The Washington times., 1921-12-19
The Japanese Gentleman
Arises

II NALYZE drop Of salt water, and you have
~ analyzed the whole Pacific Ocean and know all
about it, So said wise man. Perhaps he was
wrong, perhaps right There may be different kinds Of
drops in the Pacific.
Here you to analyze one little interesting drop Of
humanity taken from the powerful Empire Of Japan. Or
rather the drop analyses itself in the letter you going
to read would be unfair to say that Mr. Yamada the
drop in question, analyzes ALL Of Japan in analyzng
himself. But anyhow he makes it clear that Of the
Deep profesed Japanese affection for the United States
possibly lacquerware, not quite deep it
sounds
Here's the interesting letter We print it, mistakes and
all. The mistakes few There would be more in
letter of the length written in Japanese by the
age American with Mr.. Yamadas opportunities.
Mr. Yamadas g letter:
BROOKLYN, 1891
Mr. Editorl Pardon me for using pencil-Dear Sir!
few words about Japan you openly blackmail
day by day. The United States existing las years and
has done more unjust in short time then any other
country in 1000 years.
few fackts!
Your rebellion against England in 1776 was only
money question from the start But Washington and
his rebels had to keep it up otherwise England would
hang them, wch she had reight to. You purchase
Louisiana from the French, otherwise you would take
ct from france by force. In 1916 you robbed Mexico
of about 100000 square miles, in 1898 you robbed
Spain of her possessions this side only for your
benefit, not to make them free (Sugar and Tobacco
Trust) and in 1917 you declare on Germany for
the money you have loaned to the Allies and because
Where is your American ideals or humanity We too
fought Germany but only our Shore Kiotchan and
refused to send soldiers to Europe the Allies ask
dozen times.
Now witch the gentleman, your 80 called ameri-
Japan. If we would be rich this country
do 10 times for the Rest of the World as you
do without breaking mucht.
You are as every Greedy nation and you know it.
YAMADA
To ourselves Mr. Yamada us will perhaps do
us good.
is we'll to know what your neighbors across the Pacific
think about you how they feel toward you Mr.. Yamada
thinks that Washington, when he established the indie
pendence of the United States interested merely in
money question" He thinks that Washington and his
rebels went fighting only to escape being hanged
There is SOMETHING in that. When the Declaration
of Independence was signed Franklin said eve must all
hang together or We shall hang separatsly"
With Shantung so fresh in the public memory, Mr.
Yamadas references to Louisiana and Mexico parcu
lary interesting, showing useful freedom from intro
spection.
Interesting is the statement that robbed Spain of
her this side for the sake of the Sugar
Tobacco Trusts.
And most enghtenng of all is the news that the United
States declared Germany for the money you have
loaned to the Allies and because you thought it pays You
better on the side Of the Allies"
Mr. Yamadas proud boast that Japan sent no soldiers
to Europe and confined herself "to our own shores
strictly accurate What Japan wanted she took then she
sat still and allowed her Allies" to do the fighting and
the dying
1t is though the United States when the war began
had taken Mexico and Canada confnng itself to
shores" and had then watched the fighting go on.
Americans will not resent Mr. Yamada's letter. rather
thank him for it. We know that he msunderstands the
situation it existed during the and it now exists
We believe that he is quite sincere in his view. We
realize that in many things may misudge Japan as he
misudges the United States BUT also realize from
this letter that Japan does msudge the United States
We know that intelligent Mr.. Yamada is typical of