The Glenwood post., 1923-01-04
uaCIe Ted'S Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
A SANE FOREIGN POLICY

cit sure is cold out,' said Jack as
he rushed into the house, took off his
mittens and held his hands over the
glowing logs of the open fire.
''If you would stay in the house this
time of the evening like your sister,"
said Uncle Ted, "you wouldn't get
cold.''
"Well, mother wouldn It let my new
dog in the house and l had to see if
he was plenty warm out in the garage.
l got some more straw and gave him
one of my blankets and he's all snug
and warm now.'
H'On the strength of that IL not say
any more,'' said Uncle Ted.
''Ten US a story anyway, Uncle Ted,
while we re sitting here by the fire."
said Ruth.
Putting down his paper and removing
his glasses, Uncle Ted said: ''I was
just turning over in my mind the big
the sensible part the United States has
played, thanks to the present admins
tration. All Europe is seething. Every
conference they have held to adjust
their troubles has blown up with no
good results. War threatens in the
Near East with the Turks drunk with
newly gained power and France acts
like spoiled child because she can It
get everything she wants in five min
utes time. Germany is crushed, wheth-
er right or wrong, and cannot make her
payments as required in the peace
treaty at Versailles.
''But when going over all these
things It makes me fairly boil to hear
and read the criticisms of our foreign
policy, The people who continue to
talk about the world s club plan and
who want the United States to jump
into Europe's burning caldron head
first, ought to be locked up fer safe
keeping. Ever since President Hard
ing came into office he has conducted
sane, safe and constructive foreign
policy. He has refused to Join in any
of these conferences of Europe where
he knows to join would mean trouble
for the United States and no benefit to
anyone.
''When we faced the dangerous
problem in the Pacific, a problem
which was growing nearer and nearer
to war, he sensed the time to act and
the conference on the limitation of
armaments was called. Japan sat at
the table in Washington, in the open
and the two countries are now genuine
friends for the first time in years
When the whole world was drifting
toward increasing armaments at the end
of the war, that same conference led
the way to reducing those armaments
thereby lessening the ever growing
burden of taxation upon the people of
all the world. President Harding has
demonstrated that he has the vision of
true statesman in judging the hour
for action toward the affairs of Eu-
rope. He has courage and is not afraid
to act. But he does not act hastily.
''There is no reason why Europe
could not enter into a pact similar to
the fourpower Pacific pact which was
the result of the Washington confer
enee- President Harding suggested as
much in his last address to congress.
Some are in favor of loaning Germany
money But | for one cannot see what
good that will do Germany in her pres
ent state of unrest and poor manage
uient. Some plan must be worked out
tc make Germany understand that she
cannot evade her obligation to pay.
How much, is another matter, but she
should pay all that she is capable of
paying in order that the great amount
of damage which she caused may be re-
paired as far rs possible. The admin
istration is certainly right in insisting
that the matter of Germany's s payment
must be settled as n separate matter
from the debts of the allies. They are
two separate and distinct questions.
While President Harding is ready,
when opportunity offers to assist in
international affairs, conference }, in