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Show FRENCH DEMAND JAPANESE HELP Paris, Dec. 3. Tho Great Austro-German Austro-German drive against Italy has reawakened re-awakened those military writers In France who for somo months after the United States declnred war, demanded de-manded peremptorily that Japan send an army to the eastern front to reinforce re-inforce the Russians. Apparently acting on Instructions from higher up nearly nil of the critics who had been urging Japanese Japan-ese military Intervention turned their pens to other subjects during tho past month. But now, ono by one, they are reverting to their old theme, pointing point-ing out that If tho Russians front had been held solidly tho enemy would .not have been nblo to divert his troops to the Italian theater of war. They are seizing with particular partic-ular Insistence on the fact that both Franco and England are sending armies ar-mies to the succor of their Italian ally. Canillle DeVlllar, In the Unppel, points out that France has been fighting for three and a half years and bore tho brunt of the war during dur-ing the first two enrs alone, and that England Is still seeking men everywhere. "But silence persists In Toklo," he concludes. "Europe, of its ability, asks nothing. Theso are tho hours when governments sec their imperative imper-ative duties nnil act. Will Japan listen nnd understand?" |