Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-08-14
CHILDREN LIKE
RETURNED SOLDIERS
ENJOY DELIGHTFUL Visit AND
RELISH BEDTIME STORIES
TOLD BY UNCLE TED

| United States from France and the
great war. They mad only seen him
for few minutes when he landed
! from the great boat in New York
! City There were hundreds of peo-
pie there that day and Jack and
Ruth who had never been in New
York before, saw buildings las tall
! as mountains and boats bigger
than the biggest elephant ever" And
then they had to bright back home
because Uncle Ted was still a SOL
der in the American army and un-
der orders which took him to Wash
ington.
But now he was no longer sol
der and was coming home, so Jack
and Ruth hoped, for a long time.
They were at the window with their
noses pressed tightly against the
pane. Mother 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 sto-
ries 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. 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 Washington
who make the laws. Jack wanted
10 know right away what they
are doing about the peace treaty
which all the nations must sign and
agreed to before peace really exists.
uncle Ted" asked Jack, AFTER
they were all seated, Jack on MS
hero's lap and Ruth at their feet,
"why is the senate in washington
taking so long to agree to the peace
treaty? Germans has agreed and
most all other nations, so DADDY
tells me-"
"There are many reasons, Jack"
answered Uncle Ted. First or all,
when President Wilson signed he
treay in France as our representa-
tive, the treaty contained an agree
ment for league of nations. TINS
league of nations is, of course, still
part Of the treaty. I haven't
time tonight to tell you all about
It. Just this much, though. III
the United States agrees to the
treaty with this plan to bring all the
nations of the world together in a
sort of club, it will mean that the
United States will have to help nght
the wars of many other countries.
"You mean" asked Jack, that II
Germany should fight England
again, you would have to go back
and fight whether you wanted TO or
not?"
mot Just that. Jack. l might
or might not have to go nut many
American boys would have to go
and many might be killed Just be-
cause we had agreed to assist thru
this club plan for the many coun-
tries. For that reason many OF
the big senators in Washington re-
fuse to aid in the forming OF TINS
clob. They say that George wash
ington, the father of his country
warned US not to form clubs with
countries across the sea, because IL
would get the United States into
lot of trouble. They also say that
II we join this world club, we shall
lose our independence which you
know from school history our fore
fathers gave up their lives to obtain
in 1776 from England. We would
be governed, so far as our relations
with other countries, by body OF
men representing the countries In
this club and our government
would have to agree to do whatev-
or these men decided When the
men representing each country In
this club, meet to decide matters,
each country would have one vote.
Every member of this club would
have to agree to whatever was de-
cided. The United States would
get one vote, Belgium would get
one vote, but England controls so
many countries, she would get SIX
votes. One for England herself
one for Canada, one for Australia,
one for South Africa, one for New
Zealand, and one for India
"Why, Uncle Ted" said Jack. III
we only got one vote and England
gets only one vote. what is the diff
ference? Canada and Australia
are far away from England.
THAT is Just what I want to ex-
plain to you. These other countries.
such as Canada and Australia
which | counted in as making the
six votes for England are all col
onies of England just like Alaska
and the Philippine Islands are part
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comes time to vote, they would all
vote with their mother country and
in that way they could, by their
votes, make the United States snare
their troubles and wars whether the
United States wanted to or not.
wouldn't that be bad thing
for the United States?" spoke up
Ruth.
at would be very bad thing for
the United States to join this league
or world club, and that Is why,
Jack, the big senators in Washing
ton are refusing to help make the
United States Join. President Will
son wants us to join no matter what
il means to us but the senate must
decide because our laws say so, and
most ali the senators say that we
will not join this club and send our
soldiers all over the world to risk
their lives fighting the battles Tor
other people. Now it's bed time
and / am tired from my trip. Next
week l shall tell you about another
reason why the senate does not like
the peace treaty which our presl-
dent signed in France. II is all
about China and sounds like fairy
tale with big dragon and every
thing"