Milford chronicle., 1921-10-28
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
LASTING PEACE ESTABLISHED
WITH THE UNITED STATES
STILL A FREE NATION

ITS all over now! It's all owe
now!" It was Jack who was proud!
pounding his side of the peace ques
tion into his chums who had mad'
fun of him through the many months
past. Freddie had been away ana
was the first opportunity Jack hao u
talk to him about it.
whats all oveE?" asked Freddie.
"Wen. where have you been, any
wav?" answer Jack. Don't you kno"
that the treaties made with Germany
and Austria last August have Deel
ratified. as Uncle Ted calls it, by the
Senate and now we can go right aheao
and start business going in even d
bigger way and feel that the war Is
REALLY over?"
III Just bet I can guess what you
kiddies are talking about with one
auess." said Uncle Ted, who had Just
appeared on the scene.
what is your guess, Uncle Ted?'
asked Ruth.
"PEACE!" answer Uncle Ted.
"That's right" said Jack. GIVE
been telling Freddie a 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 Doth
countries with whom we were at wal
have been signed and ratlhed oy tne
United States Senate, and the last
step has been taken to end the great
est war in all history, I'm going TO
make my story a little historical re-
view of the whole business.
"Goodie," said Ruth. Lets all SIT
nm the floor in the front room. -
"How many of you can name the
wear in which the war first started,
long before the United States went IN
as a fighting factorT .y
81 can" said Jack. "It was in 1914.
ssTbat's right, Jack. In 1914 the
craat War started with Germany in
vading the soil of Belgium, trying 10
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
hv the murder of a Prince. In April,
1917. on the sixth day OF that monCn'
the United States declared war OIL
Germany and became a potent rae
tor in the war. On December T. 1912
the United States declared war OH
what was then Austria-HungaIy'
From then until November IL, 1910
when the Armistice was signed, the
dav that will be celebrated all thru
the United States this year, the tight
ing was the most terrible the world
has ever seen. ..-..
1sWas the Armistice with Austria
signed then, too?' asked Jack.
'9sNo Jack, the armistice with Aus
+ria- -NIungary was signed November 81
1918. but the short time between the
two made little difference From NO
vember IL, 1918, until July 2, 1921, the
neople of the United States who be-
1ieve in the teachings of the found
ers of this government were forced to
figbt the most dangerous enemy ever
formed to attack us. That enemy was
worse than an enemy OF war because
if was clothed in the costume Oh
peace and was made up partly Oh
well-intentioned but misguided Amer
leans. We have talked that over SO
much I am sure we all know what II
# We know that because OF the
foresight and courage of wise states
men in the United States Senate ana
o1t the United States was not allow
ed to enter the deceptive world CLUB
and today we find that club IN even
a worse condition than we thought II
would be.
''There was only one way to make
Temporary peace until treaties di-
rect with these countries could De
formed and that was by a joint res
olution of Congress. That resolution,
written by the late Senator Knox Oh
PENNSYLVANIA, was approved by tne
President on July of this year. In
August the two treaties were slgned'
and on September 21, they were sent
to the Senate by the President.
''But the friends of the World CLUB
were not dead even then. They made
every eattempt possible to get the
Senate to again take up the old trea-
tv which brought with it the World
Club plan. But there were 65 votes
against 20 and the Treaties were ratl-
fed thus bringing the war technically
to an end.
"And a remarkable thing to me is
this: Senator Hitchcock, who was the
hardest fighter in the Senate for
President Wilson and his world club,
had to admit on the floor of the Sen
ate before this vote was taken that:
"It can not be said that this
treaty fails to protect American in
terests or provide for American
claims. CONFESSEDLY 1T PRO
TECTS AMERICAN INTERESTS
TO THE SAME EXTENT THAT
THE VERSAILLES TREATY
DOES
''That is saying a mighty big lot,
coming from Senator Hitchcock. His
words are true. Peace is here. The
interests of the United States are full
" protected. We are not dragged in
TO false alliances with Europe. We ]
ire still free as Washington and Lin
colin would have us, and President
Harding has kept another promise,
probably the greatest of them ALL" ]