The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-23
MIR. Vopicka

tainS the following modest statement: our plat
form is one of the principles which we believe to
be essential to national welfare"
With this responsibility thus shouldered up
on them, the President and his secretary of state
found themselves confronted, among other things
with making such an appointment to the Bulgar-
ian diplomatic post as would best insure "our ma
tional welfare"
The Bulgarians were in upset condition,
somewhat riled after having had tilt or two
with the "Sick Man of Europe" Their ammunl-
ton was somewhat exhausted, but it was felt
they contained enough dynamite still to make
things lively in Europe.
President Wilson felt it especially binding up
on himself to appoint such minister to those
parts as would be able to give the stricken Bull
CARS a taste of what national welfare is
like. More than this, he had explicitly declared
himself in favor of high class appointments as
the following shows:
MY warm advocacy and support both of the
principle and of the bona fide practice of civil
service reform is known to the whole country
and there is no danger that the spols system will
creep in with my approval or connvance.'
Secretary Bryan also felt heavily burdened
with the self-assumed obligations to make good
his inspiring promises delivered to the Chautau-
qua multitudes.
Between the eXacting requirements of the
Bulgarian post and the exalted intentions of the
President and his secretary of state where could
a man be found fitted to discharge these duties
abroad?
In this trying uncture Senator j. Ham Lew
is. whose pink whiskers have given him interna-
tional fame, CALAMITY stepped forward to recon-
mend his old FRIEND Mr.. Vopicka, of Chicago. He
described this gentleman as popular and enter
prising brewer with many friends among the
Bohemians in the great pork center.
Messrs Wilson and Bryan fell for Mr.. Vopicka
and sent him to represent our national welfare'
at the capital city of Bulgaria.
After spending few jolly nights with his
Bohemian friends, and purchasing twelve dol
lar shirt, MIR. Vopicka left for Bucharest. But
he could not contain his jovality long enough to
reach that distant point delivered himself of
such an address at The Prague never
heard before in those parts It highly
spiced with the latest Chicagoese as to cause
Secretary Bryan to spend almost forty dollars in
structing him by cable to proceed at once to his
post
To this post Minister Vopicka at once HE'D
himself and so comported himself as to cause
Queen Elizabeth to remark, "The American Min
lister is very curious person.
On his first visit Of state to King Ferdinand
Minister Vopicka leaped lightly to the ground and
remarked TO a Dy-Stander, before the dlgnitarieS
had opportunity to reach his side See this
shirt | am wearing? 1t cost me twelve dollars :"
This surprising originality cropped out again an
hour later during his interview with the king, to
whom he gave this assurance eff you have any
trouble with the other kings, Charlie or Peter
come to me. think will be able to arrange
Matters.
When the queen sent equerry to Minister
\opicka. asking him to attend her in visit to
the hospital in which she much Interested
the Chicagoan replied Tell the queen am busy
now but will telephone her when | can find a
day off,
Not able to get over his old Chicago habits
where he was shining light among the boys
Vopicka sought to make himself solid with the
Bulgarian boys by spending his first New Years
night in beer hall.
1t has been reported to our secretary of state
that he has not been content to wait until another
New Years night to repeat this performance, but
does it often enough to keep in practice
With Vopicka hard at work at his post in Bull
garia doing his best to keep up the standards of
the diplomatic service, and with Secretary Bry-
ans twelve aged friends in important South
American posts, the entire country can remain at
peace. We can all feel assured that the whole
world is now enjoying taste of our national
welfare'
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