Milford chronicle., 1921-02-25
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS- PROVES
DESIRE TO SAVE

DEOlhE IU DAYL
Uncle Ted" said Jack, who ha
> Just come in from a visit to JOhnn
Jones house, won't you tell m
some more about our army. You re
member you told us story about
not long ago."
"Sure, jack" replied Uncle Ted
There's a good stofy about it, too
You see when Congress passed thu
law to cut the army in size, Presiden
Wilson refused to sign it. In othel
words, as 1 have explained to you be-
fore, he vetoed the bill. 1t went bach
to the House of Representative first
and it was passed there over his We
to by a vote of 271 to 16.
GAS far as I can find out, this is the
first time any Presidents veto has
been Overriden with almost unani-
nous vote. SiXty-seVen Senators Vo-
ted for the bill and, only ONE against
Nowhere in the country is there any
support for the Presidents position
in this matter and certainly no pres
ident was ever more out of tune
with the people on real domestic
questions Of Importance"
asked Jack.
"The bill reduces the army from
100000 to 175,0OO While that is i'm
portant in itself, it is far more i'm
pOrtant because it shows that Con-
gress is actually accomplishing some-
thing to help reduce our high taxes
and demonstrate that economy will
take the place of the wantOn waste
and extravaganza that we have had
for the past eight years. Why should
we have such a big army now any
way? Just look at the thousands of
eX-service men in the country to-
day, who if an emergency arose, could
quickly take their places as trained
fighters"
"Why didn't the President think of
that?" asked Jack.
Simply because his argument was
an echo Of the argument from Secre-
tary Baker, who, in turn, is simply
an echo of the general staff of the
army. And certainly the general
staff wants big army. The bigger
the better for them. But Congress, re-
hecting the feeling of the people of
the whole country did not look at it
from the same light. They realized
that such big army is not necessary,
first of all because we have plenty of
trained men at present at result of
the war. And then, too, they realize
that, most of all, it is true that we
start cutting down the expenses of the |
government which have been so tre-
mendous.
you see President Wilson bases
all his arguments on questions of this |
kind on his One-tracked idea of a
league of nations and what he thinks
will happen to this country if we don't
join. Don't think for a minute that |
-he few friends of the world club plan
nave given up all hope of getting the |
United States mixed up in it.
Ever since he brought the peace
treaty back with the world club in
t, that the world would come to an
end if the United States didn't agree
% that treaty and join the club"
We'll, it hasn't" spoke UP Jack.
No, far from it, jack" said his un-
lie. The world has shown a steady
veil founded recovery from the war
Zach and every country with few ex-
eplonS is gradually getting back to
r ]
america mas not only shown that she
las rapidly recovered, but she is in
stronger position than ever before.
We nave the money, and the world
rade is at our door if we get busy !
nd listen to the knock of opportunity
no we are more respected by Europe
han ever"
Why more respected, Uncle Ted?"
sked Jack. "I don't understand"
why Jack, we are more respected
other countries and in a much
lore powerful position today because
e have shown that we are independ-
Mt. We are Independent in that we /
ave told the whole world that we will
OF under any circumstances sell our
oerty to group of men represent
lg combination of countries that
ould love to get us down.
Yes, indeed, Jack. Countries after II
i are simply bodies of people and al II
ost the same rules apply in both
Uses. II give in to Sam Smith at
y once about some matter of i'm
ortance to us both but which is un-
IT to me, then he knows that I am
eak and easy But if stand I'D and I
II him that I am the best judge of
hat is good for me and that I have
ways managed to do pretty well in
e past, he won't hold that against
e. At least not when he thinks of
to himself" Ill
''Why?" asked Jack. Hi
Because, Jack, he respects me for III
determination to keep my indi- Ill
1uality and independence. No man HI
mires another man who is weak. No u
untry admires another country that =
weak. We are NOT WEAK because
have kept and WILL KEEP our
dependence which we fought hard
obtain in 1776. It came too hard
d the government the fathers
lnded was too good to toss in the
can for a scrap of naner."