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Show The World Situation The werld situation, as 1931 opens, presents the rations of the globs enr,aiing in r feverish rat-. ; to strengthen nr. vis j, buiM'-up armies, increase air corps and bol-stf- reserves cf finance and economy econ-omy There are few p:roons so simplt as to believe that this is a development develop-ment in the interest of peace. However, How-ever, it would! probably be a mistake to accept the idea that it shells inevitable in-evitable warfare. The past year witnessed just such acMvity and, in spite of it all, the peace cf the wjrld: was maintained air erg the Tadirg nations if net in Ethiopia and Spain. There are dangerous spots today, where a little Hame might mean a world ct nflagraticn, but the hepe exists, at least, that the natior.s will manage man-age to myddb through and eventually even-tually reach a satisfactory settlement settle-ment of thMr problems. |