The Washington herald., 1919-05-18
POTASH AND PERLMUTIER
AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE /

II see where in Genoa they al
eady changed the name of a street
which only last week they called
Wilson avenue, Mawruss." Abe Pot
nh said one morning after the
upture with Orlando.
well. that's the trouble with
alling articles after the latest
sopular success. Abe Morris said.
tt don't make no difference IL its
treets or cigars. the first thing you
NOW the people gets a Crouch on
he original OF the brand and the
manufacturer has got to tear up o
ew thousand Flor de President Will
on labels and go back to calling II
he Regalia de Ginsburg Brothers
" whatever the name was"
But In Genoa, they didn't go back
o the name Of the old street. Maw-
uss." Abe said. They renamed II
fiume street"
And II wouldn't surprise me in
he least IL a few Burleson streets
vas changed to Second Class ave-
Iue. Abe" Morris declared. "On ac-
,ount this Is a time OF great ups
md downs in the regulations of
politicians. not to say statesmen.
Abe. which six months from now,
iobody would be able to say nff-
isnd whether the name was Bella
5anson or Ole Kun except the i'm
Mediate family in Buda-Pesth or
;eattle as the case may be-"
I'm a way. Mawruss. the reputa-
ions of politicians. not to say
tatesmen can get to be so 70 speak
nuisance to their fellow country
men," Abe observed. which 1t hap
,ens once in a while that some
politicians and statesmen gets to
IavinC such a high regard for their
'eputations. Mawruss. they would
'ooner injure their country than
heir reputation. Italian states
men. French statesmen. English
'tatesmen and even you might say
american statesmen, goes about
heir work with one eye on the job
n hand and the other eye on a pos
ihle statue or so at the junction of
lain street and Railroad avenue in
heir native town, y understand.
With subscription on the pedestal:
HARRIS ]. soNNINO.
Erected by His Fellow Townsmen of
East Rome. August 1. 1919"
such an ambition, any how. makes
- statesmen try to do the right
hing" Morris observed.
And 1t also occasionally makes him
% the obstinate thing. Mawruss." Abe
ontinued. I'm fact. Mawruss, some
lines l couldn't help wishing that it
vas the custom to have corporations
nd not men as ambassadors and
residents. because II would be such
simple matter when the Republi-
ans nominated the Chicago Title
suarantee Security and Mortgage
company for President and the DEM
Gratis nominated the Algonquin Trust
company of Pottstown, for the vot-
rs Of the country to compare the
ozienent of assets Of each company
md judge which was the more reli-
BILE. y understand. Also. Mawruss,
: the Algonquin Trust Company was
low President OF the United States.
Understand me. and somebody was to
ay they didn't like the way the Pres
ient was running things at the Peace
Conference, v understand, nobody
Eould have the nerve to arrest him
or criticising a great and good cor
Grafton like the Algonquin Trust
company. Furthermore, Mawruss, IL
tally had been represented at this
ere Peace Conference not by Son.
lino. but by the Milan Trust Com
any, which no doubt acts as execu-
or, guardian or trustee. like any
ther trust company and, therefore.
1hy not as ambassador. understand
ae, there never would have been no
crap about Fiume arising from the
act that the Milan Trust Company
ould never go home and face the
eopIe OF Italy without F'iume. and