The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-24
THE WORLD TODAY
by ARTHUR BRISBANE
MONEY, so QUEER.
PEACE, WITH GAS MASKS.
GANDHI GOES.
RELIGIONS POWER.

The more you study money the more Enthusiastically
mysterious it becomes. Japan abandons gold, won't
let any gold go out and closes the stock exchange
Does everything collapse? It does not?
Business is better. Cotton mills in Lancashire
suffer because orders are switched from Britain TO
Japan; Japanese stocks go up, much as, $50 a
share and in spite of the comic opera everybody
is cheerful
The French, while interested in pacifst peace
sobbing that goes in the League of Nations, are
also watching Mr. Hitler and Germany. Along the
French frontier. French soldiers in the long line
of powerful forts and civilians also, provide them
selves with gas masks
They are offered for sale in drug stores of
peaceful France" silver cocktail shakers Of
fered in jewelry and department stores of "prohib
ton America"
Gandhi sails for home disappointed, predicting
"hen" and trouble in India.
Both have appeared already. One British magis-
trate has been killed.
Just what the British will do to discourage kill
lngs if they become too is uncertain There
only 100000 British in Inda's population of
than 3O0000,000; long odds
One thing is sure, the British will not again
sort to the ingenious idea of fastening natives to the
worked well in the great rebellion, but such methods
out of date in these peace days"
Before he left, Gandhi saw the king who re-
ceived him in his shawl and breech-cout. He did not
the pope The latter to his regret for he espec
tally wanted to Gandh but could not receive the
mahatma in this particular Dress which offends the
traditions of the Vatican. And Gandhi would not
change.
In Rome - professors in Catholic colleges sac
rced their positions and the opportunity to make
living by refusing to take the Fascist state
fealty King Victor Emanuel and the royal family.
This they did because their consciences demanded it,
in spite of the fact that Pope Plus has recently APP
proved the oath, because "Fascism is not political
party but the government of the nation"
thing The courage of these men, giving up their
livelihood is admirable but does not compare with
past sacrifices, described in the stories of martyr
dom among early Christians.
For instance, in Strasbourg at time eco
Jews that were burned alive could have saved them
selves by denying their religion
And one lucky Englishman that had signed
ligious statement against his conscience, and
subsequently burned alive, first held his hand in the
fire and burned it off to punish himself for having
been false to his faith saying, This unworthy
hard hath offended"
While the League of Nations tells Japan you
must not fight Associated Press reports describe
fighting between japanese troops and Chinese irregu
lars. 1t is not pleasant, fighting in temperature so
40 below making it impossible to dig trenches
and compelling the experienced Japanese soldiers
to expose themselves.
Nevertheless they kill about ten Chinese for one
dead Japanese. If this continued indefinitely all the
Chinese would be killed with about 100000 jap
anese left to start over again.
Adolf Hitler denounc1ng the German chancellor.
Bruening and the rest of the government, says he
will stop talking and go to work" if Germany will
give him the opportunity.
Meanwhile he compares himself with Washing
ton and Lincoln
If Hitler should to power and make
cess of it, some would say: Another Washington,
another Lincoln" or another Mussolini."
If Mussolini had failed the people would have
said: Another Rienzi" Rienzi declared that
would restore the ancient glory of Rome, and
welcomed by the pope, Mussolini, later, well
coined by the Italian king.
But Rienzi, who fell from power, twice in sue
cession, was murdered by an ordinary butcher, who
thrust INTO his stomach big sharp knife.
Russia tells of big wheat crops. The most vio-
lent antibolshevis will be glad to hear that Russian
women and children will have enough to eat
The prince of Wales produced good line when
he said to association of British travelling sales
early to bed and early to rise, but you will
go bust if you don't advertise"
There's American swing to that statement,
but American British. it is true.