The Glenwood post., 1919-12-13
THB DEATH OF THE
WORLD CLUB PLAN

"oA Uaele Ted,' called Jack, ~
his Ulels was starting out Of the
door, "won't you please tell US all
about how the big Senators in Wash
ilaboa killed the world club plan and
ftisd It 70 our soldiers won t have to
fight in every country in the world'"
"You hddies never give me . rest,
do yoai'' lsughingly replied Uncle
Ted - he gathered Ruth under one
arm and Jack under the other. ~ was
going Aown to Q lodge meeting tonight
but since I promised to tell you about
the death Of the world club plan III
stay home this once.'
"Goodiei" cried Ruth a. she and
Jack settled themselves at the foot Of
thsir Uncls'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 win do. You both understand that,
I know. You know that If the United
States had joined the club it would
mean our mixing in with the troubles
Of every country in the world. 1t
would mean sending United States
soldiers to fight for other countries
over troubles in which we have no in
terest. 30 am going to tell you just
how the big Senators killed the treaty.
For many months now, ever since Pres
ident Wilson presented the treaty with
the world club plan to the Senate,
these men have been talking about and
working 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 Ameri-
CO and keep US out of European wars.
Most Of the work of making changes
in the treaty and the club plan, IS
Mr.. Wilson brought it from Paris, was
done in the Foreign Relations Colnmit-
tee Of the Senate Of which Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
i chairman. But when the committee
brought the treaty to the Senate the
way they thought it should be passed,
protecting ~ it should the interests
Of our sesntry, moro and more cAanHes
wsrs made. Every day another Senator
would find something new about the
treaty or the club which would have
bssa bad for the United States. For
that reason these big Ssnxtors wouldn 7
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 mat
ter was settled and each and every
Senator had . chance to vote as TO
whether he wsnted the United States
to join this club or not"
"What day was that'" asked Ruth
That was Wednesday, November
10th. Tho great question was finally
brought down to q few simple points
When the Senators 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
II they had been approved by voting
for the resolution, protected the United
States from the many dangerous things
in the club plan. For example number
two Of these reservations said that the
United States would not send soldier.
Of. ssilors 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 declare war on some country a.
our Constitution ssys it should bt
DONE"
CATER the Senators talked abou'
the Lodge resolution, they voted. Tn,
idea Of the vots was this. Those whs
wanted to have tho treaty and th,
world club plan with these reservation,
protecting the United States voted
yea and those who didn't want il
with tho reservations voted mo-. Ths
second vote was Al to 81 and 20 the
treaty with the reservations was killed
Now that pleased most Of the Demo
Gratis because President Wilson had
sent . letter to Senator Hitchcock
who ran the world club fight for the
President in the Senate, in which he
said: Il sincerely hope that the friends
and supporters Of the treaty will vote
sgainst the Lodge resolution Of rati.
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