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Show WORLD'S CONDITION "POLITE ANARCHY" NKW YORK. March JI The condition of tlw world from aa International point of view la one of "polite anarchy," according ac-cording to Dr. David Jayne Hill. United States embassador to Oermany, who la in New York for a series of lectures at Columbia Co-lumbia university. "Tha peril to peace and to peaceful Interests," In-terests," Bald Dr. HIU In hla Bret kscturs. "does not Ha In tha fact that tha .tare Is strong. There Would be greater peril If II were notably weak, for then It would not fulfill Ita obligation, and would Invite Interference, and thereby perhape endanger endan-ger Ita exlatenue. Ths real peril Ilea In the pretension of tha elate that It may employ force not only In defending Its Interests In-terests from attack, but that It may employ em-ploy force m any way It mar see at, without regard to principle of law or forms of Judicial procedure. .... "There Is International etlouetta, there are forms of courtesy, there are venerable customs, there are certain limited engagements en-gagements under ths seal of solemn conventions, con-ventions, and there are recognised principles prin-ciples of International ethlce. but none the leea. Jurlstlcally speaking, there exist a condition of anarchy." |