Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-02-09
UNCLE TED'S BEDTIME STORY
Real Peace and Understanding Ahead


speaking in answer to Ruth's ques-
ton about getting Uncle Ted to tell
them story. Jack wanted to hear
/ something more about what had been
done recently by the conference on
the limitation of armament in Wash
ington. Ruth wanted to hear about
something else.
Suppose you let Me have my way
this time," replied Jack, "and I'll go
find Uncle Ted.
So Jack hurried off through the
house in search of his uncle.
Hello, jack was Uncle Ted's
greeting. 81 bought you kiddies had
forgotten | existed tonight. Though
you'd sort of left your Uncle Ted in
the cold.o
"No indeed" replied Jack. eve
we're just trying to agree what to ask
you to talk about, and we finally ag-
reed that / could ask you to tell us
about hte arms meeting in Washing
! ton
By this time Ruth had reached
| Uncle Ted's room and setted herself
on cushion Of pillows.
'0That's not bad idea, Jack" be-
gan Uncle Ted. '3It has been mighty
hard for those in Washington to get
their minds on anything lately since
! the terrible catastrphe when about
theatre where the roof crashed in 1t
was a terrible thing and | hope that
every place in the United States and
/ in the world for that matter will
profit by the tragedy, All buildings
should, in my belief, be built with
more severe tests so that another
such horrible event cannot occur.
CHOSE men in Washington who
make up the personal of the arms
4 conference have been working mighty
hard through these. past few weeks
/ when we have not heard much from
them. 1t has seemed to many that
the meeting he'd ended and that little
had been accomplished. We must
remember that old saying that Rome
was not built in a day. The Wash
/ ington conference was called by our
President to start the ball rolling to-
ward real world understanding with
the hope of a better chance of peace
for all peoples in the future. 1t has
accomplished much. In addition to
the treaty known as the -Four Power
pact, which had to be with the Paci-
fic possessions fthe various count
ries interested, of which l have al
ready told you, the navel limitation
treaty has been complete. The con-
ference, when the work done is stud
led carefully, has taken up many
more matters than even the most OPP
timistic had hoped would be consid-
cred The one thing that seems to
stand out in the way of bringing a.
bout an understanding is the fact
that President Harding has made it
known that the does not believe AM
erica has the right to demand that
any ldLIOl ylGlQ lJS VIEWS.
"You have heard me tell you of
| Shangtung and all the trouble caused
by Japan's possession of this terri
tory. The move toward real peace
in this connection has been made and
/ the future will show the results Of the
many days of work on this matter.
| The question of the railroad in Shan
tung has been settled in such way
| that China is eventually to obtain full
1 full possession. This settlement shows
the good faith and good will of China
and Japan. These tow nations seem
to realize that they must be next door
neighbors and so long as they must
they might as we'll be friendly. Ja-
I pan will be able to sell China large
part Of the materials needed in
the Development of the country. When
| Japan agreed to withdraw from ST.
IBERIA it gave hope that in short
time Russian soil would be freed Of
foreign troops Our own interests
are closely affected by these settle
ments. The demand for American
goods viii increase as the controver-
sizes in the Far East are brought to
close
/ eve must all remember this-that
/ il the earth is to be the scene of peace
instead Of war the people must make
continual compromises. 1t cannot all
be done at once, as I have said before.
That was why the Paris treaty and
world club plan failed. Those who
wrote that plan thought they could
bring the world to peace MT ONCE.
President Harding and all his advis-
ers know differently. They are going
at it gradually and gaining steadily.
You cannot force people to do things,
neither can you force nations. But
through understa d',ays and talking
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