South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-23

way or speeches and parades than
Two Liberty Loan campaigns and an
Inauguration Take for instance
the matter OF dinners. and bet yer
before ne even goes TO London next
week he would have six meals with
the President of France alone
can't remember his name"
call him LefkOwitZ.' Abe said:
Well what ever it j., he looks
like "a hearty eater. Abe, Morris re-
marked.
In fact, Mawruss. from what I
seen OF them French politicians i'm
the parade this morning. Abe OBJ
served, none OF them looked like
they went slow on starchy foods
aud red meats, whereas take the
American Peace Commissioners,
from the President down. and while
they don't all OF them give you the
impression that they eat breakfast
food for dinner exactly. still at the
same time If these here peace pre-
liminaries is going 10 include more
dinners than parades. the French
commissioners has got them under
a big handicap"
Maybe you're right" Norris
agreed. But my idee IS that with
these here preliminary peace din
ners il amt such bad thing for
las if our Peace Commissioners
wouldn't be such hearty eaters,
understand. because you know
how IL is when we've got a hard
boiled egg come into the place TO
look over our line. it's a whole lot
better TO get an idee of about how
much he expects TO buy after lunch
than before. in especially if we pay
for the lunch. SO if this here
l'res't I,eflxowitz, or whatever the
feilers name is. expects to fill up
the President with a big meal of
them French a Ia dishes until Mr.
Wilson gets so goOd-natuTed that he
is willing 90 tell not only his life
history but also just exactly what
he means by a League of Nations,
understand, the dinner might just
as we'll start and end with two
poached eges on toast for all the
good II will do
still. it amt a bad idee 10 have
all these dinners over and done with
before the business of the peace
conference begins, Mavruss" Abe
remarked, because h'afterwards
when Mr. Wilson's attitude on some
OF them "a propositions for peace
becomes known. understand. IL
amt going TO bee too pleasant for
Mrs. Wilson 20 be sitting by the
side OF her husband and watch the
looks OF some of the guests sitting
opposite during the fish course. for
instance. not wishing him no harm.
but waiting for a good-sized bone
% lodge sideways in his throat, or
something"
she Is used 20 that from home
already, whenevr she has q few Re
publican Senators TO dinner at the
white House" Morris said. But
that amt here nor there. anyhow.
because after the peace conference
begins the President viii be so busy.
understand. that sending out one
OF the Assistant Secretaries OF STATE
a. a Busy Bee lunch room 20 bring
bum a couple OF sandwiches and
some coffee viii be the nearest 20 a
formal dinner that The President
VIII come 10 for many a day. Take
Tor instance the proposition Of the
freedom OF the seas. ana there's "a
hole lot 10 Doe said on both sides
hy people ike yourself which don't
know one side from the other"
And don't want 90 know
n-Ither.- Abe said. because u
81 ouldnt make no difference 10 me
how free the seas was made once
Eet back on terra Gotta, MaWrus
lney could not only make The seas
frre. y'undt r~taud. but they could
ais0 Offer Big boRuSes IA addition 1