DREAD OF WAR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 138, 3 February 1932, Page 3

DREAD OF WAR

(Press Assn.-

'IIESS AND PUBLIC SPECULATE ON SERIOUSNESS OF t CON SEQTJEN CES «LET SEA-GOING DOLLAR GO"

— By Telegraph — Copyright).

Rec. Feb. 2, 9.20 p.m. NEW YORK, Monday. Public opinlon to-night is principally concentrated upon the enormity of the results which might f ollow any happening of slight relative importanee if all the nations concerned in the Shanghai difficulties do not exercise tremendous tact and foresight. Expectations of war have not assumed any conerete form, but appreheiision is growing with increasing swiftness. Everyone dreads war, an idea which in the last ten years has remained a matter for academic discussion and has not presented itseli foreibly. Americans are now suddenly awake to the fact that they want no wai under any conditions. I The "New York Sun," in a leadei Isays: "It is as needless to emphasise gas it would be foolish to ignore the lconsequences that would ensue from Ban assault on the Occident by the JaIpanese at this particular moment of Idisquiet among the British peoples; Iwho have looked ivith tolerance upor ■ Japanese rigour in Manchuria. This Idisquiet has been increased by ar ■ understanding of the effect which the ■ Japanese activities will eventually ■ produce in the Dominions, notably ir ■ Australia." ■ The New York 'World-Telegram' Isays: "The Shanghai crisis cannot be lattributed to anything that connotes | a plan or thought. It is plain madness, | Japan has outlawed herself. Some day I Japan will come hack and beg to he I trusted again. Patience is requirec ■ more than anything else now." | Suffered Enough i The "Boston Traveller" says: "This I generation has suffered and bled en- | ough. If to send the flag after Ameri- ■ can dollars, we must feed another I generation of youth to Mars, we had Ibest let the sea-going dollar disapI pear." I The "New York Times" says: "The lcourse Japan has pursued during the I last few days would rnake any apI peal to her Government' s sense of initernational obligations appear grotes[que. Its operations in China are in- [ explicable on any souncl theory of naItional conduct. It has created a situiation which is growing worse from [day to day. The nations associated [ must care for their citizens, but must [ move warily with an assured purpose. I It is a ticklish business."