Milford chronicle., 1919-09-19
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children" said Uncle Ted, now
that you have both started another
school year / want to tell you about
something that may be brought up in
some of your classes. Do you know
what the United States will receive for
its share in winning the war with Ger
many?'
Il don't know for sure" spoke up
Jack, "but yesterday one of the boys
said other countries that sent soldiers
to fight Germany will get lots of land
and money from Germany"
We'll. you see it is this way" con-
tinued Uncle Ted, "after the war was
over each one of the countries that
had been fighting Germany sent some
of their big men to Paris where for
several months they met, talked and
decided what each country should get.
II was decided that little Belgium
should be completely restored by Ger
many and also that Germany should
pay back all the money that Belgium
had to borrow from other countries
during the war Great Britain and
France, according to the treaty made
by these men at Paris and later signed
by the German representatives, will
receive more land. England, Japan,
China and others will have lot more
than they had before the war, either
in land or money. Now while the
United States did not enter the war
lust because we wanted more land we
all thought that when the final ar
rangement had been made we might
get something to repay part OF our
losses and the money we spent. We
went to the rescue of France and Eng
land at time in the war when it look
ed very much like Germany might
win. Our whole idea was to help to
the limit and bring the war to an end
as quickly as possible"
Doesn't the United States get any
thing" asked Ruth, "after all our sol
diers did?"
I'm coming to that in a minute"
was Uncle Ted's reply. when the
men from the several countries went to
Paris, President Wilson, as you know,
sent himself to represent the United
States. He had one idea and that was
to get all the other men to help him
form the world club or league of ma
tions. From that time until today,
when he is again away from his work
in Washington trying to get the peo-
pie to believe in this club, he has spent
nearly every hour of his time on this
matter, and saying he believes it more
important than our own government.
This meant that in Paris he had little
time to help the United States get
to make up in part for the
money the people had to raise by
taxes and bonds, and until he talked
with the big Senators the other day
at the White House we didn't know
what the United States was to get. At
that meeting in a reply to question,
the President said that the United
States may get an island called 'Yap'
and admitted that he had never heard
of it before"
where is this island?" asked Jack
"It is located in the Pacific Ocean
south of Japan and about 800 miles
east of the southern part of the Philip
pine Islands. 1t is such small island
that it looks like a pin point on the
map. 1t belonged to Germany before
the war and about the only thing the
United States can do with it is to locate
a wireless station there. But here is
the important part of this matter that |
want to explain to you. Many peo-
Pile in this country believe that we |
should have made Germany give /
enough either in money or in land to |
pay for the sinking of the Lusitania |
when hundreds of Americans were |
If the gift of the island of |
zap is supposed to pay us for the loss
Of American lives on board the Lusi-
tania it is nothing but an insult"
what kind of people are there on |
his island?" asked Jack.
"That is the bad part of it, Jack"
answered Uncle Ted. "The island is |
very old and the people lead a life |
like the life which the Boil
sheviks in Russia are living. The |
children belong to everybody instead |
IF belonging to their own father and |
mother like you and Ruth. Instead |
)f money like ours their money is |
made of stone and some times one |
piece of it will weigh many hundreds |
If pounds. Married and unmarried |
nen belong to clubs where the women
ire now allowed to go and where the
person who runs the club is woman
Known as the queen of the club The
ood, drink and clothes of these peo-
lie all grow on trees. The men wear
strings of pink shells around their
lecks which are loaned from one to
mother, and flowers in little holes in
heir ears. Cuffs made of shells are
Llso worn. The women who live on
his island wear dress made of leaves
n fibre, and instead of a veil such
Is is worn by the women of Turkey,
hey must wear a tiny cord of fibre
bout their necks all the time"
"Uncle Ted" said Jack, 81 don't
hink it is right to treat our country
his way. If we were not to get any
and or money from the war then to
i've us this island looks to me just
ike making fun of u.s."
That is just the point, lack was
Incle Teds quick reply. 1T would
e better to have a clear record from
his war so far as getting land is con-
erned than to have to take such a
iece of land as the Island of zap,
specially if it is supposed to pay for
he loss of American lives on the Lus-
ania."
"Who does Yap belong to now," ask
d Jack with fromn.
at belonged to Germany before the
Tar but it was captured by Australian
roops in 1914" was Uncle Ted's an
wer.
Let them keep it then," said Jack
If the President of the United States
ouldnt look after the United States
etter than that at Paris, then l think
e ought to all be too proud to accept z