South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13

there would be a revolution in
Italy" Abe Potash remarked to his
partner Morris Perlmutter.
ANY excuse IS better than none"
Morris Perlmutter commented.
which Il is very clear to me. Abe.
that with the example Of Poland In
front OF them. the Italians being al
50 "A musical people and seeing that
Poland has got 10 "a first class a
number one pianist like Paderewski
for "A president. " understand, they
are taking the opportunity OF
Fiume 20 put in CarusO or Scott or
one Of them fellers as president"
They would got 70 offer their
presidents an awful big salary il
they expect TO compete with the
Metropolitan opera house, Nav
russ" Abe said.
IF Poland could do it. Abe. why
couldn't Italy" Morris said, which
Paderewski didn't have 10 tune
pianos on the side TO make a liv-
ing over here neither. Abe. and be-
sides. Abe. If they would let Caruso
have a free hand in the formation
OF his cabinet. he would probably
get a good baritone for Secretary of
state, a basso for Secretary of Com.
merce and Labor, De Luca for Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury. Martinelli
for Secretary OF War, and draw on
the Chicago opera company for
Secretaries Of the Navy. the Interior
and Agriculture. After that, Abe,
all the Italian Government would
got TO do would be 10 move the cap
ital Of Milan and hold open sessions
Of the cabinet at the Scala with a
full orchestra, and they could take
in from ten TO twenty thousand dol
lars at the door, daily. in particular
if they was 10 advertise that Caruso
Session Of the cabinet. y under
stand"
But joking TO one side. Nav
russ" Abe declared" while person
ally 1 got 20 admit that up 10 a
short time ago for all ] knew about
Fiume, v understand, if somebody
would of said TO me suddenly:
'Fiume' I would have said: 'Fiume
yourself. you direyt loafer' and the
chances is there would of been a
fight then and there. understand me,
still / couldn't help thinking that
as between old friends like the Ital-
ians and perfect strangers like the
Jugo- SlObs v understand. Italy
should ought 20 have Fiume and
anything else she wants within rea-
son and even a couple of places
not within reason, if she wants
them that bad
I'm deciding these things Abe"
Morris said. Mr. Wilson couldn't
consider prejudice"
MOI" Abe retorted. Well, could
he consider who discovered Amer
lea? A Jugo-Slob I suppose. what?
But never mind going 50 far back
as Christopher Columbus, Mawruss,
take our best workmen right in our
own ship. AIawruss.-them TONES
and them ROccos with all the time
pleasant smile. no matter how
hard we work them. and what are
they? Jugo-Slobs or Italians? Take
il ia the City of New York alone
and do we got there half a million
Jugo-Slobs or half a million Ital-
fans? L am asking YOU? Also
Mawruss. 7 suppose the American
people is crazy TO see JugO-SlOl
opera. with wonderful Jugo-SlOl
singers and composed fDy Jugo-Slol
composers, amt it, Furthermore
Mawruss. when YOU want to Civ,
your wife q treat. YOU take her on
and blow her 10 "a good Jugo-Slot
table d'hote, one dollar and a hal
including wine what?"
Listen. Abe" Morris protested
ct didn't say word that Ital!
shouldn't have Fiume."
Il know you didn't" Abe said
but there's a whole lot of peopl,
which does. AIawruss. and how the,
expected to use il for an argumen
TO get the millions OF Italians il
America 10 subscribe 10 the mex
victory Loan, Mawruss may be per
fectly clear TO them. Mawruss. but
couldn't see il and / doubt if then
millions of Italians viii be able Z
see il neither"
Probably YOU amt wrong exact
"" Morris said, but which eve
way Mr. Wilson thinks is the hes
for the good OF Europe, Abe, that
the way he would decide it abou
F'iume'
We'll. I'll tell YOU Nfawruss.
Abe observed. while 7 conside
that Europe. excepting the coffe
they give YOU for breakfast is
high grade continent. taking il b
and large. still at the same time
amt so fanatiCal about il that If
would be President Wilson,
wouldn't once in while Civ
America a look-in also. Further
more. Mawruss. admitting that NJ
Wilson is acting wonderful I'm IN
way ne is so unselfish about Amer
ca. " understand. and that he woul
probably go down in history as
great and good man, y understanC
he should ought 20 watch out tha
ne don't ACT too unselfsh aboI
America. Mawruss otherwise
would be going down as a great an
good man in French and Englis
history and not in American his
tory"
There Is even some people whic
figures that he would be a rrea