Somehow or other, despite the execilence of] the intentions governing its institutions, Geneva seems Viable to indulge in expressions which by their' Brahminical odour nauseate rather than instil fragrance. into condemnation. destruction and desolation here—direet products fof that unwarrantable aggression are. plain enough to. see. This view has been. fapprepriately expressed no doubt by diplomatic methods as well as by observation in the responble press of the world. itis necessary, how-fever, to distinguish between a policy and the ation which has incaullously adopted it, Japan, her friends ae well as her enemies think, has made a tragic error in entrusting her: [destinies for the time being to the authors of the policy whose fruits are so grimly to: be peresived In Shanghai. That does not fustity facile talk of exposing Japan to "moral isolation" {for the wise man hopes that, by. persuasion allied to the lessons of experience, the Japanese people will come to realize their error. It is [justifiable fo lose no opportunity of emphasiz~ ting that point, but the development of 2 new [theory of "untouchablity" Inthe cause of collective security is not helpful
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