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their families in their homelands No
doubt Germany could absorb far more
foreign labor, and if such a supply
is to come, it would seem quite nee
essary to change at least this require
ment.
World Still Waiting.
1t is plausible that the prospect of
an Anglo-Frenoh-Ru military al
lance has done more than any other
single factor to avert war for the
present; SO far, that alliance is still
merely a prospect, not a fact. But
there seems to be a fair certainty
that treaty will be signed, and one
of the sureSt signs is the decision to
send British and French military
mission to Moscow to negotiate with
the Soviet general staff. One may
presume that if Great Britain and
France were not fairly certain about
the outcome of the treaty conference,
they would not send their highest
army officers to Moscow to exchange
military plans and secrets with the
Russians.
France, as is well known, already
has an alliance with Russia, and is
reported to have exerted heavy pres
sure on the British to make them
align themselves with the Soviets;
British statesmen are not particularly
in love with their Russian colleagues
and vice versa-but military ex-
pediency overshadows the absence of
affection.
Treaty Abrogated.
Right now, the center of interna-
tional affairs seems to be in the Far
East where the japanese invaders of
China are trying to make it clear
to the western powers that, after all,
they really have no right to NEEDLE
in Chinese affairs-Japan alone
claims that privilege!
| There have been rather serious
conflicts between Japan and Great
Britain concerning the rights of Brit
ish citizens in Tientsin and other
cities, and the result was a confer
ence in Tokyo which is still in pro-
gress, but very unevenly and irreg-
ularly, and a great deal of irritation
is caused by the arrogance of the
Japanese officials.
During the last two years there
have also been numerous incidents
which have caused protest from the
United States governmental fact,
| it has been said that altogether about
six hundred such incidents have re-
suited in notes of protest from Wash
| ington.
Only now, however, has the Amer
lean government served notice that
it looks with disfavor on many of the
| acts committed in China by the
japanese, and few days ago took the
important step of abrogating the
Acknowledgements commerce and
navigation treaty of 1911.
japanese Dislike.
Neither the japanese government
nor the japanese press conceals the
| fact that they are pretty indignant
about the American action, and many
cablegrams report deepening dis
like of both Great Britain and the
United States.
In an effort to save what may be
saved out of bad situation, Japan
has suggested that perhaps a basis
might be found for the signing of
new trade agreement with the United
States, but, so far, no response has
come from Washington.
But somebody else is trying to reap
benefits from out this muddle, for less
than 48 hours after Americas hav-
ing notified Japan of the abrogation
of the 1911 treaty, Germany signed a
commercial agreement with Japan for
the ostensible and stated purpose of
expanding the trade area of both
powers.
1t is, of course, no secret that Ger
many wants to link up Japan with the
Rome-Berlin axis, and for such pur-
pose commercial treaty may be a
good lever. Japan, so far, has been
a bit reluctant about moving too
close to Berlin and Rome, and al
though there is treaty between them,
it is valid only in case of hostilities
| with Russia.
Adjustment.
On good many occasions since
July, 1887, there have been clashes
between Russia and Japan in the
border regions between Manchukuo
and Outer Mongolia, and often the
question has come up: Will the agree
ment between Germany, Italy and