I got son in army, said a wrinkled old chief to United States Senator
Clapp during his recent visit to an Indian reservation in Minnesota.
Fine, exclaimed the Senator. "You should be proud that he is fighting for all of us."
Who we fight? the redskin continued.
Why, the Senator replied, surprised. "We are fighting the Kaiser�you know, the Germans."
Hah, mourned the chief. "Too dam bad."
Why bad? protested Senator Clapp, getting primed for a lecture on
Teutonic kultur and its horrors.
Too dam bad, repeated the old Indian. "Couple come through reservation last week. I could killed um, easy as not. Too dam bad."
He wrapped his face in his blanket and refused to be comforted.