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Show Three Wars The war to end war, as the struggle of 1914-18 was termed, left a lot to be done. There are at least three first-class wars .proceeding .pro-ceeding at the present time. The straggle in the Orient between be-tween China and Japan is about to assume the proportions of a first-class first-class war. China, encouraged by the condemnation of Japan at the hands of the League of Nations, is preparing to resist strongly the invasion in-vasion of Jehol. The warfare between Paraguay and Bolivia over the Gran Chaco has progressed to the point where It can be considered a regular war. Both sides are employing thousands thou-sands of soldiers and casualties are heavy. A German general is commander com-mander of the Bolivan forces while a French colonel Is the guiding spirit for the Paraguans. In the northern part of South America, Peru and Colombia have begun hostilities over the seizure by the former of the river town Leticia. Both countries have been reported in the last few days as about to issue formal declarations of war. In this conflict the League of Nations and the United States .have clearly indicated that responsibility respon-sibility for the conflict will rest upon Peru. Notwithstanding the fact that wars are in progress, it is interesting interest-ing to notice that in none of the three conflicts above referred to has any nation been willing to formally for-mally declare war up to this time. Japan denies that she is making war upon China. No South American Amer-ican country, except possibly, Colombia, Col-ombia, is willing to admit that it is thinking of war. That is some progress towards the abolition of this barbaric custom. Another interesting feature of these conflicts, at least two of them i Is that the public opinion of the world, mobilized through the Lea-frue Lea-frue of Natioins, has clearly fixed the aggression of one of the contending con-tending parties as the cause. In the Orient Japan has been declared declar-ed guilty, in South America the Peruvian government has been condemned for supporting an illegal ille-gal seizure by Irregular troops. As little as people may think of it at the present time the fact that there is a tribunal of opinion which crystalizes public sentiment marks a tremendous advance. |