The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
AT THE HOTELS.

Japan IS not going to get into a war
with the United States said Dudley
Warner. of shidzuoka. Japan. who is
visiting this country. Mr.. Warner was
born in this country, but he has spent
most Of hts life in japan. and he has
acquired a thorough familiarity with
japanese conditions
THE bonds of Japan are selling al 50
per cent, the people are taxed to death,
and there is no chance OF a war. But
Japan IS turning all her energy to build
ing uD her commerce. and every reputable
business that can show the slightest
sign of being successful can get sub
sldy from the government. It means
more taxes. but the Jap says: we are
building up industries for our children,
and you are pIling up a big bonded
debt for yours, and he is right.
THE nobility OF Japan is getting away
from the old notion that it was beneath
It 70 engage in business. The Mitsui
family is the Rockefeller of Japan. and,
with subsidies from the government, Is
getting into many lines of business. The
Of these days AS il is now. the Amerl-
can cannot compete for the cotton
trade over there. He buys his raw cot
ton in Georgia, for instance. ships il 10
Massachusetts, TO be woven, paying full
rates and full freight charges. sends it
back clear across the country again.
loads it into ships on which he must pay
fun freight rates, lands it at Dalny, IN
Manehuria, and sends it up into the in
terror by railway. paying full freight
rates again.
Now, what does the jap do? The
Mitsui family buys the raw cotton in
Georgia, loads it at San Francisco into
vessels subsidized by the Japanese gov
eminent, and on which the family does
not have TO pay full freight rates, man
ufactures the cotton in Japan at fac
tories owned by the Afitsui family and
subsidized by the government, ships it
again By subsidized vessels owned by
the Mitsui family to Dalny, and puts
iE on that same railway subsidized by
the government and owned by the Nit
sui family. What show has America?
III the American Congressman could
be induced to take a trip around the
world with his eyes open, he would come
home enthusiastic for ship subsidy He
could see just eleven ships on the high
seas flying the American flag
There was a time when the tea in
dustry was almost entirely in the hands
of foreigners" he said. 'They bought
the tea, fired it, and then sold It back
The Japanese began taking charge Of
the firing, and now they FIRE and sell
all Of the tea, excepting what is mar
keted by five outside companies and
these are not making money to-day. Il
is only a matter Of time when they viii
be taken by the japanese. too. The
warmest sort Of feeling Is growing up
between China and japan"
Scott II. Humphreys. OF Minneapolis,
MINI, who has just returned from an
extended business tour of Europe and is
at the Raleigh, said last night that Amer
leans are the greatest self-knockers in
the world.
I'm beginning to believe that we're the
only people in the world who really ham
mer our own system of government Do
you know that there are plenty Of Amer
leans who. when travelling in Europe.
knock the United States I wouldn't have
believed that if hadn't been present on
many occasions when it happened. Some
of them knock their country openly and
deliberately and almost studiously. while
others knock it by implication; that is,
they fail TO come TO the defense Of the
United States when this country is being
sneered at by Europeans with whom they
are Cumming.
I don't know which Of these two
classes is the more eowardly The tour
ing Americans who openly rap the United
States, without any suggestion or help
on the part of Europeans with whom they
happen to be training. belong to that
class of obvious snobs who profess to be
ashamed Of the fact that they were
born and reared in the United States. I
couldn't possibly have believed that such
a type of Americans existed had I not
within the last half year come in contact
with them time and again. I ought. per
haps, add that while I'm not extensively
spread-eagling or anything of that sort.
it was often about all that I could do to
keep from punching the heads OF some
OF the males of this species. The tour
ing Americans who let Europeans wallop
their country without any comeback
whatever, but who. on the contrary. tao
lily agree with the rappers. are just
about as hard TO endure. ], at least,
found them so.
The Englishman. for example, points
out in supposedly humorous and some
times sneering way to the touring Ameri-
cans some OF the things that lie has read
about corruption in the American govern
mental system. Well, I'm sorry to have
TO admit il, but it's true, is the way I've
heard scores of spineless Americans
humble their replies to Europeans wh9've
thrown the harpoon into them about some
badly exaggerated mess Of rot they've
got pouched about the States"
A most remarkable convention viii be
held in this city in May next. according
to Marcus Krysinsky. of Chicago. who Is
at the Riggs
The purpose of it will be TO further
the movement for Polish nationality. 1t
viii be the first Polish national congress
that has been held in this country. and it
IS TO be expected that il viii bring to-
sether a striking aggregation Of Polish
patriots, not only from this country, but
from other parts of the world The move
TeDt 10 hold this pan-poIiSh convention