Evening journal., 1919-12-01

oh Uncle Ted, called JACK, as MS
incle was starting out Of the door,
won't you please tell us all about how
he big senators i'm Washington killed
he world club plan and fixed IL SO our
oldiers won't have TO fight in every
ountry in the word?'
You kiddles never give me a rest, do
our" laughlngly replied Uncle Ted as
ne gathered Ruth under one arm and
Tack under the other. Il was going
Town 10 q lodge meeting tonight but
ince I promised TO tell you about the
ieath Of the world club plan I'll stay
lome this once
'Goodie :" cried Ruth as she and Jack
ettled themselves at the foot Of their
lncle'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
hat. I know. You know that II the
United states had Joined the club 10
would mean our mixing i'm with the
troubles Of every country I'm the world.
.t would mean sending United States
soldiers TO fight for other countries
lver. troubles in which we have no in
ierest. SO / am going to tell you Just
how the big Senators killed the treaty.
For many months now. ever since Pre-
.ident Wilson presented the treaty with
.he world club plan 10 the Senate, these
men have been talking about and work
ing on this treaty. Nearly an of the
Democratic Senator'S have been working
% get the United states into this club
while all the Republican Senators. eX-
cept senator McCumber. Of North Da-
k0ta, have worked day and night TO
ieep America for America and keep us
Jut Of European wars. Most OF the work
OF making changes in the treaty and
the club plan, as Mr.. Wilson brought
10 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 IL should
oe passed, protecting as it should the
interests of our country, more and more
changes were made. Every day another
senator would find something new
about The treaty or the club which
would have been bad for the United
states. For that reason these big Sena-
.Ors wouldn't rush the matter. They
thought il 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 every senator had a chance TO vote
as 10 whether he wanted the United
STATES 90 join this club or not
What day was that?' asked Ruth.
THAT was Wednesday. November 40.
The great question was finally brought
down 90 a few simple points. When
The Senator's met on that day the first
Thing that happened was when senator
Lodge introduced "a resolution which
contained ii reservations to the treaty.
Each one OF these reservations. If they
had been approved Hy voting ior the
resolution, protected the Rpited states
from the many dangerous things I'm
the club plan For example, number
two Of these reservations said that the
United states would not send soldiers
or sailors or help Nith money 90 tight
any battles for other countries, whcth-
or they might be members OF the world
club or not unless Congress should de-
clare war on some country as our Con-
slituti0n says 10 should be done
After the Senators talked abou. the
Lodge resolution. they voted. The idea
~ the vote was this. Those who want
ed 90 have the treaty and the world
club plan with these reservations pro-
tcctng the United states voted yes,
and those who didn't want 10 with the
reservations voted no, The second
yofe 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
letter 10 senator Hitchcock who ran
The world club nght for the President
I'm the Senate. in which he said: I
sincerely hope that the friends and sup
norters Of the treaty will vote against
lhe Lodge resolution OF ratification
But the great test and excitement came
very suddenly the night Of The 18th,
little after 10 o'clock, wien it was said
that a vote would then he taken as to