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Show THE FAR EASTERN PICTURE 1TJHAT Pan-Germanism wa before th world war, th Japanese militaristic program to shaping itself to become In the very near future. Thl to th handwriting on the wall for him to read who care to. In an hour of stress, whatever a treaty mount to to determined by what united power demand end how they enforce their demand by the weight of diplomatic and economic pressure. A bold, warlike end excited nation, hindered In moving toward coveted goal by a treaty, will declare a solemn obligation a scrap of paper. This Is but history repeating Itself. So, when tree-tie tree-tie are put into the waste basket and warlike Snores Impend, neutrals must prinf to life. This etoe not mean that they must spring to arms. Isolation Iso-lation in the hour of danger can do mora, and more quickly than a show of force. When nations na-tions recognize this fact there will come an end to such antagonistic alliances as the last war brought into being. Those who still believe that Important and meaningful new transpire from Geneva were heartened the last few days to learn that the great powers are on the verge of lining up in favor of the nonrecognliation policy originally voiced by our state department with respect to the Japanese aggression on the Asian mainland. If it eventuate that the leading nations rally to this program, and if. In consequence, Japan aeea the rest of the world In united front ready to do something beside talk about far east affairs, warfare war-fare in Manchuria and the Jehol province may come to an end much more quickly than has seemed promising for a long time. Without financial fi-nancial aid and war materials from Europe, Japan cannot carry on. Political and economic Isolation of the Nip-pone Nip-pone cannot change their character or smother their ambition for expansion, but it can hold them in check and prevent them from becoming potential threat to the peace of the whole world. |