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Show Jap Victory Dangerous The Japanese military machine continues to achieve stru'.efiic victories vic-tories tut tlie embitte.ed Cliine.se withdraw deeper into the recesses of their country and turn a deaf ear to talk of peace. Premier Konoye. it is reported, has advised Japanese leaders that the failure to bring Ciiina to terms has created an inc. easinly grave situation, forcing the Japanese government gov-ernment to rescit to another course of a serious nature. So far, explanation ex-planation of Ills remarks has net been offered. After six months of fighting the Japanese army is busily engaged cn extended fronts and the "incident" threatens to become a disaster. The enti'. e Japanese economic and social set-up demanded a quick decision de-cision but a long contest seems assured as-sured and an Imperial conference, the first in twenty-fcur years, is called to chart the course of the Island empire. Already the economic effects of the war have been p.ofound in Japan. The financial strain of prolonged fighting may . prove too much. No one knews how long the Chinese v. ill last but if they can keep I.-,htiug l'.r as much as two yeJrs they may bring about the downfall of their enemy. J.ipan, proudly determined to rule Asia, xay be so weakened by the gue ilia warfare of the Chinese that she will be unable to resist the imposition of terms by western nations when the settlement is .r.ade. In fact, even new, the future fu-ture of Japan depends upon the tolerance of Great Britain and the United Sta'es. These two nations, by using ec'.nomic weapons, could prcbal;!y wreck the Japanese program pro-gram and impoverish the Japanese people. |