The Glenwood post., 1922-08-03
Uncle Ted'S Bed Time Stories
Current Events For the Chtldrm
and Grown-ups, Too
AUNT ALICE" TELLS A STORY


Excitement was rife in the house
hold. Uncle Ted had received radio
gram informing him that his sister
would arrive in New York in few
days, after long visit abroad She
expressed the hope that he might
meet her at the dock. He decided he
would do so, and started to pack his
grip.
"Oh, Uncle Ted, can It we go, too?'
exclaimed Ruth and Jack in unison.
Mother was astounded at the question,
but after pondering a moment Uncle
Ted replied: "Why notf" 1t is
time you saw something of your coun-
try and its great metropolis, and IN
tell you what we will do. We will
visit Washington on the way back
home and you can put in a few days
at the national capital and see all the
sights"
There was an ecstasy of delight and
Uncle Ted was smothered by legs and
arms of sweet young bodies. Mother
hundred objections to make, each
one nipped in the bud, and three hours
later a starchy little girl, a cocl1y lit
tie boy, and kindly man were aboard
the train and hoping that the railroad
strike would not leave them stranded
on the prairies. They arrived in New
York in due time, met Aunt Ina, and
soon proceeded to Washington. Aunt
Ina was progressive woman, and her
first desire was to meet the lady from
Oklahoma, Representative Alice Rob-
ertson, affectionately known to CON
gress as "Aunt Alice.O
The latch-string of Aunt Alice g
office hangs outside and it was no
trouble at all to secure chat with
her. She had just completed an ad
dress which she was to present in the
house next day, and since Aunt Ina,
who had become somewhat influenced
by foreign ideas, had criticised the Re-
publican tariff bill, Aunt Alice took
occasion to set her right while the
children listened intently to what she
had to say.
''When L was young girl l became
stenographer to commission sent to
Indian Territory to make a treaty with
the Cherokees. The chairman of the
commission, Southern born and bred
had been a major general and promi
q nent in our diplomatic service Studies
of labor conditions and questions OF
American protection and foreign fre,
trade had been passion with him
From him l first learned that Ameri
cas- battles, America IS victory, Amer
ica's lasting freedom and prosperity
lay In protection He was insisten
that Americas greatest warfare wa
to be for her homes, to keep her peo
pie above the horrors of foreign fre,
trade laborers. From that time FREE
trade and protection have been m,
constant study, not from the stand
point of a lawmaker, but of a plaii
American woman. There is no argu
ment that l have ever found favorin,
free trade that has not been complete
ly demolished in consideration. If w
had before US a health chart of Amer
lean prosperity a chart as i
made for hospital patients, and vol
could follow with me the up and dow
wavering line of depression and pros
perity, it would startle you to see hoy
this line has followed a protective
tariff.
"There is in the heart of woman
especially the woman who has had tn
conceded duty, always, of caring TO
the family and expending the supper
provided by man, the protector, keel
interest in making the most of wha
comes to her.
There is phase of protection tina
1 have never seen fully epained, a
least not by woman. 1 think yo
and l will agree that there is nothin
in a woman S life quite like shor
ping"
Aunt Ina, who had returned wit
three trunks filled with French lux
uries, agreed. Aunt Alice continued
"Men do not know how fascinatin
it is. Marketing may be a drudg,