The Glenwood post., 1922-04-13
Uncle Ted's Bed Time Stories
Current Events For the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
LEADERSHIP BY COOPERATION
VS.. LEADERSHIP BY FORCE

"Run, run, run,'' yelled Jack at the |,
top of his voice as Ruth was doing
her best to get to third base in the !
first baseball game of the season the
kiddies had chance to play. "Ah,
shucks!' said Jack, as Ruth was put
out. "Why don't you run faster;
trouble of having girls playing ball."
ooh, don't KNOW" replied Ruth.
81 guess l know as much about base
ball as you do. Just because Tom and
Fred are better batters than you is
no fault of mine. Tom will beat Babe
Ruth some day the way he knocks that
ball across the street every time,
almost.''
"Well, well.' 1t was Uncle Ted
arriving on the scene. "Spring sure
is here according to the looks of
things around here. 1t is getting
pretty dark, though, and I think you
kiddies had better trot on in.''
1t wasn't long after, when balls,
bats and gloves were put away, din
ner over, and Uncle Ted was helping
his chums get ready for Sunderland.
"You KNOW said Uncle Ted, "I
find in talking to people in different
parts of the country since the senate
passed the Four Power treaty, that
there is remarkable feeling of ad-
miration and respect for our president
and the things he has accomplished
through his ability as leader. 1t
seemed too bad that after such big,
brainy men as Secretary of State
Hughes, Senator Lodge, Mr.. Root and
Senator Underwood worked night and
day in the interests of their country
anyone should for one minute believe
that there could have been any secret
agreements or arrangements that
would have worked against the United
States. There was not bit of evil
dence that these men had entered into
any understanding whatever except
treaties and the vote not only vindi-
Gated them, but placed President Hard
ing's prestige as a leader higher than
it has been at any previous time. How
ever, he is not the type of man who
acquires his leadership by force. This
treaty victory, the result of months of
effort on the part of President Hard
ing and his advisors, is only one thing
that marks Mr.. Harding's particular
kind of leadership. The thinking cit
izens of the country realize that the
presidents leadership is one of co
operation, not of force.
''We have had leadership by force
in the White House and we have seer
the results of it. The results are still
with US. Leadership by force versu.
leadership by cooperation. Which il
better?"
81 don't KNOW said Jack.
"Let me put it this way. Harding
leadership versus Wilsonian leader
ship. Republican leadership versus
Democratic leadership. The proof o.
the better kind is easily shown in tn,
result. When President Harding ha,
a plan, an idea that he believes viii
be of benefit to the country, does hi
say, Here is my plan. 1t is mine ant
mine alone. 1t must go through just
as ] have presented it, and anyone op
posing it will be held accountable. j
must not be changed one bit?'"
"You bet he Doesn't said Jack.
"No, Jack, President Harding ha.
shown all along that he wants to keel
his hands off the two Legislative
bodies as much as possible. Let Us
look at the results. The only way
can bring home my point strongly tt
You is to compare the two Great treat
les that have been presented to the
United States senate within the pas
few years. First of all Woodrow viii
son, instead of sending any big mer
to represent the United States al
Paris, went himself. That was a mis-
take. There was too much to be done
here. Second, he ignored the Repub
lican party in the selection of dele
gates to Paris. When he returned tt
Washington with the treaty he said t.