Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-11-27
THE JUNKET BRIGADE.
From tho Lincoln tNebr.j Herald

ton steamship, in all the glory of an
oriental potentate. He took the chef
and the experts walters of the Biltmore
hotel along TO prepare and serve the
meals. He also took the great Biltmore
orchestra to play dnring meals. Anoth-
er band was provided to play while the
world safe for democracy" folks were
promenading the decks.
The decks of the great steamer were
glassed in to make grand sun parlor.
Paid funkeys and subsidized college
professors kow-towed at every door
and stairway. Another steamship had
been sent ahead with flock of auto
mobiles, so that the grand retinue
could go up from the harbor in regal
state.
Over there it was one grand fiesta for
awhile. ALI the kings within reach were
visited The millions of dollars worth
of jewels of starving Europe" were
displayed in the dining halls Of royalty.
The parade of countries was enough to
turn the head of any already added
with the intoxication of power.
Thirteen hundred book sharps and ex-
sports and stock broker touts and funk
eys were on the pay roll of the United
States at this peace conference, ="
One hotel was reserved for their use,
the Crilon. 1t only held four hundred
OF the choicest of the retinue. Seventy
gaudy limousines were kept standing
in front night and day for the use of
these citizens of democracy. The con
tract with the hotel was that they were
to be fed for SO 90 a day apiece They
took part Of their meals at the fashion
able cafes and Uncle Sam paid that bill
too
The liquor bill Of the Hotel Crilon
turned up to the gurgling tune of $3.50,
600 Broakage OF furniture by these
peace advocates" was another big
item Where the other nine hundred
paid excursionists hung out in Paris is
not stated in the two million dollar ex-
pense bill presented to Congress From
the price they must have divided their
patronage between the Hotel De Vile
and the Crystal Palace.
1t was fine performance President
Wilson was SO intent on getting his
league that he was willing to trade off
all the odd corners of the earth to get
it. This was all the more easy because
the odd corners belonged to some one
else anyway The European countries,
the big ones, were quite willing to
amuse Wilson with any plaything he
desired while they gathered in the real
spoils Of war.
They took what they wanted and
pledged the United States through its
representative and 1899 bottle-holders
to agree to and uphold all their grabs
and outrages. Without doubt they
pledged US to remit the ten billion dol
lars debt they owe us. The shock of
that disclosure is reserved for the
future
Coming out of the fracas we get
nothing except the pleasure of aiding
and abetting international thievery.
We have run into debt to the tune Of
twenty-one billions dollars to bring
about this new apportionmcnt Of spoils
in Europe We have left hundred
thousand boys under ground Four Eur
opean nations owe us ten billions which
they never expect to pay We are
called upon to send our food and cloth
ing to Europe while our home folks pay
double price for what is left,
Along with other fine things we are
asked to maintain an army Of prac-
tically a million soldiers and sailors to
police the world aud guard the loot Of
royalty III Europe, with a draft clause
in the army bin, and a mo reserve"
clause on every bulletin board. Even
within the last few days army bulletins
posted upon the Lincoln post office
square call for "5o. 600 volunteers for
Three Years for France and the Rhine 3"
Other bulletins bodily refer to the
American Expeditionary Forces in ST.
IBERIA, Europe and the Mexican Border =
Nothing is left undone to push