Show OH YES SH HUGHES W WAS AS ONCE GOVERNOR OF I CALIFORNIA Word Picture of Our Politics Abroad as Warring Non-Warring I Euro Europe Sees s Us ROME Italy Sept 23 By 23 By mall Warring and n on war ri ng Europe are trying today to read the national fu future future fu- fu ture of the tho United States Rulers of the world and slaves staves of ot the yellow race are the two extreme prophecies in Rome Here Is a picture of ot ourselves s as others see us It Is a a. record of a conversation overheard at The Corso cafe is the Roman cracker barrel for oratory orator of all kinds The ignorance of American history Is not exceptional but typical The speakers were three men well dressed and well educated t First Prophet What What type of a man Is this Hughes who has been nominated ed for president of the United States Second Prophet Prophet Prophet-Oh Oh hes he's a conservative conservative conservative conser conser- I 1 guess gues He has been governor goVernor governor gov goV- of the state of California and a abig abig big corporation lawyer Third Prophet It It is a D. relief to know t that Roosevelt at least leas t was not chosen chos chos- en He lie is an imperialist of the worst t stripe He lie would soon make his country country country coun coun- try another menace to Europe Fear Wilson Too First I I fear Cear Wilson too He o Is also o imperialistic just Imperialistic just so much as Roose Roose- velt Nature has made him quieter quieter- that Is all Look at the effect of hi his s present diplomatic policy Why a athe at atthe atthe t the end of the war the United States State s will be the strongest power on earth They will be able to do anything o or everything In one sense the Russian Russian- Japanese treaty pleases me In another another another an an- other It frightens me By the way 1 it itis t is pretty significant that that agreement agreement agree agree- ment merit was made during the war an annot and d not after fter It Russia and Japan are certain now to get Just what they wan want t when peace is discussed The czar r cannot lose Constantinople now rI I look for some surprising treaties after r Europe lays down Its arms Keep your you r eye on England Germany and the United States Second Well Well to return to Wilson Vilson I 1 dont don't know much about his alleged im im- im At any rate it seems to b ba be bea bea e a foregone conclusion that he will b be defeated First It It does not matter See ho how they dropped their hands on Cuba an anthe and d the Philippines Look at the greedy greed y eyes ees they cast on Canada Mexico an and andall andall I all Central and South America Third I I imagined that Cuba was wa s free and that there was some talk o of f giving liberty to the Philippines U. 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S May Some Day Rule First No No o such thing Do you suppose suppose suppose sup sup- pose they are fools fools' I tell you th the e United States of the Americas ma may some day rule the United States Slates o of f Europe We possibly will have to combine combine com corn bine bane against them They are a quick quit people the quickest in t th the world The They think and act at the same time The They y have a wonderful inventive genius They are utterly independent of th the rest of ot the world They have everything everything every every- thing i they need e for r war or peace right ge I In their own land n Second Yes Yes but you dont don't think thin k I Mexico South America and the res rest would yield without a struggle And An d think of the struggle I 1 wonder i if f the United States could conquer Remember Remember Remember Re Re- I member what the Mexicans did to th the United States sold soldiers lets at Vera CruzA Cruz A hand handful CuI of Mexicans killed almost a ti thousand of them before the city fell The story was in the papers at tit the time First Oh Oh the United States eventually eventually eventually ally would win Naturally there would be preliminary difficulties After the war Europe wont won't be able to do much for years The United States Slates will take tale every advantage of ot this weakness Heres Here's Yellow Peril Third You You are leaving the yellow I race entirely out of your calculations Have you ever thought that a united Japan and China could conquer and rule the world It is more of a yellow peril than anything else that I fear Now that Russia too has allied herself herself herself her her- self with Japan it is difficult to know what not to expect You know the Russian at bottom is an Oriental You Youcan Youcan can sa say what you wish but I 1 say that treaty is not very pleasing to th the allies Personally First Personally I dont don't think much of the yellow peril The na na- national national national hatred of the Chinese for the Japanese is against It t. t Second Oh Oh that means nothing Time and expediency can change everything Look at France fighting on the side of England and Italy fightIng fightIng fighting fight- fight Ing on the side of France Oriental Christianity Third Yes Yes I 1 believe believe- in the y yellow peril I have a curious opinion about it however I look for th the Japanese and Chinese to become became Christianized and highly civilized before they start out on their possible conquest of ot the world Moreover the yellow race willbe will willbe be practically bleached out as It goes toward the east However such a state of ot things will not come for years and andye ye years First i tYes Yes Ion long before that there I will be a war between the United States and the big victor In the present present present pres pres- ent conflict Sooner or later that will be En England land It will be too soon fo foa for fora r a possible war of continents I am in inclined inclined inclined in- in to expect the start of the conflict con con- In five years You know England I Germany and the United States were and are all Industrial rivals It wa was Just a guess uess who would fight the first fire t war It only happened to be Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and England The United States State has taken the opportunity offered by the last two years to grab a great part of the old English and German Germa trade The They undoubtedly intend t to 0 hold It Judging from the reported ac activity ac- ac I ac-I with which they are building a new merchant marine Cant Can't you ou see the clash that must result between betwee n the United States and somebody Statesmen In the United States sa saw w It several years ago And what happened happened hap hap- ws The s United States' States fleet wa was sent on a Journey around the world That was no mere holiday excursion It was a show of ot strength a a. test voyage voyage voyage voy voy- age planned to make both Germany German and England do a bit of thinking I It i will be a naval war fought at sea fo for forthe r the supremacy of the sea And th the e present conflict will leave the United Unite d States a a. really great naval power comparatively speaking |