The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-17
JAP THREAT
. IS FOOLISH,
SAYSBR0Wh
Head of Peoples Ice
Company Back From
Orient
ISLAND KINGDOM
NOT ARMY CAMP
Detroiter Found No
Warlike Plans in
Far East

There never viii be q va be
tween Japan and the United States
This statement 10 made upon the
authority OF David A. Brown. presi
dent OF the Peoples Ice company
Who has Just returned from . trip
70 the orient which consumed nearly
five months. Much Of HIS time
abroad be spent In Japan. China
Korea and the Hawaiian Islands.
As trained business man Mr.
Brown devoted much tine 20 q study
~ business conditions in the far
east az well as the military expect
A. a result OF his observations anc
study be IL prepared TO say that he
thinks the possibility % = clash b.
tween the Yankees and the East
and this country Is so remote that
IL is hardly worth thinking Of
Mr. Brown was accompanied on
his eastern trip By Mrs. Brown. She
Is OF German birth and because OF
this fact Mr. and Mrs. Brown were
personally escorted BY ofieials dur
Ing their entire stay In Japan. When
they arrived AZ the drst stop in the
island Kingdom they we're questioned
as 20 their business. purposes. sym
paihies. place OF birth. etc. II de-
veloped that Mrs. Brown vas born
n Germany. A short time before
this japanese ship had been
blown up and the Germans were
blamed for H. Therefore the order
went out TO establish a system OF e.
pionags over all Who might be Ger
man SYN pathlsers japanese secret
service agents accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Brown wherever they went In
Japan. but they remained az a dis
Greet distance in the background
They knew. however that they Mere
icing Swallowed every moment.
Japan is the greatest sN eatshop
in the world" said Mr. Brown 20 2
reporter for The Times IN Hotel
Ststler saturday morning Mr. and
Mrs. Brown viii make their home
there for the present Until their
own resident can b. put IN shape
Tor them. Mr.. Brown continued
Every house IL factory ard the
people work apparently about -
hours q day The stores never see n
20 close. They were always open
when 7 went % hed and per when
got CD. but the rnanufa eturing Il.
done largely in that Nay. There are
more regular factories n the city %
Detroit than in all az Japan That
shows that they would never - able
20 wHEe wsrfsr- AKA nst -
However I did no. sae any evil
dence % desire 20 Sight IS. ~ x
80 get that itea from the Pacific
coast. whsre there Are people trYinr
20 stir up a bitter feeliuE We. as
representative Ane ricans yer" treat
- with the greatest consitsratton ia
isran. OGtwardly The geoutn and
ofnclsls over there seem really 20
love American
I went 10 Japan expecting % So
30 place one vast army camp. bat
was soon elaappolntss one d1esn e
frequently as Re would IN Detroit.
Chiidrn wear military caps hera4s
they have military training n M
schools On scale a0r0swhat move
Ella oorAte than our boy scout sTstsrn.
bu' there ism tn@ slIKhfest ev4deree
]
Every thing - open and above board
50 Tar as military PREPARATION ~ corr
csrned. Tourists arr privileged %
walk into the shipyAres and Sc .he
ships being huilt
II you'd be Impossible f0r Japan
% Nage a successful ear aga 4s
They could axe the Phil ppluaa With
their fssf. bat We would thks th-m
right back again. Thy coIlsnf -
gin 20 CT mp~ts With VS. once W. a.,
.tsrted They lack sV-rythirr No.
@ssHry % conduct a r'4ccsasfgi var
noticed. Also. that the japa a-a
hurirsss Instinct 10 about - years
behind our own. The buairsss rsn
are WHARF we ~.rs Ahn1L---- q.
aso but hey are CofnirW fast
Ire Japanes. civilization rs not
/ become WESTERN rcd - far a. -r.If
see. except on thu surrscs IN 'hs
! large cities Few % the more IN.
Z portAnt people wear clothing Ike -.
- when they are a. business nut
they pat on the native Japsnsss roH-
tune when they Get HON. In tra
\ vpninx In the smaller towns on
1 never even sees q suit % America
rugopssr clothes fhs men ggi
sticking % the ancient Jspansss ~rs-
! 'ur1s- from careful exam nation
! - conditions IN the orfsnt an frs
l 20 say that We hav. llttl. % gsa- d