Rogers-isms, the Cowboy Philosopher on the Peace Conference — John Shaqi
Rogers-isms, the Cowboy Philosopher on the Peace ConferenceRogers, Will
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Rogers-isms, the Cowboy Philosopher on the Peace Conference
Rogers, Will
Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) -- Humor; World War, 1914-1918 -- Humor
Conference at 1st gave America Japan Italy France 5
deligates each and England including her Colonies fourteen,
Thats all right to allow England for each one of her
_Foreign Relations_, But they did not allow us a single one
for _Wisconsin_,
_How would you like to have been on a committee of_
Englishman _to inform Ireland they dident get any
Deligates_, OH BOY,
Finally got it down to the big TEN now theres only FOUR,
speaking to each other,
America dident know till they got over there that those
European Nations have had a disease for years called the
Gimmes.
England and Japan had a secret Treaty where England was to
get everything south of the equator and Japan everything
North, Guess they were going to leave the equator for
Ireland,
Japan wanted it put in the contract that she was as good as
anybody else If she _admitted_ it why put it in, If a man is
a Gentleman he don't have a _sign_ on him telling it,
Tell Japan we will recognize them as soon as they recognize
China,
=Peace Table is turning out like all Banquets the speeches
are too long,=
Everybody at the Table wants a second helping, And Germany
the cook hasent got enough to go around,
They agreed on one of the 14 points that was that America
went in for _nothing_ and _expects nothing_ they are all
UNANIMOUS WE GET IT,
Wanted to put the LEAGUE of nations in with Peace Treaty,
thats like a fellow going into a store and the Merchant wont
sell him a Suit unless he uses a Gillette Razor,
Its been a great thing for these Senators if it had not been
for this to _knock_ they would not have gotten all these
Lecture Dates,
The way a lot Of Senators talk you would think Pres W was
going to trade America off for a couple of Golf Clubs,
They seem to think the Pres took the =Monroe Doctrine= in his
pocket and is liable to lose it over there,
Pres Wilson threatened he would start the war over again, Be
terrible if they found out this war was fixed and they had
to fight it over again,
They cant let the Russians in this league or they would make
a Bush League out of it,
_Best time to have formed this League of Nations was during
the war when all these Nations needed each other,_
Everybody is for something to prevent war, but they are
afraid it is like Prohibition it dont prohibit,
League of Nations just as clear as the Income Tax blanks,
One thing we got to be thankful for our Soldiers can win
wars faster than our Diplomats can talk us into them,
Pres Wilson finally got discouraged at the stalling and told
them that if they dident hurry up and do something the
Americans would pick up their Wives and come home,
Pres says "JAMES BRING MY BOAT"
They then got busy and decided that Belgium could try the
Kaiser, Belgium said "how do we get him," Allies said "thats
it if we could get him we would try him ourselves,"
Some Nations got so tired waiting for Peace they went back
to fighting again,
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