The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-10
~ MABEL ABBOTT

bf MABEL ebbOl Y
General Harry Whitney
Treat"
That IL the title BY which
several thousand Japanese arc
today respectfully referring TO
the Seattle society leader.
sportsman. horseman. capital.
is,, president Of the Northwest
Business Mems Preparedness
league. etc. etc.
And u congress answers IN
the affirmative. Harry whitney
Treat. instead OF leading the
coiiliion IN ballroom. or
field Of riders after a pack Of
hounds and a tame coyote. may
soon be leading a wave Of 10.
tie brown men out Of trench
somewhere in France.
It's no wonder Gen. Bell cnuldn
answer thet telegram right off the
bat
Something 20 Think Of
The announcement that there
ARE thousands ~ trained japanese
soidlcFa IN Seattle and Western
+ Washlnsit alone. nuily equipped
tor war. ready TO take the field Ut.
orally at d few hours notice. and
eager TO fight under the American
I flag. Il a g1ina 10 think about
Thomas y NohutAme. who Was
n. hpokesman Of the Japanese In
Offering their services, - proml-
peat man IN the Japanese colony
here lie u opening up coal mines
T IN the state. and his office as
/ resident ~ the Whatcom Mining
/ Go and Glen Ellen Coal Go. IA at
HItt American Rank building
As be sat a. his desk writing
herks In a large checkbook. with
/ his black Japanese hair pushed
back iu an American pompadour.
Ite was typical o: the japanese
/ Big business man in America
Ho had insf come back from Ev.
/ croft aud was about so report 70
I General" Treat hy telephone
Can Raise Regiments
1--WE can raise two or three reEi
tasnts easy. he said We have
I 500 men lu Seattle. Tacoma.
/ Olympia. Everett SuohomiHh. all
vest Of the mountains
Every Japanese must serve In
larmt or navy two wears. and when
no goes home be has gun. sword,
whole outfit 10 take with him. aud
80 IN a hours the whole army OF
iJanan can be ready TO fight
1 Every Japanese soldier can
carry provision on his shoulder for
two weeks You cannot do that
/ You need too much meat; too
much can1ed goods Your army
must stop to make bread Rice is
/ hest food IN the world most
strength
I "In Seattle alone are 500 officers
and men who fought IN Chinese
and Russian wars
Most 10 those Who want 10 gp
are business men. very few farm
ICrs
oh hes can leave their busl.
ness With clerks. maybe We don't
care about business We just feel.
/ II America wants us, We want to
( tight undcr her flag"
"It's Ny Country"
Nobutame leaned forward. ON
phaaizing his words with steady
I forofnFer
This is my country. don't
care what people say, u 10 my
country. I am part Russian.
and I am born IN Japan, but
4 that makes no difference. Al
/ most all my life live here,
/ my bread and butter come
| from here: and when war
come. this is my country and
! fiaht here. That is how Jap
/ anese here are feeling"
we ask Gen. Treat to lead us
because we think he like Japanese
people. Also. he has been In Japan.
lie can eat Japanese food He Is
Interested in army
You bet III lead them If they
are accepted" said Treat at the
nag-draped, but otherwise bare.
Headquarters Of the Northwest
4 Business Mems Preparedness
4 league, 1917 Fourth ave.
at any sort of a fight, tho Jap.
anose Is the best fighter ! know
Of. You can't scare them. Take
regiment OF them. and my
Heavens! They'd 80 into any
| thing
Every day different commit.
tee comes up to ace me to see II |
have heard from Gen Bell"
Treat Always Doing Things
The vision Of Treat. six feet
plus. at the head Of ranl, on rank
Of brown soldiers. five feet minus,
recalls many other visions for.
: from the moment when Treat came
I TO Seattle and installed the first
Z hunting stable the openmouthcd
4 population ever Baw--dogs. horses.
4 bugles, red coats and all up to
last Friday, when he sent Gen.
10 -.