Show A TEST OF FAITH Chattanooga News Ne We hav have frequent occasion to protest pro pro- test against the efforts of ot Japan to Impose her dominion u upon upon on unwilling peoples yet we have thus far failed to exemplify the Ideals which h we recommend rec rec- to Japan If It we should with draw our sovereignty from th the Philippines Philip Philip- pines In accordance with our repeated repented promises we could the more consistently consist consist- ask Japan to follow a similar course toward tOn Shantung Manchuria and Siberia Our plea would have a great gleat deal more force If It w we could make It with clean hands To say that the are Ware not ready for inde In in- de dependence Is merely to express an nn arbitrary gratuitous opinion It Is perfectly easy to create conditions conditions- In ones one's own mind that mind that t no people ever could comp comply y with Our delay about i respecting our own pledge Is a reflection on our national good Od good faith and and and-a a constant Invitation to interns complications In the far tar east |