The Glenwood post., 1921-03-26
vRCe Tets Bed Time Stories
Current Events For the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
YAP AND AMERICAS RIGHTS.

"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.
cit is hard for me to say, Jack, -
answered his uncle, "just what the a.
nal result will be, but we can all rest
assured that whatever is done will be
done with the idea Of America frst. 1
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 a
well as any of the allies who fought in
the war. Certainly America played a
mighty important part in bringing that
terrible war to close, and just because
a sane and sensible senate refused to
accept treaty that meant joining q
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 ter
ritory or money, did wei" asked Ruth.
"No, of course we didn't, Ruth. As
for gaining any money, that u absurd.
You surely haven't forgotten the mil
lions we loaned to foreign countries ON
which we haven't even received the in
terest due. The new administration
will insist that the United States re-
ceive her due as result of our part
in the war. Just because, as I have
said, we refused to accept the treaty
as it was written, or because our repre-
sentatves in Paris at the peace con-
ference faied to protect our rights is
no reason why the Harding administra
tion is going to let our rights slip by.
''You remember the story I told you
a long time ago about the Island of
Yap?"
eyes, answered Jack. "Ar. Will
son said that is what we would get as
our share of the war;
"That question is up again because
the world club has given a mandate to
Japan over this island. The United
States wants to see this island used IS
an International cable base and not as
a cable base or naval base for Japan
alone. That island is mpch more i'm
portant than people believe. 1t is in
a 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 q matter be
tween the principal allied countrie,
and not something to be settled be
tween 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 invit
ed to send a representative to the mex
meeting of the club, which will prob
ably be held some time IL, June.
''Tt will not be decided about send
ing a representative until Mr.. Hardin,
can see whether or not the whole mat
ter can be settled through the nsna
diplomatic methods. / think it car
The Japanese ambassador at Washing
ton sees no reason why the whole mat
ter cannot be settled by diplomacy re
gardlcss of the world club. But Will
this is going on, the United States
through our new state department
headed by that big man, Charles Evan
Hughes, will try to go over all tn
differences with Great Britain, France
Italy and Japan over the control o
the Island of Yap in the future.
There is one thing sure-Secretar,
Of States Hughes will see that justic
is done in all our International rela
tions, whether about Yap or anythin,
else. He is an expert lawyer, and h
is more than well trained for this worl