The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-05-01
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UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STOKES.

II guess Freddie won't think I'm
right now, will he?" said Jack to Ruth
as they were talking about the Genoa
conferences and the secret treaty be-
tween Russia and Germany. THE
whole thing goes back to the world
club plan idea and proves that the best
thing for the United States Is to keep
our hands off when 1t comes to matters
where Europe has to get her own af-
fairs settled"
We'll, WE'LL" said Uncle Ted" l was
going to take the car out in rhe back
of the house this morning and clean 1t
up but the day has been too bad. Now
it's night and I can't do anything on
it at all. Guess III trot along to bed
and get up early tomorrow and do
some work on the engine
please don't go to bed right away,
said Jack. I'D like to have you tell us
little story anyway about Genoa,
We've been talking about it tonight"
III you promise to go right to bed
when / get through so on can get up
and help me in the morning I'll tell
you something about Genoa. In the
first place there have been many Of
those who were in favor OF giving the
United States away in the world club
plan who would have liked to see us
give the country away by joining the
Genoa conference. Perhaps they were
right. feel sure they were wrong.
The difference between the conference
held recently in Washington and the
one now going on in Genoa is that
the Washington conference was a
meeting of ope nagreement and UNDER
standing with the main object the re
ducing of armament and the beginning
of an earnest attempt to make war
harder in the future. Every one knew
and still knows that we cannot STOP
WAR BY A WAVE OF THE HAND.
The Washington Conference was .
great success and the representatives
The various countries returned home
with better feeling toward the United
States and with their thoughts turned
toward peace in a bigger way than
ever before.
THE Genoa conference, 10 make the
story short, Is a conference presum-
ably called to try and get Europe in
order. 1t is conference of Europeans
for Europeans just as our domestic
problems first and foremost concern
ing the United States. No one could
wish this conference greater success
than any deep thinking American, but
European intrigue is not dead With
Germany and Russia participants at
Genoa trouble was sure to come and
has come. The first thing that was
sprung en- the conference was the
news that Russia and German yhad
broken faith with the plans of the con-
ference and entered into asecret treaty
each others debts and
making ready to do business to the
letriment of the rest CT Europe Every
question taken in by that treaty was
question to have been talked over
" the Genoa conference and Of inter-
ut to every country represented.
There is this much TO say about this
reaty - it lets the rest fthe world
mo wwhere these countries stand and
hanks to our President who has never
greed that we should mix up In Euro
can politics, the United States is able
0 stand back and watch. Our position
oday regarding Europe is stronger
han it has ever been.
"If our President had been think
,g more of Europe than Of home We
'ould now be represented at Genoa
nd we would have become 80 involved
] this miX-up that no one could tell
here it would all end. There IS moth |
lg in the present trouble at Genoa to
orry us, unless some great changes |
ome in the future which does not
sem possible"
"Why did we refuse to join this con-
asked Jack. !
1.-THE United States governmnt,
ack" said Uncle Ted, politely re-
lsed TO Join that conference because
Q knew 1t would be a political con-
renee. Many disagreed with that
ew but the wisdom Of our President
Id Secretary OF State has been
-oved now beyond 4 doubt. This Rus
,-German treaty proves 1t is political
Id the treaty itself is something real
r Europe, especially France, to wor- I.
about.
However, while the story is not all !,
Id as yet. we do know this much: We
Q at peace with Germany Our am
ssador is even now reporting in Ber-
!. We have not recognized the societ
'vernment Of Russia and are not
aling with her. We have felt that
is conference was Europe's business
st, therefore, we are not member.
,e only immediate danger that I can
e would be the possibility that this
cret treaty may tsop the chance Of
irope reachig an agreement. That
light mean longer delay In payment
debts In the United States by Eu-
pc. In view Of the fact fhat tho
ance Of payment Of those debts in
Q near future has been slight any.