Show University Speaker Voices War Var Fears Nasty action of some subaltern I navy officer In the Far East can precipitate the whole world into a war declared J. J Reuben Clark Jr speaking at the University of Utah Institute of Public Affairs held annually in connection with the summer session Our navy is over in China and there is al always always always al- al ways danger when there is trouble in foreign countries and our navy is present Mr Clark former undersecretary of state and former ambassador to Mexico Is now first counselor in inI inthe inthe the first presidency in the L. L D. D I S. S church From all signs about us we are on the very brink of war he told the university audience audience audience au au- au- au I with particular reference to the far east He explained the war in China is a war de facto in fact although not a war de dejuri dejuri dejuri juri by virture of f law The war hinges on the United States Mr Clark said France is reluctant The British are waiting If we come to clash with Japan inthe In Inthe inthe the East we can very easily without without without with with- out action of Congress have a de facto war quickly to become a de dejuri dejuri dejuri juri war If we go to war we are almost sure to be joined by Britain Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain and France and then Germany and Italy would join Japan That would mean war in Europe as well as the East and it could blossom out into a first class European war Clark put the hope of the world for peace in the settlement of disputes disputes disputes dis dis- dis- dis by oby talking it out rather than fighting it out He praised the record of the United States and Great Britian in the arbitration of disputes which he said is more difficult than usually thought because because because be be- cause of lack of rules governing the rights of nations in times of peace |