Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1920-12-28

1T has been a long time, Uncle
Ted, since you have told us anything
about the World Club" Jack rtmindcd
his uncle as they called Ruth and SET
lied themselves in front OF the fire for
the evening story. Have the menu
Ders be-n doing anything 10 bring
peace into the world, as lois OF people
said they would Just as soon as they
had a meeting and laid their plans ."
No, they have not replied Uncle
Ted. - am glad you have spoken Of
The World Club. because the first
meeting has just come 10 an end at
Geneva, Switzerland. The members
met on November ~ and llectcd one
Of the Belgian delegates as presiding
officer. Then the discussions began.
and such time as they have had OF
IT, Almost everyone who spoke found
some fault with the covenant, which
they were all sworn TO obey, and
either urged some change in 10 to suit
the special interests OF his country OF
Use refused 10 belongcr bound by its
terms. l am just going 10 review
briefly what happened at the meeting,
as 10 proves the wisdom OF our own
Republican Senators who said that the
world peace club was really a world
war club and predicted that the mem
bcrs never could act together when 10
meant the surrender Of any selfish in
teresl.
The meeting had been in session
only three days when II was voted 80
organize a World Club Army, cOmpOs-
cd Of soldiers from England. France,
Belgium and spain, and send 10 to a
place called Wilma in the midst OF the
bloody uprising in Russia TO keep or
der while the people OF the city voted
as TO whether They should become cit
iZons Of Liihuania or OF Poland. How
would we like to have our soldier
boys sent on such an errand, and yet
mat is the very first thing they would
have been ordered 10 do had the
United states joined the World Club.
The next day. November 49, there
was more trouble. 4 long note was
received from Germany protesting
against the way the more powerful
members Of the club, like England
and France, have been using 'ho
former German colonies for their Owl,
benefit. Under the World Club plan
those colonies were TO be projected by
countries given charge Of them, and
the natives taught 10 use and enjoy
what they produced, the way people
do in civilized nations. But Great Bri-
tain, in particular, has sought TO make
herself rich at the expense Of those
new territories. The other membe,s oil
the World Club saw the Justice Of tn
German complaint and tried TO revise
the action by which most Of the col
Onies had been given TO England
France. md Japan. But those three
countries refuse TO permit the forty
or more other members TO have any
Thing 10 say about it, and one OF thl
most serious disputes Of the Who'll,
meeting resulted: in fact, almost th'
last things that were said were, som'
hot words passed between the English
delegate and the representatives from
some OF the smaller nations.
"One OF the failures OF the World
Club plan called upon all members {,
stop raising armies and building bat
tleships. vet one Of the Belgian dele
gates, who Is a pacillst, said that M
did not believe in such a policy, ant
urged that the World Club appoint
general stan OF military men TO stud.
the best ways to wage war. lie Sait
he was convinced the World Clul
would have TO compel obedience TO ~
commands by force OF arms. Mhich
OF course. is exactly what Republican
Senators predicted would be the case
some Of the members OF the Worl'
Club did not take part in the Grea
War. but they did sign the club plal
which, in erect, provides that al
Those neutral members protes
members shall assist in enforcing IN
treaty by which the war was ended