El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-07
Observation-Disclosures Discuss The Wilson Note
Presidential FAVOR Of The 10th Gets A Planning

YVES, Mawruss." Abe Potash said &c
1 his partner. Morris Perlmutter
"a feller which has got to write tc
the newspaper to say that he didn't
say what the newspaper said he said
when II reported his speech. y'under-
stand, has usually made a pretty rot
ten speech in the first place. and IN
the second place he tries to explain
what It really was that he did say,
1Iawruss, Il practically always sounds
worse than what the newspaper said
he said"
But what did he say and who said
IT, Abe9' Morris inquired
Ambassador Morgenstimmung or
Morgernsteru. I couldn't rememoe
which 1Iawruss." Abe replied, and al
though he amt wrote TO the newspa-
pers yet TO deny that he said IL, Nav
russ, 10 is only a question Of time
when he would do so. because he eth
er said one thing or the other, but he
couldn't say both"
Listen. Abe. If you think that un-
less you break IL 70 me gradually
what this Norgenstern said, # would
be too much Of shock to me- Nor
ris announced. 'let me tell you that It
is a matter OF Indifference to me what
he said"
which T. which,
80 &c IS TO most everybody else eE-
cept the immediate family. Mawruss. %
Abe continued. but not to keep you
in suspense, MaWruss what this am
bassador Morgenstern said was
speech TO the American soldiers IN
Coblenz where he told them that there
was going TO be another big war in
which America would got to right
during the next fifteen or twenty
years and also that he had every con-
fidence in the league Of nations"
We'll there's a whole lot OF United
States senators which has got the
same kind Of confidence in the league
Of nations Abe" Morris declared IN
fact some Of them is confident that
The league Of nations VIII bring about
a war for US in even less than fifteen
years
"Weu. III tell YOU" Abe said. "the
word confidence has got whole lot
n different meanings, 1fawruss, and
It's quite possible that this here am
hassador Norgenstern used the word
with reference to the league OF ma
tions in fits Chatham Square or green
goods meaning. because otherwise
how could the league OF nations cause
another war in less than Is years, IN
less OF course. the Teller which pro
pressed Il was G. Republican senator,
which 1Ir. MorEenstern is not"
The Possible Provision
ITO tell YOU the truth, Abe" Norris
said. ST have heard and read so many
different .hinEs about this here
league OF nations that Il wouldn't
surprise me in the least II the
final edition OF IL provided that any
nation which didn't 80 20 war at least
once every three years with some 9TH
ct nation or nations. cumberland,
should be expelled from the league
n nations with costs. y'understand,
and in fact, Abe. 81 IS my opinion that
when someone makes q speech about
this here league OF nations nowadays, Z
he might Just so well write e. letter
to himself denying that he said what
the newspaper said he said. and let Il
20 at that because it's q hundred TO ]
one that he was the only person who ]
didn't skip Go when IL was printed In Z
its original Earbled condition"
AT that AaWruss. you are gong 4
TO be reallv and truly surprised to I
find out what that league OF nations !
c0renant means when Il comes NJ TO I
be argued about by the United States
senate Abe observed. because a 1
great man, Of them senator's is high /
grade cr1clzerlack A number one
lawyers on the side. Mawruss. and /
formerly used TO make their llvings
bv showing that the contract which I
the plaintiff made with the defend
ant meant lust the opposite TO what I
the plaintiff or defendant meant Il TO I
mean. or vice versa. according 70 I
which end Of the law suit such q SEN
at0r was arguing on, AfaWruES, so you j
can IMAGINE what is going to happen !
% that learue Of nations covenant
To Ch1nEe the Meanings.
Take a level headed lawyer ike /
senator Hiram s. Johnson, OF Cali
fornia. lIawruss which he amt got
the least disposition to believe that q
the league OF nations covenant means /
what president Wilson saws II means, L
understand ne, and when he gets 4
through showing what he thinks Il
means. and senator Borah gets
through showing what he thinks II /.
means and senator Reed gets through L
showing what HE thinks It means. Z
understand me. that LEAGUE OF nations 4
covenant viii have as many different
MEANINGS as the contested last will
and testament Of a childless million
lire who has married a telephone or
orator on his deathhed to spite his
sTandnieces and uephews MawrUss-"
CONGRESS will have a lot OF other
matters TO settle before that league Of
nations comes up. Abe" Morris said Z
which 7 was reading the Other day .
the message which president Wilson 3
wrote from Paris and he certainly Z
laid out a lot OF work for them TO do {
iii he gets back" ID
You mean that letter Of Nav 20 {
where he saws; Dear Cents Sorry S
not to be with you and 7 have been &
1ut Of touch with things over in !
America so long that You will know s
4 whole lot better than I do what Is I
needed fin the way OF laws Nawruss. Z
md then goes TO work and tells them 7