The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-03-25
YAP AND AMERICAS RIGHTS.
Uncle Ted's Bedtime Stories.

Uncle ieds Bed lime Stories.
What are we going to do about
real peace with Germany" asked
Jack as he was paving the way for
another story from his Uncle Ted.
ITS hard for me to say, jack"
answered his uncle, "just what the
final result will be, but we can all
rest assured that whatever is done it
Will be done with the idea of America
hrst. L have noticed one thing
already-that in all the talk and
preparation for work on this subject
that the Harding administration 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 bringing that ter
i1ble war to close and just because
sane and sensible Senate refused
to accept treaty that meant joining
a world club, is no reason why the
United States should not receive her
share of the fruits of victory"
But we didn't fight to get any
territory or money, did we?" asked
Ruth.
mo, of course we didn't, Ruth.
AS for getting any money-that is
absurd. You surely haven't forgot
ten the millions we loaned to foreign
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 l have said,
we refused to accept the treaty, as
it is written, or because our repre-
sentatives in Paris at the peace con-
ference failed to protect our rights
is no reason why the Harding admin
istration is going to let our rights
slip by.
"You remember the story I told
you long time ago about the island
of Yap?"
eyes," answered Jack. "Mr. Will
son said that was what we would get
as our share for the war"
"That question is up again because
to Japan over this island. The
United States wants to see this island
used as an international cable base
and not as cable base or naval base
for Japan alone. That island is much
more important than people believe.
1t is in very important part of the
Pacific ocean, in case of war, and
would be entirely too handy for
Japan if she controlled it alone.
When the United States protested
against granting this privilege to
Japan the world club said that the
settlement was a matter between the
principle allied countries and not
something to be settled between the
United States and the club. When
the note containing this reached the
United States from the club it also
said that the United States was in
vited to send a representative to the
next meeting of the club which will
probably be held some time in June.
at will not be decided about send
ing a representative until Mr.. Hard
ing can see whether or not the whole
matter can be settled through the
usual diplomatic methods. l think it
can. The Japanese ambassador at
Washington sees no reason why the
whole matter cannot be settled by
diplomacy, regardless of the world
club. But while this is going 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 Yap in
the future.
"There is one thing sure-Secre-
tary of State Hughes will see that
justice is done in all our international
relations whether about Yap or any
thing else. He is an expert lawyer
and he is more than well trained for
this work because he has been a men,
Der of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
warren G. Harding will go ahead
one had in the past or will have in
| the future, the power or right to do
away with any of Americas rights
as result Of the war; Our boys
died and our money went out like
water, so that we cannot simply say,
We'll, 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. .fhen
and then only will the power bexgiyeb
to settle international matters grow
ing out of the war, so far as the
United States is concerned. No one
man will ever again appoint himself
or any one else to settle these mat
ters. They are of interest to every
American and must be considered
and approved by the rightful repre-
sentatives of the people,"