Show THI WAR WAn 11 lt 0 Notwithstanding Not the warlike aspect of oC the time latest lIt advices from eastern Asia It Il In la to 10 believe that tho the out oat of or hostilities Is la about to take lake place It Jt IH Is to believe that tits Hun eta ii IL Is U prepared to enter Inter the ring against Japan J at nt this time Iliac und and that she will not lOt rather rely NI on the kind 1 of ot diploma diplomacy acy nr of ot which the she he U Is the Ihn master moster for tor or an exit from time the la I line has an nil army as n vast I I rw as the thi swarms of ot that some ome tines darken the sun eon anti and hinder er tho the vt tit t 0 II tr Ira IllS But Hut her ability to nn an Mill army is la perhaps not greater than that of Ja in Japan pan AH As for or time tho navy envy no rumor tumor hue luu It that corruption line has been b 11 rampant In its the supply department and lire are 01 1 to be h annoyed on account of oC the Iho condition of ot the ships shill And If It re reports ports lire are true tho the Internal of or the tho country aio aro not such lIuch na nit to en encourage encourage encourage courage the tho th government to 10 court u a sort terl Otis oua ou war wor A Russian recent recently 1 ly said Bald to the Vienna correspondent or of orthe the tine London on Times Until thin your I 1 hats treated tho the talk tolk of ot a revolutionary I as ns moonshine but on an returning to 10 three months ago ngo I was tIIt struck by b the Ille change on the tho of ot ottha the tho people p during the lust last year The rhe pennants peasants und and time the workmen Savo hac n expression they Iho are arc rc no longer respectful r a n large e proportion of ot them I have hll C lost their religion and nearly all aU seem tilled by b a n 1 revolutionary spirit I 1 hope that t I may play bo he n a 1 nice falie e prophet but bill timings thins I havo hu o semi scon mud and ll n Russia this year en have hoc destroyed my optimism A country countr with a 11 dissatisfied Oed population troll thin cannot bo ho safely plunged Into a aliar wor liar worIn worn In n case caso of ot hostilities It will undoubtedly undoubtedly edly ell I bo lie the aim nim of ot the other powers to 10 confine the lime struggle to the two Iwo combat combatants ants Should however China Chinn be h In hn Involved olred against l Russia France would ba bo expected to come coma to the aid of oC her hor ally all In that case caso Great Britain would be under tI treaty obligation to take sides w japan and OH OM the Iho ho countries ac no actually foully engaged clIg If it successful would be entitled to part of oC the tho spoil Germany would naturally appear on the scene cene at al alone one stage SinK or another of oC the tho game fame Tho The possibilities I are there thero for a n con that will 11 extend ex lend over two continents lint undoubtedly It will bo be bothe bethe bothe the effort of or statesmanship stale to confine the time Homes OH nil much as na possible |