Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-08-15
UNCLE TED'S BED
TIME STORIES
UNCLE TED RETURNS FROM
WASHINGTON, D. C.
EXPLAINS LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Jack and Ruth had waited many
days for the return Of their Uncle Ted
from Washington where he had been
stationed since arriving in the United
States from France and the Great War.
They had only seen him for a few
minutes when he landed from a great
beat in New York City. There were
hundreds of people there that day
and Jack and Ruth who had never
been in New York before, saw build
ings "as tall as mountains and boats
bigger than the biggest elephant ever"
And then they had to go right back
home because Uncle Ted was still a
ssoldier in the American Army and un-
der orders which took him to Wash
ington.
But now he was no longer soldier
and was coming home, so Jack and
Ruth hoped, for a :0ng time. They
were at the window with their noses
pressed tightly against the pane. Mo
uher ccme in.o the room and whisper
ed, "Uncle Ted is home!" Jack AMI
Ruth ran for the door and such wei
ccme home iaEs they gave their Uncle
Ted. Jack jumped on his back and
with Ruth pulling at Uncle's coat, he
made his way into the old front room
where, before he went to war, he had
told the children all kinds of fairy
stories until the Sandman called them
to bed.
But Jack had grown-up during the
war He was quite a little man now
and was anxious to know all about
what was going on in the world I'M
Gle Ted YVES his hero and from Uncle
Ted he must learn all about what The
world is doing now that the war is
over and people every where are think
ing of peace. And the big men in
= Washington who make the laws.
Jack wanted to know right away what
|, tiicy oie uJliio duOuL liO CoOS liSuIy
) which all the nations must sign and
. agree to before peace really exists.
"Uncla Ted" asked Jack after they
were all seated, Jack ON his heros laI
} and Ruth ait their feet, 'why is the
Senate in, Washington taking so long
to agree to the Peace Treaty? Ger
t many has agreed and most all othel
nations, so Daddy tells me-
There are many reasons, Jack,
! answered Uncle Ted. First of all
when President Wilson signed this
!. treaty in France as our representa-
tive. the treaty contained am agree
ment for a league of nations. Thit
: league of nations is, of course, still {
: part of the treaty. haven't time to
4 night to tell you all about it. Just thi,
1 much, though. If the United States
J agrees to the treaty with this plan Il
4 bring all the nations of THE world to
I ge.her in a sort Of club, it will meal
! that the United States will have II
{ help fight the wars Of many othe
Il countries"
+ "YCu mean" asked Jack, 'that i
I Germany should fight England again
: you would have to go back and figh
I whether you wanted to or not?"
I ''Nct just that, Jack. ! might o,
! might not have to go but many .Ameri
. can boys would have 20 go and man,
/. might be killed just because we hat
I agreed to assist through this club plai
Z for the many countries. For that rea
]. son many of the big Senators in Wash
I ington refuse to aid in the forming O
/ this club. They say that George Wash
4 ington, the Father Of His Country
& warned us not TO form clubs Will
+ countries across the sea, because /
I. would get the United States into a lo
y of trouble. They also say that if W,
4 join this world club, we all lose ou
+ independence which you know fNon
= school history our fcre-fathers CAV,
y up their lives to obtain in 1875 from
4 England. We would be governed, S,
. far as our relations with other count
ries, by a body Of men representing
the countries in this club and our Gov
! ernment would have to agree TO d.
whatever these men decide. When tn,
: men representing each country in this
= club, meet to decics matters, eacl
Z country would have one vote. Ever.
+ member of this club would have b
: agree to whatever was decided. TIL,
Z United States would get one VOTE Bel
4 GUM would get one vote, but Englans
= controls so many countries, she woult
7 get six votes. One for England her
4 self, one for Canada, one for Australia
4 one for South Africa, one for New Zea
! land, and one for India"
z "Why, Uncle Ted," said Jack, If W,
= !. only get one vote and England get