The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-16
Present Toxic Regime May
Fall Before Onslaught
of MiIitariStS.
RUSSIAN WRATH RISES
Japan, Preparing for Last
Decade, Is in Position
to DefV World.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SINIMS
Scripps- Howard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. - The
Japanese brawl has reached
the critical stage where Washington
is in momentary expectation OF a
showdown at any one Of our differ
ent placeS-Manchuria, Toxic, Paris
or Moscow.
l. Unless the mikado's legions In
Manchuria can be brought quickly
under control of the existing jap
anese government at Tokio-instead
of taking their orders from the gen.
eral staff, which thus far has acted
on the authority of the emperor
alone-a bloody war is unacceptable.
2. The desperate fight for power
at Toxic, in progress now for eight
weeks, is nearing decision. Soon
either the peace party, headed by
Premier WakatSuke and Foreign
Minister Shidehara, must curb the
war party, headed by the ministers
of war and navy, or resign and leave
the militaristS in unhampered con-
troll.
League in Session
8. Today, in Paris, the council Of
the League of Nations meets in ex-
traordinary session with AmbaSSa-
dor Charles G. Dawes on hand for
the United States. Unless Japan
comes through with a satisfactory
explanation of why she Haunted the
leagues order to evacuate Chinese
territory, and gives acceptable as
surances that she will live up to
her Solemnly signed anti-war
pledges, sanctions will be in order.
Otherwise, it is admitted the league
itself will be in peril
4. From Russia comes diSquieting
rumbleS. Moscow is reported in
creasingly impatient as japanese
operations continue we'll within the
Russian zone. Unless there is early
withdrawal, it is feared that the
spiked helmsets of Soviet regiments
soon will make their appearance in
northern Manchuria-the thing Of
all things to be feared.
The main crises, of course, ap-
pear to be those Of Tokyo and
Paris.
government Near Fall
Premier Wakatsuke's government
is reported to be balanced so del
icately at this writing that breath
would send it topping. BY in
f1ammatory propaganda and mass
meetings, the public has been
aroused so that compromises may
become necessary to prevent the war
party gaining control, and hope
lessly upsetting the applicant Of
peace.
At Paris the League of Nations
is fighting for its life against a
Japan which feels itself impregnable
in its own sphere in Asia.
From military attache here with
several years experience in the Far
East, the writer learns that Japan
has been preparing intensively for
the last decade against the day
when she would step out to achieve
her destiny. That destiny, the
japanese admit, at a minimum is
control over Manchuria and Mon
golia.
With chain of islands stretch
ing unbroken from Kamchatka to
the China coast near Hongkong,
experts declare, the two biggest
fleets in the world combined could
not force passage from the Pacific.
Properly mined and protected by
warplanes operating from shore,
Japanese waters would be unten-
able for enemy ships.
Position Near ImpregnabIe
From the LAND side the only dan
ger would come from the direction
of Siberia. A force attacking that
way would have to use the single
track Siberia railroad, mean
dering across $500 miles of bleak
Russian steppes.
That the japanese general staff is
well aware of Nippon's Gibraltar
like position within a thousand mile
radius Of Korea, here continental
bridgehead, is obvious. The one big
question is: Will they take advan-
tage Of it at this time?
That query, it is believed, will
be answered shortly, either from
Paris or from Toxic.
Should the league be forced to
act against Japan, diplomatic and
economic sanctions, rather than
military are deemed most ilraI-,