Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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most democratic FORM Oh SOVeTHmeut
entrusted to a single individual be-
cause his authority derives from ex-
press congressional sanction. 1t is
noteworthy, however, that the foreign
press constantly refers to the most
recent developments in this country
as direct outcome of what is es-
sentially dictatorship.
| 1t is also worthy of note that
while rigid press censorship obtains
in Italy, Germany and Russia, there
is none in the United States.
Russian Recognition.
| Outstanding among the events OF
the last few days is SPANS recogni-
ton of the Russian Soviet govern
ment-especially because it may be
| interpreted as presaging similar &C
tion on the part of the United States.
In recent months Russian diplomacy
has been quite especially active in
the direction of establishing new in
ternational connections, and it must
be said, also, that Foreign Minister
Maxim Litvinov has been singularly
successful in attaining nearly all of
his goals.
American recognition of Russia is
still in allegiance, but it has become a
subject of wide discussion in this
country where until recently it was
treated with contemptuOus silence.
One important factor in withhold
ing American recognition has been
the constant fear of Communistic
propaganda-the definite certainty
that the American government would
be destroyed by propagation OF Rus
sian political and economic ideas.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that in not one of all the
countries which even years ago re-
cognized Russia, has any attempt ever
been made to cause the collapse of
existing government; what gossip
there may be have along these lines
has come from irresponsible sources.
Official Russia seems to have no de-
signs on other countries, and while
the Soviet system is hostile to CAPT.
talism it has long ago recognized the
desirability, indeed, the necessity, of
dealing with capitalistic nations.
Aside from everything else-there
are very weighty commercial reasons
for any country re-establishing diplo-
matte relations with Russia, and just
now the United States is the only
great power which has not yet taken
that step.
Conference Dead.
AS already mentioned here last
week, the economic world conference
at London has adjourned. 1t has ad-
journed definitely, for even though
attempts have been made to beautify
} the final demise of the conference by
} reference to its possible resurrection,
J it is now everywhere admitted that
it cannot be convoked once more
within the near future. There is no
basis on which to proceed, so it looks
as though each nation will be left
undisturbed to the task of solving its
own problems-as was the case be-
fore the opening of the conference
which resulted in solving not one
single problem.
President Roosevelt appeared in a
cablegram as the valedictorian OF the
| conference and rightly pointed out
that results are not always measured
in terms of formal agreements" but
that much is gained, nevertheless
from the exchange of ideas.
This was, of course, a very polite
and a very merciful way of confirm
ing the general impression of the
London conference as a colossal fail
: ure.
One of the many disappointing fea.
lures of the meeting was the inability
to do anything about reducing tariffs
in the absence of discussion and
agreement, the American delegation
proposed an extension of the present
tariff truce but insisted on so many
exemptions, making it possible fol
exporting countries to raise instead Of
decrease their tariffs that the agree.
ment if carried would have been total.
ly invalidated. Dispatches said that
. the suggestion aroused no interest.
so, internationally speaking, tariffs
will remain where they are.
Persecution Of Jews.
| GdCutTluSS dL AuSIcTud1u anu AOI'
don have resulted in a decision tt
pave the way for an international
! boycott of German industry as pro
! test against the still continued per
! secution of Jews in Chancellor Adolf
Hitler's country; final decision will
be made in October.
In the mean time Austrian news