Milford chronicle., 1920-02-13
UNCLE TED'S
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Current Events for the Children
and Grown-UPs, Too
HOW AN ENGLISHMAN SPOILED
WILSON'S TREATY PLANS

Come in here, Jack" called Uncle
Ted 'sYour sister wants TO hear an
other story and as l have to leave
town tonight l haven't much time
What are you going 10 tell US
about?" asked Jach.
Il am going to tell you how an Eng
lishman spoiled President wilson's
plans to have a treaty with a world
club that would give England six
votes to our one and make US send
our troops at a moments notice to
fight the battles Of other countries
both large and small
who is he?" asked Ruth.
His full title is Lord Grey OF Fall
odon, and he is the Britinsh Ambas-
sador to the United States. He was
in Washington for several months and
Just a little while ago vent back to
England. In all the time he was in
Washington he was not received by
the President as all Ambassadors
must be. because the President was
~. But Lord Grey did not waste his
time in Washington. He didn't say
much but he listened to the big men
and came to understand just the way
the United States feels about this
treaty and world club plan. Before
l tell you how he spoiled Mr.. Wilson's
plans | must tell you what the Pres
ident and Senators who have been for
this club have said all along. They
have all claimed that the allies would
refuse to accept the treaty if the Unit
ed States adopted the Lodge reser-
vations which the majority of the Sen
ate agreed to adopt and which would
protect America and all things Am
erican. During all the time that they
have talked this way there was no
word from the various governments
of Europe which would tell us what
they really thought. The Republi-
can Senators who have refused to
agree to the treaty and world club
rlan unless it did protect America
.Gere sure that the allies would not
refuse to accept the treaty if our
country adopted the Lodge reserva-
tions but they had no word from those /
countries which would prove their
viewpoint
"As l have told you before, two
things stand out in the treaty as
brought back by President Wilson /
which would not be accepted by the 1
majority of the Senators. One is that .
part which gives England six votes I
in the assembly of the world club
while we have one, and the other is
the part known as Article X which
would bind the United States to send
soldiers or money or both to help any
or every country, a member of the
club, when they might get into trouble
with another"
What does Lord Grey say about
that?" asked Jack.
HE says there is no objection, so
far as England is concerned, to hav-
ing the number of votes for the United
States increased. He says that the
Senate has a good reason and a right
10 prevent the world club representa-
ives from committing this country to
actions which are opposed by Con-
yress and he praises the spirit of the
American people and their idealism
md says that the spirit is still there
Now l am going to read you exactly
what he says about why the United
States objects to getting tied hand
md foot with Europe. 'Th2re is in
he United States he says, a conser-
'6tive feeling for traditional policy.
nd one Of hose traditions. consecrat-
ID by the advice of Washington, is to
bstain from foreign and particularly
rom European entanglements. Even 9
or nations which have been used to !
European alliances, the league of ma
ions is not merely a plunge into the Z
Unknown, but a plunge into something {
rhich its historical advice and tradi- I
ions have hitherto positively disap- [
H. 60
and reservation I
Read what he says about the vot- Il
ig in the world club" said Jack.
"On that he says many things but ?
le most important is this: 1t must d
OF be supposed that in the United
tates there is any tendency to grudge d
ie fact that Canada and the other
dOminions of the Brit
sh empire have votes, but any per-
IN with the smallest understanding
public audiences must realize the
cling created by the statement that u
lie United States, with several mil s.
on more English-speaking citizens "
ian there are in the whole British u
npire, should have only one vote al
hile the British empire has six
,tes'" pl
"Have any other countries said any
ing like this?" asked Ruth. Ol
mot yet. But the French govern pi
ent either through their Ambassador
Washington or some one in Paris, "a "a
expected to say that the American ue
servations will be acceptable to
'ance. So you see. kiddies, since 81
,rd Grey says that the reservations
it England there is no ground for an
rther argument by the Democratic w
nators that the allies won't accept Ho
e treaty if we adopt these reserva-
ms. They certainly cannot claim ~ ~
know more about how the Euro ~ ~
an governments feel on the subject n ll'
IN the governments themselves. 1t "
ives President Wilson without what 60
thought was his strongest argu- ~ ~
mt for the world club plan. If we 'i'S
1uld join the world club now with -,
these reservations we would sim %,
z be giving Europe something she 70
ssn't expect. 20,
The question now Is simply this: "a
Great Britain has no objection to 80
-se reservations who has? If Great ",
tain has no objection to the United NJ
ties having the same number Of ", ".
es in the club as she, why should u'!
2 American 'object?"