Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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tiOn merely amounts to a battle be-
tween government and people: The
government wants all the power.
claiming the general economic crisis
furnishes ample justification for
usurping 1t, and. on the other hand.
the people realizing that Germany Is
a republic theoretically guided by
constitutional rules. feels that the
government already has assumed ale
together too large an influence.
Even though the idea of popular
government may prove victorious. it
does not mean very much, for the
chancellor may do. as he did some
time ago-that is. dismiss the duly
elected representatives of the people
If he considers them a hindrance to
his program. And. to make incOn-
venient parliamentary protests futile
in the future, he is contemplating a
new constitution; recent court de-
cree upholding his actions in dis
charging temporarily the state gov
ernments of Prussia. Baden, Bavaria
and Wuerttemberg. makes it all the
easier for him and his august chief
to go ahead without needing that
nuisance commonly known as the
people"
Next Week, L. $.
On Tuesday of next week the presi-
dential-and many other-elections
take place in the United States-an
event slightly outside the scope of
this review were it not for the fact
that so far the gentlemen who are
competing for the presidency have not
found it eXpedient to say very much
about the foreign policy of the Amer
lean government.
This despite the fact that relations
between the United States and foreign
countries are of necessity becoming
more and more important since but a
few narrow minded individuals still
insist on consistent isolation policy.
No country nowadays can get along
without some sort of effective CO.
operation with others. 1t is with
countries as with individual members
of human society; they must work to-
gether.
Now and then. to be sure. President
Hoover and Governor Roosevelt have.
as if by accident, vaguely limited that
there is, after all. such a thing as
foreign relations but they seem to
have thought of it mostly in terms
of European war debts and the high
protective tariff-two phenomena
which the American government mas
refused to discuss at the forthcoming
international economic London con-
ferencei
Whatever the outcome of the presi-
Dental election. no prospect OF
change in the foreign policy of WASH
ington is Immediately apparent-for
better or worse.
Denmark, November Is.
Last Saturday the king of Denmark
dissolved the lower house (Folketing)
of the parliament because the oppo-
sition parties refused to accept the
Social-Democratic Staining govern
ment's new finance and taxation bills.
An election was ordered for Novem-
Der 16, and the prospect is that il the
government loses, coalition cabinet
will be formed. participated in by all
the major parties.
Thorvald Staining has been the
prime minister of Denmark since
April. 1929.
French Disarmament Plan.
OF absorbing interest right now
are not only elections but also the
moves made for the ostensible pur-
pose of furthering the idea of inter-
national disarmament.
During the last few days France
has held the center of this stage.
for Premier Edouard Herrict has out
lined to the chamber Of deputies what
he considers an efficacious plan. to
wit:
All standing, socalled profession
al" armies are to be replaced by
armies made up of men conscripted
for short-term training. Sounds SIM
pie, and it is. Only-F'rance usually
stipulates conditions, and here is the
one on which this plan is contingent:
When the new system is adopted,
all powers must agree to protect each
other by a chain of mutual treaties
making it necessary for all to rush
to the defense Of the one in danger
of aggression. In other words: A
revival of the old alliance system
which so tragically played havoc
with the world but few years ago!
National security! That has been
the slogan of France at all interna-
tional conferences. 1t so remains