The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-22

"e"' Japan 10 Clever.
congratulations on Thrift.
Park Under Ground.
ARTHUR BRIsnAn

10y ARTHUR BRISHANE
=, copyrisht. 1871
~ seems, although apparently
resident Harding didn't know
IT, the japanese came here to
get themselves adopted by old
uncle Sam, and succeeded.
First, there was put through
an innocent little four-party
agreement England Japan,
France, and the United States
all agreed that ALL the Pacific
islands, divided up among the
nations, should remain as they
are.
II any nation tried to inter
!ere with anybody's ownership
IN those islands, the other three
would see about it.
Now 1t appears that included
IN the 'Pacific islands" is THE,
BIG JAPANESE EMPIRE, the
great islands Of Japan. And this
country is tied up in an agree
ment to do its share, should any
body attack Japan in any way.
To attack Japan would be to at
tack Pacific island under that
treaty.
In other words, If great China
came to life with her 500, ,O00,00O
people, backed, let us say, by
Russia or Germany, and if Japan
had to fight China, Russia, and
Germany, WE, as one of the
four powers signing, will be ex-
pected to fight on Japan's side.
How does that suit you?
President Harding was sur
prised when he heard that our
protective agreement in the Pa
cific included the whole of Japan.
No wonder he was surprised. He
was elected little while ago by
plurality of 100000, as a
protest aga inst Democratic
schemes for tying US up in a
similar agreement.
A Japanese gentleman says it
Isn't a treaty, it is MERE moral
agreement. "Mere" is good. con-
sidering that there is nothing in
any treaty EXCEPT the moral
agreement.
The Honorable Takahashi, prime
minister, tells his friends in the
Japanese House of Peers not to
worry about the 5-5-3 battleship
ratio for Japan, England, and
America. Takahashi tells the
peers that his nation "gets Ameri-
can concessions on Notifications" I"
WHAT CONCESSIONS? Is
there another surprise for Presi-
dent Harding and the American
people hidden in this deal?
Old Trinity, ancient, very rich
church in New York, has recently
changed masters. The announce
ment is made BY b reverend gen.
tleman retiring from Trinity to a
higher place that under his man
agement the church has reduced its
debt by several millions. Most
gratifying and businesslike.
But if the founder Of Christian
ity had been in charge Of that
church for several years would He
have reduced it's debt by several
millions, while there were hungry
children and worried mothers with
in a short walk of the church?
Would He not rather have let the
mortgages run On, and spent the
money for the poor.
Here's an idea for every city
from DR.. John A. Harriss, deputy
police commissioner of New York
city. DR.. Harriss solved the Fifth
avenue traffic problem, as far as
It could be solved, by signal sta
tions. Now he proposes to park au-
tomobiles in tunnels under parks
and public squares. He would
make room in tunnels for thirty
thousand automobiles under Cen
trail Park, four thousand under
Bryant Park.
Energetic mayors in Boston,
Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Seattle, ETC., will
soon be burrowing underground
for a simple solution Of the park
ing problem.
A small parking fee would pay
for digging the holes, or better
still, charge it up to better busi-
ness and convenience for citi-
Gems.
The new Cuban sugar crop is
coming, with nobody to buy it.
And yesterday American sugar
refiners cut sugar another tenth
Of a cent to 5 cents pound.
Cuba, our neighbor and friend,
Is worrying about our new tariff.
She should not be compelled to
worry about any act of ours.
We were glad to get Cuban