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tant to concede the fact that such
militaristic competition really could
be repeated.
AS though to lend additional force
to the failure of the disarmament
movement word comes from Italy that
the king, reading the speech from the
throne written by MussolnD, de-
mands a larger army; in Paris, War
Minister Henri Petain asks the French
government for more troops Ito meet
the German menace" in London ADJ
miral of the Fleet Sir Rogers Keyes
denOunces naval reductions as tine
greatest of all follies" and insists
that Great Britain must build up
tremendous navy and air fleet; in
Moscow the Soviet government trots
out it's highly efficient and wonder
fully disciplined Red Army to con-
vince the world that come what may
Russia is prepared, and in the Unit
ed States few days ago an order was
issued to start construction on some
twenty new war vessels.
Trade War.
n. G. Wells, wOrld-famous because
of his bizarre and, fantastic novels,
has arrived in this country and, in
landing, made the cOcksure statement
that the next war to end all wars
will arrive in 1910; prophecies more
often rest upon imagination than upon
facts.
Another kind of war is brewing be-
tween Great Britain and Japan, but
the London government very carefully
expresses the hope and certainty that
it is not likely to develop into any
political conflict. This is what it is
about: Japan, because of low wages,
is able to offer her export products
| to other countries at considerably
lower price than her competitors have
to ask. And now Great Britain finds
it Necessary to step in and tell the ag-
gressive Nipponese that they must
curtail their export of textiles to the
British dominions and colonies; it was
made clear to the Japanese ambassa-
dor at London that if this curtailment
is not brought about as a voluntary
measure, the British government has
means by which to compel Japan to
obey.
So far, Japan has offered no com
ments; may not do so. If an answer
comes, it will no doubt point out that
Japan's position is fully justified
just as this was emphasized LAS
month when the Tokyo government
considering itself responsible fol-
peace and order in East Asia, declared
that political and military foreign
loans to China must cease; in answer
to strong notes from London, Wash.
ington and Paris, Japan maintains
without yielding an inch, that heI
China policy is in the most beautiful
harmony with treaties governing the
affairs of the Chinese people.
What always weakens great-pOwer
protests to Japan is the circumstance
that the governments which protest
some time or other have been guilty
of the very same alleged treaty viola
tions which they will not tolerate
when Japan commits them.
Exit Parliamentarism.
During the last few days the Italian
parliament gathered in a session des-
tined to be its last: Its main object
is to enact a law by which parlia-
ment kills itself; hereafter Mussolini
will have even wider dictatorial pow
ers than ever before.
| In cf,~io hn =
taken place: Parliament met and at
its very first sitting voted to dissolve
itself; Chancellor Dollfuss now reignS
supreme under a new constitution en-
ticingly known as THE Law of GOd;'
there were IA votes cast for the dissO-
81 members were absent; some of
them in prison.
| To make doubly sure that he will
not be annoyed by opposition the Au-
strian chancellor has abolished all po-
litical parties or, rather, merged them
into one which is called the Father
land Front: thus Austria joins Ger
many, Russia and Italy as one-party
nation.
Greece, it seems judging from re-
cent Athens dispatches-is about to
follow this example.
Revolt in the Desert.
For some time a ferociOus war, un-
noticed by the press of the world has
been going on between the two Arab
ian countries, Saudi Arabia formerly
Hedjaz and Nejd) and Yemen; Ibn
Saud, king of Saudi Arabia, is report
ed to have conquered the larger part