Milford chronicle., 1920-10-08
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
A REAL POLICY EXPLAINED BY
4 REAL MAN TAKING THE
INTER" OUT OF INTER
NATIONALISM7

4 know he will tell us about il.
Gee! l wish l could have been there.
Jack was talking to his sister about
Senator Hardine's speech in Balti-
more.
oh, Goodie," exclaimed Ruth.
here he comes now"
Hello, kiddies,' called Uncle Ted.
as he jumped out of his car and
started up the front walk. Il know
what you want Just give me a
chance to get the train dirt off and
III tell you something about a great
speech
Uncle Ted was soon down stairs
again and our three friends were
comfortably seated for another story.
Riddles" began Uncle Ted n
was a great sight in Baltimore and
our next President showed mighty
good sense in choosing a large Eas-
tern city in which to give his address
on the business situation in this cOun-
try today l have heard a lot of
speeches on this subject but l have
never heard one that so clearly show
ed how closely the interests of the
government and private business are
linked. He showed so clearly how
the present administration has failed
to get ready for the new conditions
in industry which have resulted from
the war Before / tell you about that
part of his speech l want to show
you what he said to a man who call
ed out in the beginning of his speech
TO ask about the world club. The
nam asked this. I want to ask Wheth-
er you have scrapped the league?' OF
course, children. we know what that
means The audience didn't like this
interruption and called out: put him
out Senator Harding wasn't dis
turbed by the question, but refused
TO change his speech to please one
man when thousands waited to hear
what he had come to say. Later on,
Senator Harding made his answer
which again shows us and everyone
that no Wilsonian league of nations
will ever exist so long as he is Pres
ident:
1.-The Democratic nominee for
President says he's in favor of go
ing into the league as it was fash
ioned at Versailles. I'm not in
favor of going into that league.
When I'm elected President, the
UTSl lHllS 1 IL 10 ID " lAg " AiAAU
plan for an association of ma
tions behind which all America
will stand.
4 guess that's plain enough said
Jack.
"You bet it is, Jack Senator Har-
ding said that the work of getting
business in line since the war was
ilEst as hard and harder than getting
ready for war 1t has been task,
he said, made harder and cOstlier by
he unconcern and inepitude of gov
practice He also men
Toned that as much as the present
administration has to answer for the
condition we were in be-
ore the war. they are even more to
blame for the deliberate unprepared-
iess' for peace.
at is not hard. children, to know
lust what is the sound American pol
cv which Senator Harding will fol-
ow as our next President. Nothing
le said in Baltimore shows that point
more clearly than when he declared:
without neglecting our part in the
worlds progress, our concern shall
hereafter be America First This is
aid in no selfish, provincial spirit.
n no thought of alOofness, but in the
irm intent that only by making this
and of ours great and its people
prosperous shall we render the larg-
st service to civilization and to hui
nanitv.' There you have it in nut
hell. That statement is a safe guide
ar us to follow and if it is followed
his country need not fear the fu-
ure."
"Why?" asked Jack.
"Why. Jack answered Uncle Ied;
Simply this. If we joined the world
lab and thought of Europe and all !
.ther countries first and America last,
rhat would happen? We would ne
lect to build up our trade. We would
eglect to maintain a merchant ma
inc i'm which to carry our goods. Our
usiness would 90 down, our money !
use its value and we would be in I
uch condition that we could not
ossibly help other nations
Now do you see why Senator Har- Y
iug's slogan, America First, is not
elfsh? How much better can we
eIp the nations OF the world if we
rst build up our own country, make
he people prosperous and send our
oods to every corner of the globe
,ith the full value Of the American {
ollar before US. That is what Sena- I
sr Harding means.
"If we think of America First. Il
1su ii won't De - easy fUr iUreisn u
ations to dump the goods made by
beap labor on our market If la o.
or win think of this same policy II
,ev will quickly see that it means
sal protection for them and not the p
rejection which ends with a cheap
oliticaI speech Certainly America 3,
irst' means lust the opposite of Am q
RIGA last and America last means
IF labor. no Jobs, or at best. jobs ei
ith wages that mean starvation p