Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

ty-four years that he's held public
office"
We'll. that only goes to show how
wild some people talk, Abe Nor
ris said. because when feller has
held office for twenty four years,
talking Wild is the very least people
accuse him OF"
But, as II matter OF fact, Nav
russ. a fDller from oregon was tell
ing me that Senator Chamberlain
has held public office ever since
1880" Abe said 'JHe has run for
everything from fssemblymun to
gc vernon, and II he amt able to
remember bx fourteen yeats how
long he has hold public office. Nav
russ. how could he blame Mr. VIII
son for accusing him that he is
talking wild. IN especially as he now
admits that when he said all the
departments OF the government had
broken down. y understand. what
he really meant was that only the
war department had broken down.
and that when he used the express
sion broken down he must be un-
derstoOd vs. implying that II had only
hrok8n down, In q manner. OF speak
ing 30 to say-if you know what !
mean"
"You mean Senator Chamberlain
feels that when senator makes a
speech which IL anyhow 25
per cent true, y understand his
word should not questioned ," Nor
ris suggested,
cor In other. words" Abe agreed.
when senator presents state
ment.. Mawruss, the terms he Is en-
titled TO are rs per cent discount
for facts"
Some Of 'em needs 100 per cent. q"
Morris said. but that amt here
nor there. Abe This war is bigger
than Mr. Chamberlain's reputation.
no matter how big Mr. Chamber
lain thinks Il IL. and az Tor Senator
Stone. Senator Penrose and all them
other senators which is laying up a
-Stock OF war scandal against the
time when they will need something
to spring on the opposing candidate
a few weeks prior to the first Mon
day In November. '9lS, Abe. them
fellers reminds me OF the nuisaasces
they call Kibbltzers which sits
around a Second Rvenue coffee house
giving free advice to the pinochle
players All they can see In the
cards which has been played. but 50
far as the cards IL concerned, which
stlil remains In lMr. Wilson's hand
they don't know no more about II
than you or ! do"
And tho only kick they've got.
Mawruss. Abe said. 'is that Presl-
dent Wilson won't expose his hand
which II he did. he might just as
well throw the game TO Germany
and be done with IT,"
yet them fellers is willing TO take
a chance and tell the whole world
that Mr. Wilson is playing the hand
rotten. y understand. and for what
effect their Geschrei is going TO have
in the way Of encouraging our
enemies and discouraEing our allies,
them fellers don't give nickel"
"And anyhow, even II they was
right Mawruss" Abe protested
what do them fellers want Mr. VIII
son 10 do anyhow"
We'll. as I understand It," Nor
ris said. the idee Is that the war
should be run by TIM business men
OF the country IN the same wav that
they run their businesses
After all. Mawruss Abe com
mcnted. that's big compliment to
the American business man"
Maybe II ls, Abe" Morris agreed
hut am business man. and I
know how businesses ls run. Abe
and for the good OF the country I
would Just 60 iievNppass that compl-
ment along to the lawyers or to the
doctors Anyhow Abe. this IL no
time for compliments. because ms
everybody not In the United States
senate knows Abe 95 per cent of all
businesses run by business men IN
the United states 20 broke sooner
or later and about 3 per cent ot
that same - per cent 60 broke more
sooncr than later"
Then you amt In favor that the
war should be ran ~ a business by
business men ," asked Abe
II am In favor that the war should
he run - near 100 per cent success.
ful as possible. Abe. and not as a
ninety five 10 five proposition thar
sooner or later n Il going TO bust
upon US" Norris replied. u am In
favor that war should be run as a
war by soldiers and statesmen, which