The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-23
No Partnership in Crime
for Your Uncle Samuel

read and ponder, is great editor trained to and
weigh facts. His position gives him inside knowledge
and he has facilities for ascertanng the truth
His ability and courage well known He by far the
most influential editor publisher in England Hence
when he, Bron head of the greatest publicity organza
ton in the British Empire denounces the AngloJapanese
alliance fomener Of Japanese arrogance to the United
States, of japanese depredaons upon China, clamp
upon the development of democracy in Japan ITSELF and
thus world menace, the world must listen.
Every word that he says is true.
Japan is mlitarst empire ruled ruthlessy by four old
chiefly by man, Prince Yamagata who is eighty
three and autocrat of the blood iron school.
exquisite poteness of diplomacy and is adept
in the fine rhetoric that helps to mask mercess aggression
upon weaker neghbor and INSCRIPTIONS intrigue against
distant competitors.
1t has copied the vices of European secret dealing mill
arism and imperialism and has conception of the
we Americans in democracy.
Until its control by these sinister forces upset and
spirit of liberalism is developed into power among its
people, Japan will remain international danger
Yet it with such empire that the British Empire
has entered into offensive and defensive alliance mill
tary and naval.
Britain made of the compact to hold FESTIVE India
in letters and to push projects of exploitation Southern
China, thereby directly dsaecng third of the human
race
Japan made use of to ensave Korea; win control of
eastern Siberia throttle Shantung the heart of Confucan
China; spring the inqutous ''21' demands upon the
pased government of China and gain mastery of strategic
islands throughout the North Pacific for use oeners of
intrigue and possible direct attack upon peaceful American
Americans familiar with conditions in the East have long
felt outraged at this vicious alliance andits evil fruit
They have largely refraned from giving adequate voice
to their feelings because while they depored the policy
of the alliance they conceded the political right of Great
Britain and Japan to make it, to it to end it
they pleased
But Lord Norhcffe Briton is under no such restraint
He ftngy brand it he does for what it s-a
spiracy of two robber systems against weak peoples
throughout Asia and to the security of the United
States and to the peace of the world.
There to believe that the astute dipomasts Of
Great Britain in this country dangling before
statesmen the possibility of admitting the United States
third member of the conspiracy if be induced
accept its accomplished facs' and its future purposes
There words to the such an
ture deserves
In partnership between two imperial empires,
dominating the Atlantic and the other aspiring control
the Pacific should always need to keep watch upon
treasures for could know when both might
binC against
Three hundred years of history that Brains
unvaryng policy is make combinations against any
ton offering greatest commercial rivalry to her. to ring
round with enemies and to bring it low.
TIE United States does have entange itself in any
foreign alliance to insure the safety of it's Pacific
or to make valid repeated Of open door.
1t possesses the power and I sll have the courage
and foresight to maintain its interests alone.