A Laugh at Mr Taft.
Mr Taft’s Arbitration schemes were the principal subject of a jest at the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club ati Washington. The dinner was attended by the President and some 200 leading statesmen, politicians, and captains of industry in the United States. Between, the courses a member of the club was seen to be working desperately at ai wire leading on to the balcony. “What are you doing,” inquired the president of the club. “I have got a dove of peace at the end of this string,” waS the reply, “and I am trying to see if I can make it come in. 1 hear there la <1 message for Mr Taft.” A moment latet a “dove” appeared struggling desperate* ly. When it became undone, however it turned out to be not a dove, bat i goose. The President demanded an explanation. “Why,” was the answefj “the dove of peace is always a goose." 4
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 5, 31 January 1912, Page 8
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160A Laugh at Mr Taft. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 5, 31 January 1912, Page 8
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