Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-30
WORLD CLUB IS
LITTLE HEARD OF
PEOPLE BEGINNING TO REALIZE
U. s. BETTER OFF NOT TO
BE A MEMBER.

long time" said Ruth as she sat on
the front porch with her brother
just after supper.
81 guess there isn't much to hear
or Uncle Ted would have said some
thing about it," was Jacks reply.
''Well / know the last time he
it was when he was tell
ing us about Secretary of State
and how he was getting
matters Strengthened out with japan
about the island of zap"
What's this about Yap?" asked
Uncle Ted as he came up the steps
and settled himself in a big rocker.
Ruth was saying she hadn't
heard anything about the world club
plan for a long time" said Jack.
There hasn't been much to tell
you. The world club has been more
or less of a joke just as we knew
it would be without the United
States as a member, and with the
United States a member the joke
would be on us. But there really
is something to tell about it now.
"You see, Riddles, there are sew
eral territories that, since the war,
are left for a decision to be made
as to who shall control them, be-
cause it was former President Will
son, who said we would get the
island for our share in the war.
But there are other places in the
same fix, Mesopatamia being one.
Those people who have been for the
world club plan and who wanted
the United States a member even
though it would mean taking away
our liberty, have tried to make out
that unless we joined the other
countries of the world would go
ahead and fix things to suit them
selves and leave us in the cold"
1--WE were able to take care of
ourselves before, weren't WEI" ask
ed Jack.
I'VE sure were, Jack, and we still
are. Not only that but the world
club has not accomplished anything
and they hsve not only not been able
to 10 anything that would worry us,
they have gone so far as to admit
that they want our opinions and
advice very much. 1t is mighty
hard to believe anything that comes
from the other side or the water
these days. No one knows what
forces are at work to try to get the
United States to take the European
viewpoint regarding things on which
they want our help. Europe owes
US millions and millions Of dollars.
When will they pay? II they can
persuade us to forget this payment
or even the interest on the money
It means about million a day.
t''But to get back to the world club.
The thirteenth meeting was held not
long ago in Geneva, Switzerland,
with Viscount Ishii of Japan presid-
ing. The members met with the
hope of finally settling upon the
terms of the mandates under which
the former German colonies are to
be controlled. But the outgoing
president, DR.. Da Cunha, said he
had asked the allies first to make
an agreement with the United
States on the mandates, as provided
in the peace treaty. After the views
of this country have been obtained
then the council OF the world club
can make the final award and pre-
scribe the terms under which the
old German colonies will be gov.
erned.
what does the new president
the Jap, think about this?" asked
Jack.
"In his speech he agreed to thes,
terms and so did Herbert l.. Fishe
who represented Great Britain.
what will become of the worlt
club as it is today?" asked Ruth
"That is hard question, Ruth
If you want my own opinion / will
tell you The world club as
it stands cannot do anything NOR
to prevent war or settle question
between countries than the Hagu
tribunal. 1t cannot do much NOR
than body of unofficial represent
atives from the same countries. s.
long as human beings are human
there will be war unless it is stoppe'
at its source. BY that mean IL al
nations would actually stop arminI
to the teeth, then there might not b
such bad wars. But the Unite,
States is long way from Europe
We have our own problems to settl
at home and we have long coas
lines to protect. We nave bee
mighty well off and prosperous TO
long time acting on the principle
handed down by George Washington
and those other great fathers Of GU
country who knew that to becom
tangled with agreements with Eur
ope would mean, not only trouble
but the loss OF the very liberty 70
which this country was established
II don't think the world club will
last and while it does last 1t will
accomplish little good and probabl
lot of trouble. We are safely GU
of it and would be in great DANCE
as a member. Our strength is ia
greater without. This is proved b,
the latest action of the club"