Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1922-12-22
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
U. s. NOT SHIRKING HER DUTY TO
EUROPE

her for shivering as she came into
the house.
why are you girls always freezing
to death?" continued Jack. you don't |
wrap up warm enough to begin with,
and then you walk along as if you
were going to funeral"
Now what's all the rumpus about?"
said Uncle Ted as he came into the
room. I'm nearly frozen. Can't seem
to stand the cold as 1 did once"
THERE, smarty," spoke up Ruth to
Jack. Uncle Ted is cold too, so it |
isn't just my being a girl either!"
Jaw, I don't care anyway" replied
Jack. Come on Uncle Ted and tell us
story here by the fireplace. We've
got to go to bed pretty soon"
All right children" said Uncle Ted.
Il want to tell you something about
President Harding's recent address to
Congress and the way it has been re-
ceived throughout the country. The
most important thing to me that he |
touched upon was his statement re-
garding the taking care of our own
business and expecting Europe to do |
the same. We ask no one he said, |
to assume responsibility for us; we
assume no responsibility which Others |
must bear for themselves, unless ma
tiOnality is hOpelessly swallowed up |
In internatiOnalism.'
THAT gives us a better feeling in |
these days when every effort is being |
made both in this country and Europe |
by certain classes of people to get us
mixed up in Europe's maze of troubles. |
M. Clemenceau mas been speaking |
throughout the United States Che was
the war premier of France, you know !
and trying to win us over to the point |
of joining forces with France. What !
for? To shoulder burdens which are
none of our business. He talks of
peace but there is 10 peace except in
the United States and he would have
us lose that peace too. No, we shall
attend to our own business!
ITO get back to the speech of the
President. 1 want to return to that !
part of it later but first to touch on
some other points. He believes that
something should be done in definite
way to enforce prohibition and he
suggested that he will call confer
ence of the governors Of the States to
discuss plans to that end. AS l have
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upon the necessity of giving more
credit to the farmers of the country
and more power to the farm loan bur- !
eau at Washington so that everything
possible can be done for the farmer in
the shortest time and with the great
est amount of efficiency.
There were several other matters
upon which he touched, but these
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have been I have found that people |
are heartily approving everything in |
that address. Around the Capitol men
were heard to say that it was strong
address, and one that will go down in |
history along with the notable utter
ances of Presidents.
"Now I want to get back to that |
part which referred to Americas in
ternational policy. On the very day on
which the President delivered this adj
dress it so happened that M. Clemen- |
ceau also delivered an address in |
Washington in which he reflected up |
on Americas policy at the end Of The |
war. Clemenceau said that the United |
States must go back to Europe to take |
part in European politics in order to
save France from ultimate annihila-
ton by Germany. Not only M. Glenn
enceau, but all Europeans who keep |
saying that the United States has
shirked her duty toward Europe,
should study well the remarks of
President Harding with regard to the
results Of the Washington conference
a year ago. The history of the Wash
ingtOn conference shows at a glance
how it differed from the conference at
Paris in which Clemenceau was big
figure. While the President does not
go into the details it is easy to re-
member that while every move of the
Paris conference was held in secret,
the conference at Washington was OPP
en- to all and everything was worked
out in the open.
"The results of the two conferences
should be proof enough as to which
one was of real benefit to the world
at large. At every turn we find that
the Paris conference left misunder-
standings, hatred, bitterness and war.
The Washington conference, held in
the open in a spirit of friendliness,
guided by our Secretary of State, re-
suited in peace and the reduction of
tremendous ornaments, thereby ma
turally resulting in helping to reduce
the huge taxes in every country con-
cerned.
1.-THE answer to the whole problem
is quite simple if those enemies of our
American policy will only lay preju-
dice to one side for moment. Europe
takes the attitude that President Will
son gave promises to Europe which
the American people did not keep.
That is not true. President Wilson
left the American people in the lurch
because he went to Europe with a
scheme which he represented as be-
ing backed by the American people
when the American people hardly
knew what it was all about. Moreover,
the Senate gave notice Of rejection Of
the league feature of the treaty as
soon as they learned its terms. If
Europe refuses to adopt an open pol
icy to solve her troubles such as has
proved to be successful at Washington
we cannot be blamed. We are tired
of being criticised for something we
did NOT promise.
"In the words of President Harding,
we are cognizant of the worlds
struggles for full readjustment and
rehabilitation, and we have shirked no
duty which comes of sympathy, or fra
ternity, or highest fellowship among