South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-25

anu 4 suppose france VIII count
the votes" Abe commented. in
which case she will probably APP
point a Board OF Elections consist
Ing OF whoever happens TO be the
Philadelphia Director of Public
Safety at that time. the Leader OF
the Eighth Assembly District OF
New York City and couple of Chi
Ca go aldermen. Mawruss."
The Treaty Of Peace don't pro-
vide for IT," Morris said. but II any
odds are quoted on the Curb, Abe
IT wouldn't be on the result but the
size of the majority There is also
the same kind Of an election 10 be
held Ia Schleswig- Holstein. with
out much chance Of a recount TAX
ing place either, but so far as the
rest OF Sections Three, Four and
Five is concerned. Abe. Germany
gives up all her interests in every
part of the world without the privi-
Iege Of even having al those in
favor please saying aye y under
stand"
1T would have made big noise
anyhow" Abe declared. Because
the only people who amt ia favor
Of Germany giving up her colonies
is Germans, and not all Germans at
that"
However. what happens TO Ger
many i'm the first I'VE sections of
this here Peace Treaty. Abe is only
so to speak the soup and entree OF
the meal which the Allies makes OF
her" Norris said.
Section Six is where the real
knife and fork work begins. Abe.
which il starts right i'm with the
German army and reduces it to the
size Of the Salvation Army eXclu-
sive of the doughnut cooking de
partment."
I'm surprised that YOU should
compare the Salvation Army to a
low-Iife army like the German
Army" Abe protested.
81 am only talking for the sake
of argument. Abe" Morris assured
him, which if this here Section Six
is carried out. Abe, the new Ger
man Army wouldn't be armed with
anything near as dangerous as
dOughnuts. In fact. Abe, the way
this here Peace Treaty specifies
what arms and ammunition the
German Army should be supplied
With. the only thing that it would
got to remind it that it is an army
and not a Saengerbund would be
the uniforms"
And I am surprised that the
Peace Treaty didn't forbid uniforms
also Mawruss," Abe said. because
if it wouldn't of been for his uni
forms. Mawruss, the chances is that
the German people would of caught
on TO that miserable four-husher Of
a kaiser already long since ago.
Mawruss. Take these here spiked
helmets, in particular the ones
which is made of nickel plate, Nav
russ, and only TO wear such a thing
is liable to bring out all the mean
ness in them naturally mean Ger
man soldiers, Mawruss, so therefore
l am in favor that the Peace Treaty
be amended by providing that the
uniform of the German army should
be a three button black single
breasted sack suit with no padding
in the shoulders, Mawruss, and the
helmet should be a brown derby
hat OF the pattern of 1898, and that
the soldiers agree to wear this der
by hat. of the same block and width
OF brim, for at least twenty years,
Mawruss, because nothing takes the
conceit out OF a man so much as
wearing a funny looking hat, y un-
derstand."
This here Peace Treaty don't
need no outside assistance when it
comes TO taking the conceit out of
the German army, and the navy
neither. Abe" Morris continued. "In
fact Section Six does the same TO
the German navy as you would like
TO do TO the German army. except
ing that instead of derby hats. it
refers to battleships IN other
words, Abe, it says that the Ger
man navy should have only six
small battleships and that none Of
them could be replaced inside of