Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
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since it would be perfectly useless
for a group of nations to declare boy
colt against Japan-while one OF the
biggest of all industrial countries re-
served the right to keep on supply
ing the outcast nation with whatever
would be needed.
Dodging Issue.
Men in Geneva feel that the League
assembly will do nothing about the
Asiatic situation; report is ready,
covering the investigations of the
League of Nations commission which
has been studying relations between
Japan and China, but publication OF
the report has been postponed and
Japan has asked that consideration
of the report be postponed for six
weeks following publication. So. con-
corning what is at this moment one
of the most threatening of all inter-
national issues, the League will do
nothing.
Japan Defiant.
Meanwhile, Japan proceeds as
though no League of Nations has ever
existed. A few days ago the Tokyo
government went through the farce
of recognizing" state" which it
has established in foreign territory;
the formal existence of the state of
Manchukuo in the heart of Chinese
Manchuria was solemnly proclaimed
and while China Immediately filed
protests with powers that had equally
solemnly guaranteed the territorial
integrity of Chinese lands. nothing
whatsoever has been done about it.
Japan goes her defiant way-League
or no League.
The recognition" of Manchukuo is
a sad, but fitting climax to a years
ineptitude on the part of the League.
Disarmament.
Yesterday the auspices of
the League-the bureau of the inter-
n i on a / disarmament conference
opened a meeting in Geneva, presum-
ably for the purpose of discussing
what the conference ought to do
whenever it reconvenes after it's vaca-
tion of several months.
All the expected delegates were
present-except those of Germany, for
the Berlin government has served
notice that it will not participate in
the bureaus or in the conferences
negotiations as long as there is not
the slightest prospect of the nations
being willing to begin disarmament.
Furthermore, Germany feels that
she can arm up to the level of arma-
ments in other countries-as long as
actual disarmament remains only a
feeble promise, and as though to en-
phasize this, the German government
has already ordered semi-military
training for the youth of the land,
and has sent orders to the shipyards
at Wilhelmshafen to begin construc-
ton of Germany's third pocket battle
cruiser" by October 1.
German Election.
Once more Germany will be in the
throes of an election and the general
upheaval incident thereto, for it is
now conceded that the government
was within its constitutional rights
when it dissolved parliament last
week-in spite of the fact that a
tremendous vote of no confidence
seemingly had undermined the cab
inet's power. Election of a new par
lament has been ordered for Novem-
Der 6-two days before the American
people vote for their president.
On March Is, a presidential cleo
ton took place in Germany, but as
the result was indecisive, another
election was decreed for April 10,
when Paul Won Hindenburg was re-
elected president. On April "a, cleo
tions were held in Prussia and several
other states for the purpose of filling
vacant seats of the state legislatures
or diets, as they are called over there.
Finally, on July 81, the voters elected
the parliament which has now been
dissolved, so that on November 6, the
Germans will be going through their
fifth major election this year.
On Sunday next Greece elects a
new parliament, and the political
situation is tense enough to arouse
expectations of fireworks.
Stresa Conference.
At Stresa, Italy, the conference
called in order to provide economic
relief for the Danubian countries is
still in progress. France, Germany
and Italy agree on certain plans, but
England holds aloof, feeling that re-
lief ought to come from the contin-
entail powers alone; the British atti-
tude may ultimately mean that
nothing definite will come from the
;Stresa meeting.
Gandhi's Hunger Strike.
Early this week Mahatma Gandhi,
champion of an untold number of Hin
~dus, began a hunger strike as a pro-
test against the British governments
decision to restrict the suffrage of
India's "untouchable" pariahs. Gand-
mi has been kept in a prison since
January because of his political ac-