FOR INTERVENTION
President McKinley. Envoy Fischer.
Secretary Gage. Voices.
President McKinley—Well, Meinherr, what can we do for each other?
Envoy Fischer—Haf your Egcellenzy not vas inform of vhat I vants?
P. McK.—My Secretary of State says you bear a petition for promoting missionary work in Africa, but he is a great diplomat and not always to be believed.
E. F.—Your Egcellenzy, I coom to ask for Amerigan onterventionings between der Soud Ofrigan Ropoobligs und der dom Preetish.
P. McK.—Jeewhillikins!
E. F.—Vas?
P. McK.—Did my Secretary of State know that? And he let you in?
E. F.—Yaw, your Egcellenzy.