<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">Parenthetically Speaking</h1><p class="byline"><span class="smallcaps">From The Chicago Tribune</span></p><p class="inline-note" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">This delightful whimsy will serve to keep in mind the positively affectionate exchange of greetings between the late President Carranza and his friend Wilhelm, when Wilhelm was celebrating what he did not know was the last glorious birthday in his life.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line">OH, Carranza sent a cable- (on the kaiser's birthday) gram</p><p class="line">To the Kaiser there at Pots- (that's a German palace) dam</p><p class="line">And it said, "Look out for uncle(that's my northern neighbor) Sam,</p><p class="line">For he's coming after you!"</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Then the Kaiser waved his iron (as the papers have it) hand,</p><p class="line">And he danced a little sar- (that's a Turkish tango) band</p><p class="line">And he said: "I'm safe in Heli- (in the German sea) goland</p><p class="line">But I thank my friend Carranza." </p></div></body></html> · Great War