Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-03

that the latter was the ablest man in
the senate, among large member
ship of distinguished and able men.
THE senator stated that IN the per-
Torrance of his duties as a MEM
Der of the military affairs commit
tee of the senate he went on a trip
to Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines
after the adjournment of congress a
few months ago to inspect our ma
tional defenses and those of other
countries.
Jap Problem Serious.
1.-THE most serious thing that con-
fronts u.s." said he, sis the Japanese
question. l don't believe Wen have
war, but there is ever danger of it.
pray God that | will never have
to vote for war. The Emperor of
Japan can declare war without the
consent of anyone. He is now con-
trolled by what are known as the
elder statesmen They don't want
war, for the United States buys half
of Japan's exports and is therefore
her best customer. But Il war was
declared on US today, Japan could
take the Philippines, with the excep-
ton of two small islands, and Ha-
wall. In three months from now,
however, she could not, as a result
of the completion of extensive forti-
fications now being erected. Hawaii
is the key to the Pacific, and we are
terrifying there as fast sg we can,
and soon these Islands will be the
strongest fortificatinn of the kind
in the world. "The Japanese peo-
pie treated us royalty and gave US
a great reception and were most cor
dial. They don't want war. But,
like our country, they have theiI
Jingoes who are ever agltatlng ard
we cannot foretell what the future
may hold.
Wesleyan Girl, Too.
81 would like to mention little
incident of our trip to show how far
the influence of Georgia extends.
When we landed at Shanghai the
governor general of the province was
giving a reception. Soon the word
came that the wife of the president
of the Republic of China wished to
see Mrs. Harris and myself. We were
shown to her presence and discover
ed that both she and her sister were
graduates of Wesley and were eager
to talk of Georgia and Georgia peo-
pie. We find Georgians and Wesley
an girls all over the world.
81 am coming here next year dur
inb my vacation, if you will let me.
and spend a day or two. Just now
I have little time, as | must be back
in Washington at once. These are
serious times, and we are going to do
all we can to relieve them. just
what action congress will take | can
not tell yet. But | am sure that
when the export corporation is COM
pleted and put in operation, and loa
rates are reduced we will all be
better off.
"The United States senate is di-
vided into two classes-the talking
class and the working class. During
the last session eleven men did most
of the talking and took up most of
the time. |. am one of the work
ing class, as you see, not much OF
talker. l thank you for the priv
lege of being here tonight and hope
to be bach before a great while"
Winship TENS of Tour.
Mr.. Winship told of how the Tech
tour of the north and east came to
be organized. He said it resulted
from the speculation of group of
leading men of the state as to why
Georgia had not made greater strides
in an industrial way aS to what was
necessary to make it lake its place
among the states lndustrially as it
now stands agriculturally. 1t was
not a pleasure trip, but essentially
one of observation and study, he
said, although much pleasure was de-
rived from it because of the fine
courtesies encountered. He said
that by going in body the members
of the party were enabled to see
many great plants in far more init
mate and better way than would have
been possible under any other con-
ditions. He narrated the trip in the
order in which stops were made.
"Our first stop was Cincinnati" he
said. eve were welcomed away
down in Kentucky by group of bank
officers, who escorted us into the
city. This impressed us, and we
learned that this bank maintains a
department especially for welcoming
visitors to that city-and it pays.
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