South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25

At last the wiud-up of this here
Peace Conference seems to be in
sight. MawTuss," Abe Potash said 70
his partner. Morris PerImutter. the
day after the Treaty Of. Peace was
handed 20 the German plenipoten-
:aries. AS short a time ago since
as last week. IL begun 20 look like
our American Delegates was going
20 stay in Paris for the rest Of their
lives which according 10 the tables
of mortality prepared by some Of
our leading life insurance cOmpan-
les. based on the average ages of
All FIVE OF them delegates. would be
anyhow until August 1st, 1919"
Well they seem 20 have done a
pretty good job, Abe, Morris OBJ
served. II read over the accounts
Of the Treaty OF Peace. Abe. and
what them Germans has got 10 do
outside OF restoring the skull Of the
Sultan Ollwawa under Section Eight
OF the Treaty would keep her busy
for hFty years yet"
And who Is his here Sultan
Okwawa?" Abe inquired.
II don't know" Morris replied
but considering the number OF
skulls which needs restoring on ac-
count Of what the Germans done
during the past 1--WE years, Abe. and
also considering the fact that this is
the only skull mentioned by name
iu the Peace Treaty ne must OF had
some pretty influential friends at
the Peace Conference. Also L see
that the Germans is also to give
back the papers belonging TO NJ
Reuher which they took in 1871.
and although Section Eight don't
say nothing about IL, I presume that
IL the papers are returned the find
o. can keep the money which was
i'm the wallet at the time il was lost"
do you mean TO tell me that this
here Peace Treaty has got such
small particulars like that in it,"
Abe demanded.
1T don't seem 10 have overlook
ed anything, Abe" Morris went on.
which when you consider that Mr
Wilson started in. a small way
with only fourteen points. it's al
ready wonderful how that man work
ed HIS way up. There must be sew
eral hundred thousand points iE
that Peace Treaty including such
points like the sultan's skull and
this here Reuher's papers which Mr..
Wilson never even dreamed OF when
he sat down that day in January,
1913 and thought out the original
fourteen"
He probably considered that if
we ever licked Germany sufficient
TO make her accept as much as
thirty and a third per cent OF them
fourteen points that we would be
doing well already" Abe remarked
"And so did everybody else" Nor
ris agreed and now they would
got TO accept a Treaty Of Peace
which loads up Germany with prac-
ticaily every punishment that this
here Peace Conference could think
Of except Prohibition"
Il must read that treaty some
time" Abe said. 1T sounds like il
would be quite amusing already"
Amusing amt no name for it."
Morris said. The way the Amer
lean people is going TO enjoy read
ing that Treaty of Peace, Abe.
would put Mr.. Wilson not only in
the class OF favOrite American pres
idents along with George Washing
ton and Abraham Lincoln. but also
would give him an insured position
as one OF Americas faVOrite authors
along with Harry Bell Wright and
Bradstreet. A good American could
pass "A very profitable month or so
skimming il over. Abe, which Il con-
sist OF fifteen sections. OF which only
the headlines fills three fun pages
Of the morning papers"
We'll. how long do YOU think il
" WOULD take them German delegates
20 read il. Mawruss." Abe inquired
They amt going TO read it,"
Morris said. They're only going 10
sign it. and it amt a bad idea
neither. because II they did read IT,
Abe. some OF them Germans would
drop dead along about the second
section which describes how much