Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-25
INTERNATIONAL
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Manchurian storm blow up again; 1t
might cause His Majesty's Govern
ment to make some highly unpleasant
decisions because it has always fol-
lowed the policy of avoiding antagon-
izing Japan because of Manchuria.
Now it so happens that the chair
mission is an Englishman. the Earl
of Lytton. and there is some real fear
among London diplomats that this
fact may be Unexpectedly the
Japanese-as a proof that his per-
sonal views are identical with those
of England.
u. s. and the East.
Washington says that a commits
sion report adverse to japan will cause
no surprise in the United States, but
admits that its contents are not
known.
Officially, the attitude of the De-
partment of State is that no COM
ments are needed since the report is
prepared by league of Nations COM
mission for the League-of which the
United States is not a member; at the
same time it is felt that report con-
demning Japan might create a deli
cate situation since it cOnceivably
might be wound up, in one way or
another, with the socalled Stimson
doctrine, to wit, that the American
government refuses to recognize any
territory conquered by force of arms.
1t may be, too, that diplomats will
be forced to distinguish between
conquest" and temporary occupa-
tiOn," the latter of which terms is
somewhat ambiguous and lends itself
to various interpretations.
Among the diplomats, words are
very precise things; some readers
may recall the late Secretary of State
Robert Lansing's justification of
American aloofness at the time of the
German invasion of Belgium; it was
claimed that the United States was
one of the powers that guaranteed
the neutrality of Belgium. Mr.. Lam
sing pointed out, however, that it was
not that country's neutrality" which
had been protected by a guarantee,
but its naturalization" which evil
IDENTIFY made a great deal of differ
ence.
And so, diplomats may again in
volve themselves in controversies con-
corning the status of Manchuria: Is
that part OF China Conquered" or
merely occupied"
For the sake of such words men
die futilely on battlefields.
Hitler-NOt Yet.
Since the German government about
three weeks ago decreed death to all
prominent disturbers of the peace, re-
ports of street fights in German cities
have been few and far between. It
does seem that the mailed fist was
swung with menacing effectiveness
this time.
On the surface, things are quiet in
Germany. Adolf Hitler, leader of the
fascist National Socialists, has not
attained the CHARACTERISTIC which he
covets, but many reports indicate that
deep under currents are at work,
finally making it not desirable but
necessary that the head of the strong
est political party of the country be-
come the head of the government al
though he rules no majority group.
In an apparent effort to counterfeit
the impression that Germany, given
certain political developments, might
repudiate her Indebtedness (private)
to the United States. Professor Her.
mann Warmbold, minister of eco
Monies, the other day said that his
country has no intention of withhold
ing payments on private accounts, but
that trade barriers should be removed
so as to make it possible for Germany
to meet debt service totalling about
1857, 100000 year.
Conference Ends.
Last week it was said in these col
umns that the British imperial trade
conference was scheduled to end on
August Is. So it was. But it did
not end until August q, and then
labors of several weeks were crowned
by the signing of numerous trade
agreements between England and her
dominions, constituting a definite pro-
gram for com m ercial recovery
throughout the empire it
seems, for the benefit Of England her
SELF Also, there were agreements be-
tween the dominions, all designed to
strengthen trade, but it cannot be said
that any treaty is threat to the
commerce of the United States or
other foreign countries. British
home influence prevented that, for
London maintains that England can
not afford to jeopardize her interna-
tional trade out of Difference to loudly
shouting possessions in distant realms.
Public Education.
Torn by political strife, bleeding
from wounds struck by revolution,
Spain proclaims to the world that the
Madrid government has completed ar
rangements for $4,000, 900 loan the
proceeds of which will be used in
building 10000 new public schools.