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81 thought the world club plan was
forgotten and all over long ago. What
is all the talk about anyway 1t was
Ruth talking to Jack after their eve
ming meal. 81 heard Freddie and some
of the boys saying that the next cleo
ton would show a few things about
whether the world club was dead OF
not"
Well" replied Jack who wanted to
give the big brother answer If posi-
bic. 81 know from what Uncle Ted has
said that the world club is dead so far
as the United States IS concerned but
the club has been meeting in Geneva,
Switzerland. and maybe he could tel.
us something more about it If VIC
asked him"
Go find him aud ask Him to tell u
story about it," said Ruth.
Uncle Ted was found il the so"c-
but as usual gave in to his little chums
and the three were soon gathered to
cether for another story.
so IS the world club plan again
Riddles" began Uncle Ted. Jack. you
say you thought it was dead. 1t is. y
che WY. but its menace still exists be-
cause fthe fact that certain DcmH.
cratic leaders realize that their party
is absolutely up against it for an is
sue for the next general campaign. Al
this time there doesn't appear to be
any other issue from their standpoint,
and James NJ. Cox. former governor OF
Ohio, who was defeated by Mr.. Har-
ling with the greatest vote ever cast
for a president, has been in Europe
and made himsel ridiculous with his
many statements. He has tried very
hard to reopen the case of the worl'
club before European audiences and
1t is to be hoped that the people OF
Europe will realize that he is speaking
simply as citizen and one who was
overwhelmingly defeated for the presi-
dency. But Europe is thousands Of
miles away and these people may not
understand. When he landed in New
York he said, among other things, that
the big issue in the forthcoming con-
gressional elections would be the fail
ure OF the administration to partici-
pate in the affairs of the world.
Mr. Cox made that statement fresh
from his visit to Europe and with
European, not an American viewpoint.
He probably forgets that the thou
sands of people who voted to put Mr..
Harding into the White House did so
because they wanted none of those al
liances which all true Americans
know would me an disaster. Americ2
has not forgotten the wisdom of our
fathers, of George Washington ana
Lincoln. He also has probably for
gotten the greatest conference every
held, the most practical l might say
that conference in Washington almost
year ago which ended with the first
real steps toward world peace and I'm
Outstanding. The present administra-
ton has dug as deep into the affairs of
the world as it is safe to dig, and the
people of America know it. The words
of a defeated candidate will have lit
tie weight.
AT the conference in Washington,
the United States participated in dis
cussion of world affairs only so far as
this country is Interested. We did not
NEEDLE with European politics. Mat
ters of reduction of armament ware
discussed openly, and agreements
were reached the same way, and the
meeting closed with all nations repre-
scented better friends. Secretary of the
Navy DENLY who has just returned
from Japan and China found that the
people of those two far eastern coun-
tries feel closer to the United States
than ever before. There is no doubt Of
he good results of that conference.
So for that reason, if for no other, Mr..
Cox's words will have little weight
among those who read and know what