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It is good that the public is taking a keen if belated interest in the activities of the international armament ring during and between wars. The story of young men being killed with guns made by their fellow-countrymen and sold to the enemy at a profit to munitions makers has not grown less sordid with the years. It becomes peculiarly relevant to American young men, any one of whom faces the fantastic but real possibility of being killed in the Far East by a bit of shrapnel that was originally part of his mother's kitchen stove. It is hoped the Senate committee's investigation of the munitions racket will be thorough. The chairman of the committee, in a recent speech cited figures for various companies showing the difference between their profits in peace and in war.

Reports on socio-political and economic developments from the world. Focus on the gold policy proposed by the U.S. President; Blame on scientific development for the desperate condition of the American farmer; Issues related to war in the Far East; Report that Austria's labor movement has come to the end of its course as a political factor in the life of the Austrian state; Views of U.S. journalist Walter Lippmann on the U.S. neutrality and its stand in the new European War; Announcement of the creation of corporate state by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

In this article, the author discusses several Pacific problems along with several publications related to the topic. Books discussed include "The Pacific Triangle," by Sydney Greenbie, "China Awakened," by M.T.Z. Tyau, "China's Place in the Sun," by Stanley High and "Russia in the Far East," by G. Zay Wood. The thrice-told tale of the Far East is told here yet again with but little variation. Here people have the usual budget of books on China and Japan, swollen somewhat by the added interest called out by the Armament Conference. To those who would catch the drift of future events it has great import that already the experts are weighing the chances of prospective opponents in a war in the Pacific.

Focuses on a peace between China and Japan. Confusion caused by Japan's rapid moves that has kept public sentiment busily engaged with speculating about the meaning of each one separately; Impact of the Paris Pact on the war between China and Japan; Significance of the acceptance of outlawry in the Peace Pact of Paris by Japan; Discussion of the public's understanding of and belief in the Kellogg- Briand Pact; Impact of the Far Eastern embroilment on the Peace Pact.