Show university SPEAKER VOICES WAR WAH FEARS hasty action of some subaltern navy officer in the far east can precipitate the whole world into a war declared J reuben dark clark jr speaking at the university of utah institute of public affairs held annually in connection with the summer session our navy is over in china and there is always danger when there is trouble in foreign countries and our navy is present mr dark clark former undersecretary of state and former ambassador to mexico is now first counselor in the first presidency in the L D S church from all signs about us we are arc on the very brink of war he told the university audience with particular reference to the far east he explained the war in china is a war de facto in fact although not a war de cle juri by virtue of law the war hinges on united states mr dark clark said france is too reluctant luc tant the british are waiting it if we come to clash with japan in the east we can very easily without action of congress have a de facto war quickly to become a de juri war if we go to war we are almost sure to be joined by britain and france and then germany and italy would join japan that would mean war in europe as well as in the east and it could blossom out into a first class european war clark put the hope of the world for peace in the settlement of disputes by talking it out rather than fighting it out he praised the record of the united states and great britain in the arbitration of disputes which he said is more difficult than usually thought because of lack of rules governing the rights of nations in times of peace |