Milford chronicle., 1921-07-15
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
A VICTORIOUS PEACE-AS THE
WAR ACTUALLY ENDS

uOC only as 10 luS stopping VI uSuIlhe
but in every other way, too.
You see, sister," continued Jack
when the Democrats were in power
we know from what Uncle Ted has
told us that they said the only way to
have peace was to join the world club
and be the goat for the rest OF the
natiOnsP
But there were a few real Ameri-
cans who thought George Washington
knew something, weren't there, Jack?'
said Uncle Ted as he joined IN the
conversation.
You bet there were, Uncle Ted
Won't YOU tell us something about the
new peace and what it means?'
sure. Jack. I'll tell you all the i'm
portant points, anyway. You see there
are several of the former staunch sup
porters of Woodrow Wilson who want
to make it appear that any kind OF
peace with Germany but the kind he
wanted will accomplish nothing. That
is naturally silly and childlike. The
resolution declaring peace between the
United States and Germany adopted
by Congress and signed on July znd
by President Harding means that
peace does exist. No one can deny
that. To say that the resolution Will
have no effect whatever is nothing
more or less than a political move on
the part of those who were defeated
in their attempt to turn the govern
ment of the United States over to an
international body, world club"
'eWhat will the resolution do?" ask
ed Ruth.
"Well, the first thing is that it
means the re-establishment OF dlpIo-
matte relations between the two coun-
tries-the sending OF an American
ambassador to Germany and the re-
ception of a German ambassador IN
the United States. Now let me ask
a question. What is the biggest thing
that these critics of the present ad-
ministration have been bowling for?'
81 don't know" said Jack.
"The resumption of business with
Germany. We have been doing bus1- |
ness with Germany for a long time
and with the peace resolution in ef-
feet it means the quick and swift
adjustment of all conditions that will
build up a big trade. There is no big
ger factor in the whole makeup OF
the European situation than bringing
about real trade with Germany. Now,
why is this?"
,'She can't pay what she owes Ior
the war unless she can sell something
can she, Uncle Ted?" was Jacks ans
wer.
"That is a very good answer, Jack.
The whole matter affects the world,
so to speak. 1t affects France, Bel
gium. Great Britain and Italy just as
much as the United States and Ger
many. Now another thing. Senator
Underwood has said that Germany
won't agree to our terms in a com
merce treaty. How can he say that
when it has been only matter OF a
few weeks since Germany asked Pres
ident Harding to name the total
amount they should pay all countries, .
and that they would pay whatever
sum he would fix. No kiddies, Ger
many is a beaten country. Her peo-
Dle realize that she must pay for the !
horrible way in which she acted dur :
ing the war. Her request to President !,
Harding may simply have been one :
way of trying to make friends with US, :
hut surely if she would go that far +
she would be willing to make terms !
on our basis to bring about real peace
and make possible the re-estaDhsh- i
ment of trade. Of course we are go
ing to enact a tariff law that Will n
Germany or any other coun-
nv from selling goods here at sucn +
ow nrices as to destroy our own in !,
lustries. @
ct cts look at this matter from an !,
,ther angle. If we had agreed to en- :,
o1,7h ratified the =
reatv of Versailles as it's friends urg- q
ID so hard more than year ago, ID r.
status of peace would nave exIsCeu' +;
But how about actual peace so tar as ri
hose nations who did agree to IL are tC
Formally they have start p.
d all over again so far as their rela-
ions with Germany and Austrla-t1un- ir
-ary go but certainly they are a long n,
yay from PEACE. Europe is covered a,
nth little wars and real settlement in
f international disputes has not Deen hI
nade. Remember that during the HI
ampaign Congress passed a similar sI
esoIutiOn establishing peace but Pres ~
lent Wilson refused to sign it. But n
Tr Harding. at that time, made the Al
romise that if such measure were
resented to him he would sign IT, w
ND HE KEPT THAT PROMISE. &c
"Just after the armistice was sign ev
! in November, 1918, President VIII nj
m spoke to Congress and said, "Thus, ~
le war comes to an end But we ~
now it didn't. Enemies of the world or
nib and friends of the United States or
IRST have been criticised for "a 70
ying actual peace two years ana d In
alf. But Mr.. Wilson wanted so-calle9 gI,
eace at too great cost. lie Wanteu no
at the cost of discarding the Mon -
,e Doctrine and surrendering our La +io
onal sovereignty. The Republicans . olo
fused to give up all those things 1or III
hich our fathers fough>. 1 would ra- 20
er see this country poor as a church 70
ouse than to be the slave even i'll ~
le tiLy way of body OF EuA>SOtAn ra.
juntries. mr.,
'0The war now is really ended and pr, pI,
is ended without losing our liberty 81 81
ID without entangling alliances FIJI FIJI
.ainst which the father of our ccun- 49, 49,
v warned us. He knew, and the real mi MI
nericans of today know, where lies ~,
e greatest danger to our natlonal On, On,
fety rrr,r,r nd "be
tn it the joyful knowledge that we Jif
n go ahead and solve our own prop oi+i
ms in our own way and face Inc 1I1r a..
,oIe world rs AMERICAN FlRSI' NG;, ~
-ST AND ALL THE TIME, when MI NJ,
'ies MS more respected by the out I've, I'VE
le world than if we had given up tbo
~, r,,+ n ,,ourT1o1Ir" !"