The Washington times., 1922-08-04
EUROPE never
WILL PAY j. g.,
BRISBANE SAYS
Editor Tells New York Civilians
Value Of Newspaper to
Public.
BY Cosmopolitan New. Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4!-How
newspaper can develop an interest
in international affairs was the sub
ject discussed by Arthur Brisbane,
editor Of the New York Evening
journal, at a luncheon Of 400 MEM
bers of the Civitan Club. Mr.. Bris-
bane covered a wide field In his
address and remarked. incidentally.
that the European nations will
never pay their debt to the United
States.
r. A. Wilson Lawrenson, presi-
dent of the club. said that through
his editorials Mr.. Brisbane daily ad.
dressed an audience of between
6,000,0 900 and 100000 readers. Mr..
Brisbane said:
THE international problem today
is extremely complicated. Our
friends in Europe have been manu-
splitting up various nations, and
they will have a great many fights
and q lot Of trouble before they
find the plan IL q failure and put
them all back together again and
make them work in harmony.
when William the Conquercr
went to England, there were twenty
two different kingdoms in England.
and heaven knows how many In
Ireland. He made them into one
kingdom.
Poison Gas and Paper Money.
Europe has had all the fighting,
all the poison gas and paper money
1t will need for years to come. II
we had trouble with Europeans. the
first thing they would do would be
to cancel their debt to US. aad that
would not matter, because we are
not going to get the money anyhow,
The secopd thing would be that
they would boycott u.s."
Mr.. Brisbane spoke Of the situation
in Russia. and said that she may
get back on her feet, because she
has kept her land for her people"
He added: when she comes out.
the world will feel as felt when a
boy and I fed peanuts to an ele-
phant."
He told Of teasing the elephant by
holding a peanut far enough away
so It could not reach II with Its
the elephant ever got loose II would
recognize him instantly. He went
on:
"If the Russian elephant ever gets
out, look out. I think the first thing
he would do would be to recognize
this country which has done every.
thing In its power to boycott him."
He said Tot OF Jackasses in Wall
Street" had bought the cars bonds,
and now expected the present Rus.
sian government to make good which,
he said, 1t will not do. In conclusion,
he said:
How Others Look At Us.
"The thing to remember about in.
ternational matters is that we are
all extremely insular. Our minds are
entirely on what We do. There are
not many men here who do not think
the United States is perfect. In
China they don't think anybody in
the United States Is perfect. Korea
prints a little pamphlet to regain it's
liberty. I read It.
I'm the last edition they have, an
article by . Japanese who visited the
United States. He doesn't think
much OF us, and as for our morals, he
feels justified In saying there isn't
a virgin in America. This shows how
stupid ideas conceived in advance
can make a conception Of truth i'm
possible.
II had the honor once OF talking
to the Harvard professors about
what believed to be the real value
Of the newspaper. compared the
water in the bay to the books in the
public library. God Almighty, who
understands. takes the water out Of
the ocean and drops It one drop at a
time, and things grow. There are
minds which need irrigation.
you have books that weigh four
pounds. II you drop such a book
on a mans head. he gets nothing.
The newspapers make 1t their bust
ness to take serious information and
distribute It. like drops Of water,
oveo the country In such manner
that II is easily absorbd"