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alton, for it made it probable that
the shooting had been deliberate and
not, as the japanese claimed, merely
an unfortunate accident, due, largely,
to poor visibility which made the
aviators believe that they were aim
ing at Chinese boats.
A court of inquiry in Shanghai
early this week tried to establish the
actual facts, and pending that at
tempt the Washington government
merely awaited a full report. Dis
turbing though the episode was, ev-
erybody seems to agree that the con-
flict can and will be amicably set
tied; there is in neither the United
States nor Japan any desire to resort
to arms.
The War.
After terrific fighting the japanese
conquered the city of Marking,
China's capital, and now they APP
pear to direct their attention toward
Canton and Hongkong in the south
as well as Tsingtao in the north.
While it is not Surmised that an
attack on Hongkong-a British crown
colony-will be attempted, the city's
immediate vicinity may be menaced;
as for Canton, there have been sew
eral indications that Japan would
like to raise the flag of the rising
sun above that stronghold of the
south, and in Tsingtao the ire of
the invaders has been aroused by the
fact that Chinese a few days ago
destroyed by fire several of the tex
tile factories owned by japanese,
causing a damage variously estimated
at 100 and 300 million dollars.
So far, Japan appears to have
attained nearly all her goals in China
in fact, to have conquered more
than was at first planned. Whether
it is the intention of Tokyo to claim
permanent domination in China, re-
mains a question; it seems to be
considered most likely that Japan
will reserve to herself major part
of the control of the Chinese admin
istration, and that may mean the
closing of the "Open Door" which
hitherto has favored the wes-
tern powers SO heavily interested in
Chinese trade. The possibility that
China become merely an annexed
Japanese province as yet seems some
what remote. But, one never knows.
Spanish War.
After several weeks of compare
tive quiet the Spanish civil war sud-
denly reminds the world that it is
still being fought, for General Fran
cisco Franco, head of the fascist in
surgents, has opened his long-her-
aided offensive movement against the
government troops.
The early stage of the Franco at
tack brought disappointment to him
and his armies, for quite unexpect-
eddy the loyalist troops proved
stronger than he had calculated: At
Teruel where Franco had hoped to
concentrate his efforts on the cap
ture of Madrid, his troops were cut
off from all contact with his other
armies because the loyalists put up
most effective resistance. Teruel
for some time has been in the pos
session of the rebels, but at the mo-
ment of writing it looks as though
they will have to surrender the city
to the legitimist government. At
least, it is being said that the gov
eminent, at Teruel, has scored its
greatest victory since the civil war
began in July of 1886.
Journeys End.
WON Delbos, foreign minister of
France, last Sunday returned to Paris
after visits to Warsaw, Bucharest, Bel
grade and Prague; he had set out
fresh from the London conference
with British ministers-to assure PO-
land, Roumania, Yugo-Slavia and