Milford chronicle., 1920-06-04
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
Current Events for the ch;Idr.,
and GrOwn-Ups, Too
WILSON AND ARMFNIA-WHO
WILL DO THE FIGHTNG9


to anyone else,
Mhat do you mean by that?p spol
up JACK VINO was playing with a pu
zie on the library table.
Hello, Jack, I didn't know w
were IN the room. Guess l was tan
ing 10 myself. I was Just readin
ABOUT some of the results of pres
ueht wilson's request TO Congress +
give MIN power to accept what is cal
ed a mandate for Armenia. That 4
ne wants Congress to give him m
Ilght TO tell Armenia that the Unite
. states will look after that country"
mas Congress given him tn
right?" asked Jack.
Not yet, Jack, and l don't believ
tney viii. To get back to the begin
nlhg, some time ago the Allies aske,
Mr.. wilson to decide the question n
the boundaries between Armenia an,
Turkey. He has accepted maj invi
talIoh ana by accepting it I think h,
mas done something unwise. In tn,
1rst place the people of the United
states didn't elect Woodrow Wilson
PRESIDENT so that he could fix the LAND
ilnes OF Armenia or decide how man,
horses the Arabs of the desert should
own. There may not be anything in
the Constitution to keep the President
from saying where Armenia shall stor
and Turkey begin, but l do know that
II should be made very plain that in
nXIng these boundaries President Will
son is acting as Woodrow Wilson, pri-
Vate citizen, and not as President OF
the United States"
Why do you say that?" asked Ruth
who had been listening intently.
Because Ruth, later on it might
mean getting the United States into a
lot of trouble. 1t is getting back to
the old World Club plan again. Sup
pose after Mr.. Wilson decides what
these boundaries shall be. Turkey or
Armenia, either one, decide that the
boundaries are not fair. Turkey
might say You chopped off too much
of my land and Armenia might say.
We didn't get enough land Then
what would happen? If it was under
stood or even thought by these coun-
tries that the boundaries were made
by Mr.. Wilson as President of the
United States the young men of this
country might have to risk their lives
fighting in the mountains of Armenia
about something which is none OF our
business. In other words, if after
these boundaries are fixed by Mr.. Will
son and there is any fighting to be
done those who asked him to fix the
boundaries should also ask him to do
the fighting and not expect the young
men Of the United States to do it.
Now to get back to the request of
the President that Congress give him
the power to accept a mandate for
Armenia. When the Presidents mes
sage arrived in Congress asking for
this power it was received with
great amount of surprise. Even the
Democrats in Congress admit that the
Senate will never permit the United
States to become the mandatory for |
Armenia. America has troubles
enough of her own at this time with /
out going to Armenia looking for
more"
IF Congress gave the President
power to accept what you call a man
late for Armenia, would that have
anything to do with the World Stub
)lan? asked Jack
yes, Jack, it would. To accept this
mandate would mean that the United
States recognizes the authority of
he world club plan. This is because
he United States would have to make
report each year TO the world club
bout the mandate, and it would place
he United State under the direction
f the world club. So you see, chill
ren, if the Senate should give this
af ha I
ept Americas loyalty to the world
lub, and most Of the members of the
enate, as you know, are opposed to
he plan of the world club which
ave told you so much.
There would be no end to what
MS country would Shave to do under
MS mandate. General Harbord, who
eaded a commission to decide how !
lany troops would have to be used
nder such arrangements, says that {
le number of American troops need I
would be from $4,000 to 100000. [
ersOnally he thinks about $4,000
'OOps would be needed at a cost to 5
le American people of $S5,000,000 1
II the FIRST YEAR ALONE. If
10000 troops were dsed the cost for c
le first year would be about S300,00O,-
10 or about $1,500,000,000 after the Z
rst five years. Certainly we should a
1t send American troops to Armenia
he killad for something that does '
1t concern us. And besides that the 1
tizens of the United States, your ia
Ier. Johnny Jones father and all S
e rest of us who pay taxes, have
Tough to pay now without paying d
ore to keep soldiers in Armenia,
mply because Woodrow Wilson u
inks it would be nice thing to do. II
Although l do not think Congress "
III give the President this authority,
thought YOU children ought to know II
hat it would mean and just what Mr..
ilson is asking. l agree with Sen Il
or Mccormick, of illinois, who said .
ter the Presidents message was :
ad: They appeal TO us in order that
, NAV supply the millions and econ y
lic strength not only to defend our u
rt. but to guarantee what Great
'itain and France have taken. Con- VI
ess will never authorize the send
2 of American troops abroad for the o.
tense Of Armenia u
woodrow Wilson is still wander
? around in the skies and does not ID
EN- to care how we spend our mon pi
or where we send our soldiers, el
It so long as he can get this country
forget all the teachings Of the IA II
ers and mix into the affairs OF every to
tie country, in every part of the
rid. He apparently gives little 81
ought to the hundreds of importent M
oblems which we have right here in :,
r own country.
ANDREWYILLE !.
Mrs. Michael Barney and son, Louis, ="