The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-06


Australia did, and that he Hughes and the rest Of
Australia don't any nonsense any indication that
the President of the United States coming in at the last
moment, intends to dictate.
This causes US to send our imagination around the
world to the place where the kangroos i've and where the
Maoris showing the Australians how to raise sheep
We find that Australia indignant because Americans
crossed the Atlantic and undertaking to fix
thing for the whole world We may tell them to start with
that they indignant than about 90 per cent of
Americans who wish that the attention of the United States
could be concentrated on home problems for while.
Some of the things that Mr. Hughes prime minister
Australia saying the French newspapers painful
Far from realizing that not than American in
thousand knows anything about Australia except
the vaguest way Mr. Hughes imagnes that this country
is trying take away from Australia Pacific islands
that used to belong Germany, trying to dictate who
to boss and protect the natives of the different German
colonies.
He says, with that bitter subtle of which the
British, in the colonies masters, ut not at
the eleventh hour that WE Ausraa) the defense
of civilization WE armed tenth part of male popula
tion Of five millions
Not quite correct The total population of Australia
less than five millions. tenth Of the male population
would be- perhaps 10000. The U. S. A. armed many
millions
kindly remember that the originally not
funeral And walked into that English fight when Eng
land needed badly may be learned by reading the
letters of Lloyd George to Premier Asquith.
How long does Mr. Hughes think Great Britain would
have waited before walking fight if had on
backs and needed help?
The last heard from Great Britain along that line
when Great Britain trying unsuccessfuly
tnue owning the United States and had to be beaten
change her mind.
Mr. Hughes is justified in all his pride regards his
country, and the pluck of his countrymen.
Everybody says that the Australians fought as
well anybody and perhaps beer-excepting always the
French, whose heroic courage the
Whether went in late early, there hun
dred and five thousand Americans in the hospitals France
now and there are many thousand seriously wounded re-
turned from Europe
The United States would have no trouble showing as
result of this war; at least three wounded citizens of the
United States for every wounded Australian Mr. Hughes
will admit perhaps reluctantly, that three United States
citizens about equal Australian Our men did
considerable fighting in few weeks. The crppes are
there to prove it.
The sad thing about this Hughes ouburst is this He
complains about something that Americans hate ten thou
sand times than he does This country doesn't want
10 go prancng all the world protecting queer little
sssormens of savage emsatages for the next three
four centuries Nothing could be dstastefuI for
America than the suggestion that every little country should
select its protector perhaps We have proved our
selves be financially and otherwise the everlasting EASY
Mark of all creation If nation says word to u.s. we
burst into tears and beg that nation borrow least one
billion dollars England-we should forget her
kindness-borrowed good many billions; and part of it
used to feed and pay Australians probably We
don't to rob you Mr. Hughesgo ahead and run the
world leaving America to This is job This coun
try has had enough philanthropy last for the next
thousand years And Prom our heart" as Weber and
Fields would say Mr. Hughes that we would
Like settle up bring back from the regions of the
Aurora Boreas and from the French hospitals and collect
billions in debts if can-which probably can't
and call the whole thing of.