The Glenwood post., 1922-06-01
vacIe TeGs Bed Time Stories
Current Events For ths Childrsa
and Grown-uys, Too
THE HAGUE PARTY FAILS
TO TRICK HARDING

"That' 3 about the iveliest jazz I've
heard in a long time. What's going
oni" asked Uncle Ted, as he sat down
for chat with Ruth and Jack after
supper.
ooh, that's another party across the
way,o said Jack. "There sure are
enough of them around here these
days"
eyes" said Ruth, "the same crowd
goes from one house to the other ev-
cry night and every night the noise
Is worse"
CAN of which reminds me Of some
other parties, larger but on the same
order" said Uncle Ted. at was
thinking of the parties in Europe.
Every one they have is livelier, noisier
and accomplishes less than the one be-
fore and as of the meeting places
weren't already jammed 30 overflow
ing they want the United States to
Join and furnish all the amusement not
to mention the money"
"what parties do you meant"
asked Jack:
"I've told you, Jack, of the confer
ence at Genoa and what time they
had there. We kept out Of it, thanks
70 our president, and we can be mighty
glad we did for the party ended without
results and with everybody feeling out
of sorts with the other fellow. Russia
and Germany doublecrossed tho other
boys at the party and although Lloyd
George tried his best to entertain the
crowd and keep them feeling good the
results were the equal Of nothing. The
foreign countries meeting at Genoa
met there to try and settle lot OF
serious problems confronting Europe.
They were not, as 1 have told you be-
fore, problems affecting the United
States. If we had taken part we
would have been 30 far involved in
the whole mess by this time that our
president would have been kept busy
trying to help work ont the other TEL
lows troubles while our own troubles
would have gone unsolved. As 1t is
now, we are ready and willing, as al
ways, to help the more unfortunate
but we must remember the teachings
Of George Washington and those great
men who followed him, that our do
uestic problems must be solved first
and that we must keep from entang-
ling ourselves with Europe. No great
or disaster could have befallen this
country than to have Joined the world
club. Tho men who had our country 8
welfare at heart kept US out. Our
president today intends to steer the
ship of state not only away from the
world club but away from any party
that has nothing to do with the United
States and would mean getting the
United States into unnecessary trouble.
"But to go on. The Genoa party
broke up and everybody is worse of
than they were before. Russia wants
help. She needs money, credits. Our
government is anxious to help Russia
in any proper way. However, there
are too many other troubles dragged
into these parties and Uncle Sam is
taking no chances. The Genoa party
was hardly over when they commenced
talking about another one. This con-
ference will probably be held at The
Hague, in Holland, in June. The pow
ers planning the meeting sent an in
vitation to the United States to take
part. The invitation was sent by
Italy, Belgium, Great Britain and jap
an and it had hardly been opened when
President Harding told Secretary of
State Hughes to reply that the United
States could not accept. The invita-
tion was surprise to President Hard
ing, but he was probably no more sur
prised than were the foreign powers
at the speed with which they received
their answer. Usually such diplomatic
matters take long time. There is
much red tape to go through, but not
so with President Harding. He knew
that the United States should not ac-
cept and he also knew that there was
no use in taking a lot of valuable time