The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-08
UNCLE TED's BEDTIME STORIES


stationed since arriving in the United
States from France and the Great War.
They had only seen him for few
minutes when he landed from a great
boat 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 buildings "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 soldier
| In the American army and under or
ders which took him to Washington.
But now he was no longer soldier
| and was coming home, so Jack and
Ruth hoped, for long time. They
were at the window with their noses
pressed tightly against the pane. oMth-
er came into the room and whispered,
| Uncle Ted is home!" Jack and Ruth
ran for the door and such a welcome
home as 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 I'M
til the Sandman called them to bed
But Jack had grown-up during the
war. He was quite little man now
and was anxious to know all about
what was going on in the world. Uncle
Ted was his hero and from Uncle Ted
he must learn all about what the world
is doing now that the war is over and
people everywhere are thinking of
peace. And the big men in Washing
ton who make the laws! Jack wanted
to know right away what they are do
ing about the Peace Treaty which all
the nations must sign and agree to
before peace rally exists.
Uncle Ted, asked Jack after they
were all seated, Jack on his hero's lap
and Ruth at their feet, why is the
Senate in Washington taking so long
to agree to the Peace Treaty? Ger
many has agreed and most all other
nations, so Daily tells me-"
There are many persons, Jack, an
swered Uncle Ted. First of all
when President Wilson signed the
treaty in France as our representative
the treaty contained an agreement fol
league of nations. This league o.
nations is, of course, still part Of the
treaty 81 haven't time tonight to tel
you all about 1t. Just this much
though If the United States agree!
. to the treaty with this plan to bring
;, all the nations of the world together
in a sort of club, 1t will mean that thu
United States will have to help figh
the wars of many other countries.
"You mean" asked Jack, that 1
= Germany should fight England again
: you would have to go back and figh
i whether you wanted to or not?"
: mot just that Jack / might o
might not have to go but many Ameri
: can boys would have to go and man
: might be killed Just because we ha
e agreed to assist through this club pla
for the many countries. For that rea
i son many of the big Senators in Wash
r ington refuse to aid In the forming c
y this club They say that Georg
Washington, the Father of His Cour
n try, warned us not to form clubs wit
a. countries across the sea, because
lie would get the United States into a IL
lie of trouble. They also say that if W
E. join this world club, we shall lose q,
he independence which you know frol
II school history our fore-fathers CAV
up their lives to obtain In 1916 frol
IL England. We would be governed, S
ie far as our relations with other cour
u tries, by a body of men representa-
s' the countries in this club and our Co
Is eminent would have to agree to q
whatever these men decided. Whe
y the men representing each country
tHlS CluDi meet W ucCiuS hiottSio' SoN
- country would have one vote. Ever
member of this club would have
agree to whatever was decided. tn
United States would get one vote, Be
GUM would get one vote, but Englan
controls so many countries. she woul
get six votes. One for England hel
self, one for Canada, one for Australi
one for South Africa, one for New Zes
land, and one for India"
WY, Uncle Ted" said Jack, "if W
only get one vote and England get
only one vote, what is the difference
Canada and Australia are far ava
from England?"
THAT is just what l want to eA
plain to you. These other countries
such as Canada, and Australia whic
counted in as making the six vote
for England are all colonies of Ent
land Just like Alaska and the PhiliI
pine Islands are part OF the Unite