The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-13
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Yes. have read the speech Leslie
NJ. Shaw. former Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, delivered recently, IN which he
pictured the position Of the United States
in an eventual war with Japan, with re-
gard 10 the lack Of merchant ships
said Motosada Zumoto. Tokyo and New
York. al the Raici~h last night. Mr.
Zumoto is a newspaper man.
''Nr. Shaw did not say that there would
be war between japan and America"
said Mr. ZumOto. 'he merely argued
what might happen IN case OF such an
emergency. I suppose Mr.. Shaw has his
reasons for making speeches Of this na-
tUre
There Is no danger OF a war between
Japan and this country. The japanese
feel themselves under the deepest obll-
cations 20 America II was due 70 Amer
lea that Japan was opened up 70 the
world, and our peaceful relations. cover
ing a period OF more than fifty years,
have implanted into the japanese people
a feeling OF friendship for America which.
Il would be most difficult 10 eradicate.
IT Japan does not face toward
America: Il faces the other way Her
aspirations are in the other direction.
And II ever a clash should come IN that
direction We want not only the good will
and sympathy Of A9erica, but. in case
OF war. we have 70 look 70 the United
States and England for financial assist
ance
Japan has been charged so often with
ffrCrgfrrer
pines. That is Of course absurd Peo-
pie have an idea that the japanese people.
on account OF their dark complexion. are
tropical race and can stand a hot
climate That IS entirely wrong. We
are a people OF the temperate zone and
We would not thrive IN the Philippines.
We have practical control OF Korea. and
there IS room enough for about ten MIL
lion japanese settlers. and then We have
some rights in ManchUria. both OF which
countries could readily absorb Japan's
surplus population"
Klein Elements. OF Shawnee. Okla. IS
at the Raleigh KLEIN is a picturesque
character. and looks Ike the typical stage
cowboy. He wears a tan-colored SLOUGH
hat tilted at a rskish angle. a slicker
/ OF the same color. ditto pair OF highly
( polished shoes. A dark shirt, whereof
/ the collar is held together by a flaming
red necktie. spiked down with a burcA
I OF diamonds completes the picture Of Nj.
Klein. The Shawnee invariably at
tracts everybOdy's attention as he makes
/ his appearance in the lobby Of the Raj
elgh, because Of his UnwesternIke West
/ ern appearance.
They are making a sreat fuss in
| Europe about manufacturing diamonds
Z said Charles W. Tarshes. OF New York
anc London. al the New Willard last
night, but they seem 20 forget that
when they manufacture a diamond-that
/ is. a real diamond. with all the briulancy
. and luster and strength Of a natural
. diamond-they kill the goose which laws
the golden egg When servant girls can
wear diamond dog collars they viii wear
them alone. Their mistresses viii drop
diamonds then. Il would pay the real
diamond mine owners 20 buy up any
/ formula Tor diamond making. no matter
what the cost A IA more valuable thing
20 mankind would be- manufactured
rubber. Il we could make a rubber as
good as the product OF Africa we would
benefit tie whole world. and the man
who jnvents a process will become i'm
menseIy wealthy All the efforts which
have been put forward in recent years
+ 90 increase the supply 81 rubber save
. failed TO keep Up with the demand Just
. consider. for example. the wealth which
. would come 10 the man who could pro-
duce q set OF automobile tires for so or
S20 against the present price which
. ranges from 800 70 Sn'"
The temperance movement. according
% Neal J. Horne. Of Boston. who IS at
( the Arlington. is The growth Of a cen
fury.
Two years ago. said Mr.. Horne the
various temperance organizations cele-
hrated the hundredth anniversary Of the
first public movement in this direction.
IN lSaS DR.. Billy Clark. a physicton Of
NCreau. Schenectady County. y Y.
reached the conclusion that the human
system was subject 20 trreparable injury
from the prolonged use Of intoxicants.
He organized The Union Temperance
Society OF Noreau and Northumberland
In those days whisky was as free as
water, and earnest evanseEsts preached
the Gospel with a drap Of the cratur'
handy on the rostrum. The ministry %
the EvaugeIistic Protestant churches was
first 20 take up the movement. which
gained great impetus during the third
decade Of the last century II soon
reached the stage OF prohibition. and n
1876. under the leadership Of Neal Dow.
the State OF Maine went dry Il has
remained so. IN a technical and .egaI
sense. ever since that time.
Other New England States followed
the example Even New York went FOR
prohibition but the Supreme Court de-
,clared the law unconstitutional Horace
Greeley. In the New York Tribune led
the great newspaper fight for prohibition,
but it was swallowed up I'm the slavery
controversy. II was IN those DAYS that
the word ''malneaC'' was coined 70 apply
70 the prohibition advocates who prompt
Iy retorted with "saloorsuc." The latter
word is still used in liquor question cam
palgus. Soon after the civil war there
was another wave Of prohibition senti-
.ment, which reached high tide about 1SSS.
Then there was a temporary cessation OF
the crusade until about nine years ago,
when the present wave began 10 sweep
over the country"
Speaking OF newspaper errors and mis-
takes. Richard s. HaEau, % New York,
who is at the Shoreham, said last night
that newspapers which are issued sew
q eral times a day. each paper containing
{ almost as much set matter as IS contained