Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1916 — What, Indeed! [ARTICLE]

What, Indeed!

It was a very serious conversation that was overheard by a number of passengers of a street car the other night. Two young girls of the “giddy” type were conversing about the possibilities of the United States getting into trouble with Mexico. “Well, I certainly would hate to see all the American soldiers go down into Mexico,” one girl said. “Why?” her companion inquired. \Becnuse, while the soldiers were down in Mexico what would prevent the Europeans from coming over here and getting us girls?”—Columbus (O.) Dispatch.