The Washington times., 1921-11-23

Poor Old Chinese Horse.
Cato. Then Kato.
Uncle Sam Breaks Toys.
Plays Samson and DellIah.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

by ARTHUR BRISBANE
tCopyright. 1ssI.)
You read big headings In all
the papers:
Nations Will Aid China"
Nations Will Open the Chinese
Door,"
Nations Will Develop China"
All what the nations will do.
not what CHINA will do. In
population she il four times as
big as this country. But she is
not able TO MANAGE HER AT
FAIRS. She must take advice of
other nations. swallow medicine
they prescribe.
England may have . protec-
torate over Tibet. ruled moro
or less by China hitherto.
Japan may get something in
Manchuria, in exchange for some
thing Chinese. It makes you feel
sorry for China.
ALI the more reason for NOT
making another China of this
country by allowing other nations
to share control Of our affairs.
Interesting condolences crop up
In history. A few years ahead
this may be quoted:
1T was q senator named Cato
that always told the Romans that
they ought to destroy Carthage.
Nineteen hundred years later q
Japanese admiral named kato-
change in one letter only-wss
sent by Japan to tell America
what SHE ought to do about her
navy"
Governor Morgan. Of West Vir-
ginia. protests against the scrap
>ping Of the dreadnaught named
for his State. Virginia. North
Carolina. South Carolina, and
Tennessee are expected to protest
against scrapping other magnifi-
cent battleships. Well they may.
What are we. hysterical chill
dren?
At one moment. seized with the
fear of war. we spend billions.
Then, with sloppy sentimental
fever of brotherly love. we pro-
pose scrapping hundreds Of mil
lions.
There should be in Congress
power and common sense to pre-
vent breaking up the nations
dearly bought defense. as spoiled
children break their toys.
Can we not trust ourselves to
keep these ships ready. in, case
of emergency?
Behold Uncle Sam in his great.
magnificent double impersonation
as Samson AND Delilah.
As Samson he says to himself.
II am too strong: ! must do
something about IT,"
As Delilah he says. Il know
show to fix myself; I'll cut off
my own hair"
You can't blame Samson. He
went to sleep, and his hair was
cut off against his will.
But you would have called him
an awful idiot il. with enemies
thick around him. he had shipped
off his own locks.
Every American should read
what Lord Northcliffe saws Of
the Japanese menace. Mr.. Hearst
is printing it in big type in all
his newspapers. It ought to be
printed in large type on the walls
Of the Senate. the House OF Rep
resentatives, and the Continental
Hall, where the conference meets.
warningly, Of Japan, so he spoke
Of Germany to this writer and
dozens of other Americans, when
he was here, a few months be-
fore the war.
Germany is getting ready for
war, and that war will come
, soon; Europe does not realize
VT" said he.
He proved technical Mowl-
edge, adding, France may be
saved by the fact that she is
ahead of all nations in artillery.
One of her guns no other nation
equals" That was proved in the
war.
Northcliffe knows what war
between the United States and
Japan. would cost England. 1t
would mean chaos in British
Asia.
Japan is encouraged in her
warlike preparations, spending
half. of her national income get
ting ready for war, because her
alliance with England strength
ems the military party.
That warning coming from
Northcliffe, next to Lloyd
George most powerful man in
the British empire, should have
its effect. Northcliffe, who
fearlessly warned, advised, and
criticised his own country in
war, now warns and advises US.
Our statesmen should listen.
+" The time to make Japan harm