The Washington times., 1922-05-03

Senator cappsr Says.
Japan's 6Usy Builders.
l vusk-ltalian Deal.
10y ARTHUR BRISBANE
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Net all good Republicans see
thing. in the same way.
Mr. Hughes, Republican Sec
setsry Of State, says this Gov
sxn0sat will not recognize the
eSversnent of Russia until it
reforws, that means, presum-
SHY until it initiates US and be-
comes . Republican plutocracy
-tsmpered by elections every
four years.
About the same time Sena-
Cor HIRAM Johnson, good Cali
feruia Republican, who had
Just finished . speech welcom-
ing the Hearst bonus petition
with more than q million names
On she steps Of the Capitol at
Warrington, said:
"Milkons Of Russians and
skeir children lack food. Mil
lions Of American mechanics
snd laborers lack employment.
Millions Of American farmers
have been getting for their
crops less than IL cost to pro-
dvce them. The Russians would
buy machinery from US and
foed, and pay for it with their
products. This would help
eur farmers. laborers, and me-
ehanics, and help Russia. l
don't see Why millions in Rus
ssa and millions in America
should be penalized and kept
from dealing with each other
simply because . few Russians
led BY Lenin and Trotzky de-
eided to change their govern
1ent."
senator Johnson added,
"Russia's fabulously fertile oil
fields, greatest asset OF that
eeuntry, have been cornered
hy British interests. quote
the New York World and |
gather that intelligent British
interests, Is usual, are at work
while some others are asleep.
Ia mvss interest American bust
ssss men to know that they can
6>al with Russia only through
British agents, the Russian and
the American ends OF each
Transaction paying q rake-off
- the Englishmen.'
In connection with the sol
der bonus Senator Capper, OF
Kansas, o good American and
good newspsperman, gives
these facts: ..
.Hi~ k1siness men have noti-
fled Chsirman Adams Of the
Rep,bliesn National Committee
that- they will not contribute
q cent to wipe out the commit
tees two-millios-dollar deficit
n Congress passes . bonus bill.
Those are the business men to
~hosu the United States Gov
srnneut has paid three billion
dollars because their war con-
tracts were cancelled when the
var ended"
A eoyernment able to find
three thousand million dollars
for disappointed contractors
that stayed home and profi-
te~ved in too poor to pay a
Sonu. to soldiers that went
sbrcad and lost their jobs.
Nice democracy"
Mr.. Blacks Baltimore Sun
vub,,.he. Hector Bywaters
prcoss that Japan is actively
engaged in naval building. in
mite of the Washington agree
mont. Washington authorities
,eEl the Baltimore Sun that they
sare not at all worried" They
ere content that Japan has
turned "all her manpower and
wsrhinrry" to building So
esIIed ~merchant ships" Those
shipe. arranged for transporting
f1yinr misunderstanding ma
chimes across the ocean. may
worry our Government later.
m this country ever does get
s,to war with Japan. some
sMis. Nancy" gentleman at
Washington will have bad
moment.
Mr.. Deaby. head Of the navy.
AIS Congress for nine million
dollars to build m air fleet and
q ne~ important air base on
TN Pacific coast. Mr.. DENLY
sppsrcntly Is not asleep. It is
90 BE- hoped the Government
wili give him the money. A
S~w millions for preparation
row might save many billions
for wsr later.
Ni~~ invention, that League