Show WHY DECLARE WART no since 1917 it haa a major nation declared war yet in tile the intervening years there have been a number ot of far sanguinary con com filets what might be termed mars mal 3 modern technique does not require a ermai forma declaration ot of war armies are mobilized soldiers and civilians ians are slaughtered cities are devastated and governments government change even while officially speaking actual war does docs not exist in italis ethiopian campaign example war was not declared lait tile the result of the invasion was to eliminate the ethiopian monarchy and make the country into an all italian colony governed by the ital ilin military russia and franco france have not declared war on the spanish insurgents nor have germany ind and italy broken off relations with tho the spanish government yet it ft Is 15 ry it secret that francos cause has eton kept alive with the aid ot of gernian german and italian troops and equipment while the government forces would have collapsed long since had it not been for russian airplanes and armaments and french military experts today in the far east the world Is again witnessing a war without a declaration of war that is of the utmost significance not anly to tile the nations involved but to the western world as well japan has gone to the limit in recent years to build up the army and navy for a small country she has on an amazing military machine tar far superior to that of the chinese though china herself has made progress in unifying and strengthening the country chinas cainas greatest weakness has always been the corruption of her local governments as oswald garrison villard has written the purchasing ot of chinese statesmen and generals Is ij japans long suit it has advanced hee hec and her policy ot of conquest far more rapidly than have her rifles and cannon the central cen itral government has usually proven unable to control the superabundant local war lords each with his own interest at heart and each suspicious of the others the situation as it in china is as it if each american state governor had a great private army which he could use for any purpose he wishes even 0 to o the extreme of fighting the arm lei of 0 neighboring governors As a consequence pi plus us japans tar far more efficient and m modern war machines it is believed certain that the japanese will encounter relatively little troi trouble ible in fit conquering the north provinces she will take over cities and accomplish destruction on a vast scale and probably replace present local governments with puppet chinese governments controlled by the japanese as she did in manchuria but in the long run ran japans chances of success are da dubious bicus china Is a tremendous country with the largest population in the world not net since the dawn of history has it been permanently conquered overa period of mani nany years the Im invaders intermarry with the chinese and are virtually I 1 swallowed iby the immense country china has more than halt half a people as against japans furthermore it seems inconceivable that japan will be permitted by other powers to advance unhindered into china russia Is strongly anti japanese and will if matters go 90 tar far enough throw her resources to the side of china and it if it came down to a russo japanese war most milL military tary experts think the bear would win england will attempt to limit japans conquest in ill the interest ot of her own trade and so in fit all probability will the united states and france and lastly it is a question whether japans financial resources are sufficient to stand a long struggle today more than 50 per cent of her government governments s budget is earmarked for the army and navy and she ehe has a soaring national debt so here is another grave three t to world peace th the gravest perhaps that has yet appl appeared ared er cr war Is actually declared Is only ot of theoretical cal importance to all al ln ill tenis and am purposes 4 major war is now underway in the par far east and interests directly affecting every nation in the world are involved |