Geneva, Oct. 26.
Observers here, keenly watching events over Sino-Japanese affairs, find much to discourage them. They note that Japan, heartened by occupation of so much territory, may decide to smash Nanking's power completely. Britain, France and the United Sates are loathe to exert pressure on Japan. Anglo-French interests are much engaged over the Mediterranean situation.
If Japan stops at the Yellow River. the Brussels Conference may advance mediation but China would nonetheless have to continue fighting her own battle, sacrifice much territory or again attempt to put pressure on the Powers by bringing her case bifore the League once more. It is not overlooked that the Nine-Power Conference can hardly sanction any bargain ceding Chinese territory the integrity of which it seeks to protect—United Press,
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