Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-12-04
STRONG men
PROTECT NATION
THEIR ACTION SAVED THOUS-
ANDS OF LIVES AS TOLD BY
Uncle TED TO CHILDREN


Uncle Ted as he gathered Ruth
under one arm and Jack under the
other. 81 was going down to
lodge meeting tonight but since l
promised to tell you about the death
of the world club plan I'll stay home
this once"
"Goodiel" cried Ruth as she and
Jack settled themselves at the foot
Of their Uncle's big arm chair.
Now children" began Uncle
Ted, there is no use of my going
back and explaining about what the
world club plan will do. You both
understand that, / know. You
know that il the United States had
joined the club it would mean our
mixing in with the troubles OF ev-
cry country in the world. 1t would
mean sending United States soldiers
to fight for other countries over
troubles in which we have no inter-
est. So am going to tell you just
how the big senators killed the
treaty. For many months now,
even since President Wilson pre-
scented the treaty with the world
club plan to the senate, these men
have been talking about and work
ing on this treaty. Nearly all OF
the democratic senators have been
working to get the United States in
to this club while all the republican
senators except Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, have worked day
and night to keep America for Am
erica to keep us out of European
wars. Most of the work of max
ing changes in the treaty and the
club plan, as Mr.. Wilson brought it
from Paris, was done in the Foreign
Relations Committee of the senate
of which Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
of Massachusetts is chairman. But
when the committee brought the
treaty to the senate the way they
thought ii should be passed, protect
ing as il should the interests of our
country, more and more changes
were made. Every day another
senator would find something new
about the treaty of the club which
would have been bad for the United
States. For that reason these big
senators wouldn't rush the matter.
They thought it better to take
plenty of time now and save our
country from trouble in the future.
But the great day came when the
matter was settled and each and ev-
cry senator had chance to vote as
TO whether he wanted the United
States to join this club or not"
what day was that" asked
Ruth.
"That was Wednesday. November
18th. The great question was fin
ally brought down to a few simple
points. When the senators met on
that day the first thing that happen
ed was when Senator Lodge intro
duced a resolution which contained
IA reservations to the treaty. Each
one of these reservations, IL they
had been approved by voting for the
resolution, protected the United
States from the many dangerous
things in the club plan. For ex-
ample, number two Of these reser-
vations said that the United States
would not send soldiers or sailors or
help with money to fight any battles
for other countries, whether they
might be members of the world club
or not unless congress should de-
clare war on some country as our
constitution says 1t should be done"
after the senators talked about
the Lodge resolution, they voted.
The idea of the vote was this. Those
who wanted to have the treaty and
the world club plan with these res
ervations protecting the United
States voted yes and those who did
not want II with the reservations
voted no. The second vote was Al
to 81 and so the treaty with the
reservations was killed. Now that
pleased most of the democrats be-
cause President Wilson had sent a
letter to Senator Hitchcock who ran
the world club fight for the presi-
dent in the senate, in which he said,
I sincerely hope that the friends and
supporters of the treaty will vote
against the Lodge resolution of rati-
fication.' But the great test and
excitement came suddenly the night
of the 18th little after 10 o'clock
when il was said that vote would
be taken as to whether or not the
senate would accept the treaty with
no reservations and in the form
President Wilson brought il from
Paris and wanted 1t to pass, for the
vote was even bigger for the side of
Americanism, the treaty and the
club being killed by vote OF 3S
to S."
"Are we still at war with Ger
many them" asked Jack.
"Well, of course, Jack, we haven't
any treaty because the big senators
refused to accept such treaty as
President Wilson brought them.
Right after the final vote was made
which killed the treaty, the senate
voted by As to AZ against recon-
sidering the treaty, which means
that It will be very hard to bring
the mater up again. Right after
this the senate quit business until
Monday, December LIST when the
regular session of congress began.
All of the work on the treaty was
done at a special session called by
the president and which started May
18th of this year. In order to end
the war with Germany, Senator
Lodge introduced resolution which
will be acted on when the senators
go back to Washington and which IL
agreed to will simply state that the
war is at an end. II is very short
and to the point"
"Will that pass?" asked Ruth.
81 hope 1t will Ruth. But Pres
ident Wilson is still going to fight
for his club plan even when he must
know the people are sick of It,
Right now he is writing his annual
message to congress which will be
given on or about December LIST and
the main thing he is writing about is
the treaty and the club plan. The
president wants the senate to take