Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-10
The Busy Little Men
ALWAYS Come Back

NNE of the United states ArnyS apeSt Officers lOlu
~ us this story about enemies the Japs It's great
as a story priceless as a lesson. You take 1t, sir
This was peacetme, and my wife and were in Toxic
on a short vacation from Corregdor.
I'VE dined out AZ a fancy place nght-a full
Japanese dinner with the charcoal brazer on the table
and all that.
There was music 10 which didn't pay much
attention. we were interested in the intrcaces of the
meal and an occasional glass of sad.
when we got bill, found there an extra
Si50-gold-on IL for music
Well told the Japanese woman proprietor didn't
order the music, and wouldn't pay for it, Boy, did she
argue! But | called in a policeman. lie upheld me-
We TAXED back 10 our hotel. aighed and who do
YOU think popped of the front seat where she'd been
riding unobSered with the driver? The lady proprietor
She said
81 want the money for the music
"She followed Us to the hotel desk and finally was
put out.
ON EXT morning there knock at my door.
~ What l do for YOU, sir:' asked the Jap
who stood there frock coat silk hat and striped pants
lie was bowling and showing all his teeth lie iisped:
81 to about the money for the music
We'll, told him il had all been threshed out and he
finally bowed and smiled and left.
Next afternoon | sitting at the bar with big
Irish friend of mine. ! got tap on the shoulder.
1t another, different Jap as impeccaby dressed
The first, bowling and scraping, and putting the
big tooth act
said.
well, my big Irish friend could to curl your
hair. He gave the Jap the works. The Jap listened
patiently smilingly and left.
Our holiday nearly over, so my wife and went
down to Nagasak-Over mIes-tO catch boat for
Manila. There friends seeing off, and the
usual leavetaking festivities going on in state
There polite knock.
tho and
l Another Jap. policeman this time. He Kissed:
~ came to about the money for the music
"'Come in, old boy told him. and have a drink
well, you know how hard liquor hits Japs. He got
happy and sympathetic, and gave him a dollar and he
left just before sailed.
I'VE were glad to get away forgot all about the
money for the music when l got back to Corregdor
because was pretty busy.
"One day got letter from friend of mine in
Toxic.
"You know that money for the music?' the letter
said. Well finally paid it. OF course YOU abso-
Iuey right refusing settle something YOU didn't
order But they kept after and threatened to take it
up with the United States Army in the Philippines. l
didn't want you to he bothered embarrassed So gave
them the $3.50 and YOU send a check not,
you like.
II sent the check" the story teller sighed.
WYE WE'RE thinking about our enemies the Japs all
w the time friend the officer telling his
anecdote
We thinking about the dilgent monkey-men on
Attu. Kiska and Agattu.
We were remembering the early efforts of navy
department to minimize the Importance of this invasion
Of American soil.
We recalling that these "smal-scale landings
navy department communique of June 12) already have
resulted in the construction of arfelds from one which
"shorebased Nakajma-97 fighters American
aircraft dispatch of Keith Wheeler Chicago Times
correspondent with the Pacific fleet passed by navy
sorship).
We were thinking, most particularly about the flip
pant wlsecrack of navy department spokesman June
TO- concerning reports of Jap aggression the Aeutians
None of inhabited islands troubled with
unlimited visitors up until this time"
The murdered millions of China the butchered men
and raped women of Hongkong, the Engishmen kicked
INTO the nth OF Singapore cutters the hopeless heroes
OF Bataan and Corregidor testify YOU can't afford
DC fppant with the persistent little hamen Of Nippon
They always come back "to about the money for
the music
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