South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-20

IT see where a felier by the name
OF Rubin or Robin, or something
like that, which was working as a
travelling salesman for the Red
Cross in Russia. got examined by
congress the other day" Abe Potash
said one morning in March, and
in the course Of explaining how he
come 20 spend all that money fer
travelling expenses or something. he
says that the bolsheviki in Russia
is a very much misunderstood peo-
pie"
"sure / know" Morris said. 1T
IS always the case. Abe. that when
somebody does something which
could only be explained on the
grounds that ne would sooner be in
Jail than out. he goes TO work and
claims that nobody understands
him"
But Rubin claims that the rea-
son bolshevism sprung ia the first
place was that the bolsheviki was
tired OF the war" Abe continued.
whereas the allies thought they
was cutters"
y
Morris asked
Wait. that amt the only where
as" Abe said Rubin also said
that the allies thinks the bolsheviki
Is a bunch OF organized murderers.
whereas the Allies don't understand
that the only people murdered by
them Bolsheviki was the property
owners which objects 20 their prop
erty being taken. and that as a mat
ter OF fact them poor Bolsheviki are
simply obliged 10 take the prep
erty. there being no other alternative
except working for a living"
''Nebieh!" Morris exclaimed, land
did he say anything else about them
Bolsheviki that we should ought 10
break our hearts over. Abe?"
Rubin didn't. but there is some
OF these here liberal minded papers
which seems 10 think that what this
here Rubin says is not only a big
boost for the Bolshevild but that
not 20 pass laws in this country 20
prevent Bolsheviki from operating
over here"
But we already got laws over
here TO take care OF people which
would sooner commit murder than
work, Abe" Morris said. land as for
being liberal minded about the Boil
sheviki, Abe. ] am content that after
they are sentenced they should have
all the privilege that the other con-
victs have. and that's as far as
would go"
We'll. you couldn't claim credit
for being very funny that way.
Mawruss. You've got practically all
the unliberal-minded people in the
United States siding with YOU" Abe
declared. because being liberal
minded is a matter Of being able to
see only the unpopular side OF every
question. It is the liberal minded
people which thinks there is some
thing TO be said in favor OF the
Germans and says it. understand.
j is the liberal minded people which
IS always willing to try anything
that don't seem reasonable to prac-
ticaIlv everybody"
And I suppose them liberal mind
ed people would even approve of
Germany trying TO get out Of pay
ing an indemnity by pulling off one
OF them street fairs with shooting
which passes for Bolshevik revo-
luton" Morris said. but the back
inc Of such liberal minded Ameri-
cans wouldn't help the Germans
none because there would be a whole
lot OF husky parties in khaki going
into Germany and acting in such an
unliberal minded way that the Ger
mans would wish they would have
paid the indemnity voluntarily on
the installment plan rather as have
II collected all i'm one sum by levy
and sale under an execution"
We'll. I'll tell YOU" Abe said. cit
is always the case that when the
creditors begin TO scrap among
themselves. understand the
fraudulent bankrupt stands a good
chance TO get away with the con
cealed assets amt II. and in par
ticular in this case where there r.
so many liberal minded people
around which don't want 20 be too
hard on Germany anyway"