Milford chronicle., 1924-10-10
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
THE WORLD CLUB-MR. JOHN w,
DAVIS AND THE MEETING
AT GENEVA

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and something that believe will in
terest you tOo?" asked Uncle Ted as
Jack and Ruth gathered around after
getting ready for sunderland.
Il haven't had much time to think
about base ball today" said Jack.
Il suppose you enjoy being back
in school," said Uncle Ted.
Il don't mind at ALL" answered
Ruth. We had lots of fun TODAY at
recess playing some new games"
Well, | can't say I'm crazy about
being back at school but 1 guess I'll
get used to it,"
"Oh, so that's it. said Uncle Ted
Anyone might think you were a hun
dred years old to hear you talk.
BE that as it may, I'm going to
/ tell you this story now, providing
That you promise me you will study
! hard this winter and not tease me to
tell you stories when YOU have
studying to do"
we PROMISE" said the kiddies
Il don't have to go back and de-
scribe to you the world club plan of
which we used to talk so much. YOu
know much more about it than the
average person. 1t has come I'D
again and our attention is brought to
1t by the meeting in Geneva, Switz- |
erland, and by the fact that John w /
Davis, the Democratic nominee for !
the Presidency, has come out for il.
1t seems hard to believe that Mr..
Davis would take such a strong
stand for the World Club when he
knows how the American peOple
turned Mr.. Wilson down in 1918 and
how they defeated Mr.. Cox in 1920
we all know the usual arguments
against this club. We know that
membership in it means mixing our
selves up in every little European
argument so that we could never get
out but now comes the worst of all. 7
growing out of the meeting in Cen +
eva. Can you imagine what would
happen If America should get caught 7
N the net that has been made by
his club? Remember that Europe's q
interests are NOT ours and excent .
o a small extent never can be ours"
What has happened at Geneva?"
sked Jack.
AT Geneva, Jack, an English del
gate offered the use of the British
'avy to the World Club to be used
nywhere they like, as 1 understand
. whenever war seems 10 be threat
ned. Don't you recall when we used
talk about this five years ago that
le two big objections to the World
lub were that for us to ioin it
ould mean meddling by all mem
ers in each others private affairs
nd that it would then mean the
ght to call upon the armies and ma
es of the member to do the other
lows fighting whenever and wher-
-er the club said to CO."
L remember" said Jack. "that
ose who believed in the club said
at wasn't so, tool"
Yes, Jack, but what do we see to-
y? We see, as the Washington
'st put it so well in an editorial I
We here:
We see Japan, one of the coun-
power of the League, insisting
1t the covenant (the rules the club
rs by) must be interpreted so as
sanction international meddIing
the purely domestic affairs of
er nations, such as their immigra-
n and naturalization and land
rs, and threatening to withhold
assent to other acts of the
lgue, if not to withdraw from if
)gether, unless that is done. And
see the great majority of the
nbers of the League voting to
d the British Navy and the
nch Army as an international no.
force against any country in tbe
Id that shows itself an "aggres-
by declining to obey the
gue's Dictates
Now you see what we always
and what those Republican Sen
s meant when they fought Am
as joining this organization! We
today those things actually han
ing that were fOrecasted by the
and women who fought the
Id Club
)ne delegate to the meeting at
eva went so far as to say that
if the United States of America
OF member of the club. it NAV
called an 'aggressOr' if it won't
IAS VI uSlS > VI Ju6 cluD. That |
Id mean we would lay ourselves
to attack by the navies and ar
at the disposal of the club. It
IS to me we can thank Japan for
wing up what the World CIub
ally is-just what we knew it to
II along.
hat is the organization that the
ocratic nominee for the Presi-
y would have us belong to. That
e kind of trouble we would find
elves in if the Democrats got in
'wer. If we were in that club to-
there is no doubt that our re-
Japanese exclusion law would
eversed by the club and we
d be forced to let the japanese
America in wholesale lots. The
would, in that case, like any
., decide in favor of Japan be-
the majority of the members
Interested in Europe, not in the
d States.
see how anyone can fail
alize all this. It seems plain
sh that the world club belongs
rope is for Europe and Europe
. 1t never could be anything
Let us stick to a President and
ty pledged to the teachings of