Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-09-21
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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Hitler; it is one of the results of
French efforts to restrain any at
tempt at expanding the German
sphere of influence and power. 1t is
one step farther ahead in the direc-
ton of isolating Germany.
Just now such an isolation policy
seems adequately justified, but no
calm observer of events can deny that
it is fraught with danger.
Russia and France.
French counting of Soviet Russia
goes on; not only has Edouard Her.
riot, former French premier, spent C II
siderable time in the land of the
Soviets, conversing secretly with Josef
Stain, the Russian dictator, Foreign
Minister Maxim LitvinOv and other
leading Russians, but few days ago
an official French emissary arrived
at Moscow in the person of Air Min
lister Pierre Cot who headed a squad
ron of three large tri-motored planes;
he described his visit as one of ''cOur-
tesy and propaganda" the plain pur-
pose of which is to strengthen the re-
Gently revived Franco-Russian friend
ship in very apparent effort to pre-
vent German ambitions from going too
far.
Austrian Problems.
During the last few days nothing
has been reported concerning further
German activities in Austria, but it
is said that inflammatory speeches
against the Austrian government are
still being broadcast each day from
Munich.
Probably in the belief that a dose
of poison may neutralize other poi
sons, Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss
has announced that he will introduce
in Austria a dictatOrial form of gov
eminent modelled along fascistic lines.
Only, it is not to be Italian fascism,
nor is it to be the German variety of
it, now known as naZiSm. Austrian
fascism is to be essentially Austrian
in its methods and goals. The prin-
ciples, however, are bound to remain
those of the Italian and German pro-
totypes.
1t is whispered in the chancellories
of Europe that an Austro-German eco
nomic consolidation is being prepared;
| if so, it will meet with stern opposi-
ton in many quarters where economic
moves of this nature are invariably
interpreted as forerunners of political
action.
France, of course, will do it's utmost
to prevent any attempts at AustrO-
German consolidation, be it political
or merely economic, for, according to
the political philosophy of the Paris
government any such attempt can
mean only one thing, and that is, Ger
man domination. Henri Berenger,
chairman of the foreign-affairs COM
mittee of the French senate, summed
up the feelings of his government and
people when he said a few days ago:
eff Austria, in one way or another,
becomes part of Germany, war will
follow. 1t is no use to temporize or
bubble; Austria must remain outside
Germany, or there will be European
conflict-and, what a conflict!-withil
short time"
Geneva Conference.
Spurred on by the central European
complications, representatives of the
United States, France and Great
Britain are meeting at Paris thi;
week to reach preliminary agreements
concerning some of the goals to be
attained by the international disarma.
ment conference when it reconveneS
at Geneva on October 16. There is {
good deal of disagreement between
these powers on the question of inter
national control of the manufacture
of arms and munitions, but it is hoped
by the statesmen that the difference:
may disappear in the course of the
Paris conversations in which case
Italy and Germany will be asked t.
join them. Shrewdly this is designed
to put a stop to the alleged German
ornaments increase, now, it is said
progressing in profound secrecy.
Cuban Troubles.
Many dispatches from Havana indi
cate that the final climax of the Gu
ban revolution has not yet arrived
President Ramon Grau San Martins
position is by no means secure as dis
content is spreading among soldiers
organized workers, and university stu
dents.
At Washington the United State
government continues watching yer,
alertly the further development of tn
Cuban situation, still feeling that in
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