The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
Will the orld Club Change the Sen
ate? Uncle Ted Says "No' and
Tell Why.

! "Please tell us about the next pre-
tsident, Uncle Ted," leased Jack who
with Ruth, had just succeeded IN
planting Uncle Ted in the big swing
on the back porch. You said you
tell us all about him some day and
you never have"
Jack" replied his uncle as he lift
Cd the two children into comfy seats
beside him, "your memory is entirely
too good. l did say l would tell you
all about our next president some day
and | will but that some day nasn I
arrived as yet. Nobody can tell VINO
our next President will be until next
November when every voter VIII go
to the voting places and cast his or
lher vote (because the women Will
vote in many places for the man
| thew want. Just now the are many,
MANY men trying to be president. The
republican delegates, who will decide
who shall be the republican candl-
date. meet next month in Chicago
and the democrats meet in San Fran
cisco in July. After these two con-
ventions, as these meetings are called
are held, l can to-. you more about IT,.
So far as 1 am concerned, tho man
who is selected by the republicans at
Chicago next month will be the next
president.
"Who do you think that will oe!''
asked Jack.
81 don't know, Jack. You mustn't
be so impairment. There are lot OF
people who would like to know, put
there is no way to find out. Your
guess is as good as mine.
"Tell us some other story, then,
coaxed Ruth.
"All right, Ruth, will. l will tell
YOU. something about some of our
limited States senator's whose terms Of
Office end in March 1921, next year:
First you must know that united
States senators are elected Tor SIX
years and the year before their term
ends another election is held. This
wear It comes at the same time. the
people vote for president, which is ev-
ery four years. There are many OF
our present senators who, II they are
to serve again must be elected this
wear for another six years.
"Do representatives serve for six
years, too?' asked Jack.
mo. Jack, they are elected only lot
two years. But you must be quiet
now so that can tell you this story.
First of all l want to say one import
ant thing which I believe to be. from
studying the situation, just as true as
the fact that l am sitting here, that
the American people who decide who
shall represent them in the United
States senate, are not going TO
change the senate one bit to please
Woodrow Wilson,.
What do you mean by that?' ask
ed Jack.
81 mean that because most of the
Senators thought more Of the United
States than they did of every other
country in the world; and because
they refused to let the United States
ioin the world club, of which / have
told you so much and which Mr.. VIII
son would have us join no matter II 1t
did mean turning our government
over to foreign countries. the presl-
dent would like to have all these SEN
ators defeated so that there would be
a senate that would favor the world
club. OF course, Mr.. Wilson wont De
president after next March and even
if the men he wants were elected to
the Senate they would not start TO
serve until he was out OF the ,Whlte
House. Now I will tell you about
some of the senators who have fought
the World club plan and who, II they
are to serve another term in the SEN
ate. must run this year. One OF the
first senators Of this kind who comes
to nv mind is Senator Reed Smoot OF