MR. LUGUBRIOUS BLUE AND MR. SMILEY GLADD ON THE VENEZUELAN SITUATION
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Mr. Gladd—“Well, I see there’s another little scrap down in Venezuela.”
Mr. Blue—“Little scrap, nothing. It’s the beginning of a terrible war between the United States and Europe.”
Mr. Gladd—“Oh, I think they’ll adjust the trouble before long.”
“Now, you mark my words. Inside of three months we’ll have to defend the Monroe Doctrine against England and Germany.”
Mr. Gladd—“Oh, dear me, you don’t think it’s so serious as all that, do you?”
“Listen. I’ll tell you just what will happen. England and Germany will fight Venezuela for a week or two, then demand eight hundred million dollars indemnity and refuse to leave till they get it. Uncle Sam’ll say, ‘clear out,’ and then look out for something doing in war circles.”
Mr. Gladd—“Oh, I’m sure they’ll patch it up all right.”
“Just you wait. We’ll have a war that will be the most dreadful one that ever happened.”