The Glenwood post., 1924-09-04
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A REPUBLICAN, PLAN
AGAIN GIVEN THE WORLD

Once more Ruth and Jack were
gathered with their Uncle Ted ON the
big front porch, just before bedtime
The usual amount of teasing and coax
ing, tperhaps little more than usual)
because Uncle Ted was deeply interest
ed in magazine.
3'What are you readings" asked
Jack. Won't you stop just long
enough to tell us a storyf"
"Why, Jack, am reading an inter.
esting account of the Inter-Allied con-
ference at London and how the Dawes
plan was accepted to the satisfaction
of all Europe.
"There could be nothing more inter
esting to you than a story of that
achievement. When 1 was in London,
I found everywhere that the greatest
respect was held not only for President
Coolidge but also for General Dawes,
vice presidential nominee on the Re-
publican ticket. You see General
Dawes is not new in Europe. He has
accomplished big things here and
abroad. But his latest efforts in con-
nection with a solution of the German
problem have brought ta him the great
est honors of his lie. And every
American citizen can be proud today
of Americas part in this great prob
lem because it was an American who
devised the first practical plan offered.
"Briefly, you know, General Dawes
went abroad at the invitation of Eu-
ropean nations, in an effort to work
out some plan to bring real peace to
Europe and enable Germany to pay
her debts resulting from the great war.
General Dawes studied the problem
from every angle, along with experts
from both Great Britain and France.
lie drew up plan and the next step
WIS the calling in London of the Inter
Allied conference with representatives
of the different nations. On August
Is, what amounted to a treaty of peace
was signed in the British foreign office
in London and REAL PEACE came to
Europe for the first time in ten years,
the result of an American plan.
'We find Mr.. Davis, the Democratic
nominee, boosting for the league of ma
tions plan and asserting that we have
not done our share for Europe. Many
people feel that the Americans have
not studied the problems of Europe as
they should. For myself l cannot un.
derstand anyone not realizing what we
have done as Americans. The three
big constructive plans for peace have
come from America. The great Limit
alton Of Armanents conference, called
by President Harding, has done more
to make war less probable and cut
down the cost of war preparation more
than any previous agreement between
nations. Then there was the agree
ment between Great Britain and the
United States that brought the two
countries closer tccettel than ever be-
fore. And ;ajt comes this plan to
bring Europe ont Of continued strife
proposed and planned by i'm American
and now adopted.
f"The treaty signed at Versailles,
Immediately following the great war,
left the whole world upside down. The
men who drew up that treaty were GER
tainly short-sighted and of small under
standing. 1t meant the crushing Of
some nations and the dominance of
Others. 1t took in the league of ma
tions plan. None of it worked out
happily, but the plan proposed by Gen
eral Dawes has made it possible for
each country to help the others.
"The last Democratic administra.
tion left one of the poorest records Of
diplomacy that has been written on
the pages of our country's history.
The past ten years have shown us that.
at the present time we have the re-
spect of all countries and we are repre-
sented everywhere by the ablest Of
men. Ambassador Kellogg in London
deserves much credit for his part in
this conference on the Dawes plan.
President Coolidge was SO delighted
when he heard from Ambassador Kel- |
logg that the conference had been a |
success and the Dawes plan adopted