Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-07-04
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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African Ambitions.

Thus, CAPTAIN Eden's naval mis-
sion developed into merely partial
success; he did obtain French and
Italian assurance of willingness to
cooperate with his own government
in the field of naval disarmament, but
he did not elicit approval of the pact
with Germany. 1t isn't necessary,
either, for the agreement itself stip-
ulates that it is valid without regard
to what other powers may think about
it. But, of course, for the sake OF
international amity it would have
been quite nice to secure French and
Italian sanction.
When Mr.. Eden took up the matter
of Abyssinia with Mussolini, he found
that dictator adamant; no. he said,
he was not going to change his Afri-
can policy! Abyssinia had, accord
ing to his views, clearly demonstrated
its inability to govern itself, and
therefore, it had become necessity
that the country be placed under the
full control of Italy. In vain did the
British emissary argue that this was
just as preposterous as if France had
proposed to assume control Of the af-
fairs of Spain and Portugal, two ma
lions as sovereign as are Abyssinia
and even Italy herself.
Mussolini, however, was not to be
shaken. He wants his little war, and
it seems that he has timed it's actual
outbreak to coincide with the moment
when there are sufficient Italian d.
visions stationed in Somaliland, adj
joining Abyssinia; every day new
troops are sent from Italy-every day
new shipments of arms and munitions
leave Italian ports for Africa.
One Year After.
This week one year has passed
since the bloody nazi shakeup in Ger
many which cost, according to
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler, II lives,
but which, according to various other
sources, spelled death to about 700
persons
A wave of resentment swept the
world at the time, but the strange
thing has happened that Hitler is
stronger now than ever before. In
calm, even course which has won adj
miration of friend and foe alike, hut
his domestic management may not
look quite as attractive to students
who want to scrutiniZe it.
In an effort to speed up general re-
covery Hitler has decreed compul-
sorry manual labor for 100000 young
year; he has issued new regulations
concerning the penal laws of Ger
many which are to be modelled wholly
on the lines indicated by the National
Socialistic party; he has ordered Of
fetal salaries revised; has taken
steps to encourage the cultivation of
gardens and homesteads and, finally
sioner Bernhard Rustic deal with
the intricate church controversy.
AS is nearly always the case with
Hitler's drastic decrees-they con-
tain much that to foreigners does not
look so good and much which seems
perfectly sound and reasonable.
Upward Turn.
About one thousand delegates, rep
resentatives of a total of about a mil
lion business firms in AS countries,
have been gathered in Paris for the
sixth biennial congress of the Inter
national Chamber of Commerce.
Resolutions adopted on this occa-
sion noted a decided upward turn in
the financial. economic and industrial
curves. but also pointed out that re-
cOvery was still far from complete
and that means must be found to re-
move some of the Instructions to the
international exchange of commod-
tiles.
In a statement of the objects oil
the congress it was said:
'In spite of some signs of natural
recovery here and there, conditions
continue unsatisfactory. Confidence
is lacking, monetary instability pre-.
walls, debts remain unpaid, taxation
increases and international trade is
hampered by mounting restrictions
and barriers. Every day it is becom
ing more clearly realized that SOUND
basis for a general and genuine trade
revival can only be laid by interna
tional cooperation"
AT the congress the United States
delegation included rs members.
Few Concrete Results.
Other conferences of the same kinC
have been held in Stockholm, Am
sterdam, London and other cities dur
ing recent years, and an observer
finds it discouraging to have to note
that they have produced very few
concrete results. Improvements which
have actually taken place have beer
due TO forces beyond the reach Of in
ternational business groups. and tn,
one important difficulty which ha!