The Washington herald., 1917-11-21
Again the Truth.

The trouble may be that not sufficiently
well read to arrive at all of the facts in this great
of one-haf of the world against the other But
we have sought of learned men, repeatedly
to the question why does not Japan send troops to
France" We have always received an answer that
this because the British and French and particu
lary the British, would allow this sort of aid from
Japan because she did not to pay the price to
Oriental nation which that nation would demand in
the final peace council of the world. But this
the real not the truth. In the November
I issue of leading Virginia paper, the ninth
page find an article in the upper left-hand
with this headline: Japan Cannot Aid the Allies
Much" This article is a report from Pacific Port"
stating that Baron Tanetaro Megata, head of the Jap
financial commission to this country says Japan
cannot and will send troops to the Western 'front.'
because cor in the face of a physical mpossbility,
Japan would be foolhardy enough to make super
human effort to send troops and if she speedily be-
exhausted who would then protect the Orient if
Germany remained undefeated" So here the answer
TO our oft asked question. 1t was not of Eng
land refusing to permit Japan send troop 1t has
. been of Japan refusing to send troops The
shoe has evidently been the other foot. Now this
vastly important item was conspcuously displayed
the front page of this paper. But in the of
the prominent Virginia newspaper referred to, the
tcle appeared inconspicuousy the ninth page Now
of insufficient dignity to claim space upon the
front page of metropolitan newspaper? Or again,
it placed TO attract little attention. and if
So why? To mind it is such information that
should have been brought sharply the attention of
the American people. In this the darkest hour OF
American history, when it seems as if every man
capable of bearing must find his grave foreign
soil. people naturally their eyes to Japan and
wonder, will some aid come from that ally?" Are
rbo oF-,
tell the truth, and "No, you will get no aid
from Japan-and here is the reason" OF course it is
brutal truth. OF course it tends to depress Of
course it tends to cast gloom over happy America.
OF it tends to bring the grim reality of this
war home to u.s. Nevertheless it is the truth Had we
not well know it? Is this the time for the suppress
sion of fact? Is this time to build hopes upon false
foundations? Is this time to shape public opinion
and public emotions upon anything other than
bald bold statement of every fact in the just
as it is? Away with poitics Away with any manetl-
vering for advantage An united America will put its
shoulder to the wheel and again shine forth with that
patriotism which inspired the ragged ranks of Wash
ngton, provided it is not deceived and msed and pro-
vided all the cards are laid on the table Italy will
not come back" Since this article begun Russia
has announced that she is out of it-and that an
nouncement comes from Kerens<y himself. Belgium is
exhausted. Rumania will not come back" (Neither
will Bulgaria for that matter) Serbia cannot come
back" Bleeding France will fight to the bloody end.
England will continue the struggle and her matchless
navy will still guard against invasion. But England
viii also continue to be "dipomatic"-her every
will always be characterized by that diplomacy" at
which she has been past master. And so we come
to the point: Awake Americal The greatest task
which has ever faced is before Let every true
American respond to every call that is made by the
government This viii not be won until it is felt
and the last horse-if necessary" must be Amer