Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-03-24
BIG men NOW
AT THE HEAD
NEW SECRETARY OF STATE TO
SEE THAT JUSTICE Is DONE
TO ALL NATIONS


What are we going to do about
a real peace with Germany" asked
Jack as he was paving the way for
another story from his Uncle Ted.
at is hard for me to say, Jack, :"
answered his Uncle, lust what the
final result will be, but we can all
rest assured that whatever is done
will be done with the idea of Amer
lea first. I have noticed one thing
already-that in all the talk and
preparation for work on this sub
iect that the Harding administra-
ton is going to demand that the
United States be treated just as well
as any of the allies who fought in
the war. Certainly America played
mighty important part in bring
ing that terrible war to a close and
just because a sane and sensible
senate refused to accept a treaty
that meant Joining a world club, is
no reason why the United States
should not receive her snare of the
fruits of victory"
Bat we didn't fight to get any
territory or money, did we," asked
Ruth.
mo, of course we didn't, Ruth.
AS for gaining any money-that is
absurd. You surely haven't forgot
ten the millions we loaned to for
eign countries, on which we haven't
even received the interest due. The
new administration will insist that
the United States receive everything
due her as a result of our part in
the war. Just because, as / have
said, that we refused to accept the
treaty, as it was written, or because
our representatives in Paris at the
peace conference failed to protect
our rights is no reason why the
Harding administration is going to
let our rights slip by.
You remember the story I told
you long time ago about the ISL
and of Yap?"
YES" answered Jack "Mr.
Wilson said that was what we
would get as our share for the
war"
THAT question is up again be-
cause the world club has given a
mandate to Japan over this island.
The United States wants to see this
island used as an international ca
BILE base and not as cable base or
naval base for Japan alone. That
island is much more important than
people believe. II is in a very i'm
portant part of the Pacific ocean, in
case of war, and would be entirely
too handy for Japan if she controll-
ed 1t alone. When the United States
protested against granting this
privilege to Japan the world club
said that the settlement was a mat
ter between II the principal allied
countries and not something to be
settled between the United States
and the club. When the note con-
tanning this reached the United
States from the club it also said the
United States was invited to send
representative to the next meeting
Of the club, which would probably
be held some time in June.
1T will not be decided about
sending representative until Mr..
Harding can see whether or not the
whole matter can be settled through
the usual diplomatic methods. I
think it can. The Japanese ambas-
sador at Washington sees no reason
why the whole matter cannot be set
tied by diplomacy, regardless of the
world club. But while this is go
ing on the United States. through
our new State Department, headed
by that big man, Charles Evans
Hughes, will try to go over all the
differences with Great Britain,
France, italy and Japan over the
control of the island of zap in the
future.
"There is one thing sure-Secre-
tary of State Hughes will see that
justice is done in all our interna-
tional relations whether about zap
or anything else. He is an expert
lawyer and he is more than well
trained for this work, because he
has been a member of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Warren G. Harding viii go
ahead with one theory. That is,
that no one had in the past or will
have in the future, the power or
right to do away with any OF Amer
ica's rights as result of the war.
Our boys died and our money went
out like water, so we cannot simply
say, Well, it's all over; just forget
it and call it square
when a proper treaty has been
drawn, agreed to and approved by
the senate of the United States, then
and then only will the power be
given to settle international mat
tiers growing out of the war, so far
as the United States is concerned.
No one man will ever again appoint
himself or anyone else to settle
these matters. They are of interest
to every American and must be con-
sidered and approved by the right