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spoken pious words; had expressed
surprised horror; had deplored-
all that. But it had not moved a
finger to stop or to restrain Japan.
1t appears possible that individual
League members may be given au-
thority to aid China-supplying cred
its or munitionS-but the League as
such will, it seems, continue to look
with most distant interest at the Far
East conflict. On couple of for
mer occasions the League has stigma
tized Japan as an aggressor. That
is as far as it is willing to go. 1t
will condemn, but is averse to en-
forcing its own law.
On China Front.
During the last few days there have
been some uncOnfirmed reports that
the Japanese armies in China have
won victories south of the Lunghai
railroad and at Wuhu and-that's
just incidental-killed 5000 Chinese;
prudently the japanese say nothing
about their own losses.
But, speaking of victories and de-
feats, the Chinese picture has not
been altered much during the week;
some experts describe the present
situation as deadlock. That is, of
course, merely passing phenomenon,
for many dispatches confirm the i'm
preston that both of the powers
are preparing to fight to the utmost,
and japanese cabinet members have
even limited very broadly to the
parliament at Tokyo that third
power" may be involved in the war.
There was no doubt that that power
is the Soviet government.
Spanish Stalemate.
In Spain, the civil war goes on
very much as before-that is, there
| is no essential change to record
Fighting continues between the gov
eminent troops and the Francisco
Franco rebels at Teruel-the ruined
city which is considered so very i'm
portant by both contending armies
and no one can at this moment pre-
dict the ultimate outcome. When
ever the government reports victory
their enemies characterize the claims
as lies or exaggerations, and-vice
versa.
But lately the rebels have resorted
to aerial warfare on a scale never
known before. Repeatedly, they have
bombarded Madrid, Barcelona and
| Valencia-as well as numerous other
cities-and they have been quite
particularly violent at Barcelona
which is the temporary capital of
Spain; last Sunday the rebel filters
fired bombs at that city, not sparing
women and children, and it was said
that in one case the bombs hit an
orphanage killing 100 children; in
another, church where the con-
gregation was worshiping, and where
40 of those present were murdered.
That's modern warfare for you! AL
together, the Sunday killings at Bar
celona totaled 387 persons, the esti-
mate adding that, most likely, the
carnage would prove much greater
when sufficient search had been made.
Greek Unrest.
Yelled cable stories have come
from Greece detouring by way of
Vienna and other capitals the
effect that a revolt has broken out
against the dictatorial regime of
Prime Minister John Metaxas. There
have been stories of the garrison of
Athens having been called to arms;
of fighting in the shadow of the Aero
polls; of plots organized against the
government; even of Metaxas him.
self aiming pistol shot against
King George. All of these stories are
at the moment of writing uncon-
firmed, but they must have a cause.
How extensive and serious that is,
is not known in the United States,
but there may be a key in a recent
statement attributed to Metaxas that