Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-12-01
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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these circumstances it is likely that
some partial payment will be made
on or before December Is, and that
the entire war-debts question will
then be subject to renewed negOtia-
tions, in some form or other not yet
determined.
Oriental Placidity.
This war-debts problem is, of
course, a matter of great Importance
to the American people as well as to
good many other nations. But more
far-reaching in it's ultimate effect on
history and on the destiny of mankind
is the issue of Manchurian peace now
being debated before the League of
Nations council in Geneva.
| Japan has replied to the accusa-
tions contained i'm the Lord LyttOn
commissions report, that she is absO-
lutely innocent; more particularly,
that she was driven to self defense
since the chaotically disorganized
Chinese government proved itself ut
terly unable to maintain peace and
order in Manchuria, and that the Jap
anese government violated no interna-
tional treaties. Specifically the en-
voys of the MikadO called attention to
the seemingly forgotten fact that the
United States ratified the BRAND
Kellogg treaty against war with the
express reservation that the treaty
does not restrain nations from under
taking punitive expeditions into for
eign territories.
Not one iOta has Japan yielded; she
has presented her case, and stands pat
on it,
Chinese Attitude.
China, answering Japan, just as in
sistently and imperturbably maintains
that the Japanese government has
committed any number of violations
of treaties; has invaded Manchurian
territory without show of justifica-
ton, and has signified its intention of
remaining, unlawfully, in Manchuria-
When the League council has gath
cred all the requisite material from
| to the LyttOn report. it will probably
refer the matter to the nineteen-powe-
commission of the League after which
it will all be threshed out by the
League assembly, it gets that far.
Japan is trying to obtain final de-
cision in the council, preferring not
to submit the case to the assembly.
| ln1x
ion that the powers controlling the
League council will try to find a
graceful way of escaping from this
seething cauldron. In the first place,
they cannot afford to become mixed up
in any Asiatic imbrogliO; in the second
place, there is among them a tendon
cy to concede that, from legal stand
point, Japan is undoubtedly right in
many of her contentious, and, in the
third place-mOst of them have them
selves, at one time or another, done
things similar to those for which ia
pan now is being blamed before the
court of world opinion.
| Under these circumstances no pen
alizing of Japan can be expected.
Some sort of disappearing gesture will
probably be the utmost, and, in the
meantime, Japan remains in Chinese
Manchuria, knowing quite we'll that
it will require almost new World
war to get her out, and also realizing
that nobody just now is DESTROYS of
bringing about such a catastrophe.
| German Crisis.
In last weeks installment of these
review notes it was said that Adolf
Hitler had, become Franz Won Papen's
successor as chancellor of Germany.
The fact is that the appointment was
offered him-and another fact is that
during the time intervening between
the writing and the printing of the
item, Herr Hitler rejected President
Paul Won Hindenburgs offer because
it had too many strings attached to it.
| knowing Hitler, the president did
not want to give him free reins. and
for that reason stipulated that there
were certain things Hitler must agree
to do as chancellor. But Hitler who
is tremendously conscious of his
power and Importance as the leader
of the National Socialistic party. found
it incompatible with his dignity and
with the interests of his party to ac-
cont Offico on tho conditions yOn Him