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Show H THE INDIAN FERMENT H Reports come to our shores of increas- ing unrest in India. Native uprisings are ' becoming more frequent, in the course . k of which British garrisons suffer scores 1 of casualties. The Indian ferment is the H , cause of grave concern in London and H the strongest measures are being taken to maintain British control over the coun- try. It is a fact not generally realized that India and China have a common H borderline over 2,500 miles in length, and H it would be comparatively easy for sup- plies to reach the Indian rebels from H that direction, just as they have over the H Russia India border to the westward, j Is it possible that consideration of H those facts will influence the British del-H del-H egation to the armaments conference in I H their attitude toward the Japanese claims H in China? It is quite within the power of H Japan, through her propaganda in China. H to influence the natives in northeast In-M In-M dia, and even to supply them with arms H if a revolt should be incited. Great Brit-M Brit-M ain might seek to give India immunity B f rom the Japanese by repressing Japan's M designs against China, or by gaining Jap-H Jap-H an's favor by a tacit acquiescence in M those schemes. The fact that there is an 1 Anglo-Japanese alliance now in force, B and that Great Britain made no scruples H about entering into the secret Shantung m agreement with Japan during the '.war. H ' would indicate that the British attitude H ( toward Japan is conciliatory rather than H ; ' contentious. If that be the true state of HKt affairs, the position of the United States M at the conference will be made rhe more difficult. Fortunately the United States H , will have with her on the Chinese open-H, open-H, j, door policy the delegates from Belgium H . Holland, and Portugal, to whom invita- ' J tions were extended to attend the parley. I i |