Chicago, July 14—A great war in the Far Bast," likely to embroil Ameried eventually, was discussed {to-day as a possibility by Henry Norton, a writer on' Oriental, pro lems, in a lecture at the University of Chicago under the Norman Wait Harris Foundation, He declared that a desperate game of world politics, centring" around Siberia fand Manchuria, is being played, no leas fraught with danger to. Ameri Jeans and American interests than the game which "culminated ro in June, 1014.
Mz. Norton reviewed the struggle Russia to sain a position in Abia throughout the contraries, and one falyzod the, recent treaties between [China and Russia, and between Japan and Russia, to prove his point that advantages "have been gained: iby the Soviet diplomats. He added:
"Russia has re-established her position in Northeastern took a deal of diplomacy, ferences and a large amount. of "The Soviets to-day occupy the territory in Siberia within the boundaries of the former Russian Empire, and in addition they have on Mongolia. The Chin-
carrying the products of Siberia and anti once more in thee reyp, Manchuria to Vladivostok, which again a Rassian port.
"The reluctance of the treaty [powers to make any concessions (to China), however, justiNable, the long delay of France in ratifying the results of the Washington conference, the refusal of Zapan to even dis: jous withdrawal from South Mane churia at the expiration of the [Russian lease, and, above all, the constant assumption of "superiority both in word and deed by Europeans, Sapanese and Americans hav ex:
porated the more. awakened. seetions of Chinese opinion to the: limit lof endurance.. This makes rich soil jin which Bolsheviem may saw her troublous seeds."—"N. Y. Times."
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