Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1915 — Bad Language. [ARTICLE]

Bad Language.

Thomas A. Edison on his sixtyeigthth birthday said to a reporter: “The result of this war will be a German republic that in fifty years will forge ahead of all of us.” The reporter, impressed by Mr. Edison’s war knowledge, asked: “What language do the Belgians use —Walloon, French, German?” “Humph,” said Mr. Edison, “I know well what language I’d use if I were a Belgian." 1 ' 1 +