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Show I NO DANGER OF WORLD I WAR RIGHT NOW SAYS I EXPERT ON AFFAIRS 1 (By J W. T M.nor, F-moui Authority on European Affairs.) Talk of another world war n a ?ign of iSurope'c over-wrought corves Then1 Is no danger of mien a conflict breaking out at this time 1 irmany Is not ready for it and until Germany Is ready th moNt thai " could happen would be a loc.:l conflict confined to thr caHorn part of Europe (J and probably limited to Poland far SB serious operations are concerned ' There is no doubt but that Hit effectiveness of tbe Russnin operations I against the Polos bas revived Russian Imperialism. The very successes of I ihe Bolshevik! on the field of batili- may be their undoing. I huperinlism plays no part In the soviet program; nevertheless H looks. as If Lenlne and Trotzkv art having tho utmost difficulty In controlling the j H martial spirit of the uctorlous Russian soldiers H Many Russians who have been fighting against Poland are noi com H mums' Tiny ae b-n I f rnlin their counlry acainst foreign invaders H and h;- m.t bo n .fh-r!r. ih li m. i.-t ah .r This class apparently wants to prolong hostilities (Jermnny's astute loaders sp- an opportunity to h-.-lp their owu country by magnifying the importance of this new cevelopment in Russia. How serious it really is there is no Immediate means of telling, but cer H ininly Germany's word In the matter canuot be accepted. H The Germans want th" alliee to believe a Bolahevikl spirit of conqurF' H Is rampant. H Such a viewpoint would add to the allies' difficulties, and German lead- H ers believe it might even force the allies to pormlt Germany to increase her 1 J army as a barrier nsalnst a soviet invasion of western Europe HP Th .6 German BUgg tppeara be The most Russian Imperialism cart bo ambitious foi Is perhaps the re I conquest of Poland. Serious aid to Poland by the allies on a sufficient scale I to prevent the realization oi thai ilesire would be difficult, but by no means; H impossible It would not mean a world war I If a world ar were threatened by some totally unexpected development.; th- American propie could stop H Thej could atop r r.y peremptd H mandlng an end to the pettj partisan spirit shown bv everybody at Washing H ton .in dealing with grave international questions I must ii,, i be forgotten tlm th presen elopm n In eastern Europe H 1 in due to Poland's own imperialistic effort to Invade Russia. It was Rus I sia's response that overwhelmed th' Poles. This mafcet Russia's action a de H tensive one H There was no aggressive militarism in Russia ai the beginning of the I drive into Poland If II xists now It has developed very suddenly and may I disappear as quickly n r in' |