Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1919 — AS OTHERS SEE THEM. [ARTICLE]

AS OTHERS SEE THEM.

Wilhelm claims to have been on a yacht when the war started. We know he was on the toboggan when it ended.—Brooklyn Eagle. “Germany washes its hands of Russia,” says Bernsitorff, perhaps with Pontius Pilate and Lady Macbeth in mind.—Wall Street Journal. It is to be hoped that the boys returning from “over there” will bring back their ability to fight—for good government.—Chicago Daily News. The “Made in Germany” slogan will not be necessary after this. A simple yellow streak around the article will be sufficient.—Richmond News-Leader. Maxmilian Harden says the kaiser “was a mere tool in the war. He might have added that the crown prince wa sa sort of monkey-wrench.—Chi-cago Daily News. —•- When 'there is nothing left to steal : and mo decent pe oplo left to murder, the Bolshevik will put on a pious air and ask us for something to eat. — GrenvillePiedmontr Still, I do not think that Mr. William Randolph Hearst would go so far as to make a speech of welcome bo returning soldiers in German. — New York Morning Telegraph. It is said that the fofrner crown prince of Germany spends mbst of his time with his favorite greyhound, showing that a greyhound has not enough judgment to take advantage of its superior speed.—Chicago Daily News.