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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Lamaism, faith of 3,000,000 Tibetans, 7,000,000 Mongols and other races in Central Asia, is a form of Buddhism, brought from India through the snow-swept passes of the Himalayas in the 7th Century. Lamaists believe in numerous divine incarnations, chief of which are-1) the Dalai Lama, temporal master of Tibet and "Buddha of Mercy," 2) His Serenity the Panchen or Tashi Lama, spiritual leader and "Buddha of Boundless Light...
...Asia? Japanese Premier Prince Fuminaro Konoye journeyed to the Empire's national shrines and prayed last week for "restoration of Peace." In a loquacious interview with Japanese correspondents he envisioned peace under a sort of United States of Asia, a lineup of Japan, China and Manchukuo v. the West. Meanwhile General Kazushige Ugaki, one of Japan's longtime Privy Councilors, mentioned prominently last spring as candidate for Premier, attempted to meet squarely the incredulity with which white men greet Japanese claims to be fighting China so that the two countries can become firm friends, even allies...
...quintessence of fiction in politics these days is the Undeclared War. . . . No war in Europe or Asia has been declared since the Kellogg Pact was signed in 1928. The inference is that no power quite dares to ignore it. They wage only undeclared wars-and at least the piece of parchment is inviolate. . . . No more withdrawal of ambassadors, no more neat little ultimatums expiring at midnight. Instead, calculated or swift attack. Instead, wars that aren't called wars, and peace that isn't peace. . . . There have been three undeclared wars since the year 1935 [Ethiopia, Spain, China...
...runs a book shop in Manhattan and is secretary to famed Sculptor Malvina Hoffman. She thought it would be nice to have something like Olympic Games in dancing, to bring world artists in that medium together for the sake of Peace. Miss Hoffman, who has sculped native dancers in Asia, Africa and the South Seas, thought so too. During the summer Miss Branch and Miss Hoffman traveled 12,000 miles by automobile through Europe, extracted from galleries, artists and officials every scrap that they could find of valuable art connected with the dance...