The Washington herald., 1919-05-11

OF our best families has had expert
ence some time or another with rail-
road reorganizat tons, and you would
think they would have enough sympa-
thy for them Starving Lienors Of
France. Mawruss. to get up anyhow
bazaar. 1t could be advertised with a
picture by some big artist like c. q.
Gibson where an old man in what used
to was fur overcoat before the
moths got into 1t Is bending over Liber
2244 of Mortgages page 391. which is
all the old feller has got to show for
what was once a first lien on some
gilt edged Chateau property. Nav
russ"
well. I'll tell you." Morris said.
there's a certain number of people
which nobody has got any sympathy
with like mortgages. coal dealers.
head walters, garage proprietors and
fellers which works in theayter ticket
offices. to which of course must also
be added Postmaster General Burle-
son.
And why that feller is so unpop-
ular Is mystery to me, Mawduss." f"
Abe said. You would think to hear
the way the newspapers talk about
him that the very least he had done
was to mix arsenic with the gum
which they put on the backs OF
| stamps. whereas so far as / could
| see. the poor feller is only trying to
do his duty and keep down the
wages of telephone operators, which
F, l don't know how strong telephone
operators is with the rest of the
country. but compared with the hit
that they make with me, Mawruss
Mr.. Burleson would be a general
favorite. y understand"
He was already in bad before
them telephone girls struck on him
Abe" Morris said. land for the very
reason as you say: that he has al
| ways done his duty as he seen it.
which is the trouble with them fellers
that do their duty as they see il is
| that nobody else could see it. Abe
1t is also the case that them people
which do their duty as they see il,
! usually has rotten eyesight. Abe
and when it comes right down to it
Abe. there is even some people
which claims that Mr.. Wilson should
also consult an oculist to find out
IL he don't need to have his glasses
| changed. In fact there's a couple
| of fellers by the name Orlando and
Sonnino which seem to think that
Mr.. Wilson Is practically blind SO
far as Fiume Is concerned"
| You mean to say they amt set
tied that Fiume thing yet, Maw-
| russ" Abe asked.
They did and they didn't" Nor
ris said. Mr.. Wilson give out a
long statement about il in which he
thought he settled it, Abe. and the
Italian peace delegates said they
would go home and leave the Peace
| Conference fiat, y understand. and
thought they settled IT. but the way
it looks now. Abe. if the Peace Con-
! ference stays in session till they do
settle II, when Mr.. Wilson come s
back and explains the Peace Treaty
to Congress. he will speak with such
a strong French accent that only
the members from Louisiana will
be able to understand a word he
| says"
But why does Mr.. Wilson say
that Italy shouldn't have Fiume ?'
Abe inquired.
| Because it doesn't square up with
his fourteen points" Morris replied
''and seemingly he don't want to
stretch a point"
/ We'll. if he did, Mawruss, il
wouldn't be the first time" Abe de-
clared. "becaase!' if you recollect
them fourteen points. which is moro
than most people could. Mawruss
point number one said that there