would run the world If the world club
plan gets going"
Eyes, l know" was Jacks reply,
reply, but Ching and l have made
up. You see he's all worried about
something else in this world club
plan. He says that If the United
States joins this club and his country
should have war with Japan it would
ruin his Dads business, because none
Of US or the others who have their
laundry done there would be allowed
to do business with him. They would
have to close their laundry. Is that
true Uncle Ted?"
Eyes, Jack, I'm afraid Ching is right
again." answered his Uncle Now
here is why Ching is worried Sup
pose the world club plan is working
and China starts war on Japan or on
any other member or the club The
minute China does that the club plan
says she has also started war against
every member of the club, including
the United States, and the Chinese in
this country would become what are
known as enemy aliens. The part of
the plan that says this Is Article 16,
and If it happened, then the real
Americans, those born in this country
or who are real citizens called ma
tionals', would be forbidden to do any
business of any kind with the citizens
Of China in this country BY citizens
of China l mean Cinnamon who live in
this country but who are NOT citi-
Gems of the United States"
How could they be citizens of the
United States?" asked Ruth.
"Only by being born in this coun-
try. Under our present laws If they
were born in China they can never be-
come citizens of the United States. In
fact none OF the yellow race can be-
become citizens OF this country if the
were born in their own country Eng
fish, Irish, Germans, ana other people
of the white races can become Amn +
can citizens by signing certain yapers
and promising to be always faithful
| w 'ie IhitSu otdtes, W upuoll tle
Constitution and to cut OF all con-
nections with their mother country
Ching is worried, you see. because his
father was born in China and cannot
be an American citizen"
But Uncle Ted" spoke up Jack,
that wouldn't hurt much would it?
There aren't many people like Ching's
Dad in our country are there?"
| "Oh yes there are, Jack For in
stance, on the basis of the Govern
ment's figures of 1910 for the number
of people in the United States which
we call, population, there should now
be more than 100000 people in this
country who were born in another
country or Of parents who were born
outside the United States. Since we
count the total number OF people In
the United States today as 100000, 900
you will see what great proportion
of foreigners this is. OF course, chill
dren, a great many of the people In
cluded in the 100000 who were born
In another country, have become citi-
zens of the United States in the way
I have Just taold you, and they would
not be affected by this part of the
world club plan. But even when we
take away the number of those who
have become citizens OF our country,
have large number of foreigners who
are not citizens and who wvuiu nnge