The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-11-05
LASTING PKAon HsTABIlsHHD
WITH THE UNITED STAT1
STuL A FREE NATI01

"It's all over now! It's all over
now!" 1t was Jack who was proudly
pounding his side Of the peace ques-
ton iaee his chums who had made tun
CT him through the many months past.
Freddie had been away and it was the
first opportunity Jack had to talk to
him about it.
whats all overt" asked Freddie.
Well, where have you been, any.
wayl'' answered Jack. Don't you
know that the treaties made with Ger.
mauy and Austria last August have
been ratified, as Uncle Ted calls it, BY
the senate and now we can 60 right
ahead and start business going in even
bigger way and feel that the war 10
REALLY overt"
I'm just bet L can guess what you
kildles are talking about with one
guess, said Uncle Ted, who had just
appeared on the scene.
What is your guess, Uncle Tedf"
asked Ruth.
"PEACE!' answered Uncle Ted.
That's right said Jack. "I've
been telling Freddie little about it.
He's been away and don't seem to
know what has happened"
Kiddies,' said Uncle Ted, NOW
that the treaties of peace with both
countries with whom we were At
war have been signed and ratified by
the United States senate, and tho last
step has been taken to end the great
est war in all history, I'm going to
make my story little historical re-
view of the whole business.
''Goodie,'' said Ruth ''Let' g all
sit on the floor in the front ROOM"
How many Of you can name the
year in which the war first started,
long before the United States went in
as fighting factor'"
81 CAM said Jack. at was in
1914"
THAT IS right, Jack. In 1914 the
great war started with Germany in
vaidng the soil of Belgium, trying to
make her way into France. England
soon joined hands and before long
practically every country in Europe
was fighting ostensibly because of the
trouble started in the Balkan States
by the murder of prince. In April,
1917. on the sixth day OF. that month,
the United States declared war on
Germany and became a potent factor
in the war. On December 7, 1917, the
United States declared war on what
was then Austria Hungary. From then
until November IL, 1918, when the
armistice was signed, the day that will
be celebrated all through the United
States this year, the fighting was the
most terrible the world has ever seen. u
WAS the armistice with Austria
signed then, toof" asked Jack.
mo, Jack, the armistice with Aus.
ria-Hungary was signed November 3,
1918, but the short time between the
two made little difference. From NO.
vember II, 1918, until July 2. 1891,
the people of the United States who
believe in the teachings Of the found
ers of this government were forced to
Fight the most dangerous enemy ever
formed to attack US. That enemy wa
worse than an enemy Of war because il
was clothed in the costume Of peaes
and was made up partly of well-inteA
toned bat misguided Americans. We
have talked that over 20 much An
sure We all know what it is. We know
that beeause Of the foresight and
courage Of wise statesmen in the
United States senate and out, thu
United States was not allowed to entsl
the deceptive world club and today
we find that olup in even worse con
diton than we thought 1t would DO.
There was only one way to mako Z
temporary peace until treaties direct
With these countries could be formed
and that was by = joint resolution OF
congress. That resolution, written b,
the late Senator Knox of Pennsylva
mia, was approved by the president o.
July 3 Of this year. In August thu
Two treaties were signed, and on Sep
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