Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-07-05


AS was indicated Last week-the
Hitler policies have brought Germany
to the very edge of bankruptcy, for
on July l the moratorium on foreign
debt payments became effective, illus
trating the fact that the economic
situation is as bad as it can possibly
be. In the religious field the chancel-
lOr had met firm and quite unexpected
resistance during all the months in
which he has tried to compel Germans
to accept what he calls ''the German
christianity" and he had suffered de-
feat. Politically, his party showed
signs of breaking up, especially since
the Won Papen speech. In his attitude
toward foreign countries. Hitler has
succeeded in estranging most of them.
Altogether, the situation which was
result of his policies, was such that
he must have felt his elaborate struc-
ture tottering. Either for the pur-
pose of showing that he was still pow
erful, or with the intention of fright
ening the nation. Hitler last Saturday
and Sunday went on the war path.
He also served notice on the nation
that any one who in the future dared
lift his hand against the government
will lose his head"
New Regime.
During the bloody days President Won
Hindenburg was confined by illness
to his country home, Neudeck; to the
amazement of the world he sent Hit
Ter a message of congratulations on
the successful suppression of trail
tors" but also made an urgent re-
quest that Vice Chancellor Won Papen
be protected against all dangers. 1t
is said that in case death now claims
the president, sc years old, Won Papen
according to the Won Hindenburg
willis to succeed him as president.
Whether this is true or not, no one
in this country can say now, but the
persistence of the rumOr may explain
the fact that Won Papen was arrested
or Saturday, then released, and has
since been kept under police surveil-
lance.
1t is not unlikely that the period of
terrorism in one form or another will
continue, for violence always begets
violence; whether Hitler can retain
his power for any considerable length
Of time is difficult to say; SO far, he
has shown striking ineptitude, as
judged by the results of his policies,
and he may have made his funda-
ta1 uyhn no CT artn hi
persecution of the Jews, and when
he began to play the part of church
reformer: At these two points he
touched some of the most sensitive
nerves of his people.
President Elected.
In Mexico-another country where
violence for years was the outstand-
ing feature of political life a presi-
Dental election has taken place, and,
it seems, without any untoward Incl
dents. General Lazaro Cardenas, 80
years old, was elected successor to
President Abelardo Rodriguez and will
probably follow the main lines of his
policy of calm economic and political
development. The majority in favor
of Cardenas was overwhelming, his
two rivals, Villarreal of the indie
pendent Democrats, and Tejeda of the
Left-Socialist group, receiving but a
small percentage of the votes cast.
Cardenas started his career as a
printer; later he became governor of
his home state, Michoacan, then head
of the National Revolutionary party,
founded by former President Plutarco
Gales, and finally minister of defense.
AS the federal executive he has
pledged himself to carry out the six
year plaza constructive social and
economic program begun by the Rod
riguez administration; he will be in
augurated on December 1.