The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-02-19
Uack Tets bed Tine Stefies
Current Events For the Childrsn
and 0rown-ups, Too
CONGRESS
PROVES DESIRE TO SAVE.

Jones' house, 'swon't you tell me some
more about our armyf You remember,
you told us a story about it not long
ago.
Sure, jack replied Uncle Ted.
g There's good story about it, too.
You see, when Congress passed the law
to cut the army in size, President VII
son refused to sign it. In other words,
as 1 have explained to you before, no
vetoed the bill. 1t went back 30 the
house OF representatives first, and it
was passed. there over his veto by vote
of 271 to IL.
"But his biggest defeat, and the
hard on economy hese days, was the
vote in the senate on this bill. Only
one man voted to uphold the veto! He
was Senator Kirby, senator from Ar
kansas. AS far as / can find out, this
is the first time any President Is veto
has been overridden with almost unani-
nous vote. Sixty-seven senatofS voted
for the bill, and, as l say, only one
against. Nowhere in the country Is
there any support for the Presidents
position in this matter, and certainly
no President was ever more fout Of
tune with the people on real domestic
questions of importance.
''How. big will the army be now'"
asked Jack.
1.-THE bill reduces the army from
10000 to $4,000. While that is i'm
portant in itself it is far more import.
ant because it shows that Congress Is
actually accomplishing something to
help reduce our high taxes and demon
strate that economy will take the place
of the wanton waste and extrsvsgnnce
that we have had for the past eight
years. Why should we have such big
army now, anyway, Just look at the
thousands of ex-service men in the
country today who, If an emergency
arise, could quickly take their places
as trained fighters"
"Why didn't the President think Of
that 20 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 star wants
big army The bigger the better for
them. But Congress, rejecting The
feeling Of the people Of the whole coun-
try, did not look at it from the Same
light. They realized that such big
army is not necessary, first Of all, be-
cause we have plenty of trained men at
present a. a result Of the war. And
then, too, they realize that, most Of all,
it is time that we start cutting down
the expenses Of the government, which
have been 80 tremendous.
"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 hap
pen to this country if we don't join
Don't think for minute that the re"
friends Of the world club plan have
given mp all hope Of the United states
getting mixed up in It. President Viii
ION has been telling MS ever since he
brought the peace treaty back with
the world club in it, that the world
would come to an end IL the United
States didn't agree to that treaty ant
ioin the club
swell, it hash IT," spoke up Jack.
emo, far from it, Jack" said his I'M
Gle. 1.-THE world has shown steady
well-founded recovery from the war
Each and every country, with few SIX
cep,ions, is gradually getting back te
the same status as before the war
America has not only shown that SHE
has rapidly recovered, but che is in 9
stronger position than ever before. We
have the money, and the world trade Ii
at our door if we get busy and lister
to the knock of opportunity. And NJ
are more respected by Europe thar
ever'
"Why more respected. Uncle Ted'
asked Jack. al DOM understand
"Why Jack, we are more respected
by other countries and in n much mort
powerful position today because VI
have shown that we are independent
We are independent in that we hav'
told the whole world that we will no
under any circumstances sell our lib
erty- to group Of men representing
combination of countries that would
love to get us down
eyes, indeed, Jack. Countries, az
ter all, are simply bodies Of people
and almost the same rules apply in boil
cases. If give in to Sam Smith at m,