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the powers proceed against Japan?
And-will they do anything, at all?
One cannot anticipate what the re-
ply to these questions may be, but
it is known, of course, that the League
has recourse to only one procedure,
namely that of establishing an inter-
national boycotting of Japan, and
consider that country an outcast
among nations.
Japan, however, realizes that such
threat is futile gesture, for it will
be impossible to unite all nations
against one; furthermore. if Japan is
considered the transgressor, she may
and has repeatedly indicated will
ingness to do so-withdraw from the
League of Nations.
And then the whole thing will come
to naught-that is, Japan will most
likely remain in undisturbed posses
sion of the Manchurian territory she
has conquered. not matter what may
be the moral judgment of the rest Of
the world.
Soviet Celebration.
Ablaze with lights and colors, Mos
cow and numerous other cities of the
Russian Soviet republics last Mon
day celebrated the fifteenth anniver-
sary of their founding: On November
Il. 1917. the revolutionary Alexander
Kerensky government was overthrow
and a soldiers and workingmen's
government alb / S h e instead,
headed by Nikolai Lenin, now dead,
and by Leon Trotzky. now in exile.
simultaneously with the celebra-
tiOn an official statement was made
to the effect that the industrial five
year plan had been carried out sue
cessfully. and that the government
now was ready to launch another
similar plan of further development,
contemplating the investment of
500, 000, 200, 900 for a skiold increase
of production of electrical power for
transportation, industry and agricul-
ture.
Opinions about the soundness of the
principles underlying the Soviet gov
eminent are still sharply divided, but
Russia goes ahead, disregarding criti-
cism, attacks and scorn. Level-headed
men and women in other countries
| admit that it would be premature to
pronounce final judgment on the colos-
sal social, economic and political ex-
pertinent inaugurated bloodily fifteen
years ago. Russia remains a prob
lem.
Awaiting Developments.
Early this week all Europe was
waiting for the results of the presi-
Dental and congressional elections in
the United States. Now that it is all
over, certain movements which have
been kept in allegiance will begin;
first of all, new informal discussions
of the war-debt question are likely
to start; international tariff regula-
tion is one of the problems which in
vite almost immediate attention, and
the efforts to effect some sort of dis
armament will probably proceed with
renewed vigor since it is felt that
the United States will be in position
to devote more time and labor to for
eign affairs than is possible during
the upheaval preceding an election.
German Election.
AS a result of the parliamentary
election in Germany last Sunday, con-
ditions in that country are not like
ly to undergo any far-reaching
change, for the Won Hindenburg and
Won Papen government now as before
rests on parliament 70 per cent of
whose members are opposed to the
policy of the president and his chan
cellor.
One saving grace must be noted,
and that is that the German fascist
the Hitler National Socialists-polled
about two million votes less than at
the election of July 81, and their rep
resentation in parliament shrunk
from 230 to 191 seats.
Still the strongest party, the Hit