The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
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EDITORIAL
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March, OF Events
By REV ALBERT KUHN

Within a week the world conference on dis
armament will be resumed at Geneva. Already
the representatives of the five great Powers.
America, Great Britain, France, Germany and
Italy, are, in a hurdle trying to arrive at some
principles. that all can agree upon. Newspaper.
reporters are one in describing the situation, as
critical. The neighbors of Germany to the west
and to THE east are pointing with alarm at the
warlike bearing of the adherents of Chancellor.
Hitler. 1t is my impression that this warscare is
purposedIy fostered and stimulated by foreign
governments and anti German organizations in
order to put the. Hitler Government in as bars
light as possible and in ordr to make their citi-
zens willing to pay for huge war preparations.
In the meantime friends of peace rely above all
upon the restraining Influence which Mussolini
may have upon his friend and admirer Hitler. AS
a matter Of fact Hitler is far from desiring war.
He has all to lose and very little to gain by an
outbreak of hostilities. He does wanto restore
strength and dignity to Germany and desires
strongly the annexation of Austria which, he be-
heves, is desired by the majority of the Austrians
themselves; but he wants to attain these goals
without war. France does all in her power to
thwart both purposes. Italy does not object to an
increase of the military strength of Germany,
since this will constitute a check upon France,
but she does not want Germany to acquire Aus
tria, since this would cause Germany to directly
border upon Italy; this. would constitute a much
greater possible menace to the northern border of
Italy than if little Austria remained independent.
As things are it looks almost as if it was policy
OF France first to get the public opinion of the
world hostile to Germany and then to provoke a
war before Germany has fully recuperated.
Great Britain has sent another agent, Sir
Frederick Leith Ross, to Washington to talk our
government out Of demanding the payment of
the ext installment on England's debt. MANY of
the political and social leaders of America favor
the further whiting down of the bill to England.
especially since England has hitherto proven far
more willing to play fair with us than cher debt
or nations. On the other hand our government
knows that 1t would open itself to a violent and
popular attack < if at a time when we are strugg-
ling with enormous deficits an dare oroaninr
under a load Of taxes we were authorizing the
donation OF billions of dollars to foreign govern
ments.
France, in order to increase the government
income, has resorted to a lottery scheme. For ey-
cry hundred dollars worth of lottery tickets she
Will distribute $4,000 in prizes. The grand prize
Will be five million Francs. The innovation is
proving popular far beyond expectation. In fact.
so great was the demand for such tickets that the
available tickets were sold out in a short time
and brokers received a premium for those which
they had on hand. Thereupon the government in
creased the edition of the tickets five fold. The
french are known as tax dodgers, but their lively
latin blood cannot resist the temptation to gamble
with a superstitious hope Of having luck.
In Cuba President Grau and his cabinet
supported by a student organization is still in
oIfice. HIS government has however not been
recognized by the United States because il has
not yet become evident that he has the support
OF the majority Of the people. The only reason
that he has lasted this long is that he is in control
OF tie Army, However the people are OF paying
their taxes and if this condition con+i--,es ~ ~
vail the government will not survive.
President Roosevelt has declared that orr
government viii see to it that no one in the Unit
ed States will be without shelter. warmth food
and clothing his winter. That is assuring navrr -
millions. We cannot learn soon enough that we
are our brothers keeper and hat no one Of rs has
the right of living in luxury while his fellow citi-
zen is starving or freezing.
ADVERTISE, LET THE PEOPLE KNOW
SAYS JOHNSON OF N. R. A.