Milford chronicle., 1920-05-14
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-Ups, Too
WILL THE WORLD CLUB CHANGE
THE SENATE2-UNCLE TED
SAYS mo. AND TELLS
WHY


planting Uncle Ted in the big swing
on the back porch You said you'd
tell us all about him some day and
you never have"
Jack replied his uncle as he lift
ed the two children into comfy seats
beside him, your memory is entire
ly too good. / did say l would tell
you all about our next President some
day and / will. but that some day
hasn't arrived as yet. Nobody can
tell who our next President will be
until next November when every voter
will go to the voting places and cast
his or her vote (because the women
will vote in many places for the man
they want. Just now there are many.
many men trying to be President.
The Republican delegates, who Will
decide who shall be the Republican
candidate, meet next month in Chic
ago and the Democrats meet in san
Francisco in July. After these two
conventions as these meetings are
called, are held, l can tell you more
about it. So far as l am concerned
the man who is selected by the Re
publicans at Chicago next month will
be the next President"
who do you think that will be?"
asked Jack.
q don't know Jack You mustn't
be so impatient. There are a lot of
people who would like to know. but
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
United States Senators whose terms
of Office end in March, 1921, next
year First of all you must know
that United States Senators are elect
ed for six years and the year before
their term ends another election is
held. This year it comes at the same
time the people vote for President,
which is every four years. There are
many of our present Senators who, if
they are to serve again must be elect
ed this year for another six years"
do Representatives serve for six
years, tOo?" asked Jack.
mo, Jack, they are elected only for
two years. But you must be quiet
now so that l can tell you this story /
First of all l want to say one import /
ant thing which l 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?" asked
Jack.
Il 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
join the world club, of which l have
told you so much and which Mr. Will
son would have us join no matter if
it did mean turning our government
over to foreign countries, the Presi-
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 won't
be President after next March and ;
even if the men he wants were elect
ed to the Senate they would not
start to serve until he was out of the
White House. Now | will tell you
about some of the Senators who have
fought the World Club plan and who,
# they are to serve another term in ,
he Senate, must run this year. One
If the first Senator's of this kind who ;
comes to my mind is Senator Reed 7
Smoot of Utah. Senator SmOot has
Deen fought by many of the people of ;
hat State because they favor the :
world club which Senator SmOOt has =,
to accept, and which Wood
ow Wilson has tried to force down 4
he throats of the public. Most of the y
opposition on that ground has been y
bnurar-ar ginnO nnnn1n
anne to understand what the world -
lub plan really means. Senator n
'homas P. Gore, the blind Senator u
rom Oklahoma, is fighting for his Y
fe in that State. He is a Democrat A
nd because he would not vote for u
he world club, Mr.. Wilson and the
rhole administration forces are fight NJ
lg him.
Senator AISLE ]. Gronna, of North N,
lakota. has refused from the very be- 4,
inning to make any move that would fC
e the United States hand and foot
} this plan of the Presidents. His n,
srm is up next March and from all mn
an learn his stand on this great
uestiOn has won him hundreds, yes p
lousands OF friends in a State which h,
having troubles of its own from
ithin If he wants to run again there dc
no doubt of his being elected. Sen te
or Frank B. Brandegee, OF Connect p,
ut, one of those Senators who has
cen known as an 'irreconcilable' be- w,
luse he has fought the world club
an, is another candidate for re-elec- 81
on. There is every indication in liz
that Senator Brandegee
Is won a large amount of Democrat IT,
support for his stand against the fo
ague of nations. Senator Warren
Harding of Ohio is another. He is sn
aspirant for the presidential NOM I
alton on the Republican ticket and
S demand for AmericanizatiOn res on
Vations to the world club has won
pport for him in Ohio. da
Senator James &. Watson. of In bv
ana holds the same record and
ere are many voters in Indiana who tb,
)uld vote for Senator Watson be-
use of his stand against the world Su
Id. An interesting case is that OF Wi
natOr Selden p. Spencer, of Miss
ri. Back i nthe middle of last Win Da
there was some doubt as to wheth-
he would be renOminated, when he MI
)k his stand against the league. But in
lay he has the solid backing of the {
publican party in his State, with for
arge number of anti-league Demo-
It's for him.
There are many others / could go mar
and tell you a lot about if ! had the On,
le, but it is getting late and you An,
st hustle off to bed Some of the Mi
ers are Cummins of Iowa, who did
much to give us a good law for
return of the railroads to private
nershiD, Curtis of Kansas, who has
"a We haan a 1ova1 Ranuhlican at II